Evaluation – Advancing Women’s Voices – Democratic Republic of Congo
From 2018 to 2024, The Carter Center implemented the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with support from Global Affairs Canada under Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy. In a context marked by persistent poverty, conflict, and entrenched gender inequalities, the project aimed to strengthen the voice, leadership, and […]
Supporting Governance and Humanitarian Access in the Central African Republic (2015–2023)
From 2015 to 2023, our team provided sustained strategic and operational support to public institutions in the Central African Republic during a critical period of political transition. We worked closely with the former Transitional Government and subsequently with the newly elected authorities, contributing to the identification and definition of key state priorities and supporting efforts […]
Groundwater Management & Climate Resilience – Sughd Region, Tajikistan
In 2023, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) commissioned Dropstone to conduct a scoping study on groundwater management in the Sughd region of northern Tajikistan. The objective was to assess current practices and identify opportunities to strengthen the role of hydrogeology in climate change adaptation strategies. Located in the rapidly growing Fergana Valley, […]
Developing Tailor-Made Project Management Databases
DROPSTONE has developed skills in designing and constructing databases for the management of information related to water supply and sanitation projects, borehole drilling campaigns, hydrogeology, geochemestry, but also the management of specialized libraries or engineering projects. We are working together with a team of IT specialists, data analysts and computer scientists and are dedicating an […]
Securing Water Supply for 170,000 People in Maiduguri
Optimizing the Alhamduri Well Field under complex humanitarian conditions Project Overview Dropstone was mandated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2021 to assess the groundwater production potential of the Alhamduri Well Field (AWF) in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The objective was to determine whether the existing groundwater infrastructure could sustainably increase water […]
Drilling Campaign and Pumping Tests – Geneva
The Industrial Services of Geneva (SIG) commissioned our firm to carry out two exploratory boreholes in Thônex, Geneva State, including pumping tests to define the aquifer characteristics. This work made it possible to refine the understanding of the local geology and hydrogeology, which until then had remained largely unknown below the shallow aquifer horizon. The […]