International Development Program

At Ben Bridges, we are committed to bridging the developmental divide between developed and
developing countries by assisting development agencies in designing high impact, sustainable development programs,
providing grants related services, and equipping target populations with employability skills.

 

We work with national and international development agencies on grant related services, and provision of employability skills for the attainment of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) in different countries.

We are experienced in development program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. At Ben Bridges, we also assist educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in developing Concept Notes, Proposals, Expressions of Interest, and Grant Writing/Reviews.

At the conceptualization stage of different development programs, the consultants adopt the endogenous approach to program design and development. This approach entails empowering the recipients of donor aids with knowledge and skills for self-generated solutions to development challenges as well as the optimal use of locally developed/adapted technology. The International Development Service programs include the following:

  •   Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
  •  Grant Writing Services
  •   Sustainable Program Design and Development
  •  Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Sub Saharan Africa

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Many well-thought-out development programs have experienced avoidable challenges that ruined their central objectives because of poorly implemented monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) components. Also, lots of the MEL components of development programs are culturally insensitive and hardly related to the program objectives. At Ben Bridges we use mixed methods approaches to collect qualitative and quantitative data on various aspects of international development programs design and monitoring. Our industry and academic experiences afford us unique insights on different challenges accounting for program failures and proactive measures to ensure success. So, if you are seeking for the most suited MEL program for your development program, then contact the Ben Bridges consultants.

Design and Development of Sustainable Development Program

We rely on extensive literature, adaptive endogenous approaches as well as our robust and meticulous problem-solving culture to design and develop sustainable development projects for developing countries. Our consultants consult for different governments on the design and development of sustainable development programs. Specifically, our consultants have professional, academic and research experiences working, study visiting and researching on development activities of the following countries: Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Germany, France, India, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Grant Writing Services

We provide Grant Writing services are for educational institutions, government, and non-profit agencies. Our services range from concept note writing, instrument development for research & evaluation studies, proposal writing, and development of expression of interest documents. Our consultants possess valuable experiences in responding, reviewing and implementing grant proposals for the following agencies: World Bank, African Development Bank, UNESCO, USAID, UNICEF, International Labor Organization (ILO), HP, Open Society Foundation, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Sub Saharan Africa

Our company offers services in designing, developing, and implementing customizable intervention/development programs for upskilling workforce in various occupational areas. We also assist development agencies in formulating data driven TVET policies. Consultants at Ben Bridges possess many decades of consulting and academic experiences in Sub Saharan Africa’s informal sector, non-formal education, training program development, workforce and quality assurance in vocational/technical education, and youth development.