The Challenge
An international NGO was having difficulyt navigating the GCC region despite over a decade of work and a diverse set of relationships in the region across the public, private, and social sectors.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight conducted a landscaping and action-oriented assessment of key philanthropic prospects in the GCC. We conducted comprehensive research on two key foundations in Qatar and the UAE to develop in-depth and action-oriented profiles for the INGO. We also developed a thorough document of actionable details on the top eight organizations/philanthropic entities in Gulf countries, profiled with details of the organization’s programs and focus areas, key stakeholders, alignment areas, and a plan of action.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INGO was enabled to confidently decide a path forward vis-à-vis the engagement. The INGO was also enabled to leverage institutional and philanthropic donors, as well as foundations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and UAE.
The Challenge
An international NGO focused on fighting global poverty needed to assess the sustainability and compatibility of its partnership with a Gulf-based donor agency at the global, regional, and local levels to ensure that the INGO’s core principles are upheld.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a precise framework to assess the partnership’s risks and define potential mitigation. We developed a multifaceted framework of the targeted geographies, key issues, and stakeholder perspectives to provide an overview of key local, regional, and global considerations. We then reviewed each of the INGO’s core principles against the framework to identify and evaluate any key risks and offer potential mitigating actions.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INGO could confidently decide on a path forward vis-a-vis the potential partnership. The client was also enabled to build a potential partnership for a much-needed nutrition project in the Horn of Africa and for future collaborations.
The Challenge
An international NGO focused on childrens rights needed to assess the sustainability and compatibility of a potential partnership with a Gulf-based charity foundation within a lack of transparency at the global, regional, and local levels in order to ensure the INGO’s core principles are upheld in future collaborations.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight performed a comprehensive due diligence assessment of the charity and of the partnership. We developed a multifaceted framework involving geographies, key issues, and stakeholder perspectives to provide critical insights into both the charity organization and the potential partnership. We also identified reputational risks for the INGO across multiple geographies and program areas, and offered viable mitigating actions.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INGO gained a deep understanding of the risks and benefits moving forward with the partnership or other potential future collaborations with GCC-based charity foundations.
The Challenge
A West African NGO sought support in assessing the possibility of expanding its reach and impact in East Africa. The NGO sought to receive actionable recommendations that could position it to strategically engage in the region in order to impact health financing through resource mobilization, as well as health policy and awareness.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a regional strategy to ensure successful engagement in East Africa. We conducted a detailed operating environmental assessment, with comprehensive deep dives on Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. We also conducted in-depth interviews with local expert stakeholders to get an understanding of challenges and opportunities. We provided key recommendations and a high-level implementation plan, with an assessment of the feasibility of the NGO establishing a presence in the region.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the client was enabled to confidently decide a path forward vis-a-vis engagement in East Africa, specifically regarding which countries and what issues to focus on.
The Challenge
A global foundation sought to understand market opportunities and constraints for introducing an innovative sanitation technology in the Middle East region, including potential use cases, value/supply chain, and early adopters.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight completed a market assessment identifying potential early adopters, constraints, and potential supply chain opportunities. We undertook comprehensive research across the Middle East, focusing on Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates. We conducted in-depth interviews with public and private sector actors and industry experts to gain insights and a deeper understanding of challenges and opportunities. We developed recommendations and an action plan with steps to approach the market and engage with key actors, including potential early adopters.
The Impact
With Globesight’s assistance, the global foundation gained deep knowledge and insights into the market opportunities and constraints in Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates. The global foundation was able to develop an informed and effective strategy to approach the market and identify stakeholders. Thus, the global foundation found a path to scale the adoption of the innovative technology.
The Challenge
A UN Agency sought support for conducting a situation analysis of its engagement with institutional foundations to help develop an enhanced strategy capturing the next wave of institutionalization of the foundation sector.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed an in-depth situational analysis report of institutional foundations. We conducted comprehensive research on institutional foundations across the US, Europe, the Gulf, Latin America and India. We also conducted in-depth interviews with peer organizations, foundation leaders, ecosystem experts, as well as internal interviews. We then developed recommendations on how the UN Agency can best engage with institutional foundations.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the UN Agency was enabled to confidently decide a path forward vis-a-vis an interaction with institutional foundations and shared-mission partnerships across various regions. The UN agency was also equipped to streamline its management.
The Challenge
A global foundation sought strategic and operational support to enable it to confidently understand key developments and financing trends across the emergency and humanitarian response landscape in critical geographies.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight provided support to ensure that the global foundation was well-placed to engage in humanitarian response. We conducted exhaustive research on key emergency and humanitarian response landscape developments across key geographies. We provided support on various engagements with humanitarian partners to pursue partnerships with GCC governments and institutions. We also identified high-impact opportunities based on a deep understanding of the context and perspectives.
The Impact
With Globesight’s assistance, the client was able to understand key developments and financing trends across the emergency and humanitarian response landscape across key geographies. The client was also able to confidently decide how and where to make future emergency and humanitarian investments.
The Challenge
A global foundation sought strategic and operational support for its nutrition team in Pakistan to advance its objectives and activities.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight provided support to ensure the global foundation was well placed to advance its nutrition objectives in Pakistan. We provided strategic, analytical, and expert input on nutrition matters and reviewed context-specific nutrition interventions and messaging. We supported stakeholder engagement by providing necessary logistics and strategic intelligence support to organize meetings and ensure representation at nutrition events and discussions. We also conducted in-depth research and analysis and developed reports and strategic recommendations.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the client was enabled to move forward effectively with relevant in-country knowledge. The client was also able to build their engagement and cultivate relationships with national stakeholders.
The Challenge
An international NGO sought support to design and facilitate a bi-annual regional leadership meeting focused on issues of key importance to the MENA region and progress on key elements of the NGO’s MENA strategy roadmap.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight facilitated a tailored and impactful leadership meeting with unique framing and exercises for success. We conducted a needs assessment and designed the structure and agenda of the meeting, as well as the content for the sessions. We provided guidance to facilitate the 3-day leadership meeting, including exercises, and coordinated rapporteur activities. We also outlined key takeaways from the meeting and prepared a communique and final report on the meeting.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INGO could move forward with new understanding and skillset to ensure impactful programming in the MENA region.
The Challenge
The foundation sought to make an impact on Arab youth unemployment in the GCC by developing an academy to build capacity among youth and connect them to the retail sector. After scoping and surveying the market, the foundation needed an effective business plan to move the development of the academy forward and achieve high impact.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a comprehensive assessment of the region to identify key areas for engagement. We analyzed key documentation and performed extensive interviews with relevant stakeholders to frame the model for the academy. We then developed an eight-dimensional operating model with cost and revenue projections over a five-year period that considers the regional context. We also identified key factors for successful implementation as well as recommendations along each dimension of the operating model (programs, locations, etc.).
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the foundation was enabled to initiate the development of the academy with a deep understanding of the operational and financial needs in order to achieve success.
