Sectors: Social Development

Social development is about putting people first within the process of sustainable development, including the poor, the vulnerable and the excluded. This ensures that their input can help to shape poverty reduction policies and also that they have a role to play in the implementation process.

Our expertise within the social sector is underpinned by our experience in the training and re-training of workforces, with particular focus on building local capacity to develop, diversify and strengthen local economies. Our work has also given us particular know how in health care development in complicated environments.

Our people-centric approach gives us a unique perspective on the challenges faced and has led to genuine innovation in the identification of long-term, sustainable interventions to meet these challenges.

Today, we provide international programme management and technical expertise across a broad range of services in the social sector. Our services encompass a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of expertise structured around seven specialist areas on which we have established a strong international reputation:

• Social exclusion and cohesion
• Social protection
• Employment services and VET
• Health
• Education
• Conflict
• Governance, voice & accountability.

Within each area, we combine extensive programme management and supervision skills with the highest quality technical advice and quality assurance services.

To find out more about how we can help, please contact our Social Development Consultants team.