Driving inclusive and sustainable growth

Thirty years on the frontlines of global development confirm what experience continues to show: the world’s challenges are interconnected—and so must be our solutions.

ImpaXus works with diverse clients and stakeholders across technical disciplines to bridge divides and catalyze inclusive, sustainable growth.

Impact and inclusion are the cornerstones of our approach—whether designing projects, formulating investment strategies, proposing policy reforms, or advancing thought leadership.

PRACTICE AREAS

We work with leading donors, foundations, NGOs, and the private sector to overcome barriers to opportunity, unlock innovation, and build inclusive ecosystems.

Development Finance
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Venture Capital and Gender Smart Investing
Women’s Economic Empowerment

Circular Economy
Waste Management and Recycling
Water and Sanitation
Inclusive Governance
Post-Emergency Reconstruction

Women’s Economic Empowerment
Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion
Gender, Climate, and the Environment
Workplace Gender Equality

Monitoring and evaluation
Knowledge management
Adaptive leadership
Organizational development

SOLUTIONS

Grounded in our Impact Nexus Approach, ImpaXus connects people, policy, and practice delivering transformative solutions rooted in local knowledge and decades of global experience.

ImpaXus provides strategic and technical expertise to help partners design, implement, and scale effective solutions. Our advisory work combines global insight with local perspective to strengthen systems and deliver measurable, lasting results.

Project Design and Implementation

From ideation to execution, we help develop and manage initiatives that achieve transformational, sustainable impact.

Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation: We design and facilitate inclusive engagement processes that surface local priorities, strengthen ownership, and ensure programs reflect the perspectives of diverse stakeholders.
Program Management: We provide end-to-end management support to keep initiatives on track—coordinating teams, timelines, budgets, and partnerships to ensure effective and efficient delivery.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning: We develop MEL frameworks that generate actionable insights, strengthen adaptive decision-making, and support continuous improvement throughout the program cycle.

Evaluations, Assessments, and Analyses

We conduct high-quality studies and analyses that translate complex learnings into actionable strategies.

Policy Analysis and Reform: Assessing policy environments and identify pathways to strengthen governance, inclusion, and accountability.
Market- and Sector-Specific Assessment: Evidence-based analyses to inform investment, innovation, and program design across diverse industries.
Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis: Integrating inclusion across all stages of program and policy development to ensure equitable outcomes.
Technical Writing and Research: Producing rigorous reports and accessible studies for practitioner and policymakers.

Organizational Development and Capacity Strengthening

ImpaXus supports organizations and leaders with tailored training and institutional support to build skills, systems, and local ownership.

Training and Facilitation: Customized training, workshops, and facilitated sessions that build practical skills and enable teams to translate learning into action.
Organizational Health Assessments: Holistic assessments that identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities to enhance performance, culture, and long-term effectiveness.
Mentoring: Tailored guidance for leaders—from CEOs to early-stage entrepreneurs—to strengthen strategic thinking, leadership capacity, and personal effectiveness.
Toolkits and Technical Resources Development: Designing practical, user-friendly tools that translate complex concepts into actionable, scalable solutions.
Organizational Health Assessments: We assess institutional systems, structures, and culture to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities that enhance performance, resilience, and long-term effectiveness.
Gender mainstreaming: Supporting organizations to create equitable, gender inclusive programs and work environments through assessments, training, and certification readiness.

We work closely with our clients to identify strategic opportunities, build effective partnerships, and secure resources that align with their social, economic, and environmental goals.

Business and Strategic Planning

Tailored support to organizations, leaders, and entrepreneurs to sharpen institutional vision, pursue impactful partnerships, and position for success.

Project and Proposal Development

From ideation to submission, we help our clients craft competitive proposals and build cross-sector partnerships aligning technical innovation with donor and investor priorities.

C-Suite and Institutional Support

Executive-level advisory services to strengthen decision-making, leadership, communications, and organizational alignment.

PROJECTS

From project design and implementation to policy analysis and research, we work closely with our clients and partners across the private, public, and informal sectors to co-create innovative and inclusive solutions to some of the world’s most intractable development challenges.

A selection of our current and past projects include:

Overcoming Gender & Age Bias in Egypt’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

This paper examines how gender and age bias shape Egypt’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, makes the business case for investing in women and youth entrepreneurs, and outlines eight actions to build a more inclusive ecosystem.

The Gendered Dimensions of Open Burning

This paper provides early insights into gender aspects of open burning, including a case study in the Dominican Republic, and provides actionable recommendations to inform future research, programs, and policymaking.

The Women-Waste-Climate Nexus

This pioneering paper is the product of a research-action project to advance the role of women entrepreneurs in waste management and the circular economy.

Recycling in Jordan: Gender Analysis

We led a gender and social inclusion analysis of the recycling sector in the Greater Amman Municipality.

Engineering X: Safer End of Engineered Life (SEEL) Champion

Accelerated the economic empowerment and positive environmental impact of women entrepreneurs, professionals, and informal workers in the waste management sector by developing practical tools and resources.

Global Plastics Treaty and the Imperative for Including Informal Recyclers

This paper serves to inform the UN Environmental Assembly in its formulation of the upcoming policy on plastic pollution to address not only the full life cycle of plastics, but also the full scope of people it affects

Uganda: Country-level Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Analysis

Our country-level gender and social inclusion analysis offers a detailed examination of the status of women, youth, and marginalized groups across economic growth, democracy, rights, governance, health, and education.

Women’s Economic Empowerment in Recycling and Waste Management: A Global Analysis

This first-of-its-kind global gender analysis examines the status of women working in recycling and waste management in both the formal and informal sectors.

Our Work