Thais Costa
​Regenerative and inclusive design
for life affirming solutions.
​​Hello, I’m Thais Costa. I am an independent design consultant from Brazil, currently based in Portugal. While working in international development and humanitarian sectors, my work is centred around purpose-driven, impactful projects that prioritise the health and well-being of our communities and the environment. By fostering a participatory and co-creative approach, I ensure that every individual’s role is recognised, encouraged, and celebrated, helping drive the transition toward a sustainable and regenerative future.
projects
Below is a curated selection of the impactful projects I’ve had the privilege of contributing to over the past few years. These projects span a range of exciting areas, including education, health, diversity and inclusion, and most recently, regenerative design.
It’s important to note that the projects showcased here are part of my portfolio and career journey, and while I’ve played a key role, they weren’t initiated solely by me.
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UK, Uganda, Brazil
A exploratory journey for imagining regenerative futures with communities worldwide.
Mozambique
Designing a data inclusive rapid assessment tool for the humanitarian sector.
Netherlands, Uganda
Matchmaking entrepreneurs for impactful business collaborations.
Uganda
Developing impactful business and market-driven innovations with Design Thinking.
Netherlands, Uganda
Designing a participatory MEAL tool tailored to the needs of TeamUp youth.
Global teams
Design of an eLearning platform to deliver gender training for Solidaridad’s team.
Netherlands
Design research and training of trainers for improving the TeamUp program for youth.
Global
An interactive website design for the UNHCR Strategy for Refugee Education.
Kenya, Malawi, Burkina Faso
A design research process investigating the digital readiness of youth in rural areas.
Malawi
A tool to help health workers encourage youth to adhere to their HIV treatment.
Mozambique
Design research with people with disabilities and elderly on inclusive humanitarian response
Global
A course offered to global partners interested in learning and applying design thinking.
Nigeria & Somaliland
Co-creation of a concept for improving the digital skills of TVET education.
Nigeria & Somaliland
A systems thinking approach to inform a programme design focusing on the future of work.
Global & the Netherlands
Empowering the finalists of the Now-Us! Inclusion Awards with design thinking.
Nigeria
A co-creation workshop with youth for the development of a new Bits School in EdoState.
Global
A community of practice for designers working in the field of social and inclusive design.
Global teams
Design of an eLearning platform for Gender mainstreaming for IDH teams.
Global
Design of a learning portal of several learning pathways for War Child global staff.
