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www.bridgingpeoples.com
 WHO WE ARE
Bridging Peoples is a global network of technical experts, researchers, trainers and
social change makers.
Our networked approach brings the best of both worlds, as we form teams that
combine deep contextual knowledge with strong technical skills to help aid and
development organisations improve their impact on the ground.
 OUR SERVICES
Helping you improve the impact of your aid and development work from the ground-up.

RESEARCH TRAINING STRATEGY

Good project design happens when we
bring together technical expertise with a
strong understanding of the local context.
Our research uses community-centred
methodologies to explore, understand, and
evaluate needs and opportunities from the
local perspective. Giving you the
information that you need to design and
deliver a program that is fit to context.
Our online and in-person courses are
created for busy professionals, focusing on
the organisational strategies, practical
tools, and mindset that your team members
can use to improve their community
engagement across the project life-cycle.
Training ranges from entry level, to
practical support for community
facilitators, to strategic support for
managers and program designers.
Our community engagement strategy
support takes you to the next level. Using
our participatory, done-with-you approach,
we work with your team via a series of
workshops to benchmark existing
practices, and develop a community
engagement strategy that is specific to your
work and community context.
 OUR STORY
Bridging Peoples first began in Timor-Leste in 2015. The idea was simple:
to see if the principles of good community engagement could be usefully
applied to large-scale aid and development programs. And it worked.
Since then, we have gone from strength to strength, transforming from a
small consulting outfit based in Timor-Leste to a global network of like-
minded professionals, all committed to improving the impact of aid and
development by bridging the critical gap between aid organisations and
local communities.
 OUR APPROACH
Our mission is to strengthen humanitarian aid and development from the ground-up, using the principles
of locally-led development. Our work is guided by the following values:
• Evidence based. We know that good ideas can and do come from anywhere. Our work combines
local knowledge with technical know-how to help aid organisations tackle complex problems.
• Context-specific. We identify the contextual factors and local conditions that organisations must
meet, to make their programs a success on the ground.
• Solidarity. We work in solidarity with communities and local organisations to find solutions that
match the local context, and that fit local needs.
• Social inclusion. We use community-led processes to tackle social inequalities, supporting the rights
of marginalised groups so that community dynamics are transformed from within.
 ThankYou
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