Services
Qualitative Research Design and Implementation
Needs assessment, evaluation, discovery, IRB documentation, field research design (methods) and management
Project Design and Proposal Development
Project design methods & tools, conversion of project design into comprehensive grant proposal, grant opportunities analysis
Writing & Editing
Grant proposals, project reports, academic papers, general writing
Facilitation
workshops, discussion groups, meetings, communities of practice, strategic planning
Desk Research
Issue research & analysis, literature reviews
Spanish Language & Latin America
Fluent in spoken and written Spanish. Deep knowledge of Latin American issues across the region and per country.
Subject Matter Expertise
Purple Desert Consulting has experience with these issues and subjects as a result of direct experience with projects, proposals, and research. Please inquire about other topics that may not appear on this limited list.
Human Rights
Social Justice
Climate Justice
Community-Based Research and Methods for Engagement
Sustainability
Sustainability Education
Land Tenancy
Psychosocial Trauma (post-conflict, post-toxic environmental contamination)
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Migration Policy (U.S.-Latin America)
Child Migration
Youth (access to services, jobs, resources)
Public Health (including how climate change impacts health)
Agriculture (small-scale farming, value-added certifications such as Fair Trade, Organic, etc.)
Climate Adaptation
Climate Change
Climate Change Education
Labor Rights
Local Knowledge
Gender Issues and Analysis
Indigenous Rights
Latin America (contemporary issues, history, literature, Spanish language)