What we do
system improvement at upstream level
Supporting institutions to better serve others
We advise our partners — governments of low- and middle-income countries at national and sub-national level, international organizations such as the UN, academia, as well as donor institutions — on strategic planning, operations management, supply chain, and program design.
Our Services
Advisory Services
Holistic assessments; strategic reviews and problem diagnosis to better understand complex situations; recommendations to address problems; the design and guided implementation of tailored analytics solutions such as control towers, dashboards, or optimization tools; as well as scenario analysis, strategic plans, and technical inputs into policy documents.
Capacity Strengthening
We offer technical guidance through our network of advisors; we provide training, workshops and coaching; and we accompany project implementation.
Research & Innovation
Project evaluation; Impact evaluations to study the effectiveness of novel approaches to address poverty or aid-dependency; integrating and testing prototypes of innovative solutions; adapting proven solutions that improve human development to new environments and bringing them to scale. This work is done hand-in-hand with our partners in academia.
Results
- Enhanced visibility & control
- Improved systems
- More effective programs and operations
- Optimized use of limited resources
- Better service to customers and beneficiaries
- Strengthened capacities
- Better coordination
Examples
- Putting in place a control tower to manage essential health items
- Supporting the design of a regional climate-resilience strategy
- Planning and implementation of a national fertilizer distribution campaign
We Develop Customized Projects & Solutions
Downstream operations for direct impact
Facilitating Development Projects at Grassroots Level
Investors
Those investing in social impact
Governments, corporations committed to CSR, foundations, philanthropists, educational institutions, aid organizations, and other funding bodies.
Ultreia - a bridge
We connect supply & Demand, adding value to both
Implementers
Those Implementing on the ground
Our Services
Advisory Services
We support the design of high-impact projects, proposal writing, reporting, joint resource mobilization with partners, advocacy, project management, on-site visits, oversight, and monitoring.
Capacity Strengthening
Empowering our clients and recipients plays a fundamental role throughout all of our activities. We offer technical guidance through our network of advisors; we provide training, workshops and coaching; and we accompany project implementation. At ground-level, we work with social entrepreneurs, as it is imporant that ideas are generated right at the community-level to ensure community engagement, ownership, and sustainability.
Research & Innovation
Project evaluation; Impact evaluations to study the effectiveness of novel approaches to address poverty or aid-dependency; integrating and testing prototypes of innovative solutions in grassroot development projects; adapting proven solutions that improve human development to new environments and bringing them to scale.
Results
- Effective project design and implementation
- Improved development outcomes
- Strengthened capacities of local actors and higher self-reliance
- Improved incomes, food security, education, sanitation
Examples
- Increasing the production of nutritious foods to diversify the diets of food insecure populations
- Promoting the construction and use of energy-efficient stoves using local materials
- Empowering youth through a technical and vocational training center
- Promoting the use of innovative grain storage technology and techniques to reduce post-harvest losses
- Putting in place an efficient solar-powered drip-irrigation scheme
- Creating a water supply network for a remote village
How can we help you?
Have a Project in mind?
Whether you’re a company that wants to boost its social impact, a local group who needs help implementing a great idea, or an institution that wants to get the most out of a transformative development project, we can help you bring your ideas to life.
Let’s talk about what we can build together.
