Brussels · Geneva · Global

Bridging Institutions
to Rebuild Nations

Strategic consultancy connecting EU institutions, UN frameworks, private sector capacity, and humanitarian partners in post-conflict reconstruction and development.

Engage With Us
6
Languages Spoken
10+
Years Field Experience
€50B+
Reconstruction Funding Navigated
4
Continents Active
Ukraine · Syria · Sudan · Mozambique · Cambodia · and beyond
UN Global Compact
EU Ukraine Facility
EBRD Energy Resilience
SDG Framework
EIB Reconstruction Finance
OCHA Humanitarian Coordination
Brussels — Geneva — Kyiv
URC2026 Gdańsk
Post-Conflict Development
UN Global Compact
EU Ukraine Facility
EBRD Energy Resilience
SDG Framework
EIB Reconstruction Finance
OCHA Humanitarian Coordination
Brussels — Geneva — Kyiv
URC2026 Gdańsk
Post-Conflict Development
Our Mission
"Where institutional mandates meet human need, we build the bridges that transform commitment into action."

IMPACT Global Partners operates at the intersection of UN policy frameworks, EU institutional architecture, and on-the-ground humanitarian reality. We provide strategic advisory, partnership development, and stakeholder engagement services to organisations working in post-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian development, and sustainable recovery.

UN Global Compact — Ten Principles Committed
What Drives Us

Recovery is political, technical, and deeply human.

Post-conflict reconstruction fails not for lack of funding — but for lack of coordination between those who hold the resources, those who understand the policy frameworks, and those who know the communities. IMPACT Global Partners exists to close that gap.


Based in Brussels with a Geneva presence and active networks across Ukraine, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia, we bring multilingual, multicultural expertise to the most complex reconstruction and development challenges of our time.

What We Do

Six pillars of expertise

From EU funding navigation to humanitarian stakeholder engagement, our services are designed for organisations operating in complex, multi-actor reconstruction environments.

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EU & UN Institutional Navigation

Direct engagement with DG NEAR, DG ENER, EIB, EBRD, OCHA, UNDP, and UN Geneva bodies. We translate institutional mandates into actionable partnership strategies for your organisation.

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Strategic Partnership Development

Building and managing high-value partnerships between private sector capacity providers, NGOs, government bodies, and international donors in post-conflict environments.

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Reconstruction Finance & Funding

Navigating EU Ukraine Facility windows, EBRD programmes, EIB instruments, and bilateral donor funding. We identify the right funding mechanism and position your organisation to access it.

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Humanitarian Communications & PR

Strategic communications in humanitarian and reconstruction settings — from press relations and crisis communications to annual reports, official statements, and institutional visibility.

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Stakeholder & Diplomatic Engagement

Multi-stakeholder coordination across international organisations, embassies, ministries, local authorities, and civil society. Event representation in Brussels, Geneva, and field locations.

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Market Entry & Commercial Development

For private sector companies seeking to enter reconstruction markets — Ukraine, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa — we provide market intelligence, client qualification, and commercial representation.

Where We Work

Active in the world's most critical reconstruction contexts

Our network spans countries in active reconstruction, post-conflict recovery, and humanitarian development. We bring deep contextual knowledge, language capability, and established relationships in each geography.

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Ukraine
Energy · Healthcare · Infrastructure

Active engagement across EU Ukraine Facility, EBRD energy resilience, hospital reconstruction, and the €500B+ recovery programme. Direct NGO and government relationships.

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Syria
Humanitarian · Early Recovery

Supporting early recovery programmes and humanitarian coordination through UN agencies, bilateral donors, and civil society organisations active in Syrian reconstruction.

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Sudan
Crisis Response · Stabilisation

Engagement with OCHA, UNHCR, and bilateral donors on stabilisation programmes and humanitarian access coordination in one of the world's most acute crisis contexts.

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Mozambique
Climate · Development · Recovery

Post-cyclone reconstruction and climate resilience programming. Partnership development between international donors, NGOs, and government ministries on sustainable recovery.

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Cambodia
Development · Governance

Long-term development programming experience. Stakeholder coordination across government, civil society, and international development partners in post-conflict stabilisation.

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Brussels
EU Institutions · Policy

Our operational base. Direct access to European Commission, European Parliament, Committee of the Regions, EIB, and the full Brussels diplomatic and institutional ecosystem.

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Geneva
UN System · Multilateral

Engagement with UNHCR, OCHA, ILO, WTO, WHO, and the broader UN Geneva ecosystem. Representation at humanitarian summits and multilateral policy dialogues.

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Expanding
MENA · West Africa · SEA

Active development of partnerships in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia — following reconstruction funding and humanitarian need.

Policy Frameworks

Grounded in international standards

Our work is anchored in the key frameworks governing humanitarian development, reconstruction finance, and sustainable development globally.

UN Global Compact

Committed to the Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption

SDG 2030 Agenda

All programmes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 framework

EU Ukraine Facility

€50B framework navigated for private sector, NGO, and government clients in Ukraine reconstruction

Grand Bargain

Humanitarian-development nexus approach to bridge emergency response and long-term recovery

Founder
Ekaterina
Poletaeva
Founder & Principal Consultant

A multilingual strategic consultant with over a decade of experience at the intersection of international sports, diplomatic engagement, humanitarian coordination, and EU institutional affairs. Based in Brussels, active across Europe, Ukraine, and internationally.

Former international event director for ISU World Cup Championships, FIBA and FIFA events, and the 2014 Olympic Games preparatory programme. Extensive experience coordinating with Ministries of Foreign Affairs, UN bodies, Olympic Committees, international NGOs, and embassies across multiple continents.

English French Russian Ukrainian Portuguese Spanish
Track Record

Built on real relationships

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International Sports & Diplomatic Events
End-to-end management of ISU World Cup Championships, FIBA, FIFA events, and the 2014 Olympic Games preparatory phase — coordinating across governments, federations, and international organisations
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UN & Multilateral Engagement
Direct engagement with UN agencies, International Olympic Committees, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and multilateral bodies across Europe, Asia, and the Americas
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Ukraine Reconstruction Network
Active partnerships with Ukrainian NGOs, reconstruction stakeholders, and EU-funded programmes — serving as the bridge between European private sector capacity and Ukrainian institutional clients
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Brussels EU Quarter Presence
Established access to European Commission, European Parliament, Committee of the Regions, EIB, EBRD, and the Brussels diplomatic community
Our Approach

Three principles that guide every engagement

People Before Process

Reconstruction succeeds through relationships — between institutions, between communities, between people with shared purpose. We invest in the human dimension of every partnership we build.

Institutional Fluency

We speak the language of UN agencies, EU institutions, national governments, and civil society simultaneously. This multilingual institutional fluency — in six languages and across multiple frameworks — is our core differentiator.

Impact Over Optics

Every engagement is measured by what it delivers on the ground — not the quality of the report. We stay involved from the first conversation through to implementation, ensuring commitments translate into outcomes.

Get In Touch

Let's build something meaningful together

Whether you are a private sector company seeking to enter reconstruction markets, an NGO navigating EU or UN funding, or an institution looking for strategic partnership support — we would welcome the conversation.

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ekaterinapoletaevafreitas@gmail.com
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+32 494 188 052
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Brussels, Belgium (EU Quarter) · Geneva · Kyiv
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Registered: IMPACT Global Partners — Brussels, BE