Amaltas has built an extensive portfolio and distinguished client base since its inception in December 2006. With a proven record of delivering high-quality assignments on schedule, the organization has established a global presence across South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Its work consistently drives policy and organizational impact. Evaluations of IDRC Canada’s portfolio led to co-development of a portfolio quality tracking tool, while projects for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation influenced their strategic direction in India. Reviews of programs funded by ADB, the European Union, and UNICEF provided critical course corrections, and advisory engagements with IDRC and BMGF supported management reorientation. An M&E framework for Save the Children Finland’s Child Sensitive Social Protection Program enhanced knowledge management and improved outcome tracking. Evaluations such as the Sustainable Textiles for Sustainable Development initiative enabled Traidcraft to secure additional funding for artisans in Rajasthan.

Amaltas’ advisory and evaluation work has shaped large-scale government and non-government programs, improving lives across India and other low- and middle-income countries. Its monitoring system has been adopted by Cambodia’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation program. The organization has represented India’s HIV/AIDS prevention efforts at the UN General Assembly Special Session and authored applications that secured significant multilateral funding for the Government of India. Research on inclusion of sexual minorities has informed international discourse and engaged institutions such as India’s National Human Rights Commission.

Our Core Offerings:

• Management advisory : Amaltas provides strategic advisory across diverse domains. Highlights include guidance on private sector engagement and the Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar Initiative for IDRC; policy support to the U.S. Government on its India strategy; advisory to the Government of Maldives on health sector PPPs; UNFPA Nepal on joint UN HIV initiatives; and the World Bank on programmatic roadmaps for sexual minorities.
  
• Evaluation : Evaluation represents a significant share of our portfolio. We have assessed WHO-SEARO’s maternal health contributions, IDRC Canada’s Ecohealth program in Asia and China, the Gates Foundation’s Avahan project in India, Cambodia’s ADB-funded rural water and sanitation program, and Partners for Law in Development’s decade-long work on women and justice.
  
• Research : Amaltas specializes in innovative social research methods. Projects include studies for the World Bank on marginalization and resilience among sexual minorities; IDRC Canada on Southern perspectives of research excellence; DFID on disability programming gaps in South Asia; World Vision on determinants of poor child health; and work with the Amrit Foundation of India on barriers faced by families addressing intellectual and developmental challenges.
• Country Proposal Development & PPP Advisory : We have drafted proposals for the Government of India on health systems strengthening and HIV support, prepared PPP policy notes for the Government of Maldives, and provided transaction support to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for a major PPP initiative.
  
• Documentation support : Amaltas has delivered documentation such as India’s UNGASS Country Progress Report (2010), advocacy monographs for the Transport Corporation of India Foundation, Plan India’s State of the Girl Child Report (2009), and A People Stronger for UNDP.
• Analytical reviews : Our analytical reviews include strategic support to the World Bank’s HSSP II project in Cambodia, sector landscaping for JHPIEGO on HIV in India, and research mapping for Research Councils UK on urbanization and public health.