Skat is an independent resource centre and consulting company. It is committed to sustainable development in developing countries and countries in transition.

Expertise

Access to a wide spectrum of skills allows Skat to provide a holistic, integrated service. Skat has proven expertise in the following disciplines.

Water supply & environmental sanitation
Skat combines technical expertise with an understanding of the economic, social, environmental and institutional context within which people use water, sanitation and solid waste management systems.

 

Energy and Climate
Skat seeks to interlink climate protection, renewable energies, community empowerment and poverty reduction through holistic approaches, which facilitate equal access to environmentally sound energy technologies to foster productive and income generating activities.

 

Building & settlements
Skat works in the sectors of housing, social infrastructure (schools, health facilities etc.) and settlement development in rural, urban, and peri-urban zones. Skat's expertise includes participatory and results-oriented methodologies for strategic and sustainable outcomes.

 

Mobility & transport
Skat is experienced in the construction and maintenance of bridges, roads, and tracks, and in the development of transport master plans. Environmental considerations are prioritised and, wherever possible, labour intensive construction is utilised as a way to boost local employment.

 

Governance
Skat provides technical, managerial and administrative support to community groups, non-governmental organisations, resource centres and local government institutions. Skat facilitates advocacy and policy dialogue between partners.

 

Economic Development
Skat has expertise in a wide-range of income-generation approaches, including labour-intensive construction. Skat is experienced in assessment and analysis, and in the planning and management of interventions aimed at the improvement of livelihoods.

 

Environmental Management
Environmental degradation is a subject of increasingly passionate debate as the influence of human activity makes ever-increasing demands on finite resources and fragile ecosystems throughout the world. The problems facing current and future generations pose a formidable challenge. The need for accurate, objective and relevant information to animate this debate has never been greater.

 

Knowledge Management
Skat designs systems for the collection, analysis, storage and dissemination of information, and helps organisations and networks to make better use of their knowledge.

 

 

Services

Skat offers professional services to organisations working in development and emergencies. Clients include NGOs, resource centres and knowledge networks, and bilateral/multilateral development agencies.

Policy & strategy development
Skat assists governments, donors and non-governmental organisations to develop strategies and policies.

Assessment, monitoring and evaluation
Skat undertakes assessment, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes for governments, multi-lateral and bi-lateral development agencies.

Knoweldge sharing, capacity building and training
Skat undertakes capacity building and training. These range from international conferences, workshops and courses for decision-makers, senior managers and policy-makers to hands-on support to communities and technical operatives.

Backstopping and technical advice
Skat provides long-term technical, management, conceptual and strategic support to governments, donors and NGOs. In some cases partnerships have continued for 10 years or more.

 

Project planning, management and implementation
Skat works with local partners in the design and implementation of projects. Within Skat there is wide experience of project management in development and emergency contexts.

Transfer of technologies and approaches
Skat has developed innovative technologies and approaches that have been successfully applied in the sectors of water, sanitation, and construction. Skat has established systems for knowledge management, which enhance the sharing of ideas and experiences between partners from all continents.