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Leadership and PolicyEffective, transparent and inclusive leadership in pursuit of the common good is integral to the development of legitimacy and trust between institutions and the populations they serve. Such leadership is central to the development of public policy that provides practical outcomes for communities in line with local, national, ...

Institutional StrengtheningCapable and legitimate state and civil society institutions are a vital part of the development landscape. They help to maximise human capacity and financial resources and can drive sustainable development outcomes that meet the needs and aspirations of diverse populations. Yet in many developing country contexts, the fit between post-colonial ...

GovernanceEffective and transparent systems of governance are essential for ensuring inclusive development outcomes that have long-term impact. Square Circle works with traditional and non-traditional governance systems to support greater transparency, accountability, inclusion and effectiveness—and ultimately improved legitimacy for institutions and organisations. We provide strategic analysis, education programs and advisory services for ...

Digital Collaboration, Learning and Storytelling The global coronavirus pandemic brought home the importance of being able to collaborate, learn and share stories from a distance. To develop close-knit teams and collaborative working relationships with partners anywhere. To deliver learning programs through digital platforms that spark deep reflection and active engagement. To ...

Investment Design and Program ManagementSquare Circle works closely with our development partners to design investments and programs that bring about sustainable and inclusive impact. Our experience in a range of complex environments, coupled with our deep knowledge of the broader ‘development’ context, means that our approach to investment design and implementation ...

ResearchSquare Circle’s research service creates deeper understandings of development and social change. These understandings support evidence-based recommendations for Investment Design, Adaptive Programming, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). We provide these insights to our clients and donors as well as the populations that are the intended beneficiaries of development programming. Our ...

Conflict, Peace and DevelopmentGlobal inequality and associated social, environmental, energy, food, and financial crises pose very real humanitarian concerns. These concerns are intensified in countries and regions emerging from conflict, and are the focus of much development policy, programming and practice. Through partnerships and networks that connect researchers, policy makers, civil ...

Monitoring, Evaluation and LearningSquare Circle’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) service enables the application of knowledge to inform real-time decision making for adaptive program design and implementation—helping to improve development impact while supporting accountability. Our team of researchers, academics and development practitioners bring in-depth experience working in complex environments and in ...