Our Ethos and Values

All our work has a strong poverty focus stemming from our commitment, values and vision as a Christian led business.  Our commitment is to assist all development oriented organisations to more effectively address the causes and impact of poverty, for all disadvantaged groups.  Our values are to undertake all our work in a manner that is professional, high quality and with the highest levels of integrity.  Our vision is that “Poverty will seem like a bad dream”.

Kadale is a Chichewa word with two meanings.  The first is “blessed for service” - we are committed to providing services that support the processes of development.  The second meaning is a tree (combretum) with a four-winged seed.  The four wings represent the four ways in which we serve the people of Malawi and the Southern/Central Africa region through:

1. Providing high quality consulting and training services that improve organisational efficiency and development effectiveness
2. Carrying out research that provides relevant high quality information for decision making by practitioners and policy makers
3. Capacity building of consultants, trainers and researchers to ensure the development of long-term indigenous capacity in the region
4. Facilitating and supporting key stakeholders across all relevant sectors to work and dialogue together for development

We have close working relationships with our clients enabling us to better understand their approaches and development aspirations. Through the quality of our work, our professionalism and our intimate knowledge of Malawi and the region, we have become the partner of choice for those wanting to have an impact in Malawi and the wider region.