Opening doors for young researchers
When the Ministry of Planning wanted young researchers, it came to SRA. Six researchers from our network took part, four were shortlisted, and two received the Young Researcher Excellence Award.
Field teams across Somalia
Local enumerators who speak the language and know the communities, in Banadir and every member state.
Where the data comes from
Our teams visit households, schools, camps and water points to hear directly from the people affected.
From study design to the final report
Household interviews, focus groups and monitoring visits by trained enumerators, with every dataset checked before analysis.
Get ethical approval for your research in Somalia
Our independent Ethics Committee reviews studies involving people, for universities, students, NGOs and international researchers, and issues an official approval letter.
- 1Submit your proposal and tools
- 2Committee review and feedback
- 3Receive your approval letter
Somali ⇄ English translation by researchers
Accurate translation that keeps the meaning of research, technical and official documents.
- Questionnaires & survey tools
- Reports & policy briefs
- Interview transcripts
- Consent forms
- Official documents
- Training materials
See SRA in action
Bringing Somali researchers together
2nd Somalia Researchers’ Night
26 December 2025, Jazeera Hotel, Mogadishu. Researchers, universities and partners met to share findings and recognise published Somali research. Sponsored by Hormuud Telecom and Signjet.
Event report and photos →
Dood Furan: open dialogues at the SRA office
Watch: Researchers’ Night videos
All videos →
Working with universities, government and business
SRA signs Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with universities to build research capacity in Somalia together.
Darul Hikmah University
Memorandum of Understanding with the Somali Researchers Association.
Salaam University
Memorandum of Understanding with the Somali Researchers Association.
Your university here
Partner with SRA on joint research, student training and ethics review.
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Planning a study, survey or evaluation?
Tell us what you need to know and where. Our team will get back to you.