Kaizen catalyzes locally led institutional and social improvements, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, and spurs entrepreneurship to create sustainable opportunities for people around the world.
Since our founding in 2004, our purpose has been to bring impactful, innovative, and people-first approaches to international development.
Relying on Kaizen’s vision, mission, and values, we have provided support to hundreds of governments, private-sector, and nonprofit organizations in markets worldwide. Our projects have created solutions across a broad range of sectors, including agriculture and food security, economic growth, education, governance, climate change and energy, and more.
In 2021, Kaizen joined Tetra Tech—a leading, global management consultancy with more than 40 years of experience delivering sustainable and equitable development solutions. As part of Tetra Tech, we are innovating smarter and designing cross-sector solutions backed by a global bench of multidisciplinary development experts.
Partnership energizes us.
Challenge
motivates us.
Change
inspires us.
Our Vision, Mission, Values
Kaizen catalyzes locally led institutional improvements, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, spurs entrepreneurship, and provides sustainable opportunities for people around the world.
Relying on Kaizen’s vision, mission, and values, we have provided support to hundreds of governments, private-sector, and nonprofit organizations in markets worldwide. Our projects have created solutions across a broad range of sectors, including access to finance, economic growth, education, governance, peace and resilience, and more.
Our History
Our company name, Kaizen, is a Japanese concept meaning “ongoing improvement at all levels, at all times.”
Since 2004, Kaizen has built a culture of continuous change for the better through innovative approaches and relentless hard work. Growing from a small shop to a robust, award-winning company has been an ongoing journey, one emboldened by our interdisciplinary approach and vision for the future. And we are only just getting started …
Our Team
Kaizen’s values and vision echo across our diverse and passionate team. In addition to our DC-based staff, we have multiple project teams and engage emerging development professionals through our year-round program.