Study on the digital transformation of MSMEs in the DRC
Field survey and analysis of the digital maturity of Congolese micro, small and medium enterprises, carried out across several provinces.
Funders and institutions
We design the project, then we go looking for the funding
Malabar R&D produces the field data, writes up the projects and places consultants at your disposal. We do not wait for you to publish a call for proposals: more often than not, we come with the project.
Your situation
Foundations, development agencies and institutions funding programmes: field data, a defensible methodology and publishable reports.
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"I have an envelope to commit, and no project sized for it."
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"My figures on this sector are old, or do not exist."
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"I am missing someone who knows the ground, not just the subject."
What we do for you
- 01 Sampling, questionnaire and protocol calibrated to what the field actually allows. Collection across provinces, offline, by trained surveyors. A publishable report, and the dataset stays with you.
- 02 Specialists who travel, who know the Congolese ground and who speak your beneficiaries' language — we explain technology in Lingala where that is what it takes. Available for a single assignment or for the length of a programme.
- 03 We design the project around the budget you are able to commit and what your portfolio covers, rather than presenting you with a project to fund as it stands. Methodology, timeline and budget in the expected format.
Billing, timelines, what is included and what is not: All our services.
We can work on a not-for-profit basis
Malabar Business SARLU is a commercial company, and we say so plainly. That does not stop us working on not-for-profit projects, at cost, where the cause warrants it. We already do.
Your challenges
Each page states what the situation costs you, what we do, how long it takes and the budget range.
- Malabar R&D The application calls for a methodology, references and a detailed budget you have no time to produce. Indicative timeline 2 to 5 weeks Budget range On quotation
- Malabar R&D No published statistics cover your sector, your province or your target group. Indicative timeline 8 to 16 weeks Budget range On quotation
Our work
All our case studiesNational mapping study of local digital solutions
Census and qualification of digital solutions produced in the DRC, by sector and by province.
Connecte ta Boîte
A programme designed and run by Malabar: assessment, training, process digitisation and close-support follow-up for MSMEs.
Let's talk about your situation
Tell us what is not working today. We come back to you with a first reading, with no commitment.