About Project by Projects
Project by Projects exists to help leaders and institutions move from ambiguity to clarity, and from clarity to action.
This advisory was created around a simple belief: meaningful work stalls not because people lack vision, but because complexity can sometimes outpace structure.
Across philanthropy, public-interest work, governance, organizational change, and social impact efforts, we see the same pattern often. Important work becomes drowned out by competing demands, unclear priorities, institutional tension, or the simple weight of too many moving parts. What people need in those moments is not more noise. They need clearer thinking, stronger structure, and support that helps them move forward with greater coherence.
Project by Projects was created to meet that need — bringing together strategic insight, systems thinking, and practical decision support for leaders and institutions navigating complexity.
The work at Project by Projects sits at the intersection of strategy, systems thinking, institutional insight, and grounded action.
We believe good strategy is not about producing elegant language for its own sake. It is about helping people understand what is really happening, identify what matters most, and make decisions that are both ambitious and workable in the real world.
Our approach is shaped by a few core principles:
1. Clarity before complexity
Complex situations do not always need more layers. Often they need better framing, stronger prioritization, and a clearer view of the real issue.
2. Strategy must be usable
A strategy that cannot be acted on is not yet doing its job. We focus on practical direction, not abstract language.
3. Context matters
Institutions do not operate in a vacuum. Power, incentives, relationships, history, and lived realities all shape what is possible.
4. Good decisions need good sensemaking
Before people can move well, they often need help making sense of what is happening beneath the surface.
About Yop
About Yop Rwang Pam
Organizational Whisperer. Bringer of Clarity. Strategy Guru.
Project by Projects is led by Yop Rwang Pam, a strategist, advisor, and systems thinker with experience spanning philanthropy, governance, public-interest reform, institutional strengthening, evaluation, and strategic learning across African and global contexts.
Her work has included supporting funders and mission-driven institutions to navigate complexity, strengthen alignment, interpret learning, and make sharper strategic decisions. Across different sectors and roles, the through-line has remained consistent: helping people name what is actually going on, clarify what matters most, and move forward with greater coherence.
Yop brings a rare combination of strategic depth, institutional sensitivity, and practical thinking. She is especially drawn to work that sits in moments of transition, tension, or possibility — where leaders and organizations need an experienced external perspective to help them see more clearly and act more deliberately.
The Team
We operate as a senior-led practice and work with a trusted network of collaborators where appropriate.
Vasanthi Hargyono
Analyst Extraordinaire. Creative Designer. Grounding Master.
John Demide
Project Deliverer. Master of Projects Delivery
Stephen Kim Pam
Visioneer of Futures. Master of Coins. Data Mover and Shaker.
How We Have Shown Up
Wikimedia Affiliate (Igbo Wikimedians) | Funder-Ready Impact Narrative and Strategy Framing
Funder-Ready Impact Narrative and Strategy Framing
Strategic narrative development to translate community and technical capacity-building work into funder-ready framing. We are working to highlight social impact, youth capacity building, and emerging relevance to AI and digital public infrastructure. The goal is to make impact coherent to audiences outside the Wikimedia ecosystem while retaining integrity and specificity.
MacArthur Foundation | On Nigeria Program
Impact and Learning on 29% Indirect Cost Recovery Policy
A utilization-focused evaluation of the MacArthur Foundation’s 29% Indirect Cost Recovery Policy implemented with On Nigeria grantees. Our approach included in-depth analysis of financial allocations, organizational sustainability, and capacity-building outcomes across multiple Nigerian grantee organizations. Through a blend of rigorous quantitative data analysis and qualitative stakeholder engagements (interviews, surveys, and case studies), we generated actionable insights and recommendations that informed future policy decisions within the Foundation’s grant-making strategy.
Luminate | Global Strategy Alignment
Tech Accountability and Digital Rights Portfolio Strategy
A comprehensive strategic framework to support a tech accountability and digital rights portfolio grounded in African systemic realities. Through this work, we clarified the problem landscape, mapped key actors and incentives, identified leverage points, and proposed strategic objectives and funding priorities. These supported alignment with global strategy while ensuring that tech accountability work in Africa is nuanced to the lived context and needs of African communities, institutions, and ecosystems.
Leap Africa | Nigeria Youth Futures Fund
Multi-Donor Fund Evaluation and Strategy Review
We led an extensive strategy review for the NYFF, managing a complex, multi-layered evaluation involving over 100 grants and diverse stakeholders across all six regions of Nigeria. Through systematic analysis of grant data, program outcomes, and stakeholder feedback, Project by Projects provided strategic recommendations directly influencing the fund’s operational direction. Our comprehensive evaluation insights significantly shaped the Fund’s strategy, strengthening programmatic effectiveness and sustainability.
Luminate | Narrative Change
Human Centered Design for Narrative Change
Implemented an HCD-driven research project exploring how narrative factors influence Nigerian youth engagement in public policy. Employing detailed landscape analyses, ethnographic research methods, and targeted stakeholder interviews, we identified critical barriers and opportunities for enhancing youth participation in policy dialogues. This rigorous, empathetic research directly informed Luminate’s strategic investments in Africa, ensuring grant-making interventions were precisely aligned with youth perspectives and experiences on governance and civic engagement.
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