About CLEW

CLEW offers a range of critical services which include technical advice, research and insights, logistics planning, budgetting and deployment, and security enhancement. CLEW experience covers the African continent, focussing on delivering critical services in African environments where planning and logistics are challenging and context knowledge is essential to avoid unnecessary expenses and risks. CLEW is a consortium of highly specialised partner organisations with complementary and essential solutions which empower its clients deployment of persons or inventory across large geographic distributions. Some of these solutions include:

Logistics planning, management and advisory:

We offer enhanced logistics and planning by drawing on our knowledge of African environments and subject matter expertise, enabling shared infrastructure and cost-savings without compromising convenience or safety. This ensures optimized supply chains, reduced costs, and peace of mind for CLEW partners in the execution of group deployments.

Technical advisory and analysis:

CLEW subject experts cover security, deployment, elections, data analytics and project planning. These complementary skillsets ensure that CLEW partners enjoy expertise in all aspects of project support.

Budgeting & Project management:

When requested, CLEW solves complex financial and budget constraints in the deployment of in the field groups through cost-saving, project planning and application of financial governance standards.

Security & Risk Management:

We offer comprehensive risk management and security solutions, maximising the preparedness and security of groups deployed in the field. Our services provide peace of mind by proactively identifying and mitigating threats, protecting partner organizations and their field workers from potential harm.

What We Do

CLEW provides comprehensive back-office support to Election Observation Missions (EOMs) and field-work deployments in terms of planning, logistics (incl. shipping), security appreciation, finance, data analysis, predictive analysis reporting, and foundation report writing.

Who We Are

A consortium of experts in security liaison, training, project management and data analysis. We have wide experience in planning and executing EOMs from the ground up and world class report writers.

How We Work

Discrete back-office professionals who develop mission plans for optimal results. Our field deployment plan covers all aspects of the mission - forward planning and pre-positioning, supporting the core team and observers, development of contingency plans, provision of training, field deployments, drawback, data analysis, and report writing.

Why Use Us

We are highly experienced in managing field work deployments. Collectively, CLEW’s experts combined a collective [NUMBER] years of field work experience. Working with CLEW, partners can rely on exceptional professional capacity in all areas of field deployment.

When to Use Us

CLEW is able to pick up support for a deployment at any moment. For optimal cost savings and maximal value for money, it is preferable to engage CLEW during the planning process for a field deployment or observation mission prior to the commencement of on-the-ground activities. Ideally, CLEW can get involved at least 5 months before an election period. This allows us to properly customise and pre-deploy the mission plan.