Social Safeguards • ESIA • RAP

Doing complex infrastructure right — for people & places

From transmission lines to trunk roads and urban upgrading, we deliver compliant, community-owned outcomes.

Explore Solutions

Stakeholder Engagement

Engagement that builds consent & reduces risk

We mobilize communities, coordinate institutions, and create durable grievance pathways.

See How

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Evidence to steer programs that matter

Actionable MEL that strengthens delivery across humanitarian, development and security portfolios.

Our MEL Approach

Why partners choose North Consultant Ltd

Decades of practice leading social research, safeguards and conflict work across Kenya and the Horn — for governments, multilaterals and the private sector.

25+ years leadership

From early ESIA/RAP powerline corridors to today’s multi-county corridor programs.

World Bank–grade safeguards

Hands-on compliance across RAP, GBV/SEA, labor, public health and grievance mechanisms.

Whole-system engagement

Design and facilitation of complex, multi-stakeholder processes from county to cross-border.

Conflict & security insight

Deep field experience on VE/peacebuilding and human-rights-centered security reviews.

Our Solutions

Explore our services.

ESIA & RAP

Scoping to final disclosure for transmission, road, and energy investments.

Social & Gender Safeguards

SEA/GBV, labor, OHS, public health, and grievance systems that work.

Stakeholder Engagement

Consent-seeking engagement, disclosure & validation, grievance redress.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

Baselines, endlines & utilization-focused evaluations with clear recommendations.

Conflict, Peace & Security

Risk scans, VE programming, human rights inquiries, and community safety.

Urban Upgrading & Informal Settlements

Participatory planning & social audits for inclusive city improvements.

Full-cycle environmental & social due diligence, household census & inventory, valuation liaison, and disclosure compliant with national law & IFI standards.

SEA/GBV action planning, labor management procedures, OHS, public health, and practical grievance redress operations that actually get used.

Stakeholder mapping, mobilization, structured public meetings, validation workshops, and documentation with clear feedback loops.

Baselines, endlines, mixed-methods designs, digital data collection, and utilization-focused reporting with clear recommendations.

Conflict scans, VE/PCVE programming, inquiries & reviews, and community-level safety planning anchored in human rights.

Social audits, settlement profiling, and participatory works prioritization for inclusive city improvements.

Featured Projects

A snapshot from our portfolio across energy, transport and urban programs.

Transmission Corridors — ESIA & RAP

Household census, inventory & stakeholder engagement across multi-county wayleaves.

View Project

ESIA and RAP Second Nyali Bridge Mbsa

Compliance checks: labor, GBV/SEA, public health, and grievance mechanisms.

View Project

Nyalenda Slums Improvement ESIA & RAP

Participatory planning & settlement improvements with inclusive resettlement where needed.

View Project

Insights

Perspectives from our work in safeguards, MEL and peace & security.

Designing grievance systems communities trust

From intake to closure — practical tips for road & energy projects.

Utilization-focused MEL in practice

Making sure your baseline and endline drive decisions — not shelves.

Conflict scans for corridor projects

Reducing risk on critical infrastructure through early insight.

Let’s build better projects for people & places

Share your brief — we’ll suggest a practical path that meets standards and communities where they are.