Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids is the one of leading NGOs fighting tobacco use in the U.S.. After receiving a large grant to launch new international programs in some of the world's smokiest countries, CTFC asked Quirk Global Strategies to help them set up opinion research programs in nine countries, ranging from Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia. Additionally, QGS recently completed the most in-depth survey of Indonesians' attitudes toward tobacco control ever released publicly. QGS worked closely with the US-based client and the Jakarta-based field firm to ensure the project stayed on track under a tight deadline. QGS also provided a full analysis of the data, complete with strategic recommendations, that will guide the activities of CTFC and its Indonesian partners as they push the government to sign onto the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
QGS has a long-term consulting relationship with Charney Research of New York. Christine Quirk has cooperated on their research projects in Indonesia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Georgia, Bangladesh and the Gulf. Christine Quirk regularly travels to Kabul to assist with Charney projects, such as the annual ABC/BBC News national survey, and has worked on multiple projects that focus on public opinion in the Muslim world. Additionally, she conducted an exit poll assessment in Georgia in advance of the 2007 Presidential election as well as oversaw focus groups conducted throughout the country on behalf of the World Bank in 2008.
“Christine Quirk is the
person you want on a tough project. She is a real trooper – ready to go to
difficult places. And she is a real pro – solid in her research, hard-working,
and consistent in her application of sound research principles even in difficult
environments."
Craig Charney, President
Charney Research
New York
International Political Campaign Consulting
Modern political campaigning in Ukraine is in its infancy. Knowing that Christine Quirk has extensive U.S. political campaign experience and worked closely with Ukraine's Presidential Secretariat, Aristotle International of Washington D.C. hired Quirk Global Strategies to implement the country's first large-scale strategic phone bank program in the 2007 Parliamentary election. The program included both ID and GOTV components in multiple cities.
“Christine Quirk managed a large-scale call center for us in Ukraine. Smart, tenacious and highly professional, she got the job done in a challenging environment. I was especially impressed by her ability to break new ground in voter contact in Ukraine on very short notice.”
Andreas Katsouris
Vice President, Global Services
Aristotle International, Inc.
Training and Capacity Building
Christine Quirk has conducted multiple trainings for International Republican Institute's Iraq program. She trained Iraqi pollsters on strategic research techniques as well as on effective focus group moderation and analysis. She has also worked on questionnaire development with IRI's Afghanistan program.
"An effective way to conduct research in countries going through
democratic transitions is through focus groups moderated by citizens of that
particular country. That means training people who can go to places that are
off limits for others. Christine provided advice on proper methodology and
conducted intensive training programs for our Iraqi partners. Her ability
to understand the cultural constraints and develolp training modules which
adapted to those constraints was invaluable to our overall mission."
