How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

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Date

08 Sept 2025

Over a three-month engagement with a UNICEF-aligned research team, I used two custom-built GPTs and a spreadsheet-first architecture to dramatically increase the speed and rigour of a child poverty study in Zambia.

The project focused on female-headed households (FHHs) in two of the country's poorest provinces — Mongu and Kasama — analysing 120 narrative case studies and converting them into structured, query-ready data.. We moved from a manual baseline of 60–90 minutes per case to a steady-state throughput of four cases per hour, saving approximately 120 analyst hours in total. The AI system not only codified and standardised data across ten thematic areas, but also enabled non-technical report writers to query the database in plain English and receive traceable tables, summaries, and formulas.

This case study walks through the end-to-end setup: schema definition, custom GPT design, database structuring in Excel/Google Sheets, training materials for writers, and the measurable impact of these tools.

Key Takeaways

  • Cut processing time to ~15 min/case, saving ~120 analyst hours.

  • Schema-first + spreadsheet-first setup (10 themes) standardized narrative data.

  • Two custom GPTs: one for case coding (with quotes), one for reporting (tables + formulas).

  • Full auditability: every figure traces to case ID, quote, and cell range.

  • Empowered non-technical writers to self-serve insights in plain English.

  • Reusable, scalable pattern with QA checks; next steps include dashboards and confidence scores.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Project Overview

Problem: Manual analysis of rich qualitative data (case studies) was slow, inconsistent, and hard to audit.

Goal: Build an AI-powered pipeline that increases throughput, enforces thematic consistency, and enables fast, auditable reporting.

Scope: 120 qualitative case studies across FHHs in two provinces.

Deliverables:

  • Thematic schema with ten categories

  • Structured database (Excel & Sheets)

  • AI Analysis GPT for case coding

  • AI Reporting GPT for synthesis and querying

  • Formula library for trend detection

  • Training for non-technical staff

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Why Female-Headed Households?

Female-headed households (FHHs) in rural Zambia often face layered vulnerabilities: unstable income, care burdens, and reduced access to critical services. UNICEF wanted a deeper understanding of how these dynamics contribute to child poverty in Mongu (Western) and Kasama (Northern).

Narrative data had already been collected in the form of in-depth case studies — but turning those stories into usable data was the bottleneck.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Objectives

  1. Speed: Reduce time spent per case from over an hour to under 20 minutes.

  2. Standardisation: Ensure all data aligns with a fixed schema across ten core themes.

  3. Self-Serve Insights: Let report writers pull accurate numbers and narratives without analyst support.

  4. Auditability: Ensure that every value in the final report can be traced back to both the source excerpt and cell range.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The Ten Themes That Structured the Study

To make qualitative analysis scalable and meaningful, I developed a thematic schema with ten categories:

  1. FHH Assets

  2. FHH Income

  3. Livelihood

  4. Health & Nutrition

  5. Education & Child Protection

  6. Water & Sanitation

  7. Housing, Power & Information

  8. Internal Factors

  9. External Support

  10. Coping & Mitigation Strategies

Each theme had 8–15 specific fields, from "Savings" to "Top 1st Expense" to "Perception of Single Women in Community."

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The AI Data Analysis Workflow

Step 1: GPT #1 — Case Analysis GPT

This GPT was trained to:

  • Read a single narrative case

  • Apply the schema to extract structured data into a JSON object

  • Quote the supporting sentence for each value

  • Use null for missing data

  • Flag ambiguous items

Example Output:


Step 2: Export to Structured Sheets

The JSON outputs were flattened into a CSV and loaded into Google Sheets and Excel. Why? Because the stakeholders were already comfortable in spreadsheets, and transparency mattered.

Step 3: Formulas for Trend Detection

I built a suite of pre-wired formulas to quickly:

  • Join row-level child data

  • Create frequency-ranked lists ("Top 3 expenses")

  • Compare Kasama vs Mongu

  • Filter by conditions ("FHHs with ≤2 meals per day and no clinic access")

Step 4: GPT #2 — Reporting GPT

The second GPT worked on top of the spreadsheet. It could:

  • Receive a natural language prompt ("Show top stress factors in Kasama")

  • Pull data from the sheet

  • Return a narrative summary, a table, and the formulas used

Example Response:

"Top stress factors in Kasama were food insecurity (18), illness (12), and lack of income (9)."

Formula used:


How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Results

📈 Time Saved

  • Manual = 60–90 min × 120 = 120–180 hours

  • AI-assisted = ~15 min × 120 = 30 hours

  • Time saved: ~120 hours

💡 Insights Standardised

  • Thematic schema ensured consistency across all case analyses

  • Quotes tied to every data point — no guesswork

🧠 Smarter Report Writing

  • Writers could ask: "What's the most common household expense in Mongu?"

  • The GPT returned not just a paragraph but also the formula and the range

🔍 Auditable Data

  • Any claim in the final report could be backtracked to a case ID, quote, and cell

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Training Non-Technical Writers

Two compact training sessions were delivered:

  1. Reading the Data

    • Schema overview, how to interpret null, checking for completeness

  2. Asking GPT for Help

    • How to prompt: "Ask → Check → Paste"

    • Verifying the formula

    • Adding traceable tables directly to their reports

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Governance & Quality Control

  • Flags for Outliers: Unusual ages, household sizes, or missing fields flagged automatically

  • Schema Enforcement: Each case checked against expected structure before upload

  • Reconciliation: Ensured data splits (Kasama/Mongu) added up to All

  • Quotes = Trust: Every non-null value had a source quote

Limitations & Next Steps

  • Visualisation: Future iterations should add dashboards

  • Language Diversity: Add local-language prompt variants

  • Delta Reports: Track changes in the dataset over time

  • Confidence Scores: Surface coder confidence in ambiguous cases

Takeaways for Other Organisations

Start with a schema-first mindset — it’s the backbone of traceability

  • Use GPTs to scale tedious manual work, but never skip human QA

  • Embrace spreadsheets if your users already do — AI doesn’t mean you have to move to Python

  • Give non-technical teams tools they actually want to use

  • Demand both answers and the method behind them

Want This Setup?

If your team is sitting on a pile of narrative interviews or case studies and drowning in deadlines, I can help. You’ll get:

  • Schema design

  • Custom GPTs (analysis + reporting)

  • Spreadsheet database with formulas

  • Training for your non-technical staff

How many cases are you dealing with? What do you need to find out?
Send over an anonymised sample and I’ll design a plan that fits.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Bonus: Formula Snippets You Can Steal

Google Sheets — Frequency Table (Label, Count)


Excel — Cross-Sheet Lookup

Google Sheets — Join Child Rows


Final Thought

This case study wasn’t just about speed. It was about making qualitative data analysis auditable, reproducible, and accessible. When UNICEF asked for insights into child poverty among female-headed households, we delivered data that wasn’t just fast — it was defensible. And that, ultimately, builds better policy.

If you're ready to level up your data game, let's talk. Book a onboarding call today!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can this process be adapted for other qualitative research projects?

Absolutely. The approach is schema-first and data-agnostic, making it suitable for interviews, focus groups, and field notes across sectors.

2. Does this require programming or Python knowledge?

No. The entire pipeline runs in Google Sheets or Excel, making it accessible to non-technical users. The GPTs are pre-configured to work with this setup.

3. How do you prevent AI from "hallucinating" data?

The analysis GPT only codes when it finds direct quotes in the case text. Missing values are marked null, and all non-null entries are tied to a cited sentence.

4. Can this scale to thousands of cases?

Yes. While some manual QA is still needed for edge cases, the core pipeline (especially the Reporting GPT) scales linearly with the dataset size.

Resource Hub

Date

08 Sept 2025

Over a three-month engagement with a UNICEF-aligned research team, I used two custom-built GPTs and a spreadsheet-first architecture to dramatically increase the speed and rigour of a child poverty study in Zambia.

The project focused on female-headed households (FHHs) in two of the country's poorest provinces — Mongu and Kasama — analysing 120 narrative case studies and converting them into structured, query-ready data.. We moved from a manual baseline of 60–90 minutes per case to a steady-state throughput of four cases per hour, saving approximately 120 analyst hours in total. The AI system not only codified and standardised data across ten thematic areas, but also enabled non-technical report writers to query the database in plain English and receive traceable tables, summaries, and formulas.

This case study walks through the end-to-end setup: schema definition, custom GPT design, database structuring in Excel/Google Sheets, training materials for writers, and the measurable impact of these tools.

Key Takeaways

  • Cut processing time to ~15 min/case, saving ~120 analyst hours.

  • Schema-first + spreadsheet-first setup (10 themes) standardized narrative data.

  • Two custom GPTs: one for case coding (with quotes), one for reporting (tables + formulas).

  • Full auditability: every figure traces to case ID, quote, and cell range.

  • Empowered non-technical writers to self-serve insights in plain English.

  • Reusable, scalable pattern with QA checks; next steps include dashboards and confidence scores.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Project Overview

Problem: Manual analysis of rich qualitative data (case studies) was slow, inconsistent, and hard to audit.

Goal: Build an AI-powered pipeline that increases throughput, enforces thematic consistency, and enables fast, auditable reporting.

Scope: 120 qualitative case studies across FHHs in two provinces.

Deliverables:

  • Thematic schema with ten categories

  • Structured database (Excel & Sheets)

  • AI Analysis GPT for case coding

  • AI Reporting GPT for synthesis and querying

  • Formula library for trend detection

  • Training for non-technical staff

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Why Female-Headed Households?

Female-headed households (FHHs) in rural Zambia often face layered vulnerabilities: unstable income, care burdens, and reduced access to critical services. UNICEF wanted a deeper understanding of how these dynamics contribute to child poverty in Mongu (Western) and Kasama (Northern).

Narrative data had already been collected in the form of in-depth case studies — but turning those stories into usable data was the bottleneck.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Objectives

  1. Speed: Reduce time spent per case from over an hour to under 20 minutes.

  2. Standardisation: Ensure all data aligns with a fixed schema across ten core themes.

  3. Self-Serve Insights: Let report writers pull accurate numbers and narratives without analyst support.

  4. Auditability: Ensure that every value in the final report can be traced back to both the source excerpt and cell range.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The Ten Themes That Structured the Study

To make qualitative analysis scalable and meaningful, I developed a thematic schema with ten categories:

  1. FHH Assets

  2. FHH Income

  3. Livelihood

  4. Health & Nutrition

  5. Education & Child Protection

  6. Water & Sanitation

  7. Housing, Power & Information

  8. Internal Factors

  9. External Support

  10. Coping & Mitigation Strategies

Each theme had 8–15 specific fields, from "Savings" to "Top 1st Expense" to "Perception of Single Women in Community."

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The AI Data Analysis Workflow

Step 1: GPT #1 — Case Analysis GPT

This GPT was trained to:

  • Read a single narrative case

  • Apply the schema to extract structured data into a JSON object

  • Quote the supporting sentence for each value

  • Use null for missing data

  • Flag ambiguous items

Example Output:


Step 2: Export to Structured Sheets

The JSON outputs were flattened into a CSV and loaded into Google Sheets and Excel. Why? Because the stakeholders were already comfortable in spreadsheets, and transparency mattered.

Step 3: Formulas for Trend Detection

I built a suite of pre-wired formulas to quickly:

  • Join row-level child data

  • Create frequency-ranked lists ("Top 3 expenses")

  • Compare Kasama vs Mongu

  • Filter by conditions ("FHHs with ≤2 meals per day and no clinic access")

Step 4: GPT #2 — Reporting GPT

The second GPT worked on top of the spreadsheet. It could:

  • Receive a natural language prompt ("Show top stress factors in Kasama")

  • Pull data from the sheet

  • Return a narrative summary, a table, and the formulas used

Example Response:

"Top stress factors in Kasama were food insecurity (18), illness (12), and lack of income (9)."

Formula used:


How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Results

📈 Time Saved

  • Manual = 60–90 min × 120 = 120–180 hours

  • AI-assisted = ~15 min × 120 = 30 hours

  • Time saved: ~120 hours

💡 Insights Standardised

  • Thematic schema ensured consistency across all case analyses

  • Quotes tied to every data point — no guesswork

🧠 Smarter Report Writing

  • Writers could ask: "What's the most common household expense in Mongu?"

  • The GPT returned not just a paragraph but also the formula and the range

🔍 Auditable Data

  • Any claim in the final report could be backtracked to a case ID, quote, and cell

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Training Non-Technical Writers

Two compact training sessions were delivered:

  1. Reading the Data

    • Schema overview, how to interpret null, checking for completeness

  2. Asking GPT for Help

    • How to prompt: "Ask → Check → Paste"

    • Verifying the formula

    • Adding traceable tables directly to their reports

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Governance & Quality Control

  • Flags for Outliers: Unusual ages, household sizes, or missing fields flagged automatically

  • Schema Enforcement: Each case checked against expected structure before upload

  • Reconciliation: Ensured data splits (Kasama/Mongu) added up to All

  • Quotes = Trust: Every non-null value had a source quote

Limitations & Next Steps

  • Visualisation: Future iterations should add dashboards

  • Language Diversity: Add local-language prompt variants

  • Delta Reports: Track changes in the dataset over time

  • Confidence Scores: Surface coder confidence in ambiguous cases

Takeaways for Other Organisations

Start with a schema-first mindset — it’s the backbone of traceability

  • Use GPTs to scale tedious manual work, but never skip human QA

  • Embrace spreadsheets if your users already do — AI doesn’t mean you have to move to Python

  • Give non-technical teams tools they actually want to use

  • Demand both answers and the method behind them

Want This Setup?

If your team is sitting on a pile of narrative interviews or case studies and drowning in deadlines, I can help. You’ll get:

  • Schema design

  • Custom GPTs (analysis + reporting)

  • Spreadsheet database with formulas

  • Training for your non-technical staff

How many cases are you dealing with? What do you need to find out?
Send over an anonymised sample and I’ll design a plan that fits.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Bonus: Formula Snippets You Can Steal

Google Sheets — Frequency Table (Label, Count)


Excel — Cross-Sheet Lookup

Google Sheets — Join Child Rows


Final Thought

This case study wasn’t just about speed. It was about making qualitative data analysis auditable, reproducible, and accessible. When UNICEF asked for insights into child poverty among female-headed households, we delivered data that wasn’t just fast — it was defensible. And that, ultimately, builds better policy.

If you're ready to level up your data game, let's talk. Book a onboarding call today!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can this process be adapted for other qualitative research projects?

Absolutely. The approach is schema-first and data-agnostic, making it suitable for interviews, focus groups, and field notes across sectors.

2. Does this require programming or Python knowledge?

No. The entire pipeline runs in Google Sheets or Excel, making it accessible to non-technical users. The GPTs are pre-configured to work with this setup.

3. How do you prevent AI from "hallucinating" data?

The analysis GPT only codes when it finds direct quotes in the case text. Missing values are marked null, and all non-null entries are tied to a cited sentence.

4. Can this scale to thousands of cases?

Yes. While some manual QA is still needed for edge cases, the core pipeline (especially the Reporting GPT) scales linearly with the dataset size.

Resource Hub

Date

08 Sept 2025

Over a three-month engagement with a UNICEF-aligned research team, I used two custom-built GPTs and a spreadsheet-first architecture to dramatically increase the speed and rigour of a child poverty study in Zambia.

The project focused on female-headed households (FHHs) in two of the country's poorest provinces — Mongu and Kasama — analysing 120 narrative case studies and converting them into structured, query-ready data.. We moved from a manual baseline of 60–90 minutes per case to a steady-state throughput of four cases per hour, saving approximately 120 analyst hours in total. The AI system not only codified and standardised data across ten thematic areas, but also enabled non-technical report writers to query the database in plain English and receive traceable tables, summaries, and formulas.

This case study walks through the end-to-end setup: schema definition, custom GPT design, database structuring in Excel/Google Sheets, training materials for writers, and the measurable impact of these tools.

Key Takeaways

  • Cut processing time to ~15 min/case, saving ~120 analyst hours.

  • Schema-first + spreadsheet-first setup (10 themes) standardized narrative data.

  • Two custom GPTs: one for case coding (with quotes), one for reporting (tables + formulas).

  • Full auditability: every figure traces to case ID, quote, and cell range.

  • Empowered non-technical writers to self-serve insights in plain English.

  • Reusable, scalable pattern with QA checks; next steps include dashboards and confidence scores.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Project Overview

Problem: Manual analysis of rich qualitative data (case studies) was slow, inconsistent, and hard to audit.

Goal: Build an AI-powered pipeline that increases throughput, enforces thematic consistency, and enables fast, auditable reporting.

Scope: 120 qualitative case studies across FHHs in two provinces.

Deliverables:

  • Thematic schema with ten categories

  • Structured database (Excel & Sheets)

  • AI Analysis GPT for case coding

  • AI Reporting GPT for synthesis and querying

  • Formula library for trend detection

  • Training for non-technical staff

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Why Female-Headed Households?

Female-headed households (FHHs) in rural Zambia often face layered vulnerabilities: unstable income, care burdens, and reduced access to critical services. UNICEF wanted a deeper understanding of how these dynamics contribute to child poverty in Mongu (Western) and Kasama (Northern).

Narrative data had already been collected in the form of in-depth case studies — but turning those stories into usable data was the bottleneck.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Objectives

  1. Speed: Reduce time spent per case from over an hour to under 20 minutes.

  2. Standardisation: Ensure all data aligns with a fixed schema across ten core themes.

  3. Self-Serve Insights: Let report writers pull accurate numbers and narratives without analyst support.

  4. Auditability: Ensure that every value in the final report can be traced back to both the source excerpt and cell range.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The Ten Themes That Structured the Study

To make qualitative analysis scalable and meaningful, I developed a thematic schema with ten categories:

  1. FHH Assets

  2. FHH Income

  3. Livelihood

  4. Health & Nutrition

  5. Education & Child Protection

  6. Water & Sanitation

  7. Housing, Power & Information

  8. Internal Factors

  9. External Support

  10. Coping & Mitigation Strategies

Each theme had 8–15 specific fields, from "Savings" to "Top 1st Expense" to "Perception of Single Women in Community."

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

The AI Data Analysis Workflow

Step 1: GPT #1 — Case Analysis GPT

This GPT was trained to:

  • Read a single narrative case

  • Apply the schema to extract structured data into a JSON object

  • Quote the supporting sentence for each value

  • Use null for missing data

  • Flag ambiguous items

Example Output:


Step 2: Export to Structured Sheets

The JSON outputs were flattened into a CSV and loaded into Google Sheets and Excel. Why? Because the stakeholders were already comfortable in spreadsheets, and transparency mattered.

Step 3: Formulas for Trend Detection

I built a suite of pre-wired formulas to quickly:

  • Join row-level child data

  • Create frequency-ranked lists ("Top 3 expenses")

  • Compare Kasama vs Mongu

  • Filter by conditions ("FHHs with ≤2 meals per day and no clinic access")

Step 4: GPT #2 — Reporting GPT

The second GPT worked on top of the spreadsheet. It could:

  • Receive a natural language prompt ("Show top stress factors in Kasama")

  • Pull data from the sheet

  • Return a narrative summary, a table, and the formulas used

Example Response:

"Top stress factors in Kasama were food insecurity (18), illness (12), and lack of income (9)."

Formula used:


How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Results

📈 Time Saved

  • Manual = 60–90 min × 120 = 120–180 hours

  • AI-assisted = ~15 min × 120 = 30 hours

  • Time saved: ~120 hours

💡 Insights Standardised

  • Thematic schema ensured consistency across all case analyses

  • Quotes tied to every data point — no guesswork

🧠 Smarter Report Writing

  • Writers could ask: "What's the most common household expense in Mongu?"

  • The GPT returned not just a paragraph but also the formula and the range

🔍 Auditable Data

  • Any claim in the final report could be backtracked to a case ID, quote, and cell

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Training Non-Technical Writers

Two compact training sessions were delivered:

  1. Reading the Data

    • Schema overview, how to interpret null, checking for completeness

  2. Asking GPT for Help

    • How to prompt: "Ask → Check → Paste"

    • Verifying the formula

    • Adding traceable tables directly to their reports

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Governance & Quality Control

  • Flags for Outliers: Unusual ages, household sizes, or missing fields flagged automatically

  • Schema Enforcement: Each case checked against expected structure before upload

  • Reconciliation: Ensured data splits (Kasama/Mongu) added up to All

  • Quotes = Trust: Every non-null value had a source quote

Limitations & Next Steps

  • Visualisation: Future iterations should add dashboards

  • Language Diversity: Add local-language prompt variants

  • Delta Reports: Track changes in the dataset over time

  • Confidence Scores: Surface coder confidence in ambiguous cases

Takeaways for Other Organisations

Start with a schema-first mindset — it’s the backbone of traceability

  • Use GPTs to scale tedious manual work, but never skip human QA

  • Embrace spreadsheets if your users already do — AI doesn’t mean you have to move to Python

  • Give non-technical teams tools they actually want to use

  • Demand both answers and the method behind them

Want This Setup?

If your team is sitting on a pile of narrative interviews or case studies and drowning in deadlines, I can help. You’ll get:

  • Schema design

  • Custom GPTs (analysis + reporting)

  • Spreadsheet database with formulas

  • Training for your non-technical staff

How many cases are you dealing with? What do you need to find out?
Send over an anonymised sample and I’ll design a plan that fits.

How I Sped Up a UNICEF Research Project with AI Custom GPTs for Data Analysis and Synthesis

Bonus: Formula Snippets You Can Steal

Google Sheets — Frequency Table (Label, Count)


Excel — Cross-Sheet Lookup

Google Sheets — Join Child Rows


Final Thought

This case study wasn’t just about speed. It was about making qualitative data analysis auditable, reproducible, and accessible. When UNICEF asked for insights into child poverty among female-headed households, we delivered data that wasn’t just fast — it was defensible. And that, ultimately, builds better policy.

If you're ready to level up your data game, let's talk. Book a onboarding call today!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can this process be adapted for other qualitative research projects?

Absolutely. The approach is schema-first and data-agnostic, making it suitable for interviews, focus groups, and field notes across sectors.

2. Does this require programming or Python knowledge?

No. The entire pipeline runs in Google Sheets or Excel, making it accessible to non-technical users. The GPTs are pre-configured to work with this setup.

3. How do you prevent AI from "hallucinating" data?

The analysis GPT only codes when it finds direct quotes in the case text. Missing values are marked null, and all non-null entries are tied to a cited sentence.

4. Can this scale to thousands of cases?

Yes. While some manual QA is still needed for edge cases, the core pipeline (especially the Reporting GPT) scales linearly with the dataset size.

Book a Free Consultation with Romanos Boraine

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Helping nonprofits, startups, and social enterprises in South Africa grow smarter through strategic positioning, creative direction, digital systems audits, and workflow optimisation.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

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Romanos Boraine Consulting Logo

Book a Free Consultation with Romanos Boraine

Let’s talk. Book a free 20-minute discovery call with me to map out your brand, systems, or content gaps. We will identify what we can fix, fast, to help your nonprofit or social enterprise grow smarter.

Helping nonprofits, startups, and social enterprises in South Africa grow smarter through strategic positioning, creative direction, digital systems audits, and workflow optimisation.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

All Rights Reserved

Romanos Boraine Consulting Logo

Book a Free Consultation with Romanos Boraine

Let’s talk. Book a free 20-minute discovery call with me to map out your brand, systems, or content gaps. We will identify what we can fix, fast, to help your nonprofit or social enterprise grow smarter.

Helping nonprofits, startups, and social enterprises in South Africa grow smarter through strategic positioning, creative direction, digital systems audits, and workflow optimisation.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

All Rights Reserved