THAC – The Human Aspect

Leadership – Governance – Mediation

THAC works where people lead, decide and work together under pressure. Organisations in fragile and complex environments rarely struggle for lack of strategy alone. They come under strain when trust, safety and relationships break down.

THAC helps leaders, teams and institutions take the human factor seriously – as a foundation for effective leadership, sound governance and constructive conflict transformation.

Strategic leadership, organisational development and strategic management for organisations navigating demanding contexts.

Governance, oversight, security management, duty of care and trauma-informed approaches that help organisations and institutions remain stable and effective in times of crisis.

Mediation, dialogue processes and conflict transformation – from teams to political actors.

Experience in practice

One strategy for the Horn of Africa
Foreign policy, development, humanitarian aid and migration brought together in one Swiss whole-of-government strategy.

Empower people →

Trauma in security sector reform
Primary author of the DCAF study that identified trauma as a missing element in security sector governance.

Strengthen systems →

Dialogue across 80 organisations
Diaspora, development and human rights organisations, research and administration brought into one platform on migration.

Build trust →

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Africa Initiative

Healthy Prosperity for Africa. A first draft for discussion: how healing, recognition and repair can make existing peace, governance and development processes more effective. African-led, open to critique.

Read the initiative →

Three decades of experience in East Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and Swiss peace and foreign policy.

Experience in practice →

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