India’s economic growth remains strong but is checked by fundamental development challenges. We have a flourishing joint venture with AP Globale to help companies and governments incorporate social impact into their core strategies, a vibrant office hub in India, and projects that span from China to Sri Lanka.
Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan: Public Sector Service Delivery DAFPAK
2019 – 2022
Location Pakistan
Client FCDO
Purpose
Increasing access to quality family planning information and services for underserved groups of rural women.
Sector Health
Afghanistan Health Sector Resiliency Project
2015 – 2020
Location Afghanistan
Client USAID
Purpose
Prepared health system for decreased external support and expansion of quality services.
Sector Health
China Financial Services
2019 – 2022
Location China
Client Deloitte Consulting
Purpose
Focused on financial regulatory reform, financial technology, insurance and pensions, financial education, and access to finance.
Sector Economic Growth
City Transformation Office
2017 – 2020
Location India
Client Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Purpose
Set up and managed the City Transformation Office to drive key city development projects for Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Sector Governance
Economic Policy Incubator
2016 – 2023
Location Nepal
Client FCDO
Purpose
Working with Nepal’s government to connect key actors and resources to promote policies that reduce constraints to economic growth and enable businesses.
Sector Economic Growth, Governance
Integrated Programme for Strengthening Security and Justice, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Component
2014 – 2021
Location Nepal
Client FCDO
Purpose
Delivering a high quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning system for the FCDO Integrated Programme for Strengthening Security and Justice that supports continuous learning and program improvements and ensures accountability on program delivery.
Sector Education and Workforce Development, Measuring Impact
Implementation of a Line of Credit for Energy Efficiency Measures
2019 – 2022
Location India
Client Small Industries Development Bank India (SIDBI)
Purpose
Providing technical assistance alongside a credit line of USD 120m from the KfW Development Bank aimed at financing investments in energy efficiency by SMEs across India.
Sector Economic Growth
Maharashtra Agri-Skilling Programme
2018 – 2021
Location India
Client Maharashtra State Skill Development Society
Purpose
Increasing skills, jobs, and investment in the agricultural sector to tackle the growing population, the agrarian crisis, and rising youth unemployment that threatens Maharashtra’s stability and potential for inclusive growth.
Sector Economic Growth, Education and Workforce Development, Governance
Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) Afghanistan-Turkey
2020 – 2021
Location Afghanistan, Turkey
Client Home Office
Purpose
Scoping exercise to better understand the irregular migration and OIC dynamics along Afghanistan-Turkey migratory routes.
Sector Governance
Programme Management Consultant for Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
2020 – 2022
Location India
Client Commissioner of Fisheries
Purpose
Implementing and monitoring Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for development of the fisheries sector in the Maharashtra state.
Sector Economic Growth, Governance
Project Management for Thane Smart City
2018 – 2023
Location India
Client Thane Smart City Limited
Purpose
Provided project management, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management for the implementation of Smart City Projects in Thane.
Sector Economic Growth, Governance
Promotion and Stabilisation of Farmer Producer Organisations
2020 – 2023
Location India
Client Tanager
Purpose
Building an institutional ecosystem and network that can support farmer collectives in the state and provide the government with strategic insights for strengthening FPOs in Odisha.
Sector Economic Growth, Governance
Support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training
2015 – 2020
Location Mongolia
Client GFA Consulting
Purpose
Supported the Mongolian TVET Department and relevant stakeholders at the regional and provincial levels to replicate and scale-up best practices.
Sector Economic Growth, Education and Workforce Development, Governance
Strengthening FCDO India’s Use of DevCap to Achieve Development Impact: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
2020 – 2021
Location India
Client FCDO India
Purpose
Generating practical, evidence-based recommendations on how FCDO India can create market development and maximise the developmental impact of their future Development Capital Investments.
Sector Economic Growth, Measuring Impact, Inclusive Growth, Innovative Finance
Special Economic Zones in India
2019 – 2020
Location India, Saudi Arabia
Client KSA Center Strategic Partnerships
Purpose
Conducted a pre-feasibility study to assess the viability of establishing a Saudi Agri-Business Special Economic Zone in India as part of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Sector Economic Growth
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Line of Credit Project – Evaluation, Research and Communication
2019 – 2023
Location Sri Lanka
Client Asian Development Bank
Purpose
Strengthening gender-inclusive policy and regulatory frameworks, business practices, networks, and the evidence base on women entrepreneurship to inform future policymaking.
Sector Economic Growth
Skills for Jobs Programme
2019 – 2023
Location India
Client KPMG Advisory Service
Purpose
Increasing vocational training capacity by improving access and quality of skills training in India.
Sector Education and Workforce Development, Inclusive Growth
Setting-up and Managing the City Transformation Office – Implementation Phase
2020 – 2021
Location India
Client Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Purpose
Providing strategic management for city transformation.
Sector Governance
Strengthening Capacity to Design and Implement Water and Rural Infrastructure Facility
2019 – 2020
Location India
Client Grant Thornton India
Purpose
Helped the government and ADB in the preparation of a loan project for developing the agribusiness landscape in Maharashtra.
Sector Environment
Strategic Development and Transformation
2020 – 2023
Location India
Client Odisha State Road Transportation
Purpose
Providing project management consultation for the strategic development and transformation of OSRTC.
Sector Governance
Support to the Jogorku Kenesh
2016 – 2022
Location Kyrgyzstan
Client FCDO
Purpose
Incorporating three key policy agendas together to create more effective accountability mechanisms in parliament and address citizens’ stated priorities for inclusive growth.
Sector Governance
Support to Democratic Institutions in Pakistan
2016 – 2020
Location Pakistan
Client European Union
Purpose
Advancing the functioning of the Pakistan parliamentary institution through effective legislation, policy and budget oversight, and enhanced representation.
Sector Governance
Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio
2018 – 2020
Location Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Client DFAT
Purpose
Improved the integrated management of water, energy, and food in three major Himalayan river basins covering eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Sector Economic Growth, Environment
Transparency Accountability and RTI Fund Programme
2015 – 2021
Location Bangladesh
Client British Council
Purpose
Working with the government, the private sector, and civil society to promote more active and constructive engagement of both citizens and government with formal and informal processes to ensure the government is accountable for its performance and support.
Sector Economic Growth, Governance
Technical Assistance to the Modernisation of Agricultural Programme in Sri Lanka
2018 – 2022
Location Sri Lanka
Client Ecorys Nederland
Purpose
Contributing to a more productive, sustainable, diversified, climate-resilient, market-oriented, and inclusive agriculture sector by developing a modernisation policy.
Sector Economic Growth, Environment, Governance
Operation and Management of City Bus Services of Nashik Municipal Corporation
2020 – 2023
Location India
Client Nashik Municipal Corporation
Purpose
Providing program management consultation for Nashik City Bus Operations (Maharashtra).
Sector Governance
Qualitative Monitoring Services for Pakistan
2018 – 2020
Location Pakistan
Client UNICEF
Purpose
Monitored UNICEF Pakistan’s Improving Adolescent Lives in the South Asia program using the Reality Check Approach.
Sector Health, Measuring Impact
Utkrisht Tele Counselling and Tele Medicine
2020 – 2021
Location India
Client UBS Optimus Foundation
Purpose
Increasing access to maternal and newborn health information and services for pregnant and lactating women in Rajasthan who are unable to access health care due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Sector Health
USAID Enterprises, Employment, and Enabling Environments (E4) Activity
2019 – 2026
Location Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Client USAID
Purpose
Providing a market systems approach to facilitate business growth in target economic sectors and key institutions that support robust economic growth, and increasing employment and jobs through private productivity and competitiveness in Central Asia.
Sector Economic Growth
Utkrisht Development Impact Bond
Location: India
Client: UBS Optimus Foundation
Purpose
Focusing on improving the quality of maternal health services at private health facilities in Rajasthan.
Sector Health
