We contribute towards fostering
human security, sustainable peace and economic development
in conflict-fragile states and post-conflict countries across Africa.
Who we are
DESOC Consultancy is a research, evaluations and advisory firm with speciality in conflict and transitional justice, gender and transitional justice, conflict-related sexual violence, media and transitional justice, youth and transitional justice, as well as, post-conflict economic development.
What we do
Influence law and policy at national, regional and international levels in areas of peace and conflict.
Share best practice with governments, practitioners, civil society organisations, inter-governmental organisations and development partners on issues pertaining conflict and transitional justice, gender and transitional justice, conflict-related sexual violence, media and transitional justice, youth and transitional justice, as well as, post-conflict economic development.
Assist countries across Africa in making progress towards the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 16, on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Our Focus Areas
Conflict and transitional justice
Conflict and violence have consistently marred countries across Africa during pre and post-colonial eras—to date, limiting the continent’s potential to achieve long-term political, economic, and social stability...
Gender and transitional justice
Article 9 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa calls for the active participation of women in governance and decision-making at all levels...
Conflict-related sexual violence
Women are often the spotlight of Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) due to associated vulnerabilities and as the majority victims and survivors of such violence...
Media and transitional justice
While the field of transitional justice has gained reputable traction over the years, the absence of media strategies in many transitional justice processes is quiet perceptible in Africa...
Youth and transitional justice
In recent years, youth inclusion and recognition in peace-processes has been underscored by the United Nations, in three significant resolutions, namely, Resolutions 2250 of 2015, 2419 of 2018 and 2535 of 2020...
Post-conflict and economic development
Basic approaches to immediate post-conflict economic reconstruction usually takes the dimension of relief aid, restoration of physical infrastructure and re-establishment of social services....
Management
Caroline Obbo serves as the Director of DESOC Consultancy, in-charge of strategic, programmatic and administrative operations. Obbo is a Ugandan national and a lawyer by profession, having obtained a Bachelor in Laws degree from Makerere University and a Master in Laws (Democratic Governance and Rule of Law) at the Ohio Northern University in the United States of America. She attained further training in international law from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg France.
© 2025 DESOC Consultancy - Legal Brains at Work