Launched in 2018 to support the delivery of more rapid, efficient, impactful, and accountable interventions in Syria, COAR Global Ltd. (COAR) is a consultancy purpose-built to operate sustainably in protracted crises and fragile environments. Since its establishment, COAR has expanded geographically and thematically, and has translated this experience into an approach that allows our partners and clients to navigate the world’s most complex environments with intention and impact. Our work enhances the impact, efficiency, and sustainability of interventions while improving risk management, preparedness, and stabilization efforts. COAR disrupts conventions and recalibrates practices to align more closely with on-the-ground realities, enabling policymakers and implementers to devise better solutions in complex, fragile, and high-risk environments.

COAR builds networks where others cannot, and delivers the access, evidence, and insight necessary for our clients and partners to implement accountable, ground-truthed, and data-driven interventions in fragile and high-risk environments. Led by colleagues drawn from the contexts in which we operate, COAR fuses international expertise with hyper-local knowledge and employs a participatory approach that discourages hierarchies, encourages collaboration and fosters disruptive thinking. Our teams map the intricate layers of complexity inherent to crisis-affected contexts, and translate this knowledge into best-practice and solutions. COAR delivers precise and bespoke tools that empower our clients to maneuver efficiently and securely within crisis environments, supporting them in the design and implementation of interventions both appropriate locally and firmly rooted in international methods and standards. COAR increases the value of programmatic approaches by providing comprehensive, compelling, relevant, and rigorous contextual research and analysis.