Humanitarian & development consulting · Est. in France

Local answers to global crises.

Act4Humanity is a consulting firm and implementing partner for humanitarian and development actors. We help donors, UN agencies and NGOs understand fragile contexts, build local capacity and launch programmes that deliver measurable results.

15+ years leading emergency and recovery programmes 20+ countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America Field teams in Libya and the Sahel EN · FR · AR · ES working languages
LBY LibyaSYR SyriaCAF Central African Rep.NER NigerBFA Burkina FasoETH EthiopiaCOD DR CongoUGA UgandaNGA NigeriaYEM YemenIRQ IraqCOL ColombiaVEN VenezuelaPER Peru
$16M

USAID programme in Niger and Burkina Faso, coordinated from start-up

£21M

Danish Refugee Council / Mixed Migration Centre programme we advised

17

trainings and workshops on protection delivered in Libya and Syria

4

Libyan mantikas covered by our Multi-Sector Needs Assessment, feeding the 2021 HNO and HRP

Our approach

Localization in action

Communities are the first responders to any crisis. When aid builds on local organisations and local knowledge, it arrives faster, costs less and fits real needs. Everything we do starts from that conviction.

Local first

Start from what already works

We map local civil society, its capacities and its gaps, so international responses reinforce existing structures instead of replacing them.

Cooperation

Bring every actor to the table

Civil society, private companies, public institutions and governments each hold part of the solution. We build the partnerships that connect them.

Evidence

Measure what changes

Rigorous data collection, monitoring and evaluation make results visible to donors and useful to the communities we serve.

Services

What we do

Six areas of expertise, deployed alone or combined across the programme cycle, from first assessment to final evaluation.

Needs assessments & research

Reliable data on hard-to-reach populations to guide targeted, evidence-based responses.

  • Multi-Sector Needs Assessments (MSNA)
  • Migration and displacement research
  • Field data collection and analysis

Stakeholder mapping

A clear picture of who does what on the ground: technical capacity, staffing, funding history, gaps and long-term plans.

  • Organisational assessments
  • Stakeholder matrices
  • Partnership recommendations

Capacity building

Tailored training that strengthens local NGOs, civil society and international teams.

  • Training of Trainers on protection and humanitarian principles
  • Migration law, refugee, asylum-seeker and IDP rights
  • Vocational training and financial inclusion

Programme design & start-up

Fast, well-structured launches for complex, multi-donor programmes.

  • Log-frames, M&E plans, budgets and workplans
  • Staffing and procurement plans
  • Emergency response leadership

Monitoring, evaluation & learning

Independent evaluation and capitalisation that turn programme data into decisions.

  • Evaluations and learning reviews
  • Due diligence of implementing partners
  • Sub-award management policies

Toolkits & e-learning

Practical guidance that helps organisations work systematically and to high standards.

  • Operational toolkits
  • Distance-learning modules
  • Quality standards and procedures

Track record

Selected projects

A selection of assignments delivered by our team for UN agencies, international NGOs and foundations.

NER · BFAUSAID

Complex programme start-up: youth & resilience

Coordinated the full start-up phase of the five-year, $16M Sahel Collaboration and Communication Activity: integrated workplan, financial and staffing resources, and supervision of the start-up team.

Start-upYouthResilience
LBYNov–Dec 2020

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment, Libya

MSNA across four mantikas to give a timely picture of the humanitarian context, support a better-targeted response and inform the 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview and Response Plan.

MSNAHNO / HRP
LBYAug–Sep 2020

Civil society stakeholder mapping

Twelve consultation sessions to understand Libyan civil society organisations and identify how best to support them.

MappingCSOs
LBYUNHCR · Mercy Corps · Moomken

Mapping of basic social services

Trained local NGOs and youth-led organisations to collect data on basic social services, and published the results on an online platform.

Data collectionYouth-led orgs
LBY · SYRProtection

Protection capacity building

12 trainings and 5 workshops for host families, coast guards, police officers in detention centres and local and international NGOs, covering GBV, child protection, safeguarding, psychological first aid, case management and referral.

GBVChild protectionPFA
CAFGates Foundation

Emergency flooding response

Led the emergency response in WASH, income-generating activities, cash and protection: rapid needs assessment, log-frame, M&E plan, budget, staffing and procurement, plus training of trainers on humanitarian principles.

WASHCashIGA
ETH2019–2020

Migration and IDP research & advocacy

Technical advisory to a £21M Danish Refugee Council / Mixed Migration Centre programme strengthening Ethiopian cross-border migration management and community resilience.

MigrationIDPs
Multi-regionSave the Children · 2019

DRR and climate change preparedness

Preparedness and response support on migration, climate change and disaster risk reduction across West and Central Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, including the Ebola and Venezuelan migration crises.

DRRClimate
COD · UGA · ETHIDA · African Disability Forum

Partner due diligence, "We Are Able!"

Due diligence of three implementing partners and drafting of the programme's sub-award management policy.

Due diligenceDisability inclusion
Global2019

Sexual and reproductive health in emergencies

Distance-learning and e-learning modules on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health in crises.

SRHRE-learning
USAIDUNHCRGates FoundationSave the ChildrenMercy CorpsDanish Refugee CouncilInternational Disability Alliance

Team

People who know the field

A network of senior consultants with field experience in food security, protection, health, research, migration and climate. Each assignment draws on the right mix of skills and languages.

Thierry Lecoq

Founder & Director

For more than 15 years, Thierry has led emergency programmes and humanitarian responses in Africa, Asia and Latin America, specialising in emergency food security and livelihoods (EFSL), cash programming and protection.

Heather Lorenzen

Health · GBV

15+ years in sexual and reproductive health, public health and gender-based violence programmes.

Malek Khenissi

Research · M&E · Data

Designs evidence-based programmes and manages risk through robust data collection and analysis in complex settings.

Mohamed Ali

Field coordination

Leads field teams and data collection, and ensures rigorous monitoring in fragile environments.

Insaf Mounadi

Protection

8+ years with IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers in camps, cities and detention centres across North Africa.

Ikram Tolba

Social safety nets

Urban development and social protection with INGOs and UN agencies to strengthen community resilience.

Dan Salmon

Preparedness · DRR

Emergency preparedness and post-crisis specialist with a policy background in displacement, migration and climate.

Mohamed Sanoussi Touré

Strategy · Evaluation

Former Dalberg consultant; organisational strategy, project design and evaluation in South Africa, Ghana, Senegal and Mali.

Ignacio Gómez

Climate justice

Ten years of consulting on reengineering and climate justice projects in Africa and Latin America.

Chrystel Ocanto

Migration · Latin America

International cooperation projects on migration and border integration in MERCOSUR countries.

Rémy Smida

Research · Digital analytics

Maps risks and opportunities from concrete evidence to sharpen an organisation's positioning.

Federica Puig

Design · Digital

Graphic designer and IT expert with 11 years of experience in branding and digital communication.

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Consultants

Experienced in fragile contexts? Send us your CV and areas of expertise.

Planning a response or an evaluation?

Tell us about your context, timeline and objectives. We reply within two working days with a first proposal of approach and team.

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OfficeBordeaux (Eysines), France