Supporting developmental practice

In the past we have referred to this aspect of our work as Organisation Development Consultancy. It is the service on which our organisation was founded and remains a vital part of building the practice, effectiveness and impact of our sector through providing services to organisations. Over the years we have provided these services to a variety of organisations and institutions ranging from small, local CBOs to big international institutions, national NGOs and those with sectoral specialisations. We also work with various government departments, and university institutes and departments involved in social development. At any point we are working with between 10 and 15 clients and an average of 45 per year.

We have learned from our practice that the impact of organisation development services is most effective and developmental when it is not approached as short-term one-off delivery of external expert solutions. We have pioneered a practice that is based on an approach best described as organisational accompaniment. Through our services we join organisations for short periods on their ongoing process of development. We assist them to connect more consciously and gain more insight into the underlying causes and reasons for the challenges they are facing at any point. We assist them to take responsibility for and find ways of addressing their own developmental challenges in ways that build their own practice and understanding of development.

Ongoing learning is a central part of our organisational accompaniment approach. We join with those we serve on learning journeys. We learn with them, help them internalise learning as an element of their ongoing practice. We link our organisational accompaniment strategy to our other strategies by maintaining relationships with those we serve and involving them in a broader community of developmental practitioners through our other activities.

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