Consulting for a Better World

Technical support across the full humanitarian programme cycle — from needs identification to programme closure.

Programme design · Project Cycle Management · concept note and proposal development · Theory of Change and logframe design · work package development · implementation planning · risk management · programme quality review · donor reporting · partnership and consortium coordination · project closure and learning.

We help organisations identify funding opportunities and turn programme ideas into competitive funding proposals.

Donor mapping and intelligence · funding opportunity identification and funding calendars · call-for-proposal analysis and eligibility assessment · institutional fundraising strategy · proposal and concept note development · grant application support · donor compliance review · partnership and consortium mapping · donor reporting · private-sector and foundation engagement.

Tailored capacity-building programmes for NGOs, humanitarian organisations, public institutions and universities.

Covering M&E, research methods, needs assessment, Project Cycle Management, proposal development, MHPSS, Psychological First Aid, protection, PSEA and safeguarding, and community-based approaches — delivered through workshops, Training of Trainers, and customised organisational programmes.

DRiN approaches disasters as both physical and social processes, examining how hazards interact with vulnerability, institutional capacity, inequality, social networks and community resources.

Disaster risk assessment · preparedness planning · community-based disaster risk reduction · community resilience assessment · disaster recovery programming · post-disaster needs assessment · risk and vulnerability mapping · institutional and community preparedness · psychosocial preparedness · simulation and exercise development · climate and disaster resilience · capacity development for disaster response.

We examine resilience not only as an individual capacity but as a collective and relational process — exploring social capital, social cohesion, collective efficacy, trust, sense of belonging, community networks, adaptive capacity, and the interaction between individuals and communities in crisis and recovery.

We help organisations understand which social resources enable communities to prepare for, cope with, and recover from crises.

We support the design, assessment and evaluation of context-sensitive, community-based MHPSS programmes — recognising that wellbeing is shaped by individuals, families, communities, relationships, culture and wider social systems.

MHPSS programme design and evaluation · psychosocial needs assessments · community-based MHPSS · psychosocial resilience programming · Psychological First Aid · service and referral mapping · MHPSS indicator development · staff and volunteer capacity building · integration of MHPSS into humanitarian programming.

We support organisations in integrating protection and inclusion across the programme cycle.

Protection mainstreaming and needs assessment, child protection, gender-based violence considerations, safeguarding and PSEA, referral mechanisms, disability inclusion, age- and gender-sensitive programming, Accountability to Affected Populations, protection risk analysis, and safe and inclusive programme design.

Crises and disasters do not affect everyone equally. We examine how gender and other social inequalities interact with vulnerability, risk, access to resources and recovery.

Gender-responsive programming, gender and climate-related risk, gender analysis and gender-sensitive needs assessment, GBV risk considerations, intersectional vulnerability analysis, and gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation.

We help organisations understand what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why — going beyond output reporting to capture meaningful change in individuals, communities and systems.

Monitoring & Evaluation

M&E system design, monitoring frameworks and plans, results frameworks, indicator development, baseline/midline/endline studies, process/outcome/impact evaluations, real-time and rapid evaluations, post-intervention monitoring, data quality assessment, evaluation reporting.

Social Impact Assessment

Assessing change in individual and collective wellbeing, social capital and cohesion, community resilience, collective efficacy, participation, empowerment, belonging, behaviour and attitudes, access to services, and organisational and community capacity.

Theory of Change & Programme Logic

Theory of Change development, logical framework development, results chains and impact pathways, assumption and risk analysis, outcome mapping, indicator frameworks, contribution analysis, programme theory reconstruction.

Research & Evidence Generation

Quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research, survey design, focus group discussions and key informant interviews, participatory research, psychometric assessment and scale development, data analysis, systematic and scoping reviews, evidence synthesis, academic and technical reporting.

Needs, Risk & Vulnerability Assessment

Humanitarian, rapid and community needs assessments, protection and psychosocial needs assessments, vulnerability and risk assessments, service and referral mapping, stakeholder mapping, context analysis, needs prioritisation.

Accountability & Learning

Learning workshops, lessons-learned exercises, after-action reviews, evidence-to-action processes, programme adaptation recommendations, knowledge management, learning and policy briefs.

We transform complex programme and research evidence into clear products for donors, practitioners and decision-makers.

Evaluation and research reports, needs assessment and social impact reports, policy and evidence briefs, technical guidance, toolkits, training materials, lessons-learned reports, case studies and knowledge products.

Research and programme support related to migration, refugees and forced displacement.

Refugee and host-community programming, psychosocial wellbeing, protection, social cohesion, integration, vulnerability assessment, access to services, and programme evaluation in displacement settings.

We bring behavioural and social science into humanitarian and development practice.

Exploring how psychological, social and cultural processes shape risk perception, preparedness behaviour, decision-making, trust, social norms, collective action, help-seeking, behaviour change and intergroup relations — translating these insights into programme design and communication strategies.