We are looking to grow our capacity and devote more of our time to working on policy issues. All of our policy and not-for-profit work is currently sustained by the proceeds of our consultancy practice. If you would like to change that, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested in funding, commissioning, or partnering on any of our projects? We welcome conversations with individuals, institutions, and international organisations.
Get in TouchAdvocacy for social development policy highlighted the lack of social spaces in Maldivian city development — reflected in a Cabinet decision to develop a "Third Space Community Centre" in central Malé.
Our publications and advocacy highlighted the lack of social spaces outside the home and work in Maldivian city development, and promoted social policy focused on creating third spaces for intergenerational connections and community enrichment. This was reflected in a Cabinet decision in November 2024 to develop a "Third Space Community Centre" in central Malé.
Planning and hosting events — movie nights, trivia nights, and more — building toward a "365 Arts City" where on any given night, anyone can go out and find something to do.
We plan and host a series of events with activities such as movie nights or trivia nights with partner institutions, aiming to build a roster toward a "365 Arts City" — one where on any given night, anyone can go out and find something to do. This is part of our advocacy for arts-centric urbanism and cultural policy to turn Malé into a vibrant cultural city, focused on small low-cost venues embedded in communities.
Advocacy for public transport uptake, reduction of private vehicles, and a documentation project measuring the percentage of city streets taken up by parking.
Our advocacy for public transport and sustainable transport uptake and the reduction of private vehicles on streets includes a documentation project for the percentage of streets taken up by parking, as well as a voluntary pledge by SMEs to reimburse all public transport and rideshare expenses by employees — which began with our own implementation of it for our team.
Lead research on the costs of running for election in the Maldives, covering vote-buying, campaign expenditures, and misuse of funds. Key recommendations were adopted in subsequent government reforms.
Our team led research on the costs of running for election in the Maldives through interviews with candidates and experts, focusing on parliamentary elections including vote-buying practices, campaign expenditures, misuse of funds, and other challenges compromising the electoral process, including key numbers and recommendations for fairer politics.
Following publication, the government announced plans for electoral reforms that matched key recommendations proposed in the document.
Read the reportSupporting the National Library with technical capacity and policy expertise — including a Social Council paper approved for a new central library building, regional libraries, and a boat library for atolls.
We supported the National Library of Maldives with technical capacity and policy expertise in a pro bono capacity. Our work included supporting the Library in preparing a Social Council paper to advocate for an up-to-date central National Library building, Regional Libraries in key cities, a boat library for atolls, and a network of library services in rural areas. This paper was approved and construction is set to begin in 2025.
Over May–June 2024, held a series of focus groups and workshops with around 70 stakeholders, resulting in action plans endorsed in the Government's 5-Year Strategic Action Plan.
Over May and June 2024, we worked with the National Library to hold a series of focus groups and workshops with around 70 stakeholders, which we used to propose and develop action plans for an expansion of National Library activities under a pro bono working relationship. These plans are set to be endorsed and incorporated in the Government's 5-Year Strategic Action Plan.
Development of project-based workplan, monitoring, and evaluation tools at a Ministry, with ongoing research on rollout outcomes to generate reproducible lessons for public administration.
The development of project-based workplan, monitoring, and evaluation tools at a Ministry, with ongoing research on the rollout and outcomes of this approach on overall capacity, efficiency, and public service delivery at the policy and organizational levels — to generate reproducible successes as well as lessons learnt in implementation.
Research internships for 5 young professionals, centred around a guided research project, paper development plan, reading plans, and training courses. Ongoing.
We have facilitated research internships for 5 young professionals in the policy field, centred around a guided research project and paper development plan, as well as reading plans and training courses in policy areas. We plan to continue taking on interns to provide research guidance, mentorship, training, and educational resources for future professionals in the policy field.
Developed 12-session practical seminars collecting advice from experienced officials — covering what university courses don't. Online versions launching June 2025.
We have developed courses collecting practical tips and advice from experienced officials into 12 seminar sessions, providing practical information directly relevant to staff in government, NGO, and other policy-related sectors — outside of what gets taught in official university courses. Online versions of these seminars will be made available in June 2025.