What We Do

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     We work to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development through supplementing with these three professional services:

1.       Engineering
2.       Management Consulting
3.       Capacity Building

1. Engineering


ANCAMTA provides a broad spectrum of engineering services associated with water and another civil engineering in public and private infrastructure and development/humanitarian facilities. Generally, ANCAMTA engineering works fall into two types: consulting and construction engineering. Our consulting engineering is for the design work of projects and works predominantly in an office. Our construction engineering then takes the designs and implements them as contractor work on the site, managing the construction of the structure.

1.1 Water Engineering


ANCAMTA has proven experience in water engineering works.
•                    Water demand and socio-economic analysis
•                     Assessments and evaluation sources of water (deep and shallow wells, sand dams, surface dams, springs)
•                    Hydro-geological and geophysical surveys and aquifer characterization
•                    Borehole sitting, drilling designing and supervision
•                    Water catchment studies, geotechnical and site selection
•                    Hydrology and hydraulics
•                    Water quality monitoring and treatment systems
•                    Designing and construction of water supply systems (underground and surface water)
•                    Remote Sensing, GIS Mapping and cartographic studies
•                    Land and water related data collection and field surveys
•                    Designing and installation of pump stations powered by solar or diesel
•                    Estimating, specifications and bid documents
•                    Watershed planning and management
•                    Water system master planning
•                    Water resource information management
•                    Water sector regulatory and policy formulation use  
•                    Water service delivery business plans
•                    WASH sector coordination
•                    Project feasibility studies
•                    Water trucking and WASH in emergencies
•                    WASH for schools and health facilities
•                    Planning and implementation of drought resilient projects
•                    Planning and implementation of micro irrigations 
•                    Operation and Maintenance (O & M) of water facilities
•                    Community capacity building of water resources management

1.2 Civil Engineering


ANCAMTA experts, consultants and associates have extensive experience in civil engineering discipline which covers to design, construct, and supervise construction and maintenance of building structures and infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, irrigation projects and power plants.  
Our civil engineering focuses more of the following:
•                    Technical and feasibility studies
•                    Site investigations and master planning
•                    Development of detailed designs including specs and bid documents
•                    Actual construction of contracted designs
•                    Construction quality management
•                    Managing budgets and project resources
•                    Scheduling material and equipment purchases and deliveries
•                    Making sure  legal requirements and health and safety
•                    Assessing the sustainability and environmental impact of projects
•                    Development project sustainability analysis
•                    Conducting conflict and risk analysis
•                    Construction management and inspection services


2 Management Consulting


ANCAMTA offers management consulting services which cover a wide range of management related disciplines. It deals with improvement if the way organizations work and operational efficiency by utilizing innovative technology and cost effective strategy.
ANCAMTA believes that good management is the key to success of every organization and projects. Our management consulting services support our partners and clients with improving their performance, sustainable benefits, and their better service delivery. ANCAMTA provides guidance, solutions, tools and operational models and services tailored to the needs through negotiation and participation of interesting entities, partners, and clients.
ANCAMTA management consulting services cover:
•                    Setting up organizations and analyze their SWOT to fulfil their vision and mission
•                    Preparation of strategies, business, and operational plans
•                    Project planning, appraisal, and analytical studies
•                    Development of concept notes, funding proposals and assessment reports
•                    Policy formulation and management frameworks
•                    Designing and Conducting researches
•                    Conflict sensitive programming
•                    Applications of computer software with planning and project management
•                    Good governance and organizational management
•                    Marketing and private business development
•                    Feasibility, economic and social studies
•                    Project audit, monitoring, and evaluation
•                    Financial and management control systems
•                    Financial accounting procedures
•                    Cost and management accounting systems
•                    Public administration reforms
•                    Institutional development
•                    Functional and efficiency reviews
•                    Field data collection & statistics
•                    E-libraries of Somaliland development
•                    Development of performance monitoring
•                    Talent management & organization design
•                    Developing standard operational guidelines
•                    Clarifying roles and responsibilities
•                    Support SMES with the procurement, bookkeeping, marketing, and sales
•                    Mitigation of risks in business organization.
•                    Human resources growth


3 Capacity Building


ANCAMTA Capacity building refers to enhancing the skills, knowledge and abilities of individual and organizations.  Adapted from the Thesis Report of Master’s Degree of Development Studies of Mohamed Farah, ANCAMTA Managing Director on " Challenges of Public Institutional Capacity Development in Somaliland: An Analysis of Capacity Building Approaches and Institutional Arrangements", ANCAMTA provides capacity building services through two main themes: Capacity Building Cycle and Institutional Arrangements. 
Capacity building cycle deals with:
1.            Capacity needs assessment 
2.            Capacity building planning 
3.            Capacity building strategy 
4.            Capacity building implementation     
5.            Capacity building evaluation.
Institutional arrangement deals with:
1.            Enabling environment   
2.            Organizational and systems 
3.            Leadership and governance 
4.            Technical assistance 

ANCAMTA undertakes capacity building activities through the following approaches:
-          Providing access  of information through databases, libraries and web sites
-          Publications and manuals
-          Trainings (public,  distance/direct or on-line
-           Consultation through coaching, mentoring,  facilitating and expert advice
-          Coordination through work space, mailing group and forum or conferences
  ANCAMTA provides more of the following Capacity Building Activities:
•        Capacity needs assessments
•        Planning capacity building and trainings
•        Providing technical assistance in engineering  and management
•        Knowledge management
•        Application of technology to support capacity building and training
•        Sectoral based trainings
•        Livelihood and income generation
•        Project cycle management 
•        Financial resources management
•         Leadership development and strenthening good governance
•        Legal and policy formulation
•        Management development
•        Marketing (research, promotions)
•         Organizational development
•        Peer learning
•        Program design and Project management
•        Quality management
•        Research
•        Risk management
•        Staffing (selection, development)
•        Strategic planning
•        Team building