Our decades of presence and country and regionally based teams mean we understand political economies, cultures, and incentive structures—allowing us to identify opportunities and drive change that is responsive to local needs, feasible, and sustainable.

We pioneer, test, and pilot new and innovative approaches—such as  adaptive management and development entrepreneurship—and continually refine proven, evidence based approaches. We choose specificity over generality to tailor solutions to each context.

We invest in strengthening the  capabilities of local changemakers while recognizing that lasting, transformational change often requires national adoption and institutional improvement. Many of our programs include policy or system-level  engagement.

The trust we’ve built with communities, civil society organizations, the private sector, governments, and regional bodies means we can bring the right actors  together to solve complex problems, shape policy, and drive reforms.