ADE is a private consultancy created in 1990.

Their mission is to contribute to improved public decision-making through independent policy advice.

Their clients include international institutions, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, NGOs, and national public institutions. They advise their clients on the entire policy cycle, from design to implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and strategic recommendations.

Their goal is to bridge the gap between research and policy by applying academic rigour to answer concrete policy questions.

They do so by drawing on their in-house technical expertise and their worldwide network of academic partners, specialised consultancies, and freelance experts. They are highly client-oriented, offering innovative and tailor-made solutions to meet the needs of each organisation. They guarantee excellence through our rigorous quality assurance systems. They are certified ISO 9001 since 1999.