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We have contracted with Bridging Peoples on multiple occasions to support our community engagement and program development work. The team were flexible to an environment of changing needs, and worked with discretion, cultural sensitivity and a process to ensure people appreciated being heard. The reports and recommendations were of high quality and relevance, while also being accessible and easy to read. We plan to work further with Bridging Peoples!

I couldn’t recommend Bridging Peoples more, they were amazing! Our experience engaging Deborah and her team for an endline evaluation of a Livelihoods Project in the Ermera Municipality of Timor-Leste was positive from start to finish. Their cultural awareness, familiarity with the sector and professional approach was evident throughout. The consideration and respect they demonstrated working alongside our in-country team to design the most appropriate data collection tools, research methods and dissemination plan that aligned with the context and dynamic of the direct participants was admirable. The evaluation team maintained continuous and transparent communication with us, sharing emerging findings throughout the process which allowed us to make timely decisions and act based on their insights to address key concerns immediately. Bridging Peoples’ recommendations informed our final exit strategy, including extending the project for an additional 12 months to sustainably and ethically exit.

UNFPA has contracted with Bridging Peoples on several pieces of research. We greatly appreciated the team’s approach, which resulted in high quality pieces of research with insightful findings and useful recommendations. Deborah and her team’s professionalism, deep understanding of the cultural context, strategic approach and strong analytical skills yielded a powerful result that will be useful for years to come.

I couldn’t recommend Bridging Peoples more, they were amazing! Our experience engaging Deborah and her team for an endline evaluation of a Livelihoods Project in the Ermera Municipality of Timor-Leste was positive from start to finish. Their cultural awareness, familiarity with the sector and professional approach was evident throughout. The consideration and respect they demonstrated working alongside our in-country team to design the most appropriate data collection tools, research methods and dissemination plan that aligned with the context and dynamic of the direct participants was admirable. The evaluation team maintained continuous and transparent communication with us, sharing emerging findings throughout the process which allowed us to make timely decisions and act based on their insights to address key concerns immediately. Bridging Peoples’ recommendations informed our final exit strategy, including extending the project for an additional 12 months to sustainably and ethically exit.

We have contracted with Bridging Peoples on a number of occasions to provide technical support to our project’s local governance activities. Deborah’s intimate understanding of the context in Timor-Leste combined with her excellent technical knowledge are a winning combination. She has been able to apply these to support us with strategic planning, legislative analysis from a community perspective and to facilitate participatory workshops to successfully engage local partners to explore and define their own perspectives on how to achieve inclusive local governance.

The TOMAK program engaged Bridging Peoples to conduct gendered marketplace assessments of marketplaces in Timor-Leste. Ably led by Deborah Cummins, Bridging Peoples brought a depth of experience, developing a robust methodology to thoughtfully capture the voices, experiences and aspirations of women marketplace vendors. We greatly appreciated the ease of communication and collaborative spirit of the team, and the results are something we can all be proud of.

We were delighted to partner with Bridging Peoples on the development of our Corruption Training Manual, which is now being used as a key activity for CEPAD. The Bridging Peoples team provided a depth of methodological experience and great ideas, creating a collaborative and engaging atmosphere from the beginning. The assistance provided remains an invaluable resource and we truly appreciated all that the team contributed to this very successful project.

IWDA has worked with Bridging Peoples on a number of occasions. It was a pleasure working with them. They were very professional and delivered timely, high quality work. They were warm and consultative, building good relationships with IWDA and our partners within a short time period. They bring an excellent level of analysis, particularly in contextualising the findings and recommendations for the local context.

We have contracted with Bridging Peoples on multiple occasions to support our community engagement and program development work. The team were flexible to an environment of changing needs, and worked with discretion, cultural sensitivity and a process to ensure people appreciated being heard. The reports and recommendations were of high quality and relevance, while also being accessible and easy to read. We plan to work further with Bridging Peoples!