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About DATA Alliance

Data, Analyses, Training & Assessment Alliance — a locally anchored partner for evidence-based development and humanitarian action.

Who We Are

Founded on field-tested expertise

DATA Alliance empowers development and humanitarian partners, governments, and academia through integrated solutions in data collection, analytics, research, evaluation, capacity building, and strategic tools — driving evidence-based decision-making and sustainable development.

Though newly established, DATA Alliance is founded on a deep reservoir of institutional knowledge. The organisation inherits a strong foundation of professional experience through its founding team's years of work across development and humanitarian emergencies — defining its capacity to deliver cutting-edge, evidence-based, and results-driven solutions.

D

Data

Robust collection & management

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Analyses

Insight from complex data

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Training

Building lasting capacity

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Assessment

Evidence & evaluation

Our Vision

Data that transforms lives

A world where data-driven insights, evidence-based research, and continuous learning transform lives and foster sustainable development.

Our Mission

Strengthening capacity for impact

To strengthen the capacity of stakeholders through innovative data solutions, research, and training — enabling them to address complex development and humanitarian challenges effectively and achieve measurable impact.

Our Objectives

Four objectives that anchor our work

01

Empower Stakeholders

Provide integrated solutions in data collection, analytics, research, evaluation, and capacity building to enable evidence-based decision-making and sustainable development.

02

Strengthen Capacity

Equip governments, development partners, academia, and humanitarian organisations with innovative tools, training, and resources to address complex challenges effectively.

03

Drive Impact

Generate actionable insights and evidence through advanced analytics, research, and evaluations to improve policies, programs, and strategies.

04

Foster Collaboration

Build partnerships and platforms for knowledge sharing, innovation, and capacity building to tackle development and humanitarian challenges collectively.

Track Record

Organisational experience

Selected institutional experience, based on the foundational team's track record across development and humanitarian programmes.

1 Capacity Building & Learning

  • Nationwide training on data analysis (R, SPSS, Excel, Python, Power BI, MAXQDA), GIS and information management.
  • Capacity-building for 50+ organisations including UNICEF, OCHA, FAO, WHO, UNFPA, UNHCR and WFP.
  • Groomed 100+ graduates through an internship programme — 82% secured employment.

2 Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Led MSNA, PDM, baseline and endline evaluations for humanitarian responses.
  • Built real-time dashboards (Power BI, R Shiny) across Child Protection, Nutrition, GBV and Food Security.
  • Developed 5Ws reporting and activity-tracking for UNICEF's RRM and sector clusters.

3 Research & Evidence

  • Conducted rapid needs assessments (Dikwa, Hong) and durable-solutions research for OCHA.
  • Provided technical leadership for the Returnee Area-Based Assessment in Borno State.
  • Designed secondary data analysis frameworks using HDX, DEEP and ActivityInfo.

4 Digital Tools & Innovation

  • Deployed mobile data tools (ODK, Kobo Collect, ENA, CommCare, Survey123).
  • Built custom web apps (R Shiny, PHP-Laravel) and dashboards (Power BI, Leaflet.js).
  • Developed early-warning and cargo-tracking tools for humanitarian logistics.

5 Sectoral & Technical Support

  • Health (WHO): COVID-19 tracking, isolation-centre mapping, sector bulletins.
  • Protection (UNHCR): harmonized monitoring tools and referral directories.
  • Food Security & Early Recovery: JMMI and 5Ws dashboards; HNO/HRP support for OCHA.

6 Strategic Partnerships

  • Collaborated with Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Sokoto state governments.
  • Partnered with University of Maiduguri, Yobe State University and AUN.
  • Engaged OCHA, IMWG, AAWG and the INGO Forum on data sharing and joint analysis.
Value We Create

Key benefits for stakeholders

Governments

Capacity building and system strengthening, plus access to reliable data and research to inform policies and programs.

Development Partners

Tools and training to enhance program effectiveness and measurable impact.

Academia

Opportunities for collaborative research and joint capacity building.

Humanitarian Organisations

Data-driven solutions to address urgent operational challenges in real time.

Partner with a team that knows the field

Let's connect and make data work for impact across your programmes and priorities.