What we do
Policy Advocacy [Agenda Setting, Policy development & Change Management]
We work with governments and their partners to shape, align, and implement policy reforms — from clarifying national priorities and building political momentum to designing implementation structures that translate policy intent into action.
Our support spans the full policy cycle: elevating issue salience, facilitating consensus around reform options, strengthening coordination platforms, and tracking progress through policy-change milestones.
We bring political-economy insight and systems thinking to help leaders sift through competing ideas, identify feasible pathways, and sustain reform energy in complex institutional settings.
Recent examples:
Supported the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) to develop and roll out the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG), a landmark framework guiding African countries in strengthening inclusive sanitation policies. So far, 20+ countries are at different stages of adoption of new policies based on these guidelines.
Currently working with relevant ministries in Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal to operationalize national coordination mechanisms as implementation platforms to operationalize new sanitation policies.
Strategic Project Management
We help our clients design, manage, and deliver strategic programs — providing the structure, capacity, and focus needed to move from plans to performance.
Our role is to strengthen delivery where bandwidth is limited or where additional coordination capacity can unlock progress and scale. We bring clarity to roles, milestones, and partner expectations; track implementation against strategy; and ensure that learning informs every stage of execution.
Policy & Program Strategy Design: Developing tailored strategies to drive impactful programs and policy initiatives.
Partner Identification, Onboarding & Supervision: Effective grant and contract management, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Building trust and collaboration across key stakeholders to drive sustainable solutions.
Progress Tracking & Reporting: Monitoring milestones and providing transparent, data-driven reporting to demonstrate impact.
Context: Where We Add Value
Savanna Group is the ideal partner for companies and organizations seeking to:
Execute research on emerging issues in faraway or under-explored locations.
In cases where many stakeholders are involved and have a stake in the core issue in the project.
Engage in policy advocacy to influence key markets.
Deliver greater impact when internal staff bandwidth is limited.
Our strategic program management ensures that projects are executed efficiently, effectively, and with measurable success.
Recent Examples:
Provided program management and institutional oversight for a donor-funded program i\on youth programming in Kenya - ensuring fiduciary accountability, technical coherence, and reporting.
Research and Insights
We generate actionable insights that help our clients and government partners see systems clearly, identify leverage points, and make informed decisions that strengthen policy design and delivery.
Using political-economy analysis, conceptual systems modeling, and rapid evidence synthesis, we reveal how incentives, institutions, and market dynamics interact.
Our products — from analytical briefs to systems maps — provide decision-makers with the clarity needed to prioritize actions, test scenarios, and measure progress toward system-level change.
Analytical advisory briefs
Market deep dives to inform strategy development and execution
Political economy analysis
Simulation modeling
Investment concept note development
Recent Examples:
Partnered with a leading agricultural Market systems facilitator to analyze the impact of agricultural cess levies on agribusiness competitiveness in Kenya - informing county-level cess management strategies at the county levels.
Led scenario simulations analysis to enable the Government of Kenya prioritize investments across ten national development sectors on their contribution to GDP and employment.
Participated in development of a model to integrate climate risk in national development in Kenya across social, environmental and economic sectors.
Led the development of decision support tools for Integrated Vector Management (IVM), guiding malaria control intervention selection and resource optimization.
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Consulting
We work with corporate and government partners to unlock opportunities for companies to translate their ESG commitments into real-world impact — aligning business investments with national priorities and community outcomes.
Our role is to broker collaboration between the private and public sectors, identify policy or market enablers, and design initiatives where corporate sustainability objectives generate tangible social and environmental value.
We connect responsible business ambition with public-sector frameworks so that ESG investment becomes a driver of inclusive, systemic impact rather than a compliance exercise.