River Path Associates

We first worked with the British Council in 1997, and have been part of the organisation's roster of strategic advisers since 2008. Most recently we developed the acclaimed Next Generation Pakistan research concept now being rolled out in the Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa. Between 2012 and 2015 we contributed a longitudinal evaluation study for the global Connecting Classrooms programme.

David Steven has been associated with CIC and is now a Senior Fellow. Priorities for 2018 include ongoing work on delivery of the 2030 Agenda, and Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies. This includes a research programme in collaboration with the Small Arms Survey, and work in association with the governments of Brazil, Sierra Leone, and Switzerland.

DFID was River Path's first client in 1997. At present, we are providing UK funded strategic planning advice to the Lebanese education ministry, and have recently worked with the Department on donor-government dialogue in Tanzania, with the aim of strengthening the focus on growth and poverty reduction priorities. Since 2012, we have regularly provided interim management capacity on major UK programmes in Nigeria and Pakistan, embedded variously in government ministries and DFID teams.

We worked on the development and launch of this global partnership between 2014 - 2016. Significant contributions included work on the strategy, governance, and delivery options, as well as identifying and working with pathfinder countries that will fast track action. The Partnership launched in July 2016.