Ibtikar Research and Consulting provides social development and participatory research services in Arab countries to a wide range of clients. Firmly grounded in community-based work, our team promotes minority and gender perspectives to deliver multidisciplinary insights into, and solutions for, human development throughout the region. Ibtikar strives to consistently exceed expectations by delivering accessible, high quality outputs. Our work represents the nexus of community priorities and development action.

Ibtikar promotes participatory social development through research, strategic planning, proposal and project design, evaluations and assessments. Our areas of expertise include:

Civil society and NGO empowerment
We design projects and funds proposals, management structures, organizational strategic planning, and participatory monitoring and evaluation tools and systems.

Gender and social development
We evaluate and implement multi-sector gender mainstreaming, oversee gender assessments and promote women’s empowerment as a core component of poverty reduction and social development.

Community health
We provide expert, community-based guidance to development work promoting reproductive, adolescent and mental health, addressing gender-based violence, and fomenting positive health awareness and outreach.

Education and skills development
We advise at the local and governmental level on school support, and design and assess the impact of popular education, vocational training and inclusive education programs and projects.

Human rights and advocacy
We apply a rights-based approach to development work, and are dedicated to promoting the rights of refugees and IDPs, children and persons with disabilities through project planning and evaluation, as well as the design of awareness-raising campaigns.