GAIA International
Consult UG

Germany based international development consulting company providing services to international donor agencies, national governments, public institutions and development partners, in developing countries and economies in transition.

Established formally in 2014, it is putting in value more than 30 years of professional experience of its Senior Staff.

Sustainable rural and Local Development
  • Poverty reduction and livelihood programmes
  • Regional and local development planning
  • Community development, empowerment and local self-organisation
  • Agricultural production systems
  • Forestry management and financing
  • Irrigation
Environment and Natural Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainable management of land & forest resources
  • Land/soil degradation & desertification, conservation
  • Environmental regulations, legislation and enforcement
  • Environmental communication and awareness building
  • Environmental impact assessments and monitoring
ENV. & SOCIAL
MANAGEMENT
  • Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting
  • Environmental impact assessments and monitoring
  • Environmental and Social Safeguards
Public Sector
  • Organisational and Capacity Development of Public Institutions
  • Local Government & Decentralisation
  • Support to Public sector reform
  • Sector-wide approaches and budgetary support
Social and Human Development
  • Strengthening of Civil Society Organisations (Non-State-Actors)
  • Human Rights and Democracy
  • Governance and Social Sector Policy
  • Gender and Minorities (especially indigenous people)
  • Food Aid and Food Security
  • Water and Sanitation
  • Education
Economic
Development
  • Capacity Development of Private Sector Support Institutions
  • Support to design and monitoring of blending programmes
  • Guarantees and Credit Insurance Schemes
  • Fund Management
  • Saving and Credit Cooperatives
  • Support to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
  • Financial Services (Micro, Rural, SME Finance)
  • Access to market and trade
  • Regional Integration
SERVICES

GAIA International UG is providing the following services as a company or through its senior staff as individual consultants

Elaboration of prefeasibility and feasibility studies

Social and Environmental Management Frameworks

Elaboration of thematic studies (social, environmental, etc)

Monitoring & evaluation of projects and programmes

Capacity and organisational development, training

Elaboration of visibility plans, strategies and products

Technical Assistance

Support to Procurement

OUR TEAM

GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE

GAIA Key staff operated worldwide and has undertaken during the last 30 years (experiences of the owner and senior associate) successful assignments in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the South Pacific and the Mediterranean.

Since its establishment, GAIA International UG worked as contractor or subcontractor in Latin America.

Clients

GAIA International UG senior staff have worked with different international institutions.

As a company GAIA International UG has worked directly for Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau and has operated as a subcontractor for different international consulting companies.