At inSights, we contextualise and re-envision the edges, purpose, relevance and usefulness of research in the humanitarian and development sector. Committed to ethical research practices, we adhere to national and international Principles and Guidelines for Ethical Research and Evaluations. Our independent, practitioner-led research addresses challenging questions, driving progress and change in the sectors. We strive to reduce dominance and biases in the knowledge ecosystem by Global North actors and promote locally informed methodologies and analysis. inSights ensures rigorous research methodologies, producing high-quality studies guided and reviewed by sector experts and peers.
inSights offers high-quality capacity-building solutions for individuals and organisations in the humanitarian, development, public and private sectors. We prioritise professionalism and standards, utilising our own methodology to address identified needs. We create conducive learning environments and ensure fair access to our capacity-building measures. Our tailored solutions enhance operational capacity, organisational systems, team skills, and leadership. We provide training, technical advisory projects, self-analysis tools, and course design using blended methods. Our courses align with global initiatives for accreditation and recognition of skills. We work towards professionalising disaster management and humanitarian aid, promoting competency frameworks and fostering alliances at national and international levels.
inSights delivers project implementation and technical advisory through effective planning, the right team and rigorous controls, aiming to optimise project phases, placing emphasis on efficiency throughout. Our project management approach include developing the right delivery strategy based on the full understanding of the needs and requirements, risks, constraints, and stakeholder interests. Robust controls maintainedthroughout the life of the project ensures challenges are effectively addressed that meet time, cost and quality objectives of the project. We collaborate with our partner to reduce risk and support deliver projects in a consistent and improved manner, no matter what stage of the project lifecycle in which we are appointed. We put client interests first, ensuring we help deliver the outcomes that matter to them. inSights offers a portfolio of services and know-how to tailor onestop- shop solutions covering all the needs throughout the supply chain and from the conception to the operation of projects.
Through documentation and publications, inSights disseminates innovations, ideas, protocols, and research results to the widest possible audience. This includes not only researchers and practitioners but also community people and other knowledge users. We do so in a timely manner, adding value to the quality of the knowledge product through editing, translating, securing copyrights and intellectual property rights, and adhering to the highest ethical and quality standards. inSights uses the internet and the latest available technologies, to organise conferences, create social media content, and develop other innovative knowledge translation products.
inSights supports and partners with humanitarian actors to recruit, deploy and manage the right people with the right skills to respond to humanitarian crises. We invest in building our capacity to place people on the ground in as little as 48 hours, and the ability to source, screen, and mobilise teams in seven days from call to action.
inSights maintains a roster of technical and management experts across the range of skills and competency areas humanitarian clusters and sub-clusters, and leadership. Leveraging our local presence ensures prompt deployment of staff and serves to reduce the period of recruitment, orientation and service commencement.
