Nature · Field census
National Grey Crowned Crane census across 131 districts
Leadership of a national census within a multi-donor crane and wetland conservation programme.
● Consulting · Uganda · East Africa
Trusted evidence from the field.
We gather reliable evidence on the ground and turn it into sound decisions, designs and systems for governments, development partners and businesses. We work in any sector, with deep expertise in agrifood, nature, climate and energy, and youth skills and jobs.
Field-verified dataSenior specialistsAll regions of Uganda
20+years of field and programme leadership in our key personnel
131districts covered by a national field census our key personnel led
8core services, available in any sector
4deep practices where we lead
Our key personnel have delivered work funded by
- European Union
- UNDP
- USAID
- GIZ
- DANIDA
- IDRC
- Darwin Initiative
- Uganda Biodiversity Fund
Why now
More money now depends on proof of results.
Development finance
Loans need evidence
Roads, cities, irrigation and energy programmes financed by development banks must be monitored, verified and delivered to environmental and social standards.
Jobs and skills
Millions of young workers
Government, development banks and foundations are investing heavily in youth employment, skills and enterprise. They need to know what works.
Markets and regulation
Rules that must be met
EU deforestation rules, carbon-market standards and lender safeguards now decide who can sell, invest and get financed.
Our niche
From the ground to the decision, without losing the truth on the way.
Most firms are strong at one link in the chain. We are built to hold all four, in any sector.
Ground
Trained teams reach the people and places the decision is about, in their own language.
Data
Tested tools, consent, live quality checks and back-checks, so every number can be traced.
Insight
Honest analysis that says what the evidence shows, and how sure we are.
Decision
Recommendations, designs, tools and training that people can act on.
Core services · any sector
Evidence, design and delivery, from first idea to final evaluation.
01
Monitoring, evaluation and learning
MEL systems, baselines and endlines, evaluations, data quality audits and learning reviews.
02Field data and verification
Surveys, trained field teams, GIS mapping, third-party monitoring and results verification.
03Assessments and studies
Feasibility, market and value-chain studies, needs assessments and stakeholder analysis.
04Programme design and proposals
Theories of change, results frameworks, budgets, concept notes and full proposals.
05Safeguards and social performance
Environmental and social plans, stakeholder engagement, grievance mechanisms and monitoring.
06Institutional strengthening
Strategic plans, governance, policies and readiness for direct donor funding.
07Project management services
Programme management support, work planning and risk management with PMI and PRINCE2 methods.
08Training and capacity development
Open and in-house courses, training of trainers, coaching and learning materials.
Deep practice areas
Four areas where we lead.
Agrifood
Agrifood and market systems
Value chains, export compliance, farm mapping and climate-smart agriculture.
Read moreNature
Nature and biodiversity
Biodiversity baselines, wetland and catchment assessments, and nature-risk screening.
Read moreClimate
Climate and energy transition
Adaptation planning, climate-fund preparation, carbon-project consent and energy-access studies.
Read moreYouth
Youth, skills and jobs
Labour-market studies, tracer studies, and design and evaluation of employment programmes.
Read moreWhere we work
Rooted in Gulu. In the field across Uganda.
Our head office is in Northern Uganda, close to the communities many programmes serve. Field teams work in every region, and associates and partner firms extend our reach across East Africa.
Head officeKampalaRegional field locations
More about us
Training and capacity development
Skills that stay after the assignment ends.
Open courses
Short courses
Scheduled public courses of one to five days for professionals and organisations.
Tailored
In-house training
Courses built around one organisation's needs, systems and staff.
Multiplier
Training of trainers
Builds an organisation's own pool of trainers and extension staff.
Ongoing
Coaching and assessments
Capacity assessments, costed development plans and months-long coaching.
Selected experience of our key personnel
Work our people have led in the field.
Climate · Agrifood
Climate-smart agriculture in Northern Uganda
Technical advice, district planning support and a district-level monitoring, reporting and verification system (GIZ).
Evaluation · Policy
National evaluation of agricultural market information
Evaluation and redesign of Uganda's agricultural market information services (DANIDA-supported, with CIAT).
How we work
Agreed in writing, checked in the field, built to be used.
Listen and scope
Deliverables, dates, roles and assumptions agreed in writing before work starts.
Go to the ground
Trained, supervised field teams, with back-checks and observed interviews.
Analyse honestly
Findings reported as found, including weak evidence and conflicting sources.
Build for use
Tools, templates and handover so your team keeps using the work.
Follow up
We check the work is in use after delivery and fix what is not working.
Who we serve
Clients who need evidence they can stand behind.
Ministries and project coordination unitsDistrict and city governmentsDevelopment banksUN agenciesFoundations and their partnersInternational and national NGOsExporters and cooperativesAgribusinessEnergy, infrastructure and extractive companiesLenders and investorsCarbon project developersUniversities, incubators and acceleratorsInternational consulting firms
Ground Truth briefs
Practical notes on what is changing in the field.
Agrifood · Compliance
EU deforestation rules: what exporters and cooperatives will be asked for
The plot maps, records and checks buyers will want before 30 December 2026.
Read the briefSafeguards
Lender safeguards: what contractors and districts need in place
The plans, procedures and records that development-bank financed projects are checked against.
Read the briefMethods
Six checks before you trust a field survey
How to tell whether survey data can bear the weight of a decision.
Read the briefTell us what you need to know, prove or build.
Send a short note on the assignment, timeline and location. We reply within two working days.