Find the right team for work that matters.

Torchlight is a consulting collective that brings together independent consultants, researchers, communicators, strategists, facilitators, organizers, and movement-builders working across human rights, global health, gender justice, climate justice, and social change.

Our consultants have designed programs, led research, advised governments, trained organizations, supported movements, and built coalitions around the world.

What makes Torchlight different is that we do not simply maintain a roster of consultants. We build teams.

When organizations come to us with complex challenges, we assemble multidisciplinary teams that combine the expertise, lived experience, geographic representation, and leadership needed to do the work well.

At the same time, we recognize that some organizations are looking for a single consultant with a specific skill set. We can help with that, too.

Whether you need one person or a collaborative team, we can help you find the right fit.

What our consultants do

Torchlight consultants work across a wide range of disciplines, sectors, methodologies, and geographies, including:

  • Strategic planning and organizational development for rights-focused organizations

  • Research design, data collection, analysis, and evidence synthesis

  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) — including participatory and feminist approaches

  • Gender-responsive programming and gender-based violence (GBV) response

  • Global health policy, systems strengthening, and community health strategy

  • Climate justice advocacy, policy analysis, and community resilience planning

  • Human rights documentation, monitoring, and reporting

  • Training, facilitation, and capacity strengthening

  • Communications, campaigns, and advocacy strategy

Many of our projects sit at the intersection of these areas, and designing collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams is one of our greatest strengths. 

Why work with Torchlight?

Our consultants are part of a community of practice built around shared values, peer learning, accountability, and collaboration. They are not simply names in a database.

Most importantly, you gain a partner that can help you find the right people, not just available people.

When you work with Torchlight, you gain access to:

  • Deep technical expertise across multiple disciplines

  • Consultants with strong regional knowledge and lived experience

  • Flexible team-building capacity

  • Collaborative approaches grounded in collective care and accountability

  • Operational infrastructure that supports high-quality project delivery

  • A global network of practitioners committed to human rights and social justice

Looking for an individual consultant? Browse our directory

Our consultants maintain independent practices while participating in the Torchlight community. If you identify someone whose expertise aligns with your needs, we can facilitate an introduction and help determine the best engagement structure.

If you're not sure whether you need an individual consultant or a team, start by contacting us by filling out the form below. We're happy to talk through the options and help identify the best fit.

Looking for a team? Submit a project brief

Tell us about your goals, timeline, budget, and the type of support you're seeking.

We will work with you to design an approach and assemble a team with the expertise and perspectives needed for the work.

Depending on the engagement, Torchlight can provide project management, contracting, operational support, financial administration, and quality assurance throughout the project.