Delivering positive and lasting change
How we work
We are proud of our reputation for high-quality products informed by solid and effective relationships with our clients and partners. Our reputation is built upon our strong understanding of social inclusion, active involvement and leadership in the development sector and collaboration with proven partners and specialists.
We apply a strong technical lens to the way we select and deliver our work. We pursue work we know we can deliver to a high standard, and which could contribute to fairer and more equitable global development outcomes.
We strive to provide objective, unbiased advice and technical support that is highly trusted. While we maintain technical rigour we ensure we are able to adapt to meet the evolving needs of our clients, working closely with them to help them identify and achieve their objectives and goals.
We provide practical management across the programme cycle, meaning our clients benefit from multi-disciplinary, seamless support capable of delivering complex pieces of work. We also work hard to embed proven participative approaches and effective governance structures that enable us to secure meaningful contributions from our clients, partners and key stakeholders at any stage of the programme cycle.
Challenging ableism in the promotion of inclusive development
Our focus on challenging ableism comes in recognition of the fact that adults and children with disabilities are among the least well represented groups of people in global development and humanitarian actions. Levels of inclusion often fall well below what we would expect due to numerous factors including lack of understanding around how to engage children and adults with disabilities, inaccessible working practices and general ableist attitudes. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) we approach disability from a human-rights perspective which means we take into consideration the social consequences of people’s impairments. This encompasses the full range of attitudinal, environmental, and institutional barriers that limit or exclude children and adults with impairments. We also recognise that impairments are not the only factor in exclusion, we work with adults and children with disabilities from a strongly intersectional perspective taking into consideration other factors (e.g., gender, gender identity, ethnicity and sexuality) that can intersect with impairments to compound experiences of marginalisation.