Research &
Institutional Capability
Evidence that strengthens decisions. Capability that supports implementation.Mentor & Guide supports institutions through applied research, program evaluation, MEAL systems, organisational development, stakeholder mapping and capacity building.
From initial scoping through fieldwork, analysis and practical recommendations, each assignment is structured around the organisation’s context, decisions and duty of care.
Where this takes you: the institutional request form below. After you complete it, the site opens a prepared WhatsApp message to Mentor & Guide at +961 3 594 646; the request reaches the team only after you review it and press Send.
Evidence, systems and capability for complex contexts.
Six connected service areas can be commissioned individually or combined around a defined institutional need.
Program Evaluation & Needs Assessment
Baseline, midline, endline, final and real-time evaluations; needs assessments; mixed-method research; and findings structured to inform program decisions.
MEAL Systems & Impact Measurement
Practical support with MEAL frameworks, indicators, data-collection tools, reporting processes, quality assurance and team coaching.
Organisational Strategy & Development
Strategy development, organisational assessment, governance, operating models, partnership practices and sustainability planning.
Mapping & Stakeholder Engagement
Mapping local organisations, universities, service providers, economic actors and community stakeholders to strengthen coordination and program design.
MSME & Livelihood Development
Market and needs assessment, business-development services, training and coaching for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Training & Capacity Building
Tailored learning in project-cycle management, leadership, communication, localisation, partnership practice, peacebuilding and trainer development.
Experience across humanitarian and development contexts.
These examples are selected from Mentor & Guide’s institutional portfolio. Organisation names identify the documented client or commissioning organisation for the stated assignment; they do not imply endorsement or an ongoing partnership.
Economic Empowerment & MSE
Baseline, midline and final evaluation assignments addressing women’s economic empowerment and micro and small enterprises.
Documented clientLutheran World ReliefHealth, Protection & WASH
A multi-sector baseline and needs assessment covering health, protection and WASH.
Documented clientNorwegian Red Cross and Lebanese Red CrossLivelihoods, Agriculture & MSME
A documented midline evaluation for a livelihoods, agriculture and MSME initiative.
Documented clientWelthungerhilfe (WHH)Child and Forced Marriage
Baseline study, final evaluation and endline reporting addressing child and forced marriage.
Documented clientTerre des Hommes (TDH)Systems and Social Cohesion
Separate documented assignments included MEAL-systems strengthening and a final evaluation of a youth and social-cohesion program.
Documented clientLebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST)Livelihoods & Protection
Mapping local organisations working across livelihoods and protection.
Documented clientNorwegian People’s Aid (NPA)References may be made available upon request and with the appropriate permission.
From a clear question to usable evidence.
The method is shaped around the assignment rather than a fixed template.
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Align
Clarify the decision, scope, stakeholders and intended use.
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Design
Develop the methodology, tools, workplan and ethical safeguards.
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Deliver
Coordinate fieldwork, engagement and ongoing quality checks.
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Analyse
Validate and triangulate evidence to develop clear findings.
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Strengthen
Translate findings into practical recommendations, learning or system improvements.
Capability matched to context.
Mentor & Guide’s company profile documents a project-based field-research network with coverage in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.
- Arabic, English and French
- Quantitative and qualitative research
- Surveys, interviews and focus-group discussions
- Project-specific enumerator and facilitator teams
Quality, dignity and duty of care.
The documented approach emphasises informed consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, appropriate referral mechanisms and Do No Harm principles.
Field teams are selected, briefed and supervised according to the assignment’s population, subject matter and risk context.
Clear accountability. Project-specific teams.
Joseph Feghaly
Leads operations, stakeholder engagement, organisational development, MSME support and field implementation across Mentor & Guide’s institutional assignments.
Jennifer Ghazal
Leads research design, methodology, data-collection tools, quality assurance, validation, analysis and reporting.
Field researchers & facilitators
Multilingual teams are selected to match each assignment’s location, population, methodology and safeguarding requirements.
Request the Institutional Capability Statement.
The public website stays concise. Detailed assignment evidence, team information and references can be shared through an appropriate institutional process.
Define the question. Build the right method. Strengthen implementation.
Discuss an evaluation, MEAL system, mapping exercise, organisational-development need or capacity-building initiative.