ZAMBIA · DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
Practical consulting for programmes that strengthen communities, advance inclusion and improve access to essential services.
Social development / Water & environment / Research & learning
ABOUT HELSH
HELSH General Consulting is a Zambian multidisciplinary consulting business delivering integrated solutions in social development, water and environmental management, research, health and capacity building.
We support organisations to understand community needs, design responsive programmes and strengthen implementation. Our work combines technical analysis with participatory methods, so recommendations reflect both the evidence and the people programmes are intended to serve.
Established in 2018, HELSH draws on a network of 50 associates to assemble teams around each assignment. We translate complex issues into practical decisions, with close client engagement and consistent technical quality assurance.
WHAT WE DO
Targeted support from programme design through implementation and learning.
Strengthening social performance, community relations and inclusive development.
Supporting water security, environmental stewardship and community climate resilience.
Generating evidence, measuring results and improving programme effectiveness.
Building practical skills and strengthening institutional and community capacity.
Promoting healthier, safer workplaces and communities through inclusive health programming.
Providing strategic guidance for responsible business and effective development partnerships.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Selected consultancy assignments in research, inclusion and environmental assessment.
Baseline study for the Southern Africa Food and Economic Empowerment Programme (SAFEE), supporting We Effect and PPHPZ with evidence to inform programme implementation and monitoring.
Baseline assessment of programme indicators, rightsholder conditions and the operating context, drawing on quantitative and qualitative research.
Joint venture with BGE to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for Farm 47 in Kabwe, Zambia.
Training needs assessment followed by gender and social inclusion training and coaching for 16 public, private and NGO sector organisations in Zambia.
Support focused on practical institutional capacity to apply gender and inclusion approaches in the water security and sanitation sector.
Implementation research across Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania for UNESCO Southern Africa, focusing on school-related gender-based violence prevention and safe learning environments.
Mixed-methods research, assessment tools, country-level analysis and synthesis across the three countries.
Assessment supporting project briefs for a small township water reticulation project in Kabwe, delivered as a subcontractor to Kasumwa EnviroConsult and General Dealers.
The assignment supported work for the Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation, the African Development Bank and Lukanga Water.
HELSH IN PRACTICE
Facilitation, shared learning and research in the field. Select a photo to view it in full.
Interviews, data collection and field team coordination.
Community consultations and stakeholder dialogue for environmental and social impact assessment.
CONSULTANCY LEADERSHIP
Chief Executive Officer · Gender & Inclusion Expert · WASH & Health Specialist
Shula is a senior development and sustainability expert with over 14 years of experience in strategic leadership, technical advisory and programme delivery. As CEO, she oversees technical quality, multidisciplinary collaboration and client engagement across HELSH’s assignments. Her expertise spans social impact assessment, gender and inclusion, safeguarding, research and inclusive WASH programming.
OUR EXPERT TEAM
Technical leads and principal consultants work together to meet each assignment’s needs.
Research, Evidence & Programme Management Lead
Demography, evaluations, data analysis and MEAL systems.
Social Services Lead
Gender and inclusion, social safeguards and protection systems.
Water & Environmental Services Lead
Water governance, climate resilience and environmental stewardship.
Health & Wellbeing Lead
Public health, mental health and psychosocial support.
Training & Capacity Building Lead
Facilitation, green skills, youth empowerment and occupational safety.
Operations & Finance
Financial management, logistics and project administration.
Principal Consultant · Urban Planning & Resettlement
Spatial planning, livelihood restoration and social impact assessment.
Principal Consultant · ESG & Waste Management
Sustainability, circular economy and environmental performance.
WORK WITH HELSH
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