Organisational Areas of Expertise
Our organisation brings a unique blend
of governance innovation, operational research, and community-based engagement
across Africa. With deep roots in faith and traditional leadership networks, we
bridge local realities with district, provincial and national policy
frameworks. Our expertise spans social accountability, programme evaluation,
youth development, and inclusive economic transformation. We work at the
intersection of research, advocacy, and implementation, turning evidence into
action. This positions us as a trusted partner to governments, UN agencies,
civil society, and grassroots communities alike.
Governance, Policy and Accountability
- Governance
systems are strengthening (continental, regional, national, local)
- Faith-based
governance and interfaith policy alignment
- Social
accountability, public expenditure tracking & monitoring
- Parliamentary
and policy dialogue facilitation (including SADC PF)
- Community-centred
policy development & civic participation
- Institutional
capacity development for national & local governance actors
Operational Research, Learning and Evaluation
- Applied
operational research for development and governance systems
- Programme
evaluation (baseline, formative, summative, outcome and impact
- Participatory
action research with local communities
- Monitoring,
evaluation, and learning (MEL) system design and support
- Evidence
synthesis and policy translation for decision-making
- Evaluation
of land development, youth, and migration programmes
- Research
partnerships with UN agencies, academia & local institutions
- Youth
psychosocial support, leadership & agency development
- Rural
and land-based economic development interventions
- Skills
development and pathways to economic participation
- Youth
rights advocacy and engagement in policy processes
Health & Social Development
- HIV/AIDS,
TB and STI programme accountability & expenditure tracking
- Multi-level
public health strategy engagement (District to Continental)
- Integration
of health, gender, and migration responses
- Partnership
with religious and traditional institutions in health advocacy
- HIV/AIDS,
TB and STI programme accountability & expenditure tracking
- Religious
and community mobilisation for migrant inclusion
- Intercultural
and interfaith cohesion programming
- Regional
collaboration on displacement and migration policy
- Religious
and community mobilisation for migrant inclusion
Faith-based & Traditional Leadership Engagement
- Convening
and facilitating interfaith dialogues and coalitions
- Strengthening
the influence of religious institutions in governance
- Working
with traditional authorities for local development
- Convening
and facilitating interfaith dialogues and coalitions
- Localised
development planning (village, municipal, district)
- Water,
sanitation, and basic services delivery through community structures
- Facilitation
of grassroots-led development initiatives
- Localised
development planning (village, municipal, district)
Multi-stakeholder Convening
- Convening
governments, UN agencies, civil society, and faith communities
- Experience
working with IOM, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNESCO, Save the Children, UN Women
- Building
multi-country and cross-sector development coalitions
- Convening
governments, UN agencies, civil society, and faith communities
Innovations: The IZIGODI Model
BTGSA’s decade-long experience
culminated in the development of the IZIGODI
Model in collaboration with UNFPA, a cutting-edge, evidence-informed,
community-led framework designed to transform grassroots service delivery.
Developed using a Theory of Change
framework, the model identifies structural gaps at village, township,
family, and institutional levels, particularly in public health and local
governance. The model centres real community power by engaging key stakeholders
such as traditional leaders, church structures, youth, elders, men, women, and
children.
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The
IZIGODI model has been piloted, refined, and independently evaluated,
generating data-driven insights and promising results in addressing rural
marginalisation, service bottlenecks, and youth disengagement. Its success has
generated demand for replication and scaling.