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Introduction to Advisory Services

IRC provides advisory services to local sector organisations and external support agencies including NGOs. Short-term missions include technical support and critical help for agencies in developing, formulating, appraising and evaluating interventions. IRC also provides longer term project support and back-up. This can be integrated with training of trainers and workshops. IRC and partners can help you!

Published on: 07/06/2011

Whenever possible, advisory missions are carried out together with local partners on a participatory basis. This helps to develop local capacity, generate new knowledge and identify areas for training and research. It also enables IRC staff to learn together with all those involved in the programme/project, in order to improve sector performance.

IRC staff, together with partners, cover a wide range of specializations and are in regular contact with the field. More than 30 IRC staff members have the expertise to develop knowledge sharing and institutional development in response to your needs.

IRC staff work as facilitators in helping people make their own decisions; are equal partners with sector professionals from the South; stimulate dialogue among all parties to create trust and promote change; and create a learning environment to develop better alternatives.

The benefits of involving IRC

Involving IRC and partners in your programmes and projects brings you real, noticeable improvements, including:

  • access to global information and experience;
  • improved use of knowledge;
  • use of participatory methods;
  • independent advice;
  • new learning opportunities for all parties;
  • practical advice and realistic recommendations.

Many programmes worldwide have benefited because IRC can demonstrate:

  • a broad range of expertise and experience in: institutional and organisational development, process facilitation, strategic planning and management, community management and participatory learning, sociology, water and sanitation technology, information and knowledge management, economics, health, hygiene and gender;
  • independence from commercial and other special interests;
  • strong partnership links with institutes in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Our list of clients includes, among others:

  • UN agencies (UNICEF, UNESCO, UN Habitat, WHO etc. ;
  • Bi-lateral donors (DGIS, DFID, DANIDA, FINNIDA, SDC etc.);
  • Banks (World Bank, ADB etc.);
  • Universities (University of Reading, UNESCO-IHE etc.);
  • Consultants and consulting agencies (AguaConsult, Witteveen & Bos, Nordic Consulting Group etc.);
  • Local NGOs (COSI, BRAC, WEDC etc.);
  • International NGO’s (PLAN, CARE, CordAid, SNV etc.);
  • Governmental organisations (WASMO, Govt. of India).
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