Key Recent Assignments
Below are selected key assignments:
| Client: | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
Capacity Building including strategy development for CSOs funded by Wellspring Philanthropic Fund: We have significantly carried strategy development assignments of different Civil Society Organizations and institutions funded by Wellspring Philanthropic Fund under a project named “Eastern Africa Organizational effectiveness capacity building for social justice CSOs” since 2017 to date. The project aims at supporting organizations in the Eastern Africa Region to become demonstrably more sustainable, adaptable, and effective at achieving their social justice missions. To date we have built capacities of 30 Civil Society Organizations in Eastern Africa. For example, we have recently completed development of 2026-2030 strategic plan for Investing in Child and their Societies – Africa (ICS Africa). | |
| Client: | McKnight Foundation |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
Provision of Strategic advice in the Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems Programme: CBLI Centre serves as the Regional Representative for Eastern & Southern Africa for McKnight’s Foundation’s Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems Programme(CRFS). This entails responsibility for M&E and grant management. The portfolio ranges from 20-25 projects in Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda and Kenya. The responsibility also includes providing strategic advice on strategic positioning of the programme, organizing an annual community of practice meeting of national and International agricultural researchers to share research finds and best practices. CBLI Centre has also managed approximately 2,000,000 US$ on behalf of the Foundation for supporting technical assistance & hosting workshops and meetings in the Region. | |
| Client: | Claritas International |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
| Development of Claritas International Strategic Plan (2026-2030): Claritas International contracted CBLI to provide consultancy service in developing a 5-year strategy (2026-2030). CBLI facilitated the development of a strategy roadmap with strategic choices that uniquely position Claritas to win against the competition. This entailed articulating Claritas Winning Aspiration; Where will Claritas Play; How will Claritas Win (A Compelling Value Proposition); What Capabilities Need to be in Place; What Management Systems must be Instituted. | |
| Client: | Legal and Human Right Centre (LHRC) |
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| Development of LHRC Strategic Plan (2026-2030): CBLI was contracted by LHRC to provide consultancy services in developing a five-year Strategic Plan (2026-2030) that will guide the organization’s forward looking programmatic approach, serve as a resource mobilization tool for addressing emerging challenges and opportunities, as well as inform LHRC’ institutional setup for the next 5 years towards continued growth, innovation, and positive societal change. | |
| Client: | Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
| Review of Ifakara Health Institute Strategic Plan (2018-2023) and Development of Strategic Plan (2023-2028): In 2023, CBLI was contracted by IHI to provide consultancy services in examining the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of the 2018-2023 strategy as well as establishing the extent to which the strategic goals and objectives were achieved, challenges experienced, missed opportunities, and provided recommendations for improvement. Furthermore, CBLI was engaged in development of IHI strategic plan (2023-2028). | |
| Client: | Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) |
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| Development of 2023–2025 DSW Country Strategy Papers and Institutional Funding Strategies for Europe, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania (October 2022 – February 2023). DSW Global contracted CBLI to provide consultancy services in development of 2023-2025 DSW Country Strategy Papers and Institutional Funding Strategies for Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. | |
| Client: | Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
| Development of the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) 2022 – 2026 Strategic Plan: In 2021, CBLI was contracted to provide consultancy services in development of 2022-2026 strategic plan. More specifically, CBLI reviewed key FCS documents, Led FCS to review the organization’s vision, mission, values, and philosophy. Undertook stakeholder mapping and analysis. Undertook an analysis of the operating context for FCS as well as expected trends. Planed and facilitated strategy formulation meetings. Carried out literature review to determine development partners’ strategic priorities. Through a consultative process, identified focus areas and develop strategic objectives and key results areas relevant to FCS’ next strategic period. Reviewed the institutional capacity, organizational set-up, financial and administrative system against the mandate of the FCS, the identified strategic objectives and key result areas and made recommendation for improvements. Designed and proposed a strategy for achieving the strategic objectives and key results. Developed a results framework for the plan period, also detailing how FCS can optimize its monitoring, evaluation, learning and research efforts. Held stakeholder meeting(s) to validate the draft Strategy. | |
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RTI – USAID PROTECT |
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| Strengthening Institutional and Organizational Capacity of TNRF (November 2019 – April 2020). RTI – USAID PROTECT contracted CBLI to provide consultancy services in Strengthening Institutional and Organizational Capacity of TNRF Secretariat in membership recruitment and coordination, communication, Resource mobilization (fundraising), Monitoring and Evaluation, Engagement of Women and Youth in Natural Resource Governance, Coordination and Management of CSO platforms. The assignment included; Developing a focused Organizational Strengthening Plan (OSP); Strengthening the MEL system for TNRF and its members; Support TNRF to develop toolkit and strategies to involve more women and youth in natural resource governance to enhance their participation in sustainable natural resources management and benefit equally from the use of these resources; Developing tools for membership recruitment and communicate back the services TNRF is providing to its members; Assisting/mentoring and developing a tool for TNRF to coordinate and manage CSO platforms and working groups to influence natural resources policy reforms in Tanzania; and providing a tailored-made mentorship to TNRF secretariat on addressing specific gaps. | |
Client: Danmission | |
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| Midterm Review of SHAUKU Programme (March 2020): CBLI was contracted by Danmission (a Danish International NGO) to conduct the mid-term review of Shauku programme that is implemented in the Lake Zone Regions of Tanzania by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Kagera, Mwanza and Mara Regions in the period 2018-2021. It is funded through Danmission’s Strategic Partnership with Danida. The overall objective of the learning review was to assess the relevance of strategies applied in Shauku towards reaching the overall goal. The review entailed extensive document review and field work and delivery of a final report. | |
| Client: | SWISSAID Tanzania |
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| Institutional Strengthening of Beneficiary Partners (2017-2018): CBLI in collaboration with Molly’s Network and Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) was contracted by SWISSAID Tanzania to implement a 2-year project (2017/18) aimed at building the capacity of 8 beneficiary small holder farmer organizations in Mtwara Tanzania. The project focused on the following areas; Good governance; Strategic planning; Financial sustainability; Institutional set-up; and Networking. | |
| Client: Child Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) | |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
| Capacity Assessment of Kigamboni Community Centre (2018): CRVPF contracted CBLI to carry out a capacity assessment of Kigamboni Community Centre focusing on the following; assessed the leadership capacity of KCC including the board members roles; assessed the capacity of the teams in managing project activities; assessed if the funds were utilized in line with approved budget and activities in the proposal; established whether KCC followed standard expenditure practices; established whether KCC was meeting all the statutory obligations; examined KCC’ effectiveness of financial systems; and examined the Capacity of KCC to manage finance in line with approved program. The CRVPF is a regional intermediary organization that works to prevent children and adolescents from violence and the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. CRVPF supports such initiatives through grant making and technical support for community-based organizations and Local national NGOs in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. | |
| Client: | The Agricultural Non-State Actors Forum (ANSAF) |
| Brief Description of Assignment | |
| Final Evaluation of ANSAF Strategic Plan 2013-2017 (June 2017): CBLI was contracted by ANSAF to carry out final evaluation to establish whether, the implementation of 2013-2017 Strategic Plan by ANSAF delivered the promise of the following outcomes (results): Equitable distribution of resources, power and risks within value chain; Improved learning and capacity by ANSAF members; Improved policy and practices and efficient regulatory frameworks in the agricultural sector; Work out a membership satisfaction survey, to establish the extent the members were served and their level of satisfaction vis-à-vis the members’ needs. The Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (ANSAF) is a member led forum made up of organizations from farmers’ umbrella groups, the commercial sector and non-governmental organizations (NGO-both local and international) in Tanzania. | |
| Client: | Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS) |
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| Mid-Term Rapid Strategy Review of the TCRS (June-July 2017): CBLI was contracted by TCRS to carry out midterm review to gauge the progress that the organization is making towards meeting the intended objectives in the areas of program and organizational development priorities. The review generated recommendations on how the strategy should be shaped for effective attainment of the boarder TCRS organizational and programme mission. | |
| Client: | Embassy of Ireland |
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| Strategic Thinking on Social Accountability (March 2016): CBLI was contracted by Embassy of Ireland to facilitate a workshop with the Embassy’s 9 key social accountability partners and subsequently developing a discussion paper based on the key lessons/issues from the workshop. This was part of developing future programming strategies of the embassy and the social accountability partners. | |
| Client: | DANIDA, DFID & SIDA |
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Assessment of the role CSOs in Tanzania (May – June 15): Assessment of the role of civil Society organizations in the land Reform Programme in Tanzania (2015 – 2019) for DANIDA, DFID & SIDA in Tanzania (May – June 2015) Assorted Assessments and Evaluations: Participated in the evaluation of Media Council of Tanzania (2015), Swiss Development Cooperation (2016) and for DANIDA (Women in Social Enterprise in 2013) | |
| Client: | Arusha Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture |
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| Facilitated the development of strategic plans for Arusha Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Development Partners group in Tanzania (Environment) & Women in Social Entrepreneurship (2013-2016) | |