Vikāra Institute

Specialised in strengthening market and financial systems, addressing climate-affected and food insecure contexts, and building resilience in fragile & challenging environments.

Vikāra Institute offers comprehensive technical assistance and support to navigate complex development challenges across various sectors, such as climate change adaptation, market systems, agriculture, financial services, employment, and housing. With over 20 years of experience catalyzing systems change in more than 50+ countries around the world, Vikāra’s services range from supporting programs in developing contexts to developing analytic frameworks and conducting assessments, and from facilitating collaboration and learning processes to empowering organizations to manage adaptively and effectively address opportunities and challenges in dynamic market systems.

Vikara Institute Regional office is based in Cape Town South Africa.

Latest news and articles

Advancing women’s rights to strengthen shea enterprises

In northern Ghana, digital mapping and access to finance are helping women shea producers like Adisah Zakaria turn invisible work into recognised assets, unlocking income, efficiency, and opportunity.

Bridging the gap: Scaling climate-resilient agriculture

Bridge funding helps transform RAIN innovations into scalable solutions that drive resilience and sustainable growth

Protecting the shea tree: Securing women’s futures

Empowering women through shea tree mapping for resilient futures

From Seeds to systems: Inspiring collective change

Interview with GRP’s Knowledge Officer Amanda Jonsson on how local initiatives are shaping pathways to more sustainable futures

Two job opportunities: Human Resources (HR) Manager and Operations and Grants Manager

Apply by 3 April to join the GRP team