Democracy & Governance

Khulisa was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the very end of Apartheid in 1993, and is one of the oldest African evaluation firms. The impetus for social justice in the early 1990s was about redress, but quickly Khulisa understood that evaluation is a political activity. Our core values include utilization and participation, with clients often commenting on how valuable and participatory our work is.

Khulisa has conducted several evaluations focused on human rights and governance, creating thought partnerships and equitable evaluation approaches. Khulisa’s experience with quantitative and qualitative analytics has led to innovative storytelling and oral communication data approaches, allowing for iterative and adaptable approaches and outcomes.

Our spectrum of work includes implementing trafficking in persons research in South Africa, and we have conducted similar work in Ghana and Zimbabwe. We also conducted an evaluation of the U.S. Department of State Programs for the Protection of Refugee Youth in Urban Settings in Africa. Khulisa completed a continent-wide evaluation for the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) of the Strengthening African Networks for Governance, Accountability, and Transparency Programme.