Governance has become a key issue in international development over the last decade. Promoting good governance is at the heart of much development work – for many a prerequisite to achieving the Millennium Development Goals – for example in monitoring budget expenditure, tackling corruption, empowering marginalised groups, delivering access to public services. Achieving good governance can be most challenging in conflict or post-conflict environments, or in so-called fragile states. It is estimated that about a quarter of the world’s population live in what are called fragile states. Projections show that fragile states will increase amongst low-income countries especially in the future. While engagement in fragile states is often questioned there are considerable opportunities as well as risks to support citizens, civil society and emerging governments in such environments.
Triple Line supports the demand side of governance, advising on policy and programmes by supporting stakeholder participation in decision-making, including the design and implementation of stakeholder consultation and supporting the development of civil society to promote accountability on behalf of specific groups. Triple Line also provides expertise on the supply side of governance including social policy analysis to support policymaking, designing and evaluating assistance programmes, establishing policy monitoring systems. Our team also has considerable experience working in conflict and fragile states including providing conflict analysis and assessments, reviewing peace building strategies and helping governments and civil society in post-conflict reconstruction and development.
Recent contracts have included providing technical advice and support to DFID’s Governance and Transparency Fund, a review of the Africa Conflict Prevention Programme for DFID, FCO and the MOD, post-conflict programming in Sierra Leone and the Balkans, a review of the peace building fund in Sudan and of civil society peace building projects in Burundi (for DFID) and Global Witness’ work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (for SIDA).