What we do

Each challenge requires a unique entry point

Turning Complexity into Clear Direction

We help clients understand complex problems, make evidence-based decisions and define a feasible path forward through strategy, policy, research and analysis.

Making Plans Work

We provide hands-on implementation and delivery support that strengthens coordination, accountability and performance from design through close-out.

Building New Things

We help institutions, innovators and investors design ventures, platforms and mechanisms that respond to gaps existing systems have not solved.

Where we work

Current domains where we achieve impact

Explore our Capabilities

Nutrition & Food Systems

Health Systems & Global Public Health

Research & Knowledge Systems

Enterprise & Innovation Ecosystems

Sector Reform & Growth

What we do

Because advice is not enough,  We build.

Our advisory work gives us a close view of the gaps that remain unaddressed across Africa’s development landscape. When a problem is significant enough and a stronger response can be built, we create ventures and programmes that move the solution forward.

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Thinkng

A research and innovation platform connecting African research talent with industry demand, funded projects and opportunities to create locally valuable intellectual property.

SEREN

A maternal mental health initiative exploring how technology can make screening, support, treatment and referral part of routine maternal and newborn care.

WiRE

An initiative designed to strengthen women’s participation, visibility and leadership across health, science and research systems in Africa.

How we work

Understand the context. Design what works. Deliver it. Build the capacity to sustain it.

Analytical Rigour

We use evidence to define the real problem, test assumptions and make trade-offs visible.

Deep local knowledge

We design around the institutions, people, incentives and practical realities that shape delivery.

Execution focus

We stay close to implementation and measure progress by outcomes, not activity alone.

Capacity building

We strengthen the people, systems and partnerships that must continue after our engagement ends.

How we work

Evidence of progress, not just activity.

4000+

stakeholders engaged to shape Nigeria’s food systems implementation strategy

100+

youth-led green enterprises selected through a multi-country programme

$150m

World Bank-funded sector programme supported through PMO delivery

7

candidate food vehicles assessed for large-scale fortification in Nigeria

Latest Case Studies

Explore our Impact

Advisoy

Nutrition & Food Systems

Nutrition Strategy Refresh

A clearer, integrated direction for nutrition programming in Nigeria, aligned across primary health care, family planning and data systems.

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implementation

Nutrition & Food Systems

Implementation Strategy for the National Food Systems Transformation Pathways

An implementation and accountability structure that moved Nigeria’s food systems commitments from aspiration towards coordinated action.

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Advisoy

Health Systems & Global Public Health

Global Clinical Trials Infrastructure

An evidence-led roadmap to strengthen site readiness, governance, coordination, financing and data systems for multi-country clinical research.

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implementation

Enterprise & Innovation Ecosystems

BeGreen Entrepreneurship Programme

A rigorous, transparent selection framework that identified and supported more than 100 youth-led green enterprises across three countries.

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selected clients and partners

FEATURED INSIGHTS

Ideas grounded in the work.

Our insights examine the questions that sit behind effective development: how policy becomes delivery, how local research drives innovation and how institutions build the capacity to sustain change.

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