Laterite

Laterite provides full-cycle research and evaluation services for development projects, covering field data collection by its own teams and enumerators, analysis, and evaluation. It also applies machine learning and geospatial data to research work.

Its clients include multilateral organizations, foundations, NGOs, universities, and governments, which it serves on projects that it describes as ethically sound and focused on social impact. The company states it works only where it has a local presence, with offices in East and West Africa and a support team in the Netherlands.

The company was founded in Rwanda in 2010 and operates in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Peru, with stated expansion into Latin America. Its website lists over 90 full-time staff and a roster of over 2,000 trained enumerators, and currently advertises a Research Analyst role in Dar es Salaam and a Developer role in Amsterdam.

Product: Full-cycle research and evaluation services, including primary data collection, analysis, and AI and geospatial-enhanced research.