Jean Providence Nzabonimpa currently works at the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. In his professional practice, he conducts research and evaluation in education, public health, and other social sectors both in development and humanitarian settings. He is an advocate for use of evidence in program planning and implementation as well as in decion- and policy-making.
Doctoral studies in social science research methods, I investigated the methods effects resulting from combining qualitative and quantitative methods in mixed methods research. Some research outputs (completed and ongoing):
Data collection instrument sequencing effects: results from a convergent parallel mixed methods study
Completed two baseline assessments for two major VSO Rwanda’s projects (Achieving Learning Objectives for All (ALOA) and Inclusive Services through Participation of Stakeholders for Realising Rights in Education and Disability (INSPIRED!); gathered multiple impact case stories reported in donor’s quarterly reports
Conducted and managed more than ten research and evaluation studies from design stage through securing relevant approvals, digitizing tools, training enumerators, data collection and analysis, reporting and dissemination. These studies (mostly quasi-experimental and cross-sectional designs) were related to HIV prevention and voluntary counseling and testing; family planning, youth and reproductive health; child survival and water treatment; malaria prevention:
Designed and secured ethical approvals for two HIV prevention cross-sectional studies among key populations:
Support the Foundation and country-based projects in the development of monitoring and evaluation systems; strategic planning, management, monitoring and evaluation; build M&E capacity for real-time data collection and use.
Design quantitative and qualitative research into the barriers to girls taking science and technology in primary and secondary schools and higher institutions of learning; review relevant literature to inform research design; carry out the research in primary and secondary schools and higher education institutions about the barriers to girls into science and technology education; analyze quantitative and qualitative data collected and drafted research reports; and co-write the end-of-project report & co-author a policy brief
Also work in the Department of Communication Skills, Languages, and Linguistics: Teaching modern languages and communication skills to undergraduate students; assisting professors in the teaching of translation and interpretation course to undergraduate students; and administering and marking exams