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Effective
development stands or falls on the quality of relationships. With
this conviction in mind, Inter-Mediation was established as a
not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving partnerships,
collaborations, networks, consortia, multi-sector and other forms of
development cooperation.
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How Inter-Mediation Works
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Inter-Mediation
applies its know-how by:
Assisting in the pre-planning, negotiation and formation of different
types of collaboration.
Acting as a facilitator in ongoing development relationships between,
for example, NGOs, government agencies and businesses.
Undertaking independent assessment and mediation of conflicts in
existing collaborations.
Providing training and coaching in collaboration and partnership
understanding and skills.
Designing and implementing tailor made programmes to improve an
organization’s capacity to collaborate.
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Not
off the shelf. Inter-Mediation works closely with partners and
clients to design plans suited to their values, needs and contexts.
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Benefits of
Inter-Mediation Consulting
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Working with
Inter-Mediation to improve development relationships can produce a
range of gains:
Narrowing
gaps between relational rhetoric and practice creating a firmer
moral grounding for all parties.
Transaction
costs are reduced leading to greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Transparency
and accountability are increased.
Typical
power asymmetries are openly addressed in a preventive way, reducing
the probability of conflict.
Reputations
and public trust are enhanced.
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