Amanda Younge cc is a South African consulting firm providing services in strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement, project development, training and capacity building. The main focus is in the fields of sustainable development, climate change, good governance, environment and social development. The company was established in 2000 and is based in Cape Town.
Services provided:
Strategic planning: Design and facilitation of strategic planning processes, including status quo assessments, subsequent writing up of strategic plans, annual performance plans and annual operating plans.
Monitoring and evaluation: Designing and executing evaluations of projects and programmes, specialising in participatory evaluations.
Public participation and workshop facilitation: Design and management of workshops, conferences and multi-stakeholder public participation processes, both in person and virtually, as needed.
Project & programme development: Developing project and programme proposals, including stakeholder involvement, co-ordination of consultant teams, procurement, integration of outputs, implementation planning, report writing.
Capacity building, training and mentoring: Undertaking capacity needs assessments, designing and developing training and capacity building tools, materials and programmes.
Experience
The firm has over 20 years’ experience in facilitating the development strategies in range of different contexts, from high level corporate and multi-stakeholder processes, to government agencies and local NGOs, using a range of participatory methodologies. Clients have included:
Government departments and public entities:
City of Cape Town, Environmental Resources Department
CapeNature
CSIR
Department of Higher Education and Training
Department of Environmental Affairs
Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation and Culture
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency
KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board
Moses Kotane Institute
National Metrological Institute of South Africa
National Skills Authority
South African Airways (strategy review)
South African Civil Aviation Authority
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
SANParks – Table Mountain National Park (strategy review)
WWF-South Africa
NGOs and non-profit organisations:
Buffelshoek Trust, Mpumalanga
Conservation International – South Africa
Community Media Trust
Early Learning Resource Unit
LandWorks Non-profit Company (previously FFA NPC, Kishugu NPC)
Masikhule Early Childhood Development Centre with ELRU
Peace Parks Foundation
South African Medico-Legal Association
University of Limpopo – Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership
South to South South to South Programme for Comprehensive Family HIV Care and Treatment – University of Stellenbosch
International agencies:
African Union and NEPAD
GIZ and African Union
Global Invasive Species Programme
Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Project
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Convention
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
WWF-United States
WWF-International
WWF Eastern Africa Marine and Coastal Programme
Registration
The firm is registered with the Central Supplier Database (MAAA0000724) and with CIPC. It is also registered for VAT and is fully compliant with COIDA and other relevant legislation.