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Who We Are

TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

TACKLING COMPLEX CHALLENGES

Specializing in strengthening market and financial systems, addressing climate-affected and food insecure contexts, and building resilience in fragile & challenging environments.

What We Do
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We catalyze durable & inclusive systemic change for ...

MSR

Market & Financial Systems, Value Chains, Investment & Entrepreneurial EcoSystems

Agri

Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition

Health & Social

Health, Education, Housing & Social Systems

Education & Livlihood

Market-led Livelihood, Enterprise & Workforce Development 

Climate

Climate Adaption & Natural Resource Management

Women & Vulnerable

Youth, Women, Pastoralists & Other Vulnerable Groups

WHAT WE DO

Apply highly catalytic, high-impact approaches that recognize the complex and adaptive nature of systems and communities we are operating in, to support sustainable and resilient community, economic, and environmental development globally.

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Technical Assistance, Coaching & Mentoring

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Knowledge Management & Sharing

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Learning Labs, Research & Assessments

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Capacity Building, Training Tools & Curricula

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Process Facilitation & Performance Support

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Framework Development & Strategy Support

Regions
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REGIONS & PROJECTS

Vikāra is a global operation and has run projects and activities across a vast array of countries.

(*Formerly operating as EcoVentures International.)

Africa

​Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
​Mozambique
Nigeria

​Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania
Uganda
​Zambia
​Zimbabwe

Latin America & The Caribbean

Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Brazil
Costa Rica
Dominica
Ecuador
Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

St. Kitts & Nevis

St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadine

Middle East

​Afghanistan
Egypt
Jordan

Morocco
Pakistan

Iraq

Asia Pacific

​Bangladesh

Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
East Timor

(Timor Leste)

Mongolia

​Nepal
Philippines
​Solomon Islands​
​Thailand

Europe

​Azerbaijan
​Denmark

​Poland​
​Ukraine

North America

Mexico​
​United States

Conceptual Frameworks

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

Vikāra has led the design of several influential conceptual frameworks that are guiding practice in programs around the globe.

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Research Lab

RESEARCH LAB

Vikāra designs & manages research initiatives to explore behavior and systems change within diverse contexts and cultures, globally. We focus on inclusive systems development.

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Nepal Market Systems Resilience Study

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Kenya Market Systems Resilience Study

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Ethiopia Agricultural Market Systems Resilience Study

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Ukraine Emergency Market Systems in Crisis Study

Communities of Practice

COLLABORATIVES & COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

Vikāra convenes spaces for collaboration & dialogue, fostering innovative thinking & action to solve critical challenges. 

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Training Tools

TRAINING TOOLS

Vikāra's simulation training tools are interactive, high impact tools to recreate various contexts and changing conditions within a training room.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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