ORB International

ORB is excited to attend the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Global Conference in #Bangkok, Thailand next week! Ghazi G. and William Bradford look forward to joining the conversation about how impact investing can serve people and the planet through small business entrepreneurship. We hope to see you there!

ORB's Global Health team recently traveled to Vientiane, Laos to set up a project using grid sample methodology with our local team. The team is now in the field collecting data that will measure the success of a recent MR campaign by assessing the vaccine coverage rates. #vaccinecoverage #gridsample

How can countering foreign malign influence (#CFMI) efforts contribute to the strengthening of peaceful international development? ORB's Cara Carter joins #PeaceCon2024 as a panelist to share insights from our #AI-powered research in Panama to help answer that question.

ORB appreciates the opportunity to be included in the Small Business Association for International Companies newsletter celebrating the Impact and Achievements of Black- and Women-Owned Small Business. We're thankful for the tireless collaboration of our local partners as we deliver the highest quality data and analysis to our clients. #womenowned #smallbusiness

Last week, ORB's Victoria Smith led a training with our #local partner on a new research project studying social cohesion and community-led countering violent extremism (#CVE) efforts in Garissa, Kenya!

ORB's Yuliya Dudaronak, Ph.D. is attending the 77th annual WAPOR conference in #Seoul South Korea!

Earlier this month, Katie Banks from ORB's Global Health team spent the week in Dakar, Senegal working with our local partner to set up and brief interviewers ready for data collection on behalf of the Vaccine Confidence Project and Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Our interviewers will go into the field to measure vaccine confidence over the life course across the 14 regions of Senegal. Data from this project will be used to identify vaccine confidence and hesitancy amongst different population groups. #vaccineconfidence #opinionresearch

#BridgingGlobalHealthInequalities 💡Day 2 of the #VaccineConfidenceProject's short course on building #trust and managing #risk around #vaccines is all about #measuring and #monitoring vaccine confidence Led by Heidi Larson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London + ORB International + University of Antwerp ➡️ Quantitative surveys with Alex Figueiredo + Rachel Eagan + Michael Gibson ➡️ Qualitative methods with Emilie Karafillakis + Hana Tomoi ➡️ Media monitoring / social listening with Ed Pertwee + Aly Passanante https://lnkd.in/dHjvZkyB

Ever wondered how to access hard-to-reach audiences in tightly controlled regimes or conflict zones? ORB International’s Anna Ayers sheds light into how diasporas can be leveraged for effective communication with populations in hard-to-reach areas like Russia and Afghanistan. Our latest article dives into: 🔍 Trust dynamics within the Russian diaspora 🗣️ Overcoming disinformation barriers 🌐 Diaspora perspectives and their impact on messaging Curious? Click to read more! #diasporaresearch #russia #disinformation #opinionresearch

Keep an eye on the Biafran Self-Referendum: Our most recent data analysis, inspired by the ‘In the Shadow of Biafra’ documentary screening at King's College London, sheds light on the ongoing Biafran self-referendum. We dive into the movement, looking at the historical context, current sentiments in Nigeria’s South-East, and the implications for the future. Click the link below to find out more! ⬇