Reimagining Projects

We create spaces to help organizations think outside the project box and design adaptive program models that trust and invest in local communities.

The Problem

How do we foster locally-led, adaptive programs while meeting the demands of short-term funding cycles and predetermined project outcomes?
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OUR SOLUTION

We focus on removing the systemic barriers that restrict local development actors from leveraging their own assets, strengths, and capacities. To do this, we invest in local leadership, introducing lean experimentation and collaborative models like collective impact and social labs. We facilitate the process of collecting and discussing ongoing feedback to support adaptive management and learning.

SERVICES AND APPROACHES:

  • Adaptive Management
  • Advocacy Strategy Framework
  • Collective Impact
  • Feedback Loops
  • Innovation Marketplace
  • Innovation Scouts
  • Lean Experimentation
  • Outcome Harvesting
  • Pando Systems Analysis Platform
  • Social Labs
  • System Strengthening Blended Learning Course

Examples:

As part of the USAID-funded Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement program in Nigeria, we catalyzed 17 collective impact initiatives focused on policy change. Supported by our facilitation and tools, including network analysis and outcome harvesting, over 200 organizations working in these advocacy clusters are pioneering new approaches to hold government accountable to citizens. As the advocacy cluster members have built new relationships and aligned their strategies over the past five years, their combined efforts have contributed to significant policy change in areas ranging from accountability in the extractive industry to social inclusion in education.

Our Partners

Root Change works with a broad range of locally-led civil society organizations (CSOs), international organizations, donor institutions, academic institutions, foundations, and various networks and alliances supporting CSOs around the world.
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