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DATASHIIL Consultancy Firm

Data Management · MEAL · Third-Party Monitoring · Education Systems

Empowering Data.
Enabling Growth.

Datashiil Consultancy Firm is a Somali-owned firm providing data management, monitoring and evaluation, third-party monitoring and education information systems to government institutions, development partners and NGOs across all Federal Member States.

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  • Somali-owned since 2021
  • OECD-DAC & USAID ADS aligned
  • Somali · English · Arabic
Founded in Mogadishu
2021
Integrated service lines
13
Major projects delivered
14
Indicative portfolio value
$595K

Trusted by government, UN agencies and international NGOs

  • DT Global (USAID)
  • CARE Somalia
  • Creative Associates International
  • Save the Children
  • SOS Children's Villages
  • FCA
  • UN Women
  • FAO Somalia
  • Federal Ministry of Education (MoECHE)
  • South West State MoE
  • Galmudug MoE
  • Ministry of Women & Human Rights Development

What we do

Integrated services across the data lifecycle

Each service can be procured standalone or combined. They share one technology stack, one set of data-quality standards — and capacity transfer is a deliverable in every engagement.

01

Digital Data Systems

Data ecosystems, mobile collection and live dashboards built for the field.

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02

MEAL Services

Our cornerstone offering: frameworks, indicators, DQA, evaluations and accountability.

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04

Impact Assessments

Baseline to endline studies that answer: are we making a real difference?

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12

Geospatial & GIS

School and facility mapping, spatial analysis and interactive web maps.

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Somali students celebrating with national flags
Child records managed
50,000+
ABE centres digitised
150+
Ministries & directorates supported
6+

Education systems

Education management information systems

From the South West State EMIS to the federal HEMIS and national out-of-school children tracking, we design, build and hand over education data systems — with trained staff and full documentation.

  • EMIS & HEMIS design and deployment
  • Examination results & analytics
  • Out-of-school and ABE learner tracking
  • Annual education statistics reports
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Why Datashiil

Why partner with Datashiil

A Somali firm that combines government insight, donor-grade quality and systems that local teams can run.

  • Local roots, international standards

    Headquartered in Mogadishu, applying OECD-DAC, USAID ADS, UN and Sphere standards on every assignment.

  • Government insider knowledge

    Advisory roles inside federal and state education ministries give us direct knowledge of national systems.

  • Donor-grade delivery

    Proven delivery for USAID partners, CARE, Creative Associates, SOS Children's Villages and FCA.

  • Bilingual reporting

    Publication-ready tools, manuals and reports in English and Somali for genuine local ownership.

  • Offline-first technology

    ODK, KoBo, PostgreSQL and Power BI configured for low-connectivity, hard-to-reach districts.

  • Capacity that stays

    Training, documentation and handover are deliverables in every engagement, not optional extras.

Our theory of change

High-quality data, effectively used, transforms institutions

  1. 01

    Collect

    Rigorous, ethical, context-appropriate data collection systems

  2. 02

    Manage

    Secure, accessible, interoperable data management platforms

  3. 03

    Analyse

    Statistical, qualitative and predictive analytics for insight

  4. 04

    Act

    Evidence-based recommendations, learning and decision-making

Track record

Selected projects

All projects (13)

How we work

A clear engagement process

  1. 1

    Consult & scope

    We review your terms of reference, context and indicators, and agree objectives and deliverables.

  2. 2

    Design

    Methodology, tools, sampling and work plan are designed, piloted and validated with your team.

  3. 3

    Deliver with QA

    Field work, systems and analysis run with daily supervision and multi-layer quality checks.

  4. 4

    Report & hand over

    Evidence-based reports, trained staff and full documentation so results last.

Based in Mogadishu, working nationwide

Somali-owned and Mogadishu-based, we work alongside ministries, schools and communities in every Federal Member State.

Data visualisation

Interactive dashboards

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  • Portfolio analytics

    Budgets, sectors and reach across our track record.

  • MEAL indicators

    Actual vs. target tracking with status flags.

  • Education data

    EMIS-style regional indicators.

  • GIS project map

    Field locations in Banadir, South West, Hirshabelle and Jubaland.

Government endorsements

Letters of recommendation

“Datashiil provided technical support in the design of data collection tools, development of EMIS training manuals, and delivery of capacity-building training for EMIS staff at the district level, contributing to improved data quality and system use across the state.”
— Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education — South West State 10 October 2025
“Datashiil has provided substantial support in the development and implementation of our Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS). This system has significantly improved our capacity to monitor institutional performance, track student enrollment trends, and manage educational data with greater efficiency and accuracy.”
— Directorate of Higher Education — Federal Ministry of Education 7 April 2026
“Datashiil has been instrumental in supporting our Ministry to enhance and modernize our school data collection system. Their strategic guidance and technical support have resulted in more robust data collection protocols and improved system reliability.”
— Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education — Galmudug 7 April 2026
“Datashiil has played a valuable role in helping the Ministry address critical data gaps by designing and implementing practical, user-friendly, and context-appropriate data collection systems.”
— Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development — Federal Government of Somalia 12 November 2025

Client feedback

Partner testimonials

“Datashiil's team brought exceptional professionalism and technical depth to our data collection work in Somalia. Their understanding of the local context, combined with their use of modern digital tools, produced data quality we had not previously achieved in this operating environment.”
— Program Director, CARE Somalia
“Working with Datashiil on the Bar ama Baro project transformed our data management from a weakness to a genuine organizational strength. Their system is still running, and our staff have genuinely internalized the skills they developed.”
— Senior MEAL Advisor, Creative Associates International
“For the first time, we have a reliable, consistent, and comprehensive picture of our school system — and it has directly informed our planning and resource allocation decisions.”
— Director of Education, Banadir Regional Administration

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