International development

Designing Solutions. Delivering Impact. Driving Inclusive Growth.

Dcode Consulting partners with governments, development institutions, donors, and private sector actors to shape development pathways that are inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in real-world needs. With a growing international footprint and deep-rooted expertise in Egypt, we work across the development project cycle—from design and diagnostics to delivery, implementation, and learning.

We’ve conducted assignments and collaborated on regional initiatives in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, and Palestine, and continue to expand through trusted partnerships with organizations like ILO, UNIDO, FAO, WB, IFC, GIZ, GAC, AfDB, ITC, and others.

What We Offer

Sector and Value Chain Analysis

Deep Market Systems and Value Chain Analysis
Mapping of market actors, rules, and support systems
Understanding of system-wide constraints
Co-creation of systemic change interventions with local stakeholders

Strategy Development & Policy Formulation

National and sector strategy design (e.g., MSME, Food Industry, Industrial Policy)
Cluster, creative economy, and green transition strategies
Inclusive entrepreneurship and employment policy frameworks

Feasibility Studies & Investment Planning

Financial, economic, and technical feasibility analysis
Business case modeling, CAPEX/OPEX, ROI, and investment readiness
Studies for infrastructure, agribusiness, logistics, green finance, and more

Institutional Capacity Building & Implementation Support

Strategy and policy training for ministries and donor teams
Establishment of policy units and program delivery mechanisms
Field deployment of research teams, trainers, facilitators, and M&E experts for on-ground delivery

Climate Adaptation & Sustainability

Climate-smart agriculture diagnostics and investment models
Green economy integration into policy and strategy
Climate risk and opportunity mapping in vulnerable regions

Gender and Social Inclusion

Gender-inclusive policy and program design
Value chain and labor market studies for women and youth
Design and execution of awareness campaigns, capacity building, and field engagement

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

MEL system design, logframes, indicators, and tools
Baseline, midline, and impact evaluations
Capacity development for learning systems

Our Delivery Model

We operate as both a policy think tank and a delivery partner. Our consulting approach is built on four key pillars:

Evidence-based and participatory design: We co-create solutions with public and private stakeholders.
Cross-functional integration: We bring in-house economists, sector experts, M&E advisors, gender specialists, and field teams under one roof.
From insight to implementation: We don't just write strategies, we help implement them.
Cross-border capacity: We lead or contribute to regional development work across the Middle East and Africa.

We deploy full teams, from lead researchers and data collectors to value chain analysts and trainers in the field, ensuring continuity from policy design to practical execution.

Use Cases

Use Case 1: Designing Gender-Sensitive Value Chains for Inclusive Development

Context: Development partners often struggle to identify sector-specific entry points that truly empower women and marginalized groups.

What Dcode Did:
Dcode conducted a comprehensive gender-sensitive value chain analysis of the palm date sector in Egypt. The work included field research, stakeholder interviews, value chain mapping, and prioritization of sub-sectors. This study not only highlighted gender disparities but also proposed implementable interventions and was followed by targeted awareness-raising campaigns across multiple governorates.

Outcome:
The findings informed both UNIDO programming and local development strategies, leading to over 2,300 women benefiting from tailored entrepreneurship support.

Use Case 2: Regional Policy for Creative Industries

Context: Policymakers across the MENA region lacked a unified framework to support the growth of creative industries as engines of inclusive growth.

What Dcode Did:
Under the UNIDO Creative Mediterranean Project, Dcode developed a policy paper covering seven countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. The work included stakeholder interviews with over 100 experts and provided recommendations for national and regional cluster development policies.

Outcome:
The report was adopted as a strategic reference by multiple governments and development partners to guide cultural economy policy design

Use Case 3: Scalable TA through Multi-Country Platforms

Context: Technical assistance needs in North Africa often evolve rapidly and require fast, context-specific responses.

What Dcode Did:
As Egypt’s Country Lead under DFID’s North Africa Technical Assistance Facility, Dcode managed the full TA cycle—from needs assessment and stakeholder engagement to ToR development, implementation oversight, and follow-up. Projects addressed national policy, institutional capacity, and sector-specific challenges across Egypt and contributed to cross-country learning in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria.

Outcome:
Dcode built a track record of delivering agile, responsive development support through a flexible, high-trust model with government counterparts

Use Case 4: Sector Strategies for Private Sector Development

Context: Ministries and development partners often need practical, implementable strategies for key economic sectors.

What Dcode Did:
Dcode supported the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Egypt by facilitating a consultative industrial strategy planning process. Through participatory training, coaching, and data-driven analysis, Dcode helped MTI create technically grounded sector strategies, especially for food and industrial manufacturing.

Outcome:
MTI adopted improved planning practices, and sector-specific strategies were developed in line with both national goals and market dynamics

Use Case 5: Labour and Market Systems Analysis

Context: Many development programs lack the data and contextual insight needed to address the root causes of informality and employment deficits.

What Dcode Did:
Across several ILO assignments, Dcode conducted market system analyses for sectors like white goods, RMG, furniture, and dairy. The methodology combined stakeholder mapping, qualitative fieldwork, and economic diagnostics to uncover decent work gaps and co-design interventions with lead firms.

Outcome:
Actionable, sector-specific intervention plans were developed to guide ILO programmatic funding and influence national employment strategies