OUR THEMATIC EXPERTISE IS BROAD AND DEEP
Our practical experience and expertise cover the following sectors
Agriculture and Food Security
Around 75% of people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly on agriculture as the main source of income and livelihood. An enabling environment to boost agricultural productivity and improve access to market is key for reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth . This can be achieved by enhancing technology and skills of farmers to produce more and by linking them to markets. Our experts specializes in agricultural extension, low-input strategies, and increasing agricultural productivity, value chain and marketing.
Humanitarian Response and Disaster Risk Reduction
Every year hundreds of millions of people suffer as a result of armed conflicts, natural disasters and other crises. A timely and effective humanitarian assistance is critical for saving human lives, alleviating human suffering , maintaining human dignity and restoring livelihood. Building resilience of people before a crises hit can reduce losses, sustain social and economic growth, and prevent depletion of natural resources. Successful programs in resilience building have the greatest effect if they are part of development strategies and are carefully integrated into the development process.
Gender and Development
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for inclusive and sustainable development. Gender equality is not only important for equality and justice in society, it affect all the critical development outcomes. We provide gender analysis of policies and programs and help with gender sensitive program management. We provide technical support, research and analysis of gender-related socio-cultural issues to guide development planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at various levels.
Social Development
Millions of people around the world especially developing courtiers are facing difficulties to access social development services. Access to social development programs is critical in order stimulate growth and reduce poverty, inequality and vulnerability, particularly among the most vulnerable and marginalized populations.
