End-to-end research & evaluation
Study design, instruments, field delivery, quality systems, analysis, and reporting under one coordinated engagement.
We partner with institutions, governments, and growth-stage ventures to design and implement research, and build technical products that deliver lasting impact across emerging markets.
What ARCED does best
Connect the research question to a field protocol, the protocol to a quality system, and the quality system to evidence a decision-maker can act on.
Study design, instruments, field delivery, quality systems, analysis, and reporting under one coordinated engagement.
Enumerator recruitment and training, digital collection, supervision, high-frequency checks, and verified handover datasets.
Survey infrastructure, instrument engineering, live monitoring, reproducible data pipelines, and analytics built in-house.
Engage ARCED for the full study, or for the specific layer your team needs.
Read the ARCED journey80+ major research assignments
5,000+ trained field staff in the network
30+ public code repositories
Tools and systems built from real fieldwork
The story behind the system
Products we build
Products born from research delivery, field systems, and the everyday need to make complex work clearer.
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FolderManifest brings Compare Folders, Folder Monitor, Auto Organize, Safe Archive, Verify Changes, and Compare Files into one local workflow. Compare, watch, archive, and clean up with reviewable plans, searchable reports, and one-click undo.

Get personalized, AI-powered step-by-step guides for anything you want to learn, with instant instructions, videos, and useful resources in one place.
ARCED International is a distinct US-based research and technology consultancy. Its delivery is strengthened by associated institutional experience from ARCED Foundation and technical innovation through SoTLab.

Since 2013
A Dhaka-founded research platform advancing evidence-led development.
ARCED Foundation began work in Dhaka in 2013. Its documented research delivery, field systems, and enumerator network now serve as associated institutional experience for ARCED International’s work across emerging markets.

Founded 2019
ARCED’s innovation lab translating data science into impact.
Solutions of Things Lab (SoTLab) is a technical innovation lab that is being incubated by ARCED Foundation. SoTLab aims to bring products and solutions to technical challenges faced by the people working in development research, data science, and social works.
Transform ideas into evidence-led products and solutions. Explore collaboration potential with our team of experts to elevate your research and learning initiatives.
