About Us
One South is an international development consulting firm that supports organizations to understand and deliver social change.
Since our founding in 2014, we have evaluated programs representing over $140M in donor funding across 40+ countries in the areas of education, disability inclusion, sexual and reproductive health, human rights, economic empowerment, and advocacy. We have supported projects funded by Global Affairs Canada, the US Department of State, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the European Commission, Irish AID, The World Bank, UNESCO, and several foundations. We have worked in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the Caribbean.
We bring together local and global experts to deliver contextualized planning, monitoring, and evaluation advice.
Our goal is to support decision-makers in the global south to design relevant programs and to deliver impactful social programs through applied research.
Our vision is a world where social change is experimental, incremental, and driven by a shared experience.
At One South, we make use of innovative approaches to understand social change. Through applied research, we study the strategic choices and results of development interventions, accumulating knowledge about best practices. We identify emerging trends and provide informative insights in accessible formats.
We are an international development firm with local access. We believe that localizing research for development ensures our results are sustainable.
We build interdisciplinary teams to generate information about what works, why, and with what effects.
Through our previous assignments, we have trained a network of over 350 local professionals in data collection and management skills, to enable our clients to reliably access information, in a timely and efficient manner.
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Ethical and Child Friendly
We seek protect the autonomy of those who participate in our research through culturally-competent and age-friendly research approaches.
Accessible
We strive to ensure our work is accessible and communicable to all target audiences by supporting the dissemination of findings.
Rigorous
We apply research methodologies to the letter.
Targeted
We work closely with our clients to select research designs that reflect an optimal balance between time, scope and resources.
Relevant
We strive to ensure our work is understood and accepted by our clients and stakeholders.
Inclusive
Our research designs open spaces conducive to plural deliberation and shared understanding.
