Humanitarian & Impact

More relevant humanitarian strategies, more effective organisations.

Humanitarian organisations operate in complex environments, with growing needs, limited resources and high expectations for performance and accountability.

Drawing on my international experience in the humanitarian sector, I support NGOs and organisations in evaluating their programmes, evolving their strategies and improving how they work. My approach combines strategic analysis, operational understanding and staff participation.

Focus group discussion at the Kodjio displacement site, Bangui, Central African Republic, 2020

What I offer

Project and programme evaluation

  • Mid-term evaluations
  • Final evaluations
  • Independent evaluations
  • Relevance analysis
  • Effectiveness and efficiency analysis
  • Results and impact analysis
  • Learning and capitalisation
  • Operational recommendations

Organisational assessment

  • Governance review
  • Organisational analysis
  • Process review
  • Human resources analysis
  • Identifying bottlenecks
  • Improvement recommendations

Strategy and repositioning

  • Strategic plans
  • Humanitarian strategy redesign
  • Organisational repositioning
  • Review of intervention models
  • Transformation support
  • Roadmaps

Strategic facilitation

  • Seminars
  • Workshops
  • Leadership meetings
  • Participatory sessions
  • Strategic planning sessions
  • Decision-making processes

Support to NGO leaders

  • Strategic advice
  • Governance support
  • Leadership team support
  • Reorganisation
  • Change management
  • Support on complex decisions

A four-step method

  1. 1

    Understand

    Analyse the context, the stakes and the needs.

  2. 2

    Assess

    Identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.

  3. 3

    Build

    Develop tailored recommendations and solutions.

  4. 4

    Support

    Accompany implementation and follow up on change.

Countries of experience

33 countries across four continents.

Africa

  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Mali
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • DR Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Kenya
  • Ethiopia
  • Djibouti
  • Mozambique

Middle East and Europe

  • Palestine
  • Yemen
  • Türkiye
  • Greece

Asia

  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia

Americas

  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Peru
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay

Assignments delivered

Assignments delivered by ACT4HUMANITY for UN agencies, international NGOs and foundations.

Libya

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA)

November–December 2020, across four mantikas: informing the humanitarian response, the Humanitarian Needs Overview and the 2021 Response Plan.

Libya

Civil society mapping

August–September 2020: twelve consultation sessions to understand Libyan civil society organisations and how to support them.

Libya

Mapping of basic social services

With UNHCR, Mercy Corps and Moomken: training local NGOs and youth-led organisations in data collection, with results published online.

Libya · Syria

Protection capacity building

12 trainings and 5 workshops: GBV, child protection, safeguarding, psychological first aid, case management and referral.

DR Congo · Uganda · Ethiopia

Partner due diligence

For the International Disability Alliance and the African Disability Forum (“We Are Able!” programme): due diligence of three partners and a sub-award management policy.

Niger · Burkina Faso

USAID programme start-up

Coordinated the start-up phase of a five-year, $16M programme: integrated workplan, financial and human resources, start-up team.

Central African Republic

Emergency flood response

For the Gates Foundation: led the response (WASH, cash, income generation, protection), rapid assessment, log-frame, budget and training on humanitarian principles.

Ethiopia

Migration and displacement

Technical advice to a £21M Danish Refugee Council / Mixed Migration Centre programme on cross-border migration management.

UNHCR · USAID · Gates Foundation · Mercy Corps · Danish Refugee Council · International Disability Alliance · African Disability Forum

Want to evaluate a programme or rethink your strategy?

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