interPART and Associates (iP&A)
Pty Ltd is a small, innovative Australian-based
company providing consultancy, research, capacity
building and project design, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation services for clients that include
NGOs, government agencies and international organisations.
iP&A also initiates research and development
activities with a view to piloting and demonstrating
alternative approaches to the challenges that face
communities and in helping to build resilience.
Managed by a director, iP&A is the ‘commercial’ wing
of interPART. It brings together individuals and
teams of Associates in accordance with the specific
needs of each assignment.
A feature of interPART lies in the diversity of
its Associates. Coming from across all sections
of society, in Australia and internationally, these
people bring a richness of experience and linkages
that is both unique and exciting. The different
forms of connections and cross-sector collaboration
that arise from this diversity enable us to nurture
the kind of holistic, system-wide approaches that
we believe are crucial to a just and sustainable
future.
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Capability
Statement
interPART and Associates undertakes
work both internationally
and in Australia.
Key activities include:
situational
assessments and program
reviews
technical
and financial support
for projects with people
who are most vulnerable
consultancy
services to government
and non-government
bodies
action
research with partner
organisations
capacity
building and organisational
development
assessment and programs
conducting
training
programs
facilitating
stakeholder
engagement in planning and program
development
piloting
creative
and sustainable initiatives, in collaboration with
partners, to address the needs of those
who are especially vulnerable
liaising
with
higher education and other authorities,
and facilitating linkages between such partners
liaising
with
national and international organisations, for
funding, lobbying, advocacy purposes,
and to influence policy and programs
undertaking
participatory monitoring and evaluation.
The diverse
skills, expertise and
experiences of interPART Associates reflects the
inter-sectoral and holistic
nature of the work being
undertaken or planned.
Associates affiliated with
interPART have qualifications
and experience in the following:
Action
Research
Capacity Building
and Development
Change Management
Conflict Resolution
Community Development
Community Work with
Vulnerable People
Curriculum Development
Development Studies
Disability and Development
Disaster and Development
Environmental Management
and Sustainability
Feasibility Studies
Gender and Development
Health Services
and Training
Human Resource Training
and Development
Income Generation
Monitoring and Evaluation
Natural Resource
Management
NGO – Government – Academic – Private
Sector Linkages
Organisational and
Management Development
Peace and Reconciliation
Policy and Planning
Program Management
Project Design and
Development
Rural Development
Small Business Enterprises
Social Development
Social Policy and
Planning
Sustainable Development
Water and Sanitation
Most Associates
have extensive working
experience in Australia,
several with indigenous
communities.
In addition many have
worked for some years
in countries including
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,
East Timor, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, India,
Indonesia, Laos, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand,
Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
Others also have experience
in the UK, Europe and
North America.
Associates have been
involved in working at
all levels within society
in both rural and urban
areas:·
With
community groups
With
local and international
Non-Government
Organisations (NGOs)
With
Government personnel
at village, district,
provincial, national & regional
levels
With bilateral,
international and multinational
agencies
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Approach
interPART seeks to achieve its mission
and objectives through five
main strategies:
Partnership
and Collaboration
Identifying and developing
innovative approaches,
structures and networks
to evolve and maintain
new forms of collaborative
partnerships.
Utilizing
Experience and Expertise Developing
opportunities and creative
mechanisms to harness
experience and expertise
across the range of fields
necessary for holistic
action and sustainable
development. Approaches
that allow for the merging
of community knowledge
and traditional wisdoms
with ‘professional’ expertise
are considered as offering
particularly valuable
potential.
Capacity
Development
Creating and consolidating
opportunities for shared
learning, through a range
of training and development
methods that enhance
the potential and capacity
of individuals, communities
and organisations to
be better equipped to
cope with a rapidly changing
and complex world.
Action
Research Developing initiatives
whereby partners, in Australia
and overseas, collaborate
in undertaking activities
designed to link research,
theory and practice, in
ways that enable informed
planning, decision-making
and action.
Publication
The documentation and publication
of learning, experiences,
expertise and information
is vital to promoting
change and sustainable
development while influencing
policy, planning and
programs. Different forms
of publications are being
devised to meet specific
needs and circumstances.
