GOPA is an independent private consultant company with activities around the globe. The company implements planning, management and training projects for national and international financing agencies as well as private industry.

Its reputation for excellence and efficiency is built on forty years of planning and implementing technical assistance projects in developing and transition economies.

Activities are coordinated from the head office in Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

A leader in European development consulting

GOPA has established a solid track record with contracts financed, among others, by the European Union, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), KfW Bankengruppe, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Together with its affiliates, GOPA is today the leading German development consulting firm and one of the strongest consulting groups in Europe.

Worldwide network

Since 1965, GOPA has successfully implemented over 3,000 projects in more than 130 countries. The net result: extensive and proven global expertise in development issues as well as access to a qualified network of local specialists and partner organisations around the world.

Networked thinking – global action: GOPA is currently implementing projects in more than 50 countries and accordingly maintains project offices in all locations.

Corporate values

In all of its activities, GOPA upholds the principles of integrity, quality and social responsibility, pursuant to its Code of Conduct. GOPA has also introduced its own HIV-AIDS Policy and Guidelines for HIV/AIDS workplace programmes. Furthermore, the company is a member of the German humanitarian foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future and of Transparency International.

Quality Management 

GOPA applies a certified quality management system which meets the demands of the DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 norm. The company is certified since 2004 by DQS GmbH. The current certificate was issued on 15 March 2010, carries the registration number 271870 QM08 and is valid until 14 March 2013.