Overview Of Bridging Peoples

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Overview Of
www.bridgingpeoples.com
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WHO WE ARE
Bridging Peoples is a global network of technical
experts, researchers, trainers and social change
makers. Our networked approach brings the best of
both worlds, as we form teams that combine deep
contextual knowledge with strong technical skills
to help aid and development organisations improve
their impact on the ground.
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OUR SERVICES
Helping you improve the impact of your aid and
development work from the ground-up.
RESEARCH
TRAINING
STRATEGY
Good project design happens when we bring
together technical expertise with a strong
understanding of the local context. Our research
uses community-centred methodologies to explore,
understand, and evaluate needs and opportunities
from the local perspective. Giving you the
information that you need to design and deliver a
program that is fit to context.
Our online and in-person courses are created for
busy professionals, focusing on the
organisational strategies, practical tools, and
mindset that your team members can use to improve
their community engagement across the project
life-cycle. Training ranges from entry level, to
practical support for community facilitators, to
strategic support for managers and program
designers.
Our community engagement strategy support takes
you to the next level. Using our participatory,
done-with-you approach, we work with your team
via a series of workshops to benchmark existing
practices, and develop a community engagement
strategy that is specific to your work and
community context.
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OUR STORY
Bridging Peoples first began in Timor-Leste in
2015. The idea was simple to see if the
principles of good community engagement could be
usefully applied to large-scale aid and
development programs. And it worked. Since then,
we have gone from strength to strength,
transforming from a small consulting outfit based
in Timor-Leste to a global network of like-minded
professionals, all committed to improving the
impact of aid and development by bridging the
critical gap between aid organisations and local
communities.
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OUR APPROACH

• Our mission is to strengthen humanitarian aid and
  development from the ground-up, using the
  principles of locally-led development. Our work
  is guided by the following values
• Evidence based. We know that good ideas can and
  do come from anywhere. Our work combines local
  knowledge with technical know-how to help aid
  organisations tackle complex problems.
• Context-specific. We identify the contextual
  factors and local conditions that organisations
  must meet, to make their programs a success on
  the ground.
• Solidarity. We work in solidarity with
  communities and local organisations to find
  solutions that match the local context, and that
  fit local needs.
• Social inclusion. We use community-led processes
  to tackle social inequalities, supporting the
  rights of marginalised groups so that community
  dynamics are transformed from within.

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