Socio-Economic Alternatives

Leading humanitarian excellence through research, evaluation, and impact

30+
Years Experience
15+
Countries Served
100+
Projects Completed

Our Vision

Transforming communities through evidence-based development

Mission

A leading company in providing the best possible services to serve the Government, UN, INGOs, institutions, organizations and the people in their socio-economic development and humanitarian assistance anywhere in the World and especially in Turkey, Syria, MENA region and South Asia.

Approach

We employ a comprehensive Relief-to-Recovery-to-Development approach, ensuring sustainable impact through cross-cutting themes of inclusion, disability, gender equality, and child protection in all our interventions.

Our Services

Comprehensive solutions for humanitarian and development challenges

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Assessment & Evaluation

Comprehensive evaluations, baseline studies, feasibility assessments, and impact evaluations to inform evidence-based decision making.

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Third Party Monitoring

Independent verification of project implementation, distribution monitoring, satisfaction surveys, and quality assurance.

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Capacity Building

Training of Trainers (ToT), MHPSS training, workshops, and seminars to strengthen organizational and community capacities.

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Research & Learning

Monitoring, appraisal, research, and knowledge management to generate actionable insights for program improvement.

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Project Implementation

End-to-end project and programme implementation with focus on quality delivery and sustainable outcomes.

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Technical Services

Import and export of goods, equipment and services to support humanitarian and development operations.

Sectors of Expertise

Multi-sectoral approach to sustainable development

Food Security
Agriculture
Health & Nutrition
Education
WASH
Women Empowerment
Protection
Child Protection
Refugees & IDPs
MHPSS
Mine Action
Risk Education
Social Cohesion
Rehabilitation
Livelihoods
Cash Assistance

Recent Experience

Delivering impact across complex humanitarian contexts

Save the Children NES

December 2024 - March 2025

Mid-term evaluation of protection and livelihoods project in Northeast Syria, including assessment in Roj camp for displaced populations.

IRC Syria - Context Analysis

February - April 2025

Conducted context analysis and baseline survey for BMZ project in Deir-ez-Zour, Northeast Syria, assessing humanitarian needs and development priorities.

UNDP Sudan

June 2024 - January 2025

Study on the impact of triple crisis (food, energy, and finance) on livelihoods and food security, providing critical insights for humanitarian response.

WFP Burundi

April - November 2023

Led country-wide multisectoral assessment (CFSVA 2023) covering food security, livelihoods, nutrition, agriculture, health, WASH, poverty, and education across all provinces of Burundi.

WFP Gambia

September 2021 - February 2022

Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis including nutrition assessment and cash transfer evaluation across the entire country.

WFP Sierra Leone

October 2020 - April 2021

Supervised National Survey covering 36,000 households, 450 FGDs, and 500 traders, assessing multi-sectoral food security and vulnerability including EVD/health impact.

Our Leadership

Expertise backed by three decades of humanitarian excellence

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Sahib Haq

Chief Executive Officer & Director

30+ Years of Humanitarian Leadership

Mr. Haq brings unparalleled expertise in food security, CVA, livelihoods, protection, MHPSS, WASH, health, shelter, nutrition, education, agriculture, and multi-sectoral programmes. His extensive experience spans across disaster-prone and conflict-affected areas in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Philippines, Lao PDR, Italy, Sierra Leone, Syria, Turkey, and Iraq.

He has supervised large-scale surveys including the CFSVA in Sierra Leone with 36,000 respondents and disaster assessments covering 11,000 villages in Pakistan. His technical expertise encompasses TPM, market assessments, baseline studies, evaluations, and monitoring for major humanitarian organizations.

Key Expertise Areas:

  • Third Party Monitoring (TPM) for multiple UN agencies and INGOs
  • Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA)
  • Emergency assessments in conflict and disaster contexts
  • Refugees, IDPs, returnees, and host community programming
  • MHPSS, protection, and social cohesion initiatives
  • Market assessments and price monitoring systems
  • Cash and voucher programme design and implementation
  • Multi-sectoral evaluations and impact assessments

Our Team

SEA maintains a diversified team of experts with extensive experience in assessments, evaluations, TPM, M&E, and research across multiple sectors. Our team includes researchers, doctors, MHPSS experts, evaluators, and trainers committed to delivering quality services to UN agencies and INGOs.

We maintain a large standing roster of experts across various disciplines with regular access to major provinces in Turkey, Syria (Idlib, Aleppo, NES, rural Damascus), Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan. Our team utilizes digital systems for data collection including SPSS, R, Kobo, ONA, ODK, and Power BI, and has command of English, Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, and other regional languages.

Get In Touch

Let's discuss how we can support your humanitarian and development goals

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Phone

+90 538 963 4467
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Offices

Main Offices

Artuklu, Mardin, Turkey
Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

Sub Offices

Syria: Al-Aziziyah District, Baron Street, Ajjam Building, First floor, Syria

Geographic Coverage

Turkey • Syria • Iraq • Jordan • Lebanon • MENA Region • South Asia • Africa • Europe