Welcome to the Planet Consultants website
One of the major challenges to the world community of today is the fight against poverty and the unequal distribution of opportunities for development world-wide. The sharing and transfer of know-how, experience and information are key factors which can enable people, communities and nations to find their own solutions to the complex development problems they face, and move towards economic self-sufficiency on their own terms.
At PLANET Consultants BV, we pride ourselves on the effective, sustainable transfer of essential know-how, and its adaptation to the locally specific context of the countries in which we work.
PLANET Consultants BV was established in 1989 to provide assistance to people, organisations, professional associations and Governments in achieving sustainable micro and macro-level socio-economic development. In 2006, Planet Consultants became part of GRM International BV. Planet Consultants continues to adopt a technical and economic approach is always multi-disciplinary, giving special attention to cross-cutting issues such as the environment, gender issues, and the need for building strong and capable institutions. In recent years, democracy building and good governance have also become an increasingly important part of our activities. This coincides with our long-standing practice of employing a participatory approach -- rather than imposing solutions drawn from elsewhere, our aim is to help our clients and beneficiaries to help themselves. We believe that the local ownership of ideas and solutions are critical to ensuring their sustainability.
PLANET Consultants BV selects and deploys experts according to the highest professional standards, based on their practical experience in the sector and country concerned. The majority of our specialists are multi-lingual, speaking a range of languages including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. As part of GRM International BV, Planet Consultants is able to draw on the GRM International Group's world-wide network of expertise. This enables us to provide rapid, sustained and flexible professional support world-wide, and guarantees that international perspective and experience are combined with a sound understanding of local conditions, history and culture.