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Our team helpsmission-driven organisationsturn evidence intodecisions, systems, & scale.

About Us

Research Impact Lab is a UK-based research and advisory firm founded by Shivam Rawal and Soniya Gupta-Rawal.

We help mission-driven organisations investigate the questions that matter, strengthen program design & delivery, build funding proposals for high-impact programs, and translate findings for the audiences that matter.

Our approach: R³

Rigorous

analytical methods

Rooted

field realities

Reflective

learning & adaptation

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Projects & partnerships

Organisations our founders have worked with:

MicroMentor
What Works Hub for Global Education
MESH
Global School Leaders
The Luminos Fund
Central Square Foundation
Banas Dairy
Inspiring Teachers
Bridges for Enterprise
FUEL
Educational Initiatives
Teach For India
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Evaluating AI-enabled financial coaching for entrepreneurs

MESH, Kenya

2026

A mixed-methods evaluation designed to distinguish platform engagement from meaningful changes in knowledge, confidence, financial preparedness, and business behaviour.

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Services

Specialist support shaped around your needs.

Service 01

Research, Evaluation & Measurement

We design proportionate studies and measurement systems that help teams understand outcomes, implementation, and the reasons behind both.

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Service 02

Evidence Strategy & Learning

We help organisations organise what they know, identify the uncertainties that matter, and build a practical route from evidence to strategic choice.

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Service 03

AI, Data & Emerging Technologies

We study how people use emerging tools in emerging markets and other complex settings, what conditions shape adoption, and whether a promising technology produces meaningful changes beyond initial engagement.

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Service 04

Proposal Development & Research Partnerships

We turn programme logic, research questions, early evidence, and partnership roles into persuasive proposals and funder-ready research narratives.

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Service 05

Capacity Building & Practice Translation

We translate research into practical learning experiences, tools, and routines that help people interpret evidence and act on it in their own setting.

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We work with orgs at different stages of their evidence journey, providing research, M&E, strategy, & implementation support to move forward with confidence.

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