Services

We offer:

 

Studies, Planning and Advisory Services

  • Policy and strategy advice
  • Development Planning advice
  • Project identification, preparation, and implementation
  • Advice on design and management of information technology, including database applications, management information systems, knowledge management, and design of Inter-/Intranet sites
  • Sectoral, biological, ecological, technical, socio-cultural and gender-related, economic, financial, and organisational studies
  • Physical planning of fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure and of habitat restoration

 

Participatory Planning and Conflict Settlement

  • Guidance and facilitation of participatory planning processes
  • Guidance of conflict settlement processes and mediation in conflicts over resource use
  • Organisational development

 

Project Cycle Management

  • Project and programme planning, including problem and SWOT analysis, stakeholder analysis, participatory and rapid rural appraisals (PRA/RRA), ZOPP and logical framework planning, following international PCM-standards, AURA
  • Project implementation, management and backstopping
  • Design and operation of M&E systems
  • Evaluation

 

Training and Capacity Building

  • Design and facilitation of training courses tailored to specific target groups (from academic to practical training)
  • Design, organisation and implementation of workshops on social and management issues such as team building and intercultural communication

For details on our services see COFAD's fields of activities or contact cofad@cofad.de.