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We work at the intersection of development research, ethnographic fieldwork, and capacity building. Our practice focuses on generating grounded knowledge through qualitative research, participatory learning, and documentation of social processes across communities and institutions.
Ethnographic research, monitoring & evaluation, documentation, and training programs designed for NGOs, researchers, and development practitioners.
Core Service Areas
Years Field Experience
About Imagining Mono Emeis Collective Association: It's about being Just
Us......
Imagining Mono Emeis Collective Association (IMECA) is about being "Just Us". The
approach draws on ideas and imaginations where we begin to develop critical thinking of
being together as friends and build diverse connections by expanding our abilities to
learn by being Just Us. We believe in supporting problem solvers working on diverse
issues and questions of the marginalised.
We use ethnographic inquiry, qualitative research, and participatory learning methods to understand social realities through lived experiences.
Research, documentation, training, and evaluation in the fields of development, gender, youth, labour, and social movements.
Years of Field & Research Experience
In-depth qualitative and field-based research to understand lived experiences, social processes, and community realities.
Assessment of development programs, policy interventions, and social impact using qualitative and mixed methods.
Workshops and training on research methods, MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning), and qualitative field practices.
Creating research reports, case studies, field notes, and knowledge outputs to support learning and evidence-based practice.
We are committed to producing meaningful knowledge through field-based research, ethnographic inquiry, and participatory learning approaches. Our work is rooted in understanding real social contexts rather than predefined frameworks.
Research is based on immersive field engagement and lived experiences.
All interventions are informed by rigorous qualitative research and evidence.
We strengthen capacities through research methodology and field training programs.
Lives Empowered
Active Volunteers
Community Programs
Regions Served
Years Of Service
Researcher, Ethnographer & Development Practitioner
Educator, Researcher & Development Professional
Our approach to documentation and research is based on drawing research methodologies from diverse disciplines. This is a space which we call “Continued Work in Progress”.
Documenting diverse ways of thinking and learning, strengthening research capacities, creating spaces for sharing methodologies, and enhancing awareness on social issues among youth and school children.
The initiative of IMECA is supported by academic scholars, practitioners, activists and people who take keen interest in social research and social change.
Perspectives from researchers, practitioners, educators, and learners who have engaged with IMECA's research, training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.