Services

We offer consultancy, technical assistance and project implementation to UN agencies, donors, government institutions, NGOs and community organisations across the Horn of Africa.

You can engage us for a single task, such as a baseline study or a staff training, or for a longer partnership that covers design, delivery, monitoring and learning. Below you will find the services we offer, and what each one includes.

How We Work With You

  1. Listen and scope. We start by understanding your goals, your context and your constraints, and agree clearly on what success looks like.
  2. Design. We prepare a practical approach, work plan, budget and team, grounded in evidence and in what communities tell us.
  3. Deliver. Our team carries out the work in the field, keeps you informed, and adjusts when conditions change.
  4. Measure and learn. We track results against agreed indicators and document lessons honestly.
  5. Hand over. We make sure tools, skills and knowledge stay with the people and institutions who need them.

Our Services

Anti-Smuggling & Migration Protection

Awareness, prevention, referral & protection.

We design and deliver prevention, awareness and protection activities that reduce the risks faced by people on the move, and by the communities they come from, travel through and settle in.

What we offer

  • Community awareness campaigns and information sessions on the risks of smuggling and trafficking, and on safe and regular migration options
  • Networks of peer educators, youth groups and community leaders for prevention
  • Referral pathways and support that link migrants and survivors to protection and assistance services
  • Support to local and border authorities on migration management and the protection of vulnerable migrants
  • Cross-border coordination and regional learning

Who it is for

Donors, UN agencies, government bodies, NGOs and communities that need practical, context-sensitive prevention and protection programming.

Typical outputs

  • Awareness and communication materials in local languages
  • Mapped referral pathways and service directories
  • Trained community and frontline actors
  • Programme reports with lessons and recommendations

Research & Analysis

Studies, evaluations, baseline surveys, policy analysis.

Good decisions need good evidence. We carry out rigorous, ethical research that helps partners understand migration, protection risks and community needs, and design programmes that work.

What we offer

  • Baseline and endline surveys, and needs and vulnerability assessments
  • Studies of migration drivers, routes, risks and the actors involved
  • Policy analysis and policy briefs
  • Programme and impact evaluations
  • Participatory research that gives communities a voice, with careful attention to consent, confidentiality and safety

Who it is for

Organisations that need reliable evidence to design a new programme, to improve an existing one, or to report on results.

Typical outputs

  • Research design, protocols and data collection tools
  • Clean datasets and analysis
  • Clear reports, policy briefs and presentations
  • Validation workshops with stakeholders

Training & Capacity Building

Skills development, workshops, coaching.

We strengthen the knowledge, skills and systems of staff, institutions and community structures, with training that is practical, participatory and matched to real needs.

What we offer

  • Training needs assessments and tailored training plans
  • Courses on migration protection, counter-trafficking, safeguarding, child protection, project cycle management, MEAL and proposal writing
  • Training of trainers, so that skills spread within your organisation or community
  • Coaching and mentoring for managers and teams
  • Organisational development, leadership and strategic planning, governance and policy development

Who it is for

Government staff, local authorities, civil society organisations, community leaders and project teams.

Typical outputs

  • Training curricula and facilitator guides
  • Training reports with participant feedback and learning results
  • Pools of trained trainers
  • Follow-up action plans

Project Implementation

Field delivery, community engagement, coordination.

We turn plans into results on the ground. Our team manages field delivery, community engagement and coordination so that projects reach the people they are meant to serve.

What we offer

  • Project design, work planning and budgeting
  • Community mobilisation and engagement
  • Field coordination, logistics and quality control
  • Management of partners and sub-contractors
  • Narrative and financial reporting that meets donor requirements
  • Adaptive management when the context changes

Who it is for

Donors and organisations that need a reliable implementing partner with strong local knowledge.

Typical outputs

  • Work plans and budgets
  • Regular progress reports
  • Financial reports and close-out reports

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEAL)

Data, accountability, impact assessment.

We build monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that show what is working, what is not and why, and that keep programmes accountable to communities and donors.

What we offer

  • MEAL frameworks, theories of change, results frameworks and indicators
  • Data collection tools, including digital data collection, with quality checks
  • Feedback and complaints mechanisms for communities
  • Mid-term reviews and final evaluations
  • Learning events and documentation of good practice

Who it is for

Projects and organisations that want stronger data, clearer reporting and better learning.

Typical outputs

  • MEAL plans and indicator guides
  • Data tools and tracking sheets
  • Evaluation reports with practical recommendations
  • Designs for accountability and feedback mechanisms

Livelihoods & Economic Development

Youth employment, market systems, resilience.

Young people and families need safe, dignified ways to earn a living at home. We support livelihoods and economic development that make staying, returning or migrating safely a real choice.

What we offer

  • Skills training and links to apprenticeships and jobs for young people
  • Entrepreneurship and business development support
  • Market and value-chain assessments to find realistic opportunities
  • Community savings groups and links to financial services
  • Information on safe and regular labour migration
  • Approaches that build resilience to drought and other shocks

Who it is for

Youth, women, returnees, displaced people and host communities, and the organisations that support them.

Typical outputs

  • Market assessments and livelihood strategies
  • Skills and business training programmes
  • Follow-up and mentoring plans

Child Protection & Safeguarding

Safe, inclusive, rights-based approaches.

Children and other people at risk must be safe in every programme and every community. We promote safe, inclusive and rights-based approaches, including child protection and safeguarding practice.

What we offer

  • Child protection assessments and risk analysis
  • Community-based child protection mechanisms
  • Safeguarding policies, codes of conduct and reporting procedures for organisations
  • Training on safeguarding and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse
  • Referral procedures for unaccompanied and separated children
  • Safe and meaningful participation of children and young people

Who it is for

Organisations, local authorities and communities that work with or near children and other vulnerable people.

Typical outputs

  • Safeguarding policies and procedures
  • Training and staff briefings
  • Risk assessments and referral guides

Partnerships & Coordination

Stakeholder engagement, cross-border cooperation.

Complex problems need joined-up responses. We support stakeholder engagement and cross-border cooperation between communities, authorities and development partners.

What we offer

  • Stakeholder mapping and engagement
  • Coordination forums, working groups and regular partner meetings
  • Cross-border dialogue and exchange of experience
  • Partnership development and agreements
  • Resource mobilisation: concept notes and proposal development
  • Advocacy and communication support

Who it is for

Organisations, networks and authorities that want to coordinate better, share learning and reach more people together.

Typical outputs

  • Stakeholder maps and coordination plans
  • Meeting reports and action points
  • Concept notes and funding proposals