What We Do

We strengthen urban systems

We strengthen urban systems, co-create solutions, and drive shifts for effective urban services.

We’re committed to collaborations that shift urban development to more inclusive, resilient, and responsive systems that are useful for the people.

what can we do together?

Assess

Understanding systems, stakeholders and service delivery challenges.

Design

Creating practical strategies, programmes and investment pathways.

Facilitate

Bringing stakeholders together to build alignment and ownership.

Finance

Developing sustainable financing and implementation models.

Strengthen

Building the capacity of institutions, governments and practitioners.

Measure

Tracking progress, evaluating impact and supporting learning.

How can we support you?

We work alongside you to diagnose challenges, co-design solutions and strengthen urban systems that work better for the people who rely on them.

Urban Systems Analysis

Advisory & Technical Support

Co-creation & Facilitation

Programme & Policy Development

Monitoring & Evaluation

ASSESS

Systems Analysis & Assessments

Understanding systems, stakeholders and service delivery challenges.

key services
  • Urban systems diagnostics
  • Waste and sanitation assessments
  • Climate mitigation and resilience assessments
  • Service delivery mapping
  • Stakeholder and institutional analysis
  • Baseline studies
  • SQUAT assessments
  • Waste flow analysis
  • Enabling environment assessments
  • Data collection and system diagnostics
DESIGN

Strategy, Planning & System Design

Creating practical pathways for sustainable and inclusive urban development including strategy, programme design and investment pathways.

key services
  • Urban development strategy
  • Sanitation and waste management planning
  • Sustainable finance strategies
  • Investment planning
  • Circular economy strategies
  • Climate adaptation planning
  • Intervention design
  • Theory of Change development
  • Roadmaps and implementation plans
  • Systems mapping and scenario development
  • Concept note and proposal development
  • Programme and project design (sustainable, inclusive, DEI)
  • Business model development
  • Feasibility studies
FINANCE

Sustainable Finance & Investment Advisory

Developing sustainable financing and implementation models for long-term system transformation.

key services
  • Sustainable finance strategies
  • Municipal finance advisory
  • Financing assessments
  • Investment readiness
  • Financial modelling
  • Business case development
  • Public-private partnership advisory
  • Revenue and cost recovery analysis
  • Resource mobilisation
STRENGTHEN

Capacity Building & Knowledge Development

Building capacity of institutions, governments and practitioners to lead inclusive urban shifts.

key services
  • Training programmes
  • Capacity assessments
  • Learning programmes
  • Peer-to-peer exchanges
  • Knowledge products & tool development
  • Guidance materials
  • Technical coaching
  • Organisational learning
  • Participatory planning
  • Partnership brokering
MEASURE

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEAL)

Tracking progress, evaluating and holistically understanding impact to improve results and support learning.

key services
  • Monitoring frameworks
  • Evaluation studies
  • Impact assessments
  • Learning reviews
  • Performance tracking
  • Indicator development
  • Outcome measurement
  • Accountability systems
  • Data-driven decision support
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Capacity Building & Knowledge Development

Strengthening local institutions and practitioners to lead change.

key services
  • Training programmes
  • Capacity assessments
  • Learning programmes
  • Peer-to-peer exchanges
  • Knowledge products
  • Tool development
  • Guidance materials
  • Technical coaching
  • Organisational learning
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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEAL)

Measuring progress, understanding impact and improving performance.

key services
  • Monitoring frameworks
  • Evaluation studies
  • Impact assessments
  • Learning reviews
  • Performance tracking
  • Indicator development
  • Outcome measurement
  • Accountability systems
  • Data-driven decision support

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