Monitoring · Research · Policy · Arabic AI · Digital — Taiz & Lahj, Yemen
Evidence you can act on, from inside Yemen.
5 Lines Consulting is a Yemeni firm for monitoring and evaluation, research, public-policy advice and Arabic-first AI. We work where international teams cannot go, with the rigour and ethics they expect.
What we do
Five lines. One firm.
Our name is our structure: five connected service lines, run by one Yemen-based team, so a monitoring round can feed a policy brief, and a research dataset can train an Arabic model.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Third-Party Monitoring
Independent verification of what was delivered, to whom, and with what result — on site and by phone, across Yemen's governorates.
Details- Third-party monitoring: site visits, beneficiary verification, CATI
- Baseline, midline and endline evaluations (OECD-DAC criteria)
- Post-distribution monitoring for cash and voucher programmes
- Data quality assurance, MEAL systems and live dashboards
Research & Analysis
Needs assessments, market and labour studies, stakeholder mapping and qualitative research designed for a fragile, fast-changing context.
Details- Quantitative surveys (CAPI/CATI) and qualitative fieldwork (KIIs, FGDs)
- Local NGO and stakeholder mapping
- Context, access and conflict-sensitivity analysis
- Bilingual reporting, Arabic and English
Public Policy & Institutional Advisory
Evidence and options for government authorities, public institutions and their partners as they shape the policies of Yemen's next phase.
Details- Policy options papers and sector strategies
- National and institutional M&E system design
- Strategy development and consultation processes
- Public–private engagement and localisation support
AI & Arabic Data Solutions
Yemeni-dialect data, native Arabic annotation and evaluation teams, and practical AI for organisations that work in Arabic.
Details- Dialect speech and text data collection, with consent and metadata
- Managed annotation and verification teams
- Arabic LLM evaluation and red-teaming panel
- AI-assisted MEAL: transcript coding, data checks, report drafting
Digital Transformation
Systems and skills that let NGOs, authorities and businesses run on data instead of paper.
Details- Management information systems and dashboards
- Mobile data collection (Kobo, ODK) and server management
- Process digitisation and data governance
- Training and coaching for in-house teams
Why 5 Lines
Local reach, international standards, and no conflict of interest.
Based in Yemen, all year
Our leadership and researchers live and work in Yemen. We reach communities north and south through vetted local teams, and by phone where roads are closed.
We monitor; we do not implement
5 Lines delivers no aid and runs no projects, so our findings carry no stake in the result.
Donor-grade methods
OECD-DAC criteria, Do No Harm, informed consent, data protection and documented quality control on every assignment.
Native Arabic, fluent English
Tools, interviews and reports move between Arabic and English without losing meaning — including Yemen's dialects.
AI-assisted, human-accountable
We use AI to code transcripts, check data and draft faster. A named analyst signs every finding.
Safe for respondents and staff
Access protocols, safeguarding and confidential data handling protect the people who give us their time.
How an assignment runs
From scope to signed-off evidence.
Scope
Questions, indicators, sample and access risks agreed in writing.
Design
Tools built and translated; enumerators trained and tested.
Collect
Site visits, calls and interviews with daily progress reporting.
Assure
Back-checks, GPS and timestamp review, and logic checks before analysis.
Analyse
Quantitative and qualitative analysis, AI-assisted and analyst-verified.
Deliver
Bilingual report, dashboard and a briefing you can put in front of decision-makers.
Where we work
Governorate coverage
Field teams are mobilised from our offices in Taiz and Lahj and extended through partner researchers where access requires it. Phone surveys (CATI) reach every governorate.
Solid: direct field teams. Dashed: through partner researchers, subject to access. Remote CATI: nationwide.
Who we serve
Built for organisations that need Yemen evidence they can defend.
International donors and their monitoring partners
A local partner that meets framework requirements and delivers where staff cannot travel.
UN agencies and INGOs
Third-party monitoring, PDM, evaluations and research for programmes across Yemen.
Government authorities and public institutions
Evidence, strategies and M&E systems for the policies of the coming years.
Saudi and Gulf organisations working in Yemen
Field intelligence, monitoring and studies for development and reconstruction programmes.
AI and language-technology companies
Arabic and Yemeni-dialect data, annotation and native evaluators, delivered as a managed service.
Yemeni businesses and chambers
Market research and digital transformation for firms ready to run on data.
Start a conversation
Planning a monitoring round, an evaluation, or an Arabic data project?
Send us the scope and timeline. We reply in English or Arabic within two working days.