Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd.
Imagine the world if...
…there were no boundaries or limitations because of who you are, where you’re from, where you live or what you believe in?
Imagine the world if about half of its population- billions of women and girls- lived without these boundaries or limitations.
We are a women-led consultancy firm specialising in gender equality, social inclusion, safeguarding, research, and project management. We work with clients in the relentless pursuits of sustainable solutions that dismantle the boundaries that hold women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals back.
We exist because we believe that such a world is possible!
Our services:
Gender Equality
Committed to the Feminist principle that ALL people should be treated equally, we ground our approaches using an intersectional lens and approach.
Research
Working with clients, we design bespoke participatory and inclusive approaches- gathering insights and designing solutions.
Project management
We provide thought leadership to our clients, delivering high quality outcomes grounded in global best standards and local context.
Social Inclusion.
Drawing on years of experience, we work with clients to strengthen social cohesion and inclusion in their work.
Safeguarding
We help clients build safe organisations and programmes by strengthening their culture, accountability, practice, and delivery of service.
Organisations we have supported
Clients
We work with a wide range of clients across a number of sectors and contexts. We have extensive experience and expertise in gender equality and social inclusion, policy development, gender and safeguarding audits and assessments, training, designing safe programs, case management and investigations, strategy development, research, as well as end-to-end project development including technology-based programs.
About Us
Company profile
The company name Haruna & Usie represents our vision- to build a world without boundaries of race, diversity, class, and ethnicity. A celebration and strong declaration of diversity, the name Haruna & Usie is a fusion of culture, ethnicity and religion. Our company’s name is our identity and philosophy- Uphold solutions, dismantle boundaries
OUR VISION
To build a world without boundaries of race, diversity, class, and ethnicity.
OUR MISSION
We uphold solutions and strategies that dismantle boundaries of race, diversity, class, and ethnicity to empower women, girls, and children.
Testimonials
Case studies
Gender Equality AND Social Inclusion case studies:
The ONE Campaign (ONE) Global Gender Strategy
In 2021, ONE commissioned us to provide a range of technical support services culminating in the development of its Global Gender Strategy. ONE’s brief was for us to assist with crafting and finalizing its strategic approach to gender as well as co-create and co-manage a plan for ONE to help to shape ONE’s thinking on gender policy and content.
Systems review and assessment | Desk research | Team and stakeholder engagement | Strategic communications | Participatory workshop | Co-design process.
A Gender strategy that provides ONE with a roadmap for existing interventions, facilitates further adaptations to become more gender transformative, and strengthens their effectiveness to integrate these interventions into their campaigns for scale and sustainability. As part of the process of operationalizing the Strategy, we also developed an implementation plan to ensure gender considerations are integrated as their work evolves.
Publish What You Pay (PWYP)
Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. were contracted by PWYP in 2021 to develop a gender policy for the global PWYP movement. As its first-ever global strategy, PWYP wanted a road map for existing interventions, and future work.
Systems review and assessment | Desk research | Qualitative Research and Analysis | Team and stakeholder engagement | Strategic communications | Participatory workshops.
A global gender strategy that articulates PWYP’s ambition to foster a culture of inclusivity, respect, and equality that embodies its commitment to embracing feminist values and principles in its work. To facilitate the operationalization of the Strategy, we developed an implementation plan to ensure feminist perspectives are integrated as their work evolves. The Global Gender Policy development by Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd was adopted by PWYP members in June 2022
Safeguarding case studies:
Malala Fund
Informed by the belief that partners should have their own relevant and locally contextualised processes and procedures for safeguarding, in March 2022, Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. in partnership with Nau Consultancy Ltd. were contracted by Malala Fund to work with thirty (30) of Malala Fund partners and grant recipients across eight (8) countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Pakistan, and India.
Systems review and assessment | Qualitative research and analysis | Team and stakeholder engagement | Strategic communications | Capacity development.
A final report that provides Malala Fund with contextual information, and data for country teams to inform current and future safeguarding programming. We also developed a Capacity Development Plan that outlines several methodologies and suggests a range of practical tools and templates that can support Malala Fund partners in their safeguarding journey.
Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub Ethiopia
In 2021, Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. was contracted by the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH) to develop a Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) and Safeguarding Communication with Children- Pocket Guide for Practitioners in Ethiopia. RSH wanted a guide for practitioners to effectively communicate complicated SEAH and safeguarding concepts to children with a good mix of visual and word.
Rigorous research | Design thinking | Compelling age and gender specific storytelling backed by data | Prescriptive communications.
A pocket guide that provides practitioners with an easy-to-use tool when talking to children in Ethiopia about safeguarding.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International
Since 2021, Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. has been engaged by ADRA International to support as Protection Lead in the planning and proposal development processes for a multiple USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) emergency response applications.
Rigorous research | Gender and protection analysis | Gender and safeguarding mainstreaming | GBV prevention and response
Using global guidelines, we design tailored gender and safeguarding approaches for ADRA’s proposed intervention. This included a theory of change, a ‘local systems strengthening’ approach and a Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response mechanism.
Project management case studies:
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
In 2020, we were contracted by GAIN Nigeria to provide technical support to component 2 of the Strengthening fortification enabling environment in Nigeria (SAPFF) project.
Rigorous research | Frameworks and analytical tools | Strategic communications | Team and stakeholder engagement |
Technical frameworks and advocacy tools that informed GAIN engagement with critical high-level stakeholders in the key Government Agencies responsible for the regulation of Large-scale Food Fortification (LSFF) to secure a more effective and efficient enabling environment which supports industry compliance.
Research case studies:
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The IRC has chosen Gender Equality as a cross cutting Global Standard that IRC Nigeria aims to make progress in as part of its Strategy Action Plan. IRC Nigeria needed a baseline to inform existing and future projects and enable it to implement more gender- sensitive programs. In May 2021, IRC commissioned us to conduct a comprehensive gender analysis of its projects in northeast Nigeria.
Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis | Deep-dive workshops | Action planning | Evidence-based recommendations
A clear action plan that informed IRC’s new strategy and programme design.
TechnoServe Nigeria
Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. were contracted by TechnoServe in 2022 to understand the nexus between Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana. TechnoServe is mindful of the interplay between GBV and WEE and sees an opportunity in building the growing body of knowledge that seeks to bring clarification to the connection between WEE and GBV, from a West African perspective.
Desk research | Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis | Deep-dive workshops | Evidence-based recommendations |
The project spanned from 2022- 2023. It provided insights into WEE-GBV nexus in a way that informed TechnoServe as well as impact investors to make evidence-based decisions on interventions that hold potential for combining both impact and development gains for women and girls globally.
Options Consultancy Services- E4A-MamaYe
With the end of its Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation investment, as part of its comprehensive impact evaluation, the Evidence for Action (E4A) MamaYe wanted to understand if and how its gender equality and social inclusion programmatic changes have made any impact in the state-led accountability mechanisms (SLAMs) the project has supported in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna. Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd. was contracted to conduct an evaluation to understand 1) SLAM’s gender advocacy work as well as its internal structures including the embedding of GESI and 2) SLAM’s capacity to continue work beyond the project life cycle.
Desk research | Qualitative research and analysis | Evidence-based recommendations |
The project will span from January to April 2024, and will provide evidence into the SLAMs work in project states. The case study report will generate high-quality and actionable evidence on the SLAM’s gender equality advocacy and sustainability work in a way that informs Options and diverse audiences including civil society coalitions in low- and middle-income countries, development partners, and donors.
Haruna & Usie Consulting Ltd.
- Uphold solutions, dismantle boundaries!
SERVICES
Overview
We specialise in helping organisations ensure the promotion of rights and safety of women, children and vulnerable groups. Our expertise includes Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Child & Adult Safeguarding, Strategy Development, and End-to-End Program Development.
Gender Equality
Committed to the Feminist principle that ALL people should be treated as equals, at Haruna & Usie Consulting, we ground all our services using an intersectional feminist lens and approach.
Our team has a combined 20-year career experience across Africa and MENA regions working in low- and middle-income contexts with a range of actors. We have significant experience working in humanitarian and private sectors in gender equality, social inclusion, and safeguarding roles. Skilled at applying a gender and intersectional lens across disciplines and leading participatory processes to transform gender norms.
We specialise in Gender Equality Integration, Strategy Development, and Empowerment programming, Policy Development and Trainings. We support organisations to promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion in their work. Our experience in gender programming spans over twenty years and our team of experts bring a unique blend of gender technical expertise and sector knowledge having designed and led gender programming in various contexts both nationally and internationally.
Social Inclusion
Experiencing discrimination can lead to poor educational opportunities, poor health (physically and mentally), poor livelihoods and many more. This is even more so for women, girls, and other vulnerable groups.
Haruna & Usie Consulting has extensive experience in working with organisations to strengthen social cohesion and inclusion in their work. Our team of experts have extensive and diverse experience working with national and international organisations, donors and other agencies.
Safeguarding
The International and development community continues to face a lot of scrutiny around safeguarding and protection programming. The impact of not ensuring the safety and protection of target populations is enormous. Haruna & Usie Consulting comes with over fifteen years of experience working within the sector.
We have extensive experience working with organisations to help strengthen child and adult safeguarding including Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH). We provide technical expertise on safe programming, audits, case management and investigations, policy development and many more.
Research
Working in low- and middle-income contexts, we design, lead, and deliver participatory mixed methods research. We have extensive experience conducting rapid evidence review, landscape analysis, and systemic reviews on various thematic focus.
We provide evidence-based recommendations that are grounded in best practice, through an intersectional and sustainability lens, and tailored to clients’ realities.
Project Management
With over a decade of experience programming in developing countries across the African continent working in low- and middle-income contexts, Haruna & Usie Consulting provides end-to-end program development technical expertise with subject matter expertise on health, education, adolescent girls’ and young people and many more. Our capabilities span technical guidance, strategy development and end-to-end programme development.
Combined, we deliver high quality outcomes grounded in feminist and inclusive principles.
Founders’ profile
A social development professional with strong Feminist principles, Hadeezah is an efficient, creative, and detail-oriented Senior Leader with twenty years’ safeguarding, gender and social inclusion, safeguarding, strategy development and research expertise. Her 20-year career includes experience across Africa and MENA regions working in low- and middle-income contexts with a range of actors. She has significant experience working in humanitarian and private sectors in gender equality, social inclusion, and safeguarding roles. Hadeezah is skilled at applying a gender and intersectional lens across disciplines and leading participatory processes to transform gender norms. Hadeezah is an accomplished project lead known and respected for strategic focus and integrity. She is a solutions driver who bridges the gap between development and technology with expertise in managing technology-based programs and multiple concurrent projects in various context. Hadeezah’s experience in building and strengthening gender equality and child and adult safeguarding policy and practice spans a range of clients and contexts, including for NGOs, private sector, Foundations, and government international development agencies, applying intersectional lenses such as gender equality and social inclusion. Over the years, Hadeezah has honed experience in leadership and administration in sectors ranging from child protection and safeguarding, gender, social justice and inclusion, working with diverse groups of women, adolescents and youths, social behavior change communication, human rights, legislative advocacy, health, governance, conflict resolution, livelihoods, economic empowerment, education, research and evaluation. Hadeezah brings a unique blend of safeguarding and gender technical expertise and sector knowledge having led gender and safeguarding and youth engagement teams in country office and HQ contexts for women/children’s rights organisations applying international standards to organisational practice and programmatic work.
Hadeezah Haruna-Usie, holds a Masters’ in Project Management (MBA), a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, and Certificates in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Gender respectively.
Get In Touch With Us!
Phone
+234 803 899 6298
hadeezah@harunanusieconsulting.com
Address
Abuja, Nigeria.