Maresi development associates
About Us
Maresi Development Associates (MDA) is a privately owned, independent consulting firm which was founded in 2008. We offer management and consultancy services in our core fields of activities, i.e. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), food security and livelihoods, inclusive economic growth, circular economy and biodiversity conservation, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), research, survey design and implementation. The scope of our services covers management and organizational aspects, institutional development and training, and the entire project cycle from preliminary preparations and feasibility studies to detailed design, project implementation and evaluation.
The Way we Work
The Way we Work
We work in an action learning partnership with our partners/clients, empowering them and growing our staff. We operate with a culture of transparency, trust, and participatory management, both internally and with our partners/clients. We are dynamic, promoting innovative solutions, working through networks and partnerships, maximising cooperation. We aim to integrate social, environmental, economic and institutional issues for sustainable development.
In What Way are we Different?
We are a Kenyan consulting company with expertise on participatory development and sustainable livelihoods, innovating in the way we operate and aiming to practice internally what we preach in terms of participation, empowerment and social change. We are reflective practitioners, seeking to implement action learning in our work. We have developed a set of innovative tools and practical experience of promoting sustainable livelihoods, linking community and policy levels, using participatory and empowering approaches.
Our Vision
To be a lead organization committed to social change that contributes to people driven development and sustainable livelihoods.
Our Mission
Promote human-centered and participatory approaches to deepen the understanding of theory and practice of inclusive and resilient livelihoods. To accomplish our mission, we work in action learning processes with civil society (CBOs, NGOs, FBOs), private and public sector organizations, providing advice, facilitation, action research, implementation, sharing of experience and training.
Our Values
At MDA we share values that define how we relate and work with each other, our partners and clients. Our values define how we work together and include are:
• We are committed to a transformation process which fundamentally addresses socioeconomic inequalities and the needs of the poor.
• We seek sustainable solutions to local problems, while learning from best practice elsewhere.
• We believe in shared management, so that all those working for the organization have responsibilities in the organisation and we contribute to the wellbeing of disadvantaged communities.
• We aim to be transparent and accountable within the organisation and to our partners and clients.
• We design and implement excellent tailor-made solutions for and together with our clients. Our criteria of performance and success are the quality of results and the lasting benefits achieved for our customers.
