Our Sectors
At ZumRise Development Consulting PLC, we bring over 15 years of leadership and technical experience across diverse humanitarian and development sectors in Africa and Asia. Our expertise ensures solutions that are practical, evidence-based, and impact-oriented. At ZumRise, we believe in Turning Insight into Impact! — translating evidence, research, and experience into solutions that improve lives. Whether through programme evaluations, strategic planning, proposal development, capacity building, or academic advisory services, we provide tailored consulting that delivers measurable results for our partners.
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) – designing DRR strategies, leading preparedness & response initiatives
Emergency Response (Drought, Flood, El Niño, Ebola) – rapid assessments, relief distributions, epidemic preparedness, and ERT team formation and capacity building
Nutrition Emergencies – designing surveys and conducting relevant assessments
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) & Refugees
Agriculture – crop, livestock, seeds distribution, natural resources management
Income Generating Activities (IGA) – small business and livelihood strengthening
Value Chain Development – assessments, training in value chain analysis & market-oriented approaches
Food Security Programming
Education in Emergencies (EiE)
School-based WASH & resilience
Higher Education & Training
Capacity Development & Leadership Training – staff recruitment, coaching, training delivery across organizations
Community WASH
Emergency WASH
Public Health & Nutrition – nutrition response projects in Ethiopia, Ebola preparedness in Liberia
HIV/AIDS & Gender Mainstreaming – training in gender and HIV/AIDS integration
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) – training and programme approaches
Community Resilience & Protection – age, gender & diversity approaches, engaging men in gender equality
Country Leadership and Strategy Development
Consortium Management – coordinating multi-partner programmes
Governance & Accountability – accountability mechanisms, complaint response systems (CHS standards)
Project Design & Proposal Development
M&E System Design – programme-wide M&E frameworks and SOPs
Assessments & Surveys – rapid assessments, baselines, midlines, endlines
Learning & Adaptation – after-action reviews, documentation, lesson learning