Bridges develops an indigenous response to state fragility that promotes legitimacy in governance, ensures peace and security and fosters economic growth.Our expertise ranges from developing performance monitoring plans (PMPs), to conducting evaluation studies (often under tremendously difficult conditions and short time frames, across conflict zones in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq). Our assessments and recommendations on the impact and effectiveness of several development initiatives have actually translated into policy directives and have helped sharpen subsequent phases of various programs.http://www.bridgesconsortium.org/