CIDA hired Universalia to conduct a program evaluation and institutional assessment of the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID), to 1) assess the progress made on recommendations arising from a previous evaluation; 2) assess the progress and results of the 2006-2009...
Universalia conducted an evaluation of AIESEC Canada, a student-run organization providing leadership opportunities and international exchanges for students and recent graduates. Key issues in this review were an examination of the ongoing relevance of this organization and potential duplications...
CIDA, under leadership of EMM Branch, has recently established a working group (WG) on the application of RBM in fragile states. The purpose of the assignment was for the consultant to assist and advise CIDA EMM branch with regards to the following key tasks: Preparation and Planning of...
Universalia designed and delivered a five-day workshop on managing by results throughout the project cycle for 100 agency staff members (including senior and mid-management and operational staff). The assignment included: 1) a review of participant training needs; 2) extensive consultation with the...
IGAD is a regional economic block based in the Horn of Africa. CIDA had been supporting IGAD for over 20 years, but had never evaluated the organization. Given’s CIDA’s interest in the Horn of Africa, it commissioned an institutional assessment of IGAD to assess the effectiveness of previous...
The main purpose of the evaluation was to provide IFAD with an independent review of the ILC’s progress in achieving its mission and objective. It was also intended to inform the Coalition Council about ILC’s institutional and programmatic progress, focusing on ILC’s relevance, effectiveness, and...
Centraide is a Canadian NGO that works to combat poverty in Montreal by conducting an annual fundraising campaign that involves thousands of volunteers, and by financing a network of community agencies and projects. Universalia helped Centraide to develop logical frameworks to guide their programme...
The purpose of the assignment was to assess needs, design, and establish an ongoing monitoring and evaluation system that would enable CCI to determine if it is achieving its program objectives and results; what unplanned results are being achieved; and further CCI’s understanding of how best to...
CIDA has supported international volunteer sending efforts for more than 35 years. Currently, volunteer cooperation is funded by CIDA's Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB), and is managed by CPB's Agency Services and Canadian Relations Division. In 2004, CIDA launched the Volunteer Cooperation...
Universalia worked with Aga Khan Foundation’s $25 million Social Institutions Development Program (SIDP) to develop a monitoring and performance framework. SIDP is an 11-year program designed to improve the capacity of the citizen sector organizations and institutions to support sustainable human...