Cota initiates and facilitates organizational learning processes for social change actors.

Our fields of expertise

Planning, monitoring and assessment

Between accountability and learning, the planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes contribute to their continuous improvement. These learning practices enable us to draw concrete lessons from experience, and to understand the processes of change driven and experienced by the organisations we support.

Capitalization

We support organisational and collective processes for capitalising on knowledge, practices and experience. We use specific methods and tools to optimise the learning potential of these processes.

Training and facilitation

We offer methodological training modules designed to enhance the quality and impact of the work of those involved in social change. We also facilitate seminars, colloquia and workshops as part of a collaborative learning approach.

Action research and experimentation

We develop action research on the major issues of interest to those involved in social change. This work is based on methodological experimentation and exchanges between peers, giving rise to publications and tools.

Our methodological expertise covers a wide range of fields and works with organisations involved in a variety of social issues. We are particularly involved in issues relating to citizenship, migration, gender and ecology.

Our thematics

We are also working on issues such as health, education, vocational training, employment, peace and security, social cohesion, governance and the digital transition.

Our recent projects and missions

Evaluation

Strategic external evaluation of the Sahel Climate Thematic Portfolio (PTCS), implemented by Enabel in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal

The Sahel Climate Thematic Portfolio (PTCS) was therefore funded and promoted with the aim of responding to the systemic climate and security crisis, seeking to sustainably restore ecosystems, promote agroecological and agropastoral practices, secure land tenure, and strengthen local and regional governance.

The PTCS stems from the strategy developed at the beginning of 2021, in response to the instruction letter issued by the Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation, Meryame Kitir, and validated in July 2021. It aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), and international conventions such as the Great Green Wall, a flagship initiative of the African Union to combat the effects of climate change and desertification in Africa.

Enabel, responsible for implementation, adopted an integrated and inclusive territorial approach to support, among other objectives, the creation of green jobs, the empowerment of women and youth, the sustainable management of natural resources (land, water, biodiversity), and the mobilization of innovative climate financing (carbon credits, payments for environmental services). The programme also supports civil society and research, fosters multi-stakeholder dialogue, and promotes the capitalization of best practices. Governance, monitoring and evaluation, and multi-level coordination mechanisms ensure the strategic coherence and sustainability of interventions.

The Climate Programme is also the first regional programme implemented by Enabel. This evaluation will provide an opportunity to draw lessons on the regional approach adopted by Enabel.

December 2025 to June 2026

Evaluation

AGREF Project Evaluation

The Cota team will evaluate the Support Program for the Sustainable Management of Forest Resources (AGREF) in Burkina Faso.

September to December 2025

Monitoring & evaluation

Evaluation of the Desira DRC Projec

The Cota team will evaluate the project “Climate Neutrality, Conservation, and Green Economy through an Inclusive Rubber Value Chain” in the territories of Lomela and Lodja, in Sankuru Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

August 2025 to December 2025

Dynamiques de citoyenneté
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