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KASIL

Local and E-Consulting

Bridging local insights and international expertise to thrive innovation and sustainable impact in development and humanitarian settings.

Who we are

KASIL Consulting is a women led consulting firm established by two experienced development specialists who used to work together in previous jobs, with the aim of delivering high-quality consulting services. We want to reach high quality standards by combining local knowledge and cultural understanding with international expertise and innovative technologies.

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KASIL Consulting specializes in program management, evaluation, monitoring and system strengthening with a commitment to leveraging local expertise and global best practices. This goal is achieved with the support of new technologies, including A.I., modern communication tools and satellite internet access in areas with low connectivity or difficult access, such as conflict zones, politically sensitive regions, or areas affected by climate disasters.

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Photograph by Evrard Niyomwungere.

We strongly believe that the combination of local capacity and international expertise, leveraged through new technologies, is the key to high-quality consulting, with a focus on planning, monitoring and strengthening of development projects and humanitarian interventions amidst today’s challenges of multiple conflicts and climate change.

KASIL Consulting is committed to sustainability and equality, with a gender, youth and culture sensitive approach.

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What we offer

Consulting services for international development and humanitarian aid including:

Which sectors we cover with our expertise:

  • Health
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    Experience in Health sector in Mozambique, Burundi, Italy, Angola, Zimbabwe, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Belgium and Palestine.

  • Education
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    Experience in the Education sector in the unified European Higher Education and Research Area, in Burundi, Rwanda, Mozambique, Palestine, Jordan and Ivory Coast.

  • Gender
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    Experience with Gender strategies, policies and projects in Belgium, Burundi, Rwanda, Mozambique, Palestine and DRC (great lakes region).

  • Decentralization
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    Experience with Decentralization in Europe (Flanders, North Rhine Westfalen, Catalonia) and Africa Mozambique (Tete province, Maputo province).

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Our principles

  • Local knowledge
  • International expertise
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  • High quality
  • Inclusivity
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  • Value for money
  • Innovation and technology
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  • Gender, youth, social and culturally sensitive approaches

Our strengths

  • Technical and strategic knowledge of development programming, monitoring and implementation.
  • Direct experience in several African countries and Middle East region for over more than 15 years.
  • Knowledge of different stakeholders’ perspectives in development and humanitarian sectors (worked for bilateral, multilateral and international and local civil society organizations in many countries in Africa).
  • Expertise in program design, monitoring, evaluation and implementation in different sectors including Health, Education, Gender, Decentralization, Climate Change, Human rights and SHRH.
  • Commitment to discover local talents and share professional opportunities.
  • Technical expertise and ample field experience in the areas and countries we worked in, also broad expertise in M&E instruments and methodologies.
Project/program identification

“As a former Head of Cooperation, Kaat contributed to the development of two 5-year Country Strategy papers for the Government of Flanders and was involved in the selection of strategies, methodologies and projects through methodologies like Theory of Change.”

“As a former WHO officer, Silvia developed the 5-year Country Cooperation Strategy with the Government of Mozambique. As an international consultant, she selected projects with a mixed panel of national and subnational authorities for the Government of Flanders.”
Program monitoring

“As MoH advisor and WHO M&E officer, Silvia supported Mozambique's Ministry of Health in strengthening the M&E and CRVS systems and Joint Annual Health Reviews.”

“In the role of Portfolio Manager in Palestine, Kaat was managing a MEAL team to improve the monitoring methodologies of the portfolio and adapt it to continuously changing situations.”
Project evaluations

“Silvia served as Performance Manager for a USAID-funded and as KPI Coordinator for WHO Mozambique. She was part of ICON team for the Summative Evaluation for UNICEF of the Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) program in Mozambique.”

“Kaat started her career in project evaluations in Burundi as a Program Manager, evaluating projects since then in e.g. Burundi, Rwanda, Mozambique and Palestine. Always combining desk review and reports with field visits, even in the most remote places, interviews of beneficiaries, focus group discussions etc.”
Project proposal elaboration

“As a program manager for local NGO AHD, Kaat developed several successful project proposals for the NGO allowing them to raise essential funding.”

“Silvia elaborated successful proposals approved for funding by the Global Fund, USAID, the Government of Canada and the EU.”
TA for program implementation

“Due to her strong technical background in education, health and gender, Kaat was able to enhance significantly the implementation of a South-South collaboration project between Cuba and Mozambique on improving the quality of the training of nurses.”

“For more than 5 years, Silvia provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health of Mozambique for the strengthening of the M&E system and for the Performance management of Global Fund grants.”
Strategic advice for bilateral and multilateral organizations, NGOs, civil society associations and private companies

“Kaat played a pivotal role in donor coordination, strategic advice and system strengthening in Burundi and Mozambique due to her key positions as a sector lead.”

“As a Co-chair of the joint working group on Planning, Investments, Monitoring and Evaluation of the health sector Silvia coordinated the different partners of bilateral, multilateral, NGO and civil society organizations.”