We help you articulate what you want to do. And how to get there.
With decades of experience working in and for NGOs, the private sector, and public bodies, we bring critical thinking and a rapid appreciation of your organisational culture and strategic direction. We listen, ask key questions and translate this engagement and insight into moving your organisation closer to where you want to be.
We help you get clarity on your vision and story.
We help you get clarity on what you want to achieve with your business or project impact. We dig deep into the why and the how of your vision and story. Our three step process helps you to explore the change you seek from different perspectives. This results in a compelling vision and story to guide all that you do. It is backed by a solid operational roadmap to get you there, and select indicators that are meaningful to you and your team.
This helps you to navigate and course correct on your journey ahead.
We help your conversations flow.
We provide safe and reassuring online and in-person spaces for individuals and group conversations. We help you to enjoy the spectrum of conversations we need to have - from exploratory and blue-sky, free thinking to bold and difficult conversations. We are trained and practice the tools and approaches from the Technology of Participation. This means we can help you navigate conversations with confidence and ease.
We teach your team how to get the response they seek.
Writing for Impact is a key part of our work. We deliver training courses on how to write for impact covering structure and principles to make your writing instantly better. Recently we have delivered training to: ACT Alliance EU, World Vision Brussels, International Aids Society, and FullStack Modeller.
We write for impact.
We love to write and craft your content to achieve the impact it intends. We develop learning briefs, policy briefs, reports, impact stories and case studies to help amplify your team's results and learning.
Helping you define and measure your impact.
We help you identify the positive impact of your work, as well as the unintended consequences. We ask the right questions, listen to your experiences, interpret findings, and analyse the implications for your organisation. We understand what good evaluation looks like. We carry out evaluations, retrospectives, reviews and assessments on a
regular basis. Based on this, we help you figure out the next steps for your organisation so that you can lead your team in the right direction.
Our team is founded on strong principles of integrity, inclusion and fairness.
This means we choose projects where we believe we can add genuine value to our clients.
We have an entrepreneurial spirit.
This means we experiment, we are curious and we embrace continuous learning.
We believe in transparency, authenticity, and sustainability.
This means we support cross-sector working.
We encourage and facilitate organisations and individuals to step out of their silos
and find common ground to achieve impact.
We are based in the UK.
Janet Whitelaw-Jones
Partner
I have over 20 years’ experience in international development and social impact within NGOs and the private sector. My main focus is organisational and business development. I help organisations articulate what they do and how they are going to do that. Developing partnerships and participatory approaches are foundational to my work. Building and leading strong teams and making great things happen are my strengths.
I am an experienced project manager with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong commercial mind, keen to make a positive change in society.
You can contact me directly on janet@turas.partners
Helen Merati
Partner
I have 20 years’ experience working in international health and the social impact sector. I’ve worked in
consulting and operational roles across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
I especially enjoy the quiet process that follows assimilating different sources of information and
perspectives; analysing, distilling and writing up key messages intended for impact.
I also love engaging in strategic development processes, helping teams to connect with their journey ahead.
You can contact me directly on helen@turas.partners
We bring a strong combined skill set covering strategy and organisational development with monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Here are some examples of our work.
Strategic review of the IAS portfolio of non-conference programmes
March-June 2023
We reviewed the porfolio of programmes to help the IAS Governing Council determine whether the collective of programmes is responding to the current needs of the HIV field. We also explored whether new thematic areas require integrating within the portfolio and whether the delivery mechanisms the IAS is currently using to achieve the impact it seeks are effective, or require changes.
UNAIDS Joint Programme Country Envelopes Evaluation
May 2022 – January 2023
We contributed to the mid-term evaluation of the UNAIDS Joint Programme country envelopes (CEs) 2018-2022. The evaluation was retrospective in assessing the design, implementation and results of CEs, and formative in informing the continued implementation of the 2022-2026 Unified Budget Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF).
Mid Term Evaluation of the UNAIDS Gender Action Plan
March-June 2021
We carried out a Mid Term Evaluation of the UNAIDS Gender Action Plan 2018-2023. The Evaluation took stock of what has been achieved; assessed what remained relevant and documented notable organisational developments and changes related to the Action Plan. We explored options to achieve the commitments and targets in the remainder of the implementation period.
Strategic Review and theories of change with Healthcare without Harm Europe.
July-October 2022
We carried out a participatory review of the Healthcare without Harm Europe’s 2020-2025 strategic plan. We also helped the team develop an organisational Theory of Change and nested programme Circular Healthcare Theory of Change. Through focused in-person workshops we explored what meaningful change looks like to them and how best they can achieve that change given their unique role in the marketplace.
MEL with the International AIDS Society (IAS)
January-November 2021
We enjoyed working with IAS HIV Programmes and Advocacy colleagues again, to review and develop a team bank of strategic indicators, monitoring tool and MEL guidance. The team are using these tools to support more coherent and systematic analysis and presentation of the varied and meaningful impacts they achieve. Support for this work is ongoing.
Transition and Scale-up planning with UNITAID project AIRE
May 2021-May 2022
We are working with AIRE teams in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Guinea to develop transition and scale up plans for the project AIRE. AIRE is piloting easy-to-use pulse oximeters in primary health care settings in the four countries. AIRE aims to support and accompany country partners to improve the detection of severely ill infants, ultimately seeking to reduce child mortality.
MEL with the International Aids Society (IAS)
August 2020-December 2020
We worked with IAS to strengthen their M&E tools, methods and practices focusing on the Paediatric and Young People portfolio. We designed an evaluation framework and delivered training in Theory of Change, Change Pathways Process, and Results Frameworks. We ran a series of interactive online workshops to ensure alignment with the organisational strategy and to make sure that each team member could locate themselves and their work in the Theory of Change.
Evaluation of UNAIDS Technical Support Mechanism (TSM) Evaluation
December 2019-March 2020
This evaluation focused on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Technical Support Mechanism and included an in-depth review of organisational practices within the TSM. It was an excellent opportunity to understand key global and regional challenges in meeting Fast Track Targets, as well as positive practice within different HIV thematic areas being experienced in the different regions.
External evaluation for Agence Francaise de Developpement (AfD) funded “Empowerment of users for good-quality HIV Care” Solthis’ project in Sierra Leone
August-December 2018
This project was designed to strengthen primary health care HIV and AIDS service provision while empowering PLWHIV to access these services in and around Freetown, Sierra Leone. We carried out a formative external evaluation to inform the next phase of the project. We gained an in depth understanding of acute levels of stigma and discrimination, as well as poverty-related challenges facing PLWHIV in accessing basic health services.
Internal review of the Independent Commission on AID Impact (ICAI), HEART
May-July 2019
This review sought to understand ‘what’ had been achieved in terms of impact, ‘where’ impact had been achieved and learning related to ‘how’ ICAI achieved this. The review report contributed to internal thinking around how to work more efficiently for greater impact and VFM. We also reviewed the Theory of Change to check its alignment with ICAI's mission.
Operation Smile
May-August 2018
This project involved a strategic review and validation of the organisational approach to monitoring, evaluation and impact evaluation. We reviewed the logframe and Theory of Change and ensured congruity with the organisation's mission.
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Supporting women working in the international development and social impact sector.
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Our Associates
Based all over the world, our associates collaborate with us on work that reflects their specific sectoral expertise.
Sara Cook
I am a mediator and conciliation specialist with 15 years' experience working with people affected by conflict. I specialise in the design and implementation of methodologies to address conflict-related impact. I provide training and facilitation across mediation, dialogue, trauma intervention, resiliency and other practices related to the support of populations affected by conflict. I have a long history of leadership within the non-profit sector, and bring insights from peace building work to the third sector by providing creative approaches to fostering wellbeing within organisations and teams.