Partners

Abt Associates is a mission-driven consulting and research firm which aims to be an engine for social impact, fuelled by caring, curiosity and cutting-edge research that moves people from vulnerability to security. Abt’s approach centres on equity and inclusion, is politically informed and adaptive and prioritises sustainable, locally led solutions.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with Abt to provide technical support for adaptive programming in governance programs in Papua New Guinea.

Bluebird Consultants provide design and evaluation services to Australian aid program, international development partners and local organisations.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with Bluebird to build DFAT’s evaluation capability.

The Central Land Council (CLC) is an independent statutory authority which represents Aboriginal people in Central Australia. The Council is made of 90 Aboriginal women and men elected by their communities to represent them, fight for their rights, help them reclaim and manage their land and realise the opportunities that come with recognition of property rights. It emerged from the Aboriginal struggle for justice and land rights in the 1960s and 70s.

The CHSSC has been partnering with CLC since 2013 to monitor and evaluate its six major regional community development programs. Since 2021, the CHSSC has also partnered with CLC to support research which empowers the Lajamanu community to develop their own measures of well-being, use these to track changes in their community and identify ways to address emerging challenges and opportunities.

Cowater International is a global development consulting company headquartered in Ottawa with corporate hubs in Brussels, London, Montreal and Nairobi. Cowater  works with governments, private sector actors and communities implementing projects that support socio-economic development, institutional strengthening, environmental improvements and advance equal opportunities for all.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with Cowater to design and deliver a longitudinal impact evaluation of the DFAT-funded INKLUSI program which supports Indonesian women and marginalized groups to equitably participate in and benefit from Indonesia’s social, economic, and political opportunities.

The Development Intelligence Lab (the Lab) is a think tank working on development cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

The CHSSC is currently collaborating with the Lab and the Humanitarian Advisory Group to design and deliver learning and development opportunities for DFAT staff through DFAT's Diplomatic Academy International Development Faculty.

The DFAT Diplomatic Academy (DA) is a specialist learning hub for government officials working to advance Australia’s interests internationally.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with the Academy's International Development Faculty which aims to build and strengthen DFAT staff capability to deliver an innovative development program, centred on the Indo-Pacific region, which contributes to sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction and regional stability. In collaboration with the Development Intelligence Lab and the Humanitarian Advisory Group, the CHSSC is part of a panel of providers who support the design and delivery of learning and development opportunities to DFAT staff.

DT Global is a top five international development contractor. DT Global works in partnership with local stakeholders to foster inclusive prosperity, social equity and environmental stewardship.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with DT Global on four DFAT-funded projects, including the Women Leading and Influencing program, the ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Program; the Balance of Power program and the Australia-PNG Law and Justice Partnership.

The Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) brings fresh thinking to challenge the status quo of humanitarian aid. As an ethically driven business, HAG combines humanitarian passion with entrepreneurial agility to think and do things differently.

The CHSSC is currently collaborating with HAG and the Development Intelligence Lab to design and deliver learning and development opportunities for DFAT staff through DFAT's Diplomatic Academy International Development Faculty.

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region. The SPC is owned and governed by its 27 country and territory members. It supports sustainable development by applying a people-centred approach to science, research and technology across all of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with SPC to undertake research on youth leadership and civic engagement, develop a Pacific Youth Development Framework and to deliver monitoring, evaluation and learning services.

Parks Australia is responsible for the management of six commonwealth national parks, 60 marine parks and the Australian National Botanic Gardens. This includes the Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu National Parks in the Northern Territory and the Booderee National Park on the New South Wales south coast, all of which are owned by Aboriginal people, leased to the Director of National Parks (DNP) and jointly managed by the DNP and the Traditional Owners.

The CHSSC is currently working with Parks Australia to develop an effective and sustainable process for monitoring and evaluating how joint management of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory is tracking.

The Asia Foundation (TAF) is a non-profit international development organization committed to improving lives and expanding opportunities across Asia and the Pacific. Informed by decades of experience and deep local expertise, TAF’s work across the region is focused on governance, climate action, gender equality, education and leadership, inclusive growth and international cooperation.

The CHSSC and TAF have worked together since 2020 and entered into a three-year partnership agreement in April 2024. Current and recent projects with TAF include research on youth leadership and civic engagement in the Pacific; a stock-take of TAF’s work in the law and justice sector; evaluating the impact of DFAT-funded governance programs in Nepal and Timor-Leste; research on the local impacts of rising international competition in Timor-Leste; delivering political economy analysis training for DFAT staff;  producing a series of research papers on developmental policy reform in challenging political contexts; and producing a step-by-step guide for doing qualitative research for development programming.

The Voice Inc (TVI) is a leading civil society organisation in Papua New Guina that was established in 2007 and incorporated in 2010. It was formed by a group of law students at the University of Papua New Guinea who recognized the need for citizens to be active agents of change in their communities. TVI has now has Centres for Leadership delivering programs on multiple university campuses across the country, with an alumni of over 5,000 people and a footprint of over 30 change projects across 16 provinces.

Through its DFAT-funded Local Leadership and Collective Action Program (LLCAP), TVI is now supporting a network of development leaders and partners working together to achieve policy reform and sustainable change on some of PNG’s most challenging problems. The CHSSC is currently providing TVI with research, monitoring, evaluation and learning services for LLCAP with this support running from 2023 to 20226.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty, and reduce inequality. As the UN’s agency on international development, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships ad institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with UNDP Pacific Office to undertake a political economy analysis of accountability ecosystem in the Pacific.

The United Nations Population Fund or UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. UNFPA's mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA promotes gender equality and empowers women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. It’s goal is to end unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation by 2030.

The CHSSC is currently partnering with UNPA in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea to design and delver health system responses to gender-based violence.

Founded in 2005 by the traditional owners of the Newmont Tanami gold mine, the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust (WETT) uses mining royalties to fund education and training programs in the Yuendumu, Willowra, Nyirrpi and Lajamanu communities in the Northern Territory. To date the Trust has invested over $57 million in education programs covering five focus areas - from early childhood support to adult learning - which blend modern education with traditional knowledge.

The CHSSC has been working with WETT since 2019 to develop and implement an Aboriginal-led approach to monitoring and evaluation. The Yitakimaninjaku, warrirninjaku, payirninjaku manu pina-jarrinjaku (YWPP) or Tracking and Learning’ program engages local Warlpiri researchers to monitor progress and capture learning which informs changes to WETT's award-winning education programs over time.