What We Do
Rethinking Design
Discover how we can help you rethink, refine, and drive meaningful change in global development.
Our Offers
The Kalena Global Experience
Through thought leadership, practical tools, and strategic guidance, we empower development practitioners, changemakers, and visionaries to transcend the status quo and accelerate transformative, lasting impact in global development.
Advisory and Consulting
We offer four specialized design services to equip clients with actionable insights, strategic guidance, and practical tools.
- Ideation of Solution: We provide insights, strategies, and tools that ignite meaningful discussions, inform decision-making, and inspire the creation of innovative solutions.
- Readiness to Access Impact: We partner with clients to define impact pathways and empower the execution of strategies that track progress, promote learning, measure outcomes, and support the refinement of solutions.
- Organizational (Re)Design: We collaborate closely with clients to design and establish operational structures, systems, and processes that are key to success.
- Strategic Communications: We equip clients with authentic communication strategies, ensuring their efforts drive greater engagement.
Capacity-Building Workshops
Developed by Kalena Global, The Audacity Process (T.A.P) provides a framework for development practitioners to design empowering and impactful interventions. Our workshops, held four times a year, provide actionable insights and tools to apply this transformative approach to real-world development challenges. The workshops go through the four phases of the Audacity Process.
- Connection: Building deep, authentic connections with stakeholders.
- Exploration: Collectively uncovering root causes and opportunities for growth.
- Synergistic Creation: Collaboratively designing innovative, impactful, sustainable solutions.
- Evolution: Refining projects to maximize long-term impact.
Audio Experience
Audacity & Action is a dynamic podcast for bold thinkers, changemakers, and innovators in global development. Hosted by Edna Massay Kallon, founder of Kalena Global, this podcast explores how bold ideas can be transformed into real, impactful action.
Each episode features either a thought-provoking interview with global leaders from both the private and public sectors, grassroots innovators, a solo deep dive into pressing topics, or an engaging panel discussion with development experts. Together, they collaborate to rethink traditional approaches to solving complex issues like poverty, inequality, and climate change. Audacity & Action provides listeners with actionable insights, real-world case studies, and fresh perspectives on the future of global development.
Whether you’re a development professional, an advocate for social change, or someone passionate about making a difference, Audacity & Action equips you with the tools and inspiration to turn bold ideas into transformative solutions.
Launching October 2024—Join the movement and turn audacious ideas into transformative action.
Speaking Engagement
We offer dynamic speaking engagements to inspire and inform audiences by leading meaningful discussions and sharing actionable strategies that drive transformative change.
- Panel Moderation: Guiding thought-provoking discussions on the design of global development interventions at conferences and industry events, ensuring impactful dialogue and expert insights.
- Guest Lectures & Academic Contributions: Sharing cutting-edge research, case studies, and actionable strategies with universities, think tanks, and academic audiences.
- Keynote Presentations: Delivering powerful talks on designing interventions to encourage innovation, empowerment, and transformation of global development challenges into opportunities for lasting impact.
We promise to harness the full spectrum of our cross-disciplinary expertise to bring innovative, informed solutions that stand the test of complexity and change.
We commit to fostering collaboration that values diversity, encouraging varied perspectives for inclusive, culturally sensitive solutions.
We pledge to deliver initiatives that achieve meaningful, sustainable impact in the communities and sectors we serve.
We will maintain honesty and transparency in all our advice, even when it challenges popular opinion.
Our Promise
Commitment to Excellence
With a focus on meaningful impact, collaboration, and transparency, we promise to create inclusive solutions that empower communities worldwide.