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What we do
We help individuals, teams, and organisations achieve positive social change.
We do this by understanding context, developing capacity, and using evidence-based approaches. Together we want to improve global health and wellbeing.
Strategy and Organisational Development
We help you articulate what you want to do.
We add value to your team, your strategy, and your organisation. With decades of experience working in and for NGOs, the private sector, and public bodies, we bring critical thinking, a rapid appreciation of your organisational culture, and the ability to translate engagement and insight into tailored solutions that are unique to your organisation.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
We help you measure your impact.
We enlarge your understanding of the positive impact of your projects and programmes, as well as their unintended consequences. We assist you to ask the right questions, interpret findings, analyse the implications for your organisation, and plan how to embed learning across your teams. We understand what good evaluation looks like.
Conflict and Resilience
We help you tackle the complexities of your unique context.
We understand the practical, social, and policy-level challenges associated with the legacies of conflict and violence. We support you to draw on both international experience and local insight to develop a deep understanding of the issues that confront you, and design projects tailored to the needs and sensitivities of your particular context.
Organisational Health and Resiliency Check
We help your organisation flourish.
We take you through a structured, in depth organisational health check. We assess your organisational culture and staff wellbeing. We help you create an environment where your organisation can flourish.
Our Experience
We bring a strong combined skill set covering monitoring and evaluation, HIV response, health systems and organisational development. Examples of our work are below.
Evaluation of UNAIDS Technical Support Mechanism (TSM) Evaluation
December 2019-March 2020
This evaluation focused on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Technical Support Mechanism and included an in-depth review of organisational practices within the TSM. It was an excellent opportunity to understand key global and regional challenges in meeting Fast Track Targets, as well as positive practice within different HIV thematic areas being experienced in the different regions.
External evaluation for Solthis’ project “Empowerment of users for good-quality HIV Care” in Sierra Leone
August-December 2018
This project was designed to strengthen primary health care HIV and AIDS service provision while empowering PLWHIV to access these services in and around Freetown, Sierra Leone. We carried out a formative external evaluation to inform a potential next phase project. We gained an in depth understanding of acute levels of stigma and discrimination, as well as poverty-related challenges facing PLWHIV in accessing basic health services.
Internal review of the Independent Commission on AID Impact (ICAI), HEART
May-July 2019
This review sought to understand ‘what’ had been achieved in terms of impact, ‘where’ impact had been achieved and learning related to ‘how’ ICAI achieved this. The review report contributed to internal thinking around how to work more efficiently for greater impact and VFM. We also reviewed the Theory of Change to check its alignment with ICAI's mission.
Operation Smile
May-August 2018
This project involved a strategic review and validation of the organisational approach to monitoring, evaluation and impact evaluation. We reviewed the logframe and Theory of Change and ensured congruity with the organisation's mission.
Meet Our Team
Our team is founded on strong principles of integrity and fairness.
We believe in transparency, authenticity, and sustainability.
We are based in Belfast and London.
Janet Whitelaw-Jones
Partner
I have over 20 years’ experience in international development within NGOs and the private sector. My main focus is health and organisational development. Developing partnerships and participatory approaches are foundational to my work. I enjoy collaborating on projects, building and leading strong teams, and making great things happen. I am an experienced project manager with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong commercial mind, keen to make a positive change in society.
Helen Merati
Partner
I have worked in international public health for over 15 years - in operational and consulting roles across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. I've managed projects, teams and grants in the UK and internationally, across diverse thematic areas. I'm interested in using monitoring, evaluation, and learning techniques to inform positive change. I'm also interested in weaving in human-centred, health and wellbeing approaches in all that we do to enhance sustainability and resilience outcomes.
Sara Cook
Associate
I am a mediator and conciliation specialist with 15 years' experience working with people affected by conflict. I specialise in the design and implementation of methodologies to address conflict-related impact. I provide training and facilitation across mediation, dialogue, trauma intervention, resiliency and other practices related to the support of populations affected by conflict. I have a long history of leadership within the non-profit sector, and bring insights from peace building work to the third sector by providing creative approaches to fostering wellbeing within organisations and teams.
