Empatika Research is an Indonesia-based, internationally-oriented organization that specializes in people-centered approaches to research, training, and programs. With a focus on bringing policy-making closer to people's everyday realities, Empatika provides innovative and adaptive qualitative and mixed methods studies, custom capacity building, and community-based programming. Established in 2018, Empatika is a small but agile team spread across five different countries.

The core team members have conducted studies in over eight countries across Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia. Rooted in the principles of the Reality Check Approach (RCA), Empatika values using emic approaches, putting people first, informality, and embracing complexity. Empatika specializes in immersive and participatory research, utilizing methods such as human-centered design and transformative digital storytelling.

The team includes 12 Senior Researchers who have led qualitative studies in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as trained local researchers in various countries. With a vision to keep programmers and policymakers in touch with people's lived realities, Empatika's mission focuses on delivering high-quality, complexity-aware research, customized training, and programs that prioritize people and their voices. The organization's core values include empathy, embracing complexity, being people-driven, and promoting equity and inclusion