HLS Global Development Consulting

Collective Security for Surety in MENA: Students conducted research on non-traditional and non-Western donors that contribute to Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in the Middle East. They compiled their findings in a spreadsheet to identify which projects or donors would best align with traditional Western collaborators. Additionally, the students wrote a report analyzing the donors identified during the research phase, emphasizing the specific aspects of their projects that would resonate with their Western P/CVE counterparts.

Journeys of Resilience: Understanding Experiences of Haitian Migrants with Jesuit Refugees: Students developed a comprehensive research design to help SJM-Haiti better understand the consequences and patterns of migration in Haiti. Their deliverables included a short survey questionnaire along with a longer form interview question sheet, supplemented by an extensive research implementation guide. These research methods will be carried out by volunteers at the Ouanaminthe border who are welcoming migrants back into Haiti.

Diving into Data with the Language Roadmap Project: Students completed research on updating data within the Language Roadmap (2019), updated data graphics, and conducted interviews with the programs governing board and grant recipients. In addition, students created a comprehensive grant recipient database to store information about how they received funding, how their projects impacted their communities, and identified areas of improvement to increase the scope of the Language Roadmap across Indiana.

Wellness for All: Advancing Public Health in the Chin State with 4Ngalang: Students developed a curriculum for 4Ngalang including specific lesson plans with interactive activities, and teaching materials. The curriculum is based on three prevalent health conditions in Ngalang: diabetes (type 2), hypertension, and stroke.

Learning in Crisis: Assessing the Impact of Education in Conflict Zones with SOPISDEW Students created surveys to evaluate the success of the SOPIDSEW education program by questioning students, parents, teachers, and community members about their experiences with the program. Students also developed interview questions for each of these groups to gain more insight into SOPISDEW’s program and its impact. After receiving survey and interview responses, students compiled data and wrote success stories about the education program to be promoted on SOPIDSDEW’s program website and social media.

CareerPath Uganda
In this project, HLSGDC consultants are researching what career fields look like in Uganda to begin the research for CareerPath’s Career Helpline. This team will collect all of their information to be put into an app that will be available for students, parents, teachers, and employers.

Salvaging Jobs and Local Economies through the Just Energy Transition (Diplo Lab)
This team is working alongside the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa by conducting case studies to gain insights on effective measures and improvement to ensure a truly “just” energy transition process. This information will be used to assist the government, communities, and other stakeholders.

Sporos Institute
GDC Consultants will research why a kitchen is needed to support and advance refugee women in Lesvos using the crops harvested from their field. The project proposal can be circulated among donors and investors and can be used as a template when grant opportunities arise.

Technology Integration with The Hijabi Mentorship Program
HLSGDC students are exploring how technology can be integrated to better support THMP’s mission, they are looking at technologies THMP already utilizes as well as others they can add. This team will create a deliverable that will suggest different technologies and how they can be used.

Assessing the Impact of Sauti Ya Dada

In this project, HLSGDC will support the monitoring and evaluation of Sauti Ya Dada, a girls’ leadership development program in East Africa. Students will analyze qualitative and quantitative data to help Creative Action Institute better understand the impact of their programming.

Americans in the Arctic: Understanding Greenlandic Cruise Ship Travel and What to Do When Things go Wrong

In this project, HLSGDC will investigate the Greenlandic cruise industry and analyze the potential risks involved. The team will develop a creative deliverable to help stakeholders visualize and understand this information.

Exploring National Bodies that Prevent and Address Torture with Recommendations for Egypt

HLSGDC students will conduct case studies of how different countries established National Preventative Mechanisms as set out in the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and make recommendations for stakeholders in Egypt.

Improving Rural Livelihoods with Honey Sales

Pueblo a Pueblo trains rural coffee farmers in Guatemala to produce honey, but have limited capacity to support the marketing and sales of the honey. HLSGDC students will work with PaP to set up infrastructure so that beekeeping farmers can sell their honey locally.

Analysis of WASH Policies towards Mexico and Middle Income Countries in Latin America

HLSGDC students will write a policy memo analyzing international development and aid policies about water and sanitation towards Mexico.

Green Guardians: Fostering Understanding of Waste Management and Segregation Among Middle Schoolers in India

Waste segregation (trash, recycling, compost) is a relatively new concept in India, which historically has not done waste segregation, which makes it difficult to implement in communities. HLSGC will develop a curriculum for 6-8th graders that will educate them on waste management and foster a culture of being conscious about waste and waste systems in children in order to increase community participation.

Gaining Independence on the International Stage: A Guidebook for the Autonomous Bougainville Government

A non-binding referendum in Papua New Guinea has granted independence to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville; yet stakeholders are unclear what is needed to become an internationally recognized independent country. HLSGDC will draw on recent experiences and international law to develop a guidebook on what needs to be done both internally and on the international stage to become a recognized independent country.

Learning for Global Development: A Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework

HLSGDC will develop a comprehensive MEL framework that GDC students can use for ongoing strategy monitoring, program evaluation and learning.

Project 1

The Partner: The Hijabi Mentorship Program, Kenya

The Project: HLSGDC reviewed and edited THMP’s internal policies and created suggestions for them to both improve and become more competitive for grant and funding opportunities.

Project 2

The Partner: The High Atlas Foundation, Morocco

The Project: After reading through HAF data, HLSGDC students developed themes and coded a large collection of oral history data. Students created a dashboard to visualize and organize the materials.

Project 3

The Partner: People’s Radio Myanmar 

The Project: HLSGDC conducted research and interviewed with Burmese development workers in order to create short podcasts that will raise awareness to the democracy activism and development work taking place in Myanmar by Yone-Htwat-Soh-Mon.

Project 1

The Partner: The Hijabi Mentorship Project, Kenya

The Project: HLSGDC conducted a landscape review of global funding opportunities available to the client and created a guidebook to support their fundraising initiatives

Project 2

The Partner: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, El Paso, Texas

The Project: HLSGDC conducted country condition research to support the detained deportation defense team who provide legal services to indigent asylum seekers.

Project 3

The Partner: Education Organization in Mexico

The Project: HLSGDC worked with the organization to identify their impact and visualize it in the form of an internal dashboard.

The partner: Reclaim Childhood, a sport for development organization based in Jordan, which works to empower women and girls through sport.

The project: HLSGDC conducting a monitoring and evaluation audit by organizing and analyzing 5 years of data and reports. Based on this analysis, HLSGDC provided recommendations for how to organize their data and how to improve its monitoring and evaluation practices.