International development advisory
We help governments, investors and development institutions prepare high-impact projects for financing across Africa and the Caribbean.
Who we work with
01 How we help
Smart Dev Global brings project design, financing and partnerships together. We help clients clarify what they want to build, identify how to fund it and prepare to engage the right institutions.
Define the development need, the operating context and the project's objectives. We help you understand the market and decide which financing avenues are worth exploring.
Identify funding opportunities that suit your project and its stage of development, from grants and cooperative agreements to loans and private investment. We help connect enterprises and project sponsors with relevant funders.
Turn an early concept into a clear proposal. We help articulate the case for investment, develop the technical approach and tailor the submission to the priorities of a prospective investor or development agency.
Identify who needs to be involved and what each partner can contribute. We help public, private and multilateral stakeholders find common ground on financing and delivery.
02 Regional focus
Our work in Africa and the Caribbean brings together institutions with complementary needs and expertise. We see diaspora networks as a practical way to build trade relationships and bring investment into projects rooted in local priorities.
See the conversations we’re part of03 Priority sectors
We focus on sectors where access to capital can strengthen essential services, create local economic opportunities and make infrastructure more resilient.
Health financing, policy and private-sector engagement to improve access to care and strengthen health systems.
Investment advisory for renewable power and energy infrastructure, with attention to long-term financial and environmental viability.
Tourism infrastructure and investment that support local enterprise, promote cultural assets and strengthen regional economies.
Investment advisory for agribusiness opportunities across Africa and the Caribbean.
Project advisory for infrastructure and technology that protect physical and digital assets.
04 Field notes
Conversations with policymakers, investors and development institutions on financing, infrastructure and trade.
Smart Dev Global and the Africa Canada Trade and Investment Venture convened public officials, development finance leaders and private-sector experts in Washington, DC. The forum explored how to mobilize private capital and structure public-private partnerships for resilient infrastructure.
Read Sabine’s forum recapAt the CELAC–Africa Forum, Sabine joined discussions on South–South cooperation and reflected on what it takes to build a pipeline of projects ready for investment.
05 Meet the founder
Founder & CEO, Smart Dev Global
Sabine founded Smart Dev Global in 2020. Her work spans development finance, health systems and international trade, with an emphasis on widening access to capital and making financing decisions more responsive to local priorities.
In a prior USAID technical assistance engagement, she led a strategy to mobilize private-sector resources for Cameroon’s Ministry of Health and National Malaria Program.
Work with us
Tell us where the project stands and what you need next, whether that’s a financing strategy, a proposal or the right partners.
