Our Socio-economic Services
Delivering monitoring and evaluation, research, program design, and training.
More than monitoring and evaluation consultants
We are a group of inspired professionals, each with unique skills and a wealth of experience. We offer comprehensive social development services that help your team manage project cycles, from research and program design to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and training.
Our work is divided into four primary services
Explore our comprehensive range of social development services and training options.
Evaluation &
applied research
We assist development organisations across Africa and elsewhere with processes that inspire, reconnect, and renew their commitment to their mission.
Program design
& strategy
We collaborate with development organisations to co-create impactful programs and robust organisational strategies.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) systems
We co-design MEL systems tailored to your requirements. Using our customised MEL systems, your team is empowered with tools to make data-driven decisions.
Training &
learning hub
Advance your career as a planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning practitioner. We offer multiple learning options and avenues depending on your experience level and interests!
Helping your team participate, learn and improve.
We help your team harness situation analysis, needs analysis, feasibility studies and diagnostic evaluation to inform program design.
Our collaborative, participatory design approach
Our collaborative program design approach relies on three core approaches:
- Theory of Change (ToC)
- The Logical Framework
- Outcomes Mapping
We hate boring… That’s why we mix and match, using the best combination of tools designed to support program development as well as the design of systems for monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
We use flexible facilitation methods
Our skilled facilitators bring your teams’ creativity to design the most impactful, evidence-informed projects or organisational strategies.
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems
Our collaborative program design approach relies on three core approaches:
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Measuring Progress & Fostering Learning
By partnering with us, your team will be engaged throughout the process, enhancing your ability to participate in knowledge production and effectively use the new MEL system.
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Modular Design for Flexibility
Our seven-step modular process empowers your team to track progress, make data-driven decisions, and drive continuous improvement. Learn more about our seven-step process here.
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Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability
We design MEL systems with long-term use in mind, ensuring your team can keep learning and improving even after the initial implementation.
Connect with us today to learn more about how we can help
Featured Projects
See how we’re making a tangible difference to people, projects, and communities.
Date: 2024
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Training Hub
Frontline Aids - United for Prevention (U4P) Program
Date: 2023
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Training Hub
What we learned as facilitators of Monitoring and Learning processes.
Date: 2023
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Training Hub
Capacity strengthening for partners of Brot für die Welt (BftW).
See how Southern Hemisphere is making a tangible difference to people, projects , and communities.
Explore our profile of work
For examples of our work, browse our past and current projects!
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Year
CLimate Adaptation and REsilience (CLARE) programme Evaluation
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
2025
Development of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the Kolisi Foundation
The Kolisi Foundation
2025
Contribution to the design and preparation of the Leadership for Social Protection Initiative
OPM and GIZ
2025
Outcome Harvesting training
Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika
2025
Mid term review of SADC GBV Strategy
GIZ and SADC
2025
Development of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning System, Outcome Harvesting and producing Baseline and Endline evaluation reports for SPAC Early Childhood Development Programme
Sabine Plattner African Charities (SPAC)
2025
Our Clients
We are privileged to work with many organisations operating across Africa and beyond. We typically consult for not-for-profit organisations such as the State, NGOs, academic institutions, civil society groups, multi-lateral organisations and donors. We also partner with corporate social responsibility programs and philanthropies.
We team up with organisations who share our vision for social justice, and who recognise that stronger programs and MEL systems is the way to get there.
“Great to design research tools with the Steering Committee in charge of overseeing the research. The participatory process ensured that the outcomes of the study were clearly agreed upon. Southern Hemisphere provided open communication throughout the research process. The researchers adapted the report to the needs of the government departments and therefore ensured that the research would be used to guide policy and programmes. It was a true pleasure to work with the Southern Hemisphere team.”
Applied Research Client
“Southern Hemisphere’s experience and knowledge of the subject matter was excellent and clear from the level and depth of technical support provided which resulted in successful finalisation of the strategy.”
Strategic Planning Client
“Southern Hemisphere’s facilitation skills were excellent and allowed for adequate engagement of all stakeholders. The quality of their work and the work ethic is exceptional.”
Monitoring, evaluation and learning systems client
“The process was well managed and care was taken to ensure participation of relevant stakeholders at various levels.”
Evaluation client
“The entire process was very inclusive and numerous stakeholders were included. I worked with Southern Hemisphere on two main projects and would like to highlight the very high quality of their work, their constant professionalism and problem-solving attitude. It is always a pleasure to collaborate with Southern Hemisphere.”
Government of South Africa
“The overall experience was very professional and met our expectations. Southern Hemisphere has a very good knowledge of the subject matter.”
Evaluation client
“The evaluation provides a useful methodology to use to evaluate policy influencing. This can be replicated by teams that may wish to evaluate their influencing work.”
Evaluation client
“I would definitely recommend Southern Hemisphere to colleagues – especially because they are a Southern, women-led evaluation consulting firm.”
Evaluation client
“The evaluation process was participatory. The inception and feedback workshops were important processes. The inception workshop was useful in helping to clarify evaluation scope, expectations and key stakeholders to be included. This is an important step in the process. It gets the organisation on board and serves as a reference. Knowledge of the subject matter may have been difficult but experience and knowledge of the evaluation process was more important and what the process needed. I appreciated the ability to keep the organisation on track.”
Evaluation client
“From inception to finalization of the report, Southern Hemisphere involved all of the stakeholders identified during the inception phase. Southern Hemisphere were professional in their approach and conducted a rigorous and robust analysis that we will happily publicize widely. Thank you team Southern Hemisphere for all of your efforts and providing us with an independent assessment of our Project that will no doubt be highly beneficial in helping us to raise the profile of our work.”
Evaluation client
“I loved Southern Hemisphere’s capability and expertise in facilitating online discussions and consultations for the evaluation and design process. Although the report has an executive summary, 82 pages are still too much for majority of the expected audience. It was great working with you guys, I hope that our paths with cross again in future.”
Evaluation and program design client
“It’s been a real pleasure to work with you as a learning facilitation team. You have been an inspiration to us throughout the last few years and it’s been wonderful to work with such a creative, adaptable and sharp team of people who really get the process of learning (which is so hard to find!).”
Learning facilitation client
“The participative and collaborative nature of Southern Hemisphere’s process enabled learning and comprehension, helping the team to internalise and invest in the process. Tools and resources are now at our disposal to accurately measure return on investment and the change brought about by the work undertaken by the organisation.”
Evaluation client
“The Southern Hemisphere team is willing to bend over backwards to accommodate shifting targets and deadlines. The Southern Hemisphere team became ‘trusted advisors’ and ‘tour guides’ for the duration of the process and project.”
Capacity strengthening partner
“The Southern Hemisphere team was willing to adjust their approach to accommodate team and organisational needs.”
Evaluation client
“Southern Hemisphere took time to understand the organisational context and requirements to ensure the relevance of their process and approach. In addition, Southern Hemisphere has availed themselves to provide future guidance once the organisation’s application of the MERL system kicks off. The Southern Hemisphere consultants come with a wealth of expertise and are able to assimilate to the organisation’s needs.”
Monitoring, evaluation and learning systems client
“It was a very participatory evaluation process – our colleagues from the Country office were patiently taken along the process and empowered to perform data collection. The way in which the consultants kept all of us on track of the process despite the process being stretched over many months was outstanding.”
Evaluation client
Giving your team the tools to create
meaningful social change
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