Research, Evaluation & Needs Assessment
Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies that turn complex questions into clear, actionable insight for decision-makers.
Public Health Research & Evaluation
Community-engaged research that moves public health forward.
PazNia Health partners with NGOs, governments, universities, and community organizations to design rigorous qualitative and mixed-methods studies, evaluate programs, and build evidence that works in the real world.
10+ countries of public health and community-based research experience
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Zambia
- South Africa
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
- Philippines
- United States
Our name
Peace and purpose, woven into one name.
Paz
Spanish
peace
Nia
Swahili
purpose
PazNia joins Spanish paz and Swahili nia — a reflection of our founders' backgrounds and the way we aim to work.
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Four areas of focused, rigorous practice.
Each engagement is shaped around the partner's questions, evidence needs, and the communities at the center of the work.
Community Engagement & Participatory Methods
Photovoice, workshops, and co-design processes that bring community voice into research, programs, and policy.
Training & Capacity Building
Hands-on training in interviewing, thematic analysis, rapid qualitative methods, and evaluation — for teams that want to do the work themselves.
Strategy, Grants & Knowledge Translation
Logic models, funding proposals, dissemination plans, and policy briefs that move evidence into practice.
How we work
Evidence with people, not just about them.
We design research and evaluation so that communities, frontline staff, and decision-makers all see themselves in the findings — and in what happens next.
- Community-driven
- Evidence-based
- Globally experienced
- Research into action
Methods we use
Concrete tools for real questions.
A working toolkit drawn from public health, evaluation science, and participatory practice.
Photovoice
Focus groups
Surveys
Stakeholder interviews
Community workshops
Rapid qualitative analysis
Program evaluation
Mixed-methods research
Who we work with
Partners across sectors and scales.
From local coalitions to multi-country programs, we bring the same commitment to rigor, respect, and usefulness.
- Nonprofits
- Public health departments
- NGOs
- Schools & universities
- Foundations
- Community coalitions
- Global health organizations
Start a conversation
Working on a question that deserves rigorous, community-grounded evidence?
Tell us about your project. We'll bring the methods, the partnership approach, and the global perspective.