About Us
The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) is a research organisation that specializes in surveys and Social Science research, advisory and consulting services based in the University Town of Zomba in southern Malawi. We are a leading research organisation in conducting and presenting high quality and trusted data to our clients in opinion surveys, marketing research, advisory and consulting services. Founded in 2014, IPOR is a partnership between two scholars based at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. IPOR is a legally registered organisation by Malawi Government under the Business Names Registration Act (Cap.46:02). It was legally registered on 10 November 2014 to operate in Malawi. IPOR operates from its physical offices on Plot No. ZA 6165 Good Vision Camp Road, Mulunguzi.
Our Mission
To offer high quality advisory services and conduct excellent and independent research designed to produce new knowledge and transformative insights as the basis for innovative and practical policy interventions that promote the well-being of societies, especially in the developing world.
Recent News
PRESS STATEMENT
Posted on Sep 04, 2025 at 10:45
Release of 2025 Pre-Election Survey II Results by the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR)
2025 Malawi Pre-Election Survey Results
Posted on Sep 04, 2025 at 10:29
The Institute for Public Opinion and Research (IPOR), a leading, non-partisan, organization specializing in surveys and social science research, today releases key findings from its second pre-election survey conducted between August 14 and 27, 2025. This nationally representative survey of 2,400 adult Malawians who were randomly selected using international sampling standards, provides critical insights into citizens' perceptions, expectations, and intentions regarding the upcoming 2025 general elections. This survey, which followed another one that IPOR fielded prior to the onset of the campaign period, covered 27 of Malawi's 28 districts, with results generalizable at the national level and a margin of error of ±2% at a 95% confidence level. For further information about methodology and the results, see the attached document
The Edward Chiwayula Trust Fund
Before his sudden and untimely passing on April 17th, 2016, the late Edward Chiwayula was working as an enumerator on the Governance and Local Development Project, a collaborative venture between IPOR, the Program on Gover...
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