COMPANY

PROFILE
2021
DJIBOUTI

SOUTH SUDAN

ETHIOPIA IA
AL
M
SO

KENYA

HACOF is a leading full-service consulting firm

working in complex and challenging environments
in the Horn of Africa region with a strong presence
in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

www.hacof.com info@hacof.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS

About HACOF 3

The Organogram 4

Our Objectives 5

Core Values, 6

Vision & Mission 6

Our Technical & Managerial Competitive Edge 7

Areas of Expertise 8

Recent Assignments 9

Our Clients 11

Contact Details 12
ABOUT HACOF
One of the fastest growing market, opinion
and social research organization in the Horn of
Africa Region with an outstanding reputation
for conducting Research of the highest quality

OVERVIEW
HACOF is a leading full service consulting firm working in complex and challenging
environments in the Horn of Africa region with a strong presence in Somalia,
Kenya and Ethiopia. HACOF is a diverse firm with range of competencies
intended to help our clients address various challenges successfully in their
respective industries. To ensure a strong return on investments, continuous
perfection of processes and meeting end-goals, HACOF helps using proven
strategies; methodologies and road maps thus provide relevant, insightful and
cost-effective research, organizational development, democracy, governance &
peace building, and Media Monitoring & Analysis.

HACOF was formally registered in the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012

and Republic of Kenya in 2013 as an independent consultancy firm. With its
Somalia headquarter in Mogadishu and offices in Garowe, Dhusamareeb, Kismayo,
Baidoa, Hargeisa and Nairobi, Kenya.
THE ORGANOGRAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CEO

COUNTRY REP. COUNTRY REP. COUNTRY REP. COUNTRY REP.

KENYA SOMALIA ETHIOPIA SOUTH SUDAN

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS
NAIROBI - KENYA

GOVERNANCE RESEARCH/M&E OPERATIONS COMMUNICATION

FINANCE ADMINISTRATION HUMAN RESOURCE

 OUR OBJECTIVES
HACOF is committed to develop a working partnership with its clients. These partnerships are designed
to add value and consistently exceed expectations. To this end, HACOF works collaboratively with like-
minded organizations and individuals to ensure that the consultancy firm as well as its various partners
are able to achieve their organizational goals.

Attract, integrate, retain, and motivate the To develop a working partnership with
1 highest quality management and personnel. 4 clients focusing on client needs.

Strengthen HACOF’s internal/external To enhance the capacity of our partners by

2 capacity and performance. 5 offering competitive consultancy services.

Source and implement high quality

3 assignments and reports that meet client 6 Diversify business operations
requirements and tastes.

HACOF
will preserve
proven track records as
an outstanding consultancy and
successfully delivery of exemplary
and quality to the multiple client
relationships. HACOF will take greater
risk to deliver innovative solutions to your
business, humanitarian and development,
which will indeed contribute to better
future collaborations and commitments for
trustworthy relationship
Our
goals are to enhance the
capacity of our partners through
the provision of training, capacity
building, and research and management
consultancy services. HACOF programs build
and secure the trust between clients and the
communities that their services are targeted. HACOF
will continually analyze the evolving markets and
needs of the population in the horn of Africa to provide
practical advice that effectively addresses the situations
and the challenges that confront them.

PRINCIPAL
STATEMENT GOALS

HACOF strives to build trust, credibility, maintain

respect, honest and create culture of communication
that ensures to remain the highest level of ethical
standards and fairness in our engagements. HACOF will
be realistic in following every procedure and principle
with our key focus on always doing what is best and
optimum to our clients.

BUSINESS ETHICS
 CORE VALUES,
VISION & MISSION

OUR VISION OUR MISION

To render professional, effective and efficient To be the market leader in providing

consultancy services at highest standard of consultancy services in management, training,
integrity andexcellence to private, public as well capacity building and research to public,
as not-for-profit organizations working in the Horn private and non-profit making institutions
of Africa and beyond. within the Horn of Africa region and beyond

CORE VALUES
Our operations are guided by the values of
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY, TOTAL CLIENT SATISFACTION, CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND
IMPROVEMENT, TEAMWORK AND EXCELLENCE SERVICE DELIVERY
These are the pillars through which our assignments are conducted and delivered to our
 OUR TECHNICAL &
MANAGERIAL COMPETITIVE
HACOF has unique qualification of key staff which
lies in their vast experience working in different
fields.
RIGOROUS IMPACT
EVALUATIONS
HACOF statisticians and researchers undertake
evaluations of social and economic programs
and policies using a wide range of methods
including randomized experiments and quasi-
experimental designs
TECHNOLOGY AND MOBILE DATA
COLLECTION METHODOLOGY
HACOF continuously adopt worldwide standards
for research and evaluations. HACOF uses modern
software applications for effective and efficient
data collection in the remote and inaccessible
areas for accountability, transparency for decision
making purposes between the funder/donor and
.implementing agencies
PROCESS EVALUATIONS,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
HACOF researchers and analysts assist their
clients in all aspects of public policy research.
This work includes implementation or
process evaluations of existing government
programs, assessments of new policies, and
.issue diagnostics
SURVEYS/ DATA
COLLECTION
HACOF has become a leader in the
advancement of all aspects of data collection,
design and implementation from designing
survey questions and drawing samples to
maintaining data collection processes of the
highest quality and delivering user-friendly
.data sets
 Baseline, Midterm &
End Line Assessments Environmental Impact
Assessment
Feasibility Studies
Research, Market Research
Project Monitoring Evaluation and
& Evaluation
Assessment
Statistical Services
Public
Opinion
Polling

Economic
Participatory Governance
Growth & & Civil Education
Livelihoods Peace Education
& Conflict Resolution
Democracy,
Governance Access To Justice

Managerial and and Peace Stabilization

Leadership Skills Building Building
Elections
Capacity Building
CVE & PVE
Organizational Policy
Development Organizational
Corporate Governance Development
Framework

Gender, Youth and Women Third Party

Empowerment
Monitoring
(TPM)

Interactive
Voice Response Print And Electronic
System (IVRS) Media Monitoring

Social Media Monitoring

Media
Monitoring Audience Studies
and Analysis
Media Relations

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
HORN AFRICA
CONSULTANTS FIRM
Rendering Innovative Solutions
RECENT
ASSIGNMENTS
BBC Media Action National Reach Survey of COVID-19 Media Programming
2021 –Somalia
Nationally representative quantitative sample survey to measure the reach, explore levels of en-
gagement and evaluate the impact of the key media and communication outputs of the project
(audio and visual Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and the radio programme Hagaha Nolos-
ha (Life Guidance). It was also to collect data on media access and the use of different platforms
including; radio, TV and social media.

FAO Somalia Monitoring services in Somaliland, Puntland and Somalia

Impact assessment which adopted a combined approach that utilized both quantitative and
qualitative methods. A sample survey was conducted to collect quantitative data from benefi-
ciaries that was used to measure the direct impact of the interventions on beneficiaries on the
household food and nutrition security as well as the impact on the livelihoods, while a rapid rural
assessment (RRA) exercise was designed and administered to collect and analyse qualitative
information.

RTI Came Leasing /USAID Funded Study

Aimed to explore in more detail the benefits of camel leasing to pastoral household; learn more
about the incentives of, and benefits to, dairy companies; and identify any unintended positive or
negative consequences of camel leasing for pastoral households and Communities

USAID/GEEL Annual Outcome Survey

Project designed to promote and facilitate inclusive economic growth in Somaliland, Puntland
and other existing and emerging federal states. The project focused on the agricultural sector,
fisheries and renewable energy. It also sought to strengthen the business-enabling environment
through improving access to finance, policy and regulation, and business development services.
Focus was given to increase the participation of women and youth in the economy as entrepre-
neurs, employers, and employees.
RECENT
ASSIGNMENTS cont.
IOM Human Trafficking Assessment in South Central, Somalia
Assessment commissioned by IOM and implemented in collaboration with the Federal Govern-
ment of Somalia, with the financial support from the Government of Japan. The primary purpose
of the assessment was to: gain a comprehensive overview and understanding of Trafficking in
Person (TIP); assess affected populations, recent trends, and their nature and form(s); understand
how Tip is carried out (the modus operandi); and identify measures appropriate to responding to
(Tip) in southern and central Somalia

The Transition Initiatives for Stabilization (TIS)/ Danguud Program Evalua-

tion, USAID funding and implemented by IOM
Purpose of the evaluation was to determine the role TIS played in the overall stabilization gains
recorded over the last 4 years at the micro, meso and macro levels across Somalia against the
assumption that TIS may have contributed to the stabilization gains. The evaluation sought to
provide evidence to determine the existence of this contribution, if any.

DFID Promoting Inclusive Market in Somalia (PIMS):

Promoting Inclusive Market in Somalia (PIMS) program was working in the dairy sector (Somalil-
and and Puntland), sesame sector (Shabelle Valley) and fisheries sector (Puntland) to deliver
long term solutions through implementing partners (lead firms) to address the bottle necks
that hinder the optimal functioning of these value chains.

Endline Assessment of Supply & Installation of Solar Street lights in 8 loca-

tions Bari & Karkaar and Goldogob Economic Growth:
This study was meant to track community perceptions of lighting and police station for im-
proved security, with particular consideration of the perceptions of women and female youth
(physical mobility and safety, trust in police, impact of security on ability to conduct business
and socialize). Under this project SSF built Police Station, Market and Street light.

Local Market Survey in South Central Somalia:

Overall goal of this assignment was to establish an updated list of local vendors for goods and
services.
OUR CLIENTS
 KENYA
11A, 11th Floor, TRV Center,
3rd Parklands Ave, Nairobi.

+254 733 320 360

+254 777 320 360

HARGEISA
Behind guled hotel, next to FAO
Hargeisa, Somaliland

+252 636 506 006

www.hacof.com info@hacof.com
MOGADISHU
Wadajir, Airport Road,
Mogadishu Somalia

+252 185 6854

+252 616 770 800