Highlights of the Kiribati Healthy Families Project
Led by the Kiribati Family Health Association (KFHA) and Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa, and supported by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the KHFP…
Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
Locally led · Globally connected
We help tackle hard challenges, and improve lives and livelihoods
Our network of experienced international development specialists works with development partners to design, monitor and evaluate projects, alongside the people and communities they're for.
55 assignments across Asia & the Pacific 25 countries & regional programmes 25+ Years of field experience
Who we work with
Working with
We work with governments, agencies, NGOs and the private sector — across the Pacific and beyond.
We hold seats on the MFAT · MERL and SPC · MEL & Design technical panels
Selected work
What the work changed
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Benefits and impact
The TFD, and when it becomes the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA), now possesses a strategic roadmap for developing its workforce. This plan empowers TFA to make…
Tuvalu Fisheries Department
Conclusion
The evaluation concluded that Kōtui had been highly effective in sustaining delivery of its outputs despite facing significant challenges in its operating…
Oxfam Aotearoa · MFAT
Key recommendations for future investment
Sharpen Programme Focus – Fewer, more targeted projects for deeper impact, and build on successes. Strengthen MERL – Enhance monitoring, evaluation, research, and…
Save the Children New Zealand · MFAT
Benefits for future development
The insights and recommendations from this evaluation are intended to guide the next four-year programme and enhance collaboration between the governments of New…
MFAT · Manatū Aorere
Benefits for stakeholders
The resulting Design Document and Monitoring, Evaluation, Results and Learning (MERL) Framework were closely aligned with the Government of Kiribati’s strategy,…
MFAT · Manatū Aorere
What we do
The project cycle
We help you scope, design, fund, plan, monitor, review and improve development projects — wherever you are in the work.
01
Scope
Policies, strategies, situation analyses and scoping reports that frame the challenge before anyone commits a dollar.
- Policies, strategies & reports
- Situation & needs analysis
02
Design
Project designs, concepts and business cases — turning an approved concept into a plan the client's team can own.
- Project designs
- Concepts & business cases
03
Fund
Funding applications and accreditation support that secure finance from donors and climate funds.
- Funding applications
- Accreditation support
Pacific region Transforming Healthcare Access in the Pacific Islands: A Closer Look at the Fred Hollows Foundation's ATScale Programme Niue Niue Development Bank's Strategic Leap Towards Climate Change Funding Pacific region Resource Mobilisation Planning to support Invasive Species Management in the Pacific
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Plan
Implementation planning that gets a design ready to run — governance, sequencing, risk and resourcing.
- Implementation planning
- Inception & mobilisation
05
Monitor
Monitoring, oversight and support as a project runs — alongside local teams, not from a desk — so progress, quality and risk stay in view.
- Monitoring & oversight
- Implementation support
06
Review
Reviews, evaluations and MERL — an honest test of what worked, what didn't and why.
- Reviews & evaluations
- Monitoring & MERL
07
Improve
Project improvement and restructuring so the next phase builds on what worked and is more locally led.
- Project improvement
- Restructuring & MERL frameworks
Our network of specialists
The people who do the work
Future Partners is a network of experienced development specialists and subject-matter experts, living and working across Aotearoa and around the world. Tap anyone to see their work.
Our approach
We bring the rigour the work needs, and no more process than it warrants.
We help you turn an uncertain brief into a plan your team can own and deliver, with the rigour the context needs and no box-ticking.
See it in the work- 01
Locally led
Communities design and manage the work, with in-country teams who know the barriers, the culture, and who tends to get left behind.
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Root cause, not symptom
We get to the underlying issue, not just the symptoms — and the simple, durable solution usually beats the complex one.
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Everyone counts
We design for women, youth, elders and people with disabilities — and for resilience to climate shocks and disaster.
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A partnership, not a transaction
One point of contact, honest communication, fair value — and we stay engaged long after the assignment ends.
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Efficiency, not just speed
We work with clients at the pace they need — because efficiency isn’t just getting to the destination, it’s the quality of the decisions made along the way.
What our clients say
In their words
Engineers Without Borders have loved working with Future Partners. Shona Jennings and the team strengthened our water and sanitation work across two projects — training a local NGO board in Tuvalu to lead community water projects, and testing our design in Kiribati to make sure it would deliver measurable impact.
Matt HalseyCEO, Engineers Without Borders New ZealandFuture Partners is highly professional. They provide frank, honest and straight-forward advice and input — this leads to business cases and design documentation being more accurate and accessible for decision-makers and implementers.
News & insights
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