International development programmes

Halifax’ core business is development. Our approach is strongly participatory: we believe that assisting and coaching an active beneficiary is the key to progress.

We take part in projects of all sizes, alone or in partnership with Europe's leading consultancies. Our role lies in all stages of the project cycle, from proposal preparation to execution and evaluation.

Our major speciality is good project design and project management. Our designs are responsive to the development concepts and administrative procedures of the contracting authority and beneficiary.

We work in many sectors, often partnering with sector specialists to provide full coverage of content and process.

At the tender preparation stage, our input varies from complete project design and writing a full proposal, to key contributions, especially the analysis of local conditions. Our presence and knowledge of the actors enable us to ensure that a good project proposal is deeply anchored in local reality. It must address the needs effectively and strongly involve local actors to make use of all channels of knowledge transfer.

In the execution stage, we provide secure project management with close, highly responsive support and backstopping. We ensure that the client is never frustrated by distance or by lack of understanding from the consultant’s side.