HIVOS, The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation

Consumer Trends prides itself as a long-time provider of quality research and advisory consulting for HIVOs and partners, ENCOT & Rural Agency for Development (RAFODE Microfinance).

In 2011 CT conducted a Market Research for Business plan development and financial projections for ENCOT in Masindi, Uganda. In 2012 CT conducted a market study, business planning and technical support for RAFODE. In a three year contract dating from January 2013 to August 2015 CT was mandated to offer performance assessment/Seed Capital Monitoring for RAFODE Microfinance, technical support in conducting market research for agricultural and solar lighting products development and capacity building in 2014.