Built from the Ground Up.
Designed for the Long Game.
A pan-African firm building the institutional infrastructure for community-led economic development in fragile contexts.
Rooted in Africa.
Designed for Scale.
DETCRO was founded on a conviction: that the most durable path to peace in fragile contexts runs through economic function. Not aid. Not charity. But systems — production systems, trade systems, governance systems — that create shared stakes in stability.
We are a pan-African firm, led by Africans, operating at the intersection of institutional advisory, community production, and structured trade. Our work spans South Sudan, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the wider East and Southern African region.
We are not an NGO. We are not a consulting firm in the conventional sense. We are a systems builder — designing the institutional infrastructure that makes communities investable and markets functional.
18,000+
Survey respondents
across 10 states
7
UNDP evaluations
shaping stabilization programming
5+
Commodity chains
under active trade facilitation
4
Countries of operation
South Sudan, Kenya, Zimbabwe, US
What We Stand For
Community First
Every system we design begins with and is accountable to the communities it serves. Legitimacy is not assumed — it is built.
Evidence Over Assumption
We invest in rigorous research and adaptive learning because decisions made on weak evidence produce fragile outcomes.
Systems Thinking
We address root causes, not symptoms. Our interventions are designed to create self-reinforcing cycles of production, trade, and stability.
Institutional Integrity
We operate with the discipline and accountability of the institutions we serve — no shortcuts, no compromises on quality.
Our Team
Dr. Amara Deng
Founder & Executive Director
Twenty years of experience in fragile state advisory, market systems, and peacebuilding across South Sudan and the Horn of Africa.
Grace Achola
Director, Advisory Services
MEL specialist and governance reform advisor with deep expertise in multi-partner program evaluation and adaptive management.
James Ochieng
Head of Trade Systems
Agricultural economist and corridor specialist with 15 years structuring trade systems across East African markets.
Dr. Fatima Wanjiru
Research Director
Mixed-methods researcher and survey specialist. Led DETCRO's 18,000-respondent national perceptions study across South Sudan.
Where We Work
Juba
Principal operating base. Field research, community engagement, and program implementation.
Nairobi
Regional hub for East Africa corridor work and institutional partnerships.
Harare
Southern Africa advisory and agricultural systems programming.
Washington D.C.
Donor engagement, institutional liaison, and investment facilitation.
"From the heart of Africa, we build systems of peace through trade."
Work With DETCRO