About

ME Consulting Solutions (MECS) is a specialist research and independent advisory company operating in fragile contexts. Through our extensive field networks, technical experts and technology specialists, we deliver tailored services, data-driven insights and actionable solutions for clients navigating complex operating environments.

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Our mission

MECS is committed to offering its clients the independently-sourced data, locally-grounded insights and expert-driven advice required to navigate complex challenges. Through extensive field networks, experienced technical specialists and enhanced technological capabilities, we equip leaders with evidence-based and actionable solutions that enable effective action and impact in fragile environments.

Our vision

Independent specialist research across the Middle East and Eastern Europe

MECS aims to be the premier research and advisory partner for high-level decision-makers operating in fragile contexts, delivering strategic impact by transforming data-driven insights into actionable solutions.

Digital sovereignty and data integrity

We maintain rigorous operational protocols to protect both proprietary client information and the privacy of field participants. By integrating validated methodologies with strict data compliance frameworks, we deliver quality insights that subscribe to international standards and safeguard data assets in high-risk environments.

Transparency and governance

We practise absolute independence and methodological transparency across all operations. By providing fully auditable data collection processes and adhering to strict ethical standards, we ensure our analysis and advice remain independent and objective, thereby presenting clients with a robust and balanced basis for high-level decision-making.

Inclusion and localisation

We promote an approach that grounds sustainable outcomes in local realities. Our extensive network of field staff ensures our research incorporates gender-balanced and diverse community perspectives, while maintaining cultural, context and conflict sensitivity. This inclusive positioning guarantees that our data capture prevailing conditions and support long-term social impact.

Quality and Actionable Outcomes

We specialise in translating field-level information into strategic-level foresight. Our analytical frameworks and data collection tools convert complex data collection activities into evidence-based and quality assured recommendations, enabling senior decision-makers across sectors to design and deliver high-impact interventions with confidence.

Adaptability and operational innovation

We acknowledge that managing research projects and advisory services in protracted conflict environments requires rapid, calculated and innovative modifications. Our methodologies are designed to be flexible and dynamic, leveraging in-depth experience and real-time monitoring to adjust project parameters safely and efficiently without compromising data quality, legal compliance or delivery timelines.

OUR APPROACH

Engagement phases

Four phases shape every MECS engagement — from analysis design and field collection through to data management and final quality insight.

Analysis Design

We coordinate closely with clients to define and plan each project — secondary desk reviews, comprehensive analytical frameworks, data collection tools, and engagement protocols tailored to project objectives.

Local Networks

A trusted network of trained field researchers and local subject matter experts — direct community access supported by standard operating procedures and established research practices.

Data Management

Our Information Unit applies innovative technological solutions to collect and protect quantitative and qualitative data — verifying, organising and presenting findings via interactive software for comparative analysis across multiple data layers.

Quality Insight

Decades of combined experience across complex settings — contextual knowledge, language skills, and a diversity of professional qualifications from project management to data visualisation, applied analytics, and quality assurance.

Our journey

A decade of building independent research capacity in some of the world’s most complex contexts.

Founded

2016MECS is established and opens its first office in Türkiye, May 2016.

First Syria field office

March 2017MECS establishes its first field office in Syria.

Second Syria field office

December 2017A second field office expands MECS's operational reach in Syria.

Lebanon office

May 2018MECS establishes and opens its office in Lebanon.

350 field staff

April 2019Field teams across Syria, Türkiye and Lebanon reach 350 members.

100 contracts

October 2020MECS officially completes its 100th service contract.

Iraq office

April 2021MECS establishes and opens its office in Iraq.

First EU office

October 2022MECS opens its first EU office in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ukraine office

May 2023MECS establishes and opens its office in Ukraine.

200 contracts

March 2024MECS officially completes its 200th service contract.

Damascus main office

January 2025MECS establishes its main office in Damascus, Syria.

10th anniversary

2026A decade of independent research, with more than 250 service contracts delivered for over 50 international clients.

Where we work

Country offices give us continuous presence; partner offices, project engagements and offices under establishment extend our reach.
Map of MECS offices and operational presence across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Local presence. Regional reach.

Hover or focus a presence marker for its location, status and details. Each symbol represents a different type of MECS presence.

Country officesSyria · Iraq · Türkiye · Lebanon · Ukraine · Portugal
Partner officesYemen · Armenia
Project engagementsLibya · Palestine
Under establishmentMoldova