About Us
Expertise, Innovation & Impact Since 1998
We don't just advise, we partner for sustainable results.
About Us
Founded in 1998 by African experts, South Consulting is a governance and development think tank providing integrated advisory and implementation support across Eastern and Southern Africa and beyond. Our work is grounded in the belief that sustainable and inclusive development outcomes are best achieved through African-led expertise, rigorous evidence, and a clear understanding of power, institutions, and context.
For more than 25 years, we have built a strong, place-based network of multidisciplinary practitioners spanning monitoring, evaluation and research; programme design and grant management; political economy, governance and democracy; organizational transformation and institutional strengthening; education systems, Early Childhood Development and youth skills development; gender equality and women’s economic empowerment; human rights and social justice; and climate change, the Blue Economy and resilience. This depth of contextual and technical expertise enables us to generate actionable evidence and design interventions that are politically feasible, socially inclusive, and institutionally sustainable.
What Sets Us Apart
Our work sits at the intersection of evidence, power, and delivery. We combine rights-based, gender-responsive, and feminist research–informed approaches with practical implementation support to help governments, civil society organisations, and development partners move from commitments to results. Through strategic advisory, programme design, grant management, and institutional strengthening, we support partners to deliver accountable, inclusive, and resilient solutions that respond to complex development challenges and drive long-term impact.
South Consulting does not simply advise - we partner with governments, civil society, and development actors to reshape African governance and development. African-led and evidence-driven, we combine political economy insight with practical implementation to advance human rights, inclusive institutions, education systems, and climate-resilient development that endure beyond projects and funding cycles.
What We Enable Our Partners to Achieve
We work alongside governments, civil society, and development partners to:
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Advance human rights–based, accountable, and inclusive governance systems that protect dignity and expand civic participation
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Embed Gender Equality, Diversity and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) across institutions, policies, and programs—moving from commitments to measurable change
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Strengthen education and human capital systems to support equitable, long-term social and economic development
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Address climate change as a governance and equity challenge, particularly in fragile, conflict-affected, and climate-vulnerable contexts
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Design, fund, and implement high-impact programs that deliver measurable results and endure beyond project and funding cycles
Whether designing a nationwide civic education framework, mitigating election and political transition risks, responding to climate-induced fragility, or rebuilding institutions in post-conflict settings, our approach prioritizes local ownership, accountability, institutional resilience, and inclusive impact.
South's Five Ethos, One Purpose
Collaborative Leadership
We champion homegrown expertise—bridging divides and uniting governments, donors, and communities around shared goals for inclusive, rights-based, and climate-resilient development.
Integrity in Governance
We speak hard truths—delivering independent, evidence-based analysis that upholds human rights, advances inclusion, and withstands political and institutional pressures.
Evidence-Based Impact
From data to decisions—we combine academic rigor with actionable insights to drive evidence-based, inclusive, and climate-aware impact.
Inclusive Transformation
We redesign systems to advance human rights and gender equality—centering women, youth, refugees, and other marginalized communities.
Sustainable Systems
We build institutional muscle—not dependency—so progress endures beyond projects, funding cycles, and political or institutional transitions, strengthening resilience to climate change and future shocks.
Sustainability isn't an add-on, it's woven into how we work
1. Institutional Sustainability
We design governance systems that outlive projects, equipping African institutions with:
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Locally-owned monitoring frameworks
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Capacity-building for long-term implementation
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Policy reforms anchored in political realities
2. Environmental Stewardship
While not an environmental firm, we:
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Prioritize climate-resilient development in program design
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Advocate for natural resource governance (e.g., land reforms in Meru County)
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Minimize our operational footprint through paperless processes
3. Social Equity
Every intervention must:
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Center marginalized voices (women, refugees, rural communities)
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Align with SDG principles
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Strengthen civic participation for accountable systems
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