The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) was established in 2016 by the Laudes Foundation and other partners to address several barriers to the mainstream adoption of organic cotton within the textile industry. OCA’s work has focused on two main programmes: i) the Farm Programme, through which OCA aims...
Universalia has been contracted by the WFP to evaluate its South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Policy. The SSTC Policy was developed with the objective to expand the WFP's engagement with developing countries to facilitate progress towards the Zero Hunger challenge and the SDGs. As per...
C&A Foundation is a corporate foundation of the fashion and apparel retailer C&A. The foundation developed a new vision and mission in 2011, crafting a fashion industry focused strategy in 2013. C&A Foudation undertook an overall effectiveness evaluation (OEE) (2014/15-2019/2020) “to...
The WFP's People Strategy, which was first approved in 2014, stands as the organization's "blueprint" for reinforcing, retaining and recruitment of its workforce. At the heart of this is the aim of creating a more people-centred WFP which focuses on the welfare and development of its employees with...
The Governance and Justice Program (GJ) funds research that addresses development challenges posed by insecurity, injustice, and the abuse of power. The GJ supports evidence-based research that helps citizens and public authorities address the sources of violence, exclusion, poor governance and...
IDRC funds development-oriented research in developing countries, and between Canadian and developing country researchers, to promote growth, reduce poverty, and drive innovation and large-scale positive change.
Universalia was commissioned to conduct a cross-program evaluation that will identify...
Universalia was commissioned to conduct a cross-program evaluation that will identify...
Water.org launched the New Ventures Fund NVF in 2011 as a philanthropic pool of capital to search for and launch the next round of big ideas to address the global water and sanitation crisis directly affecting people and communities. Commissioned by the C&A Foundation, Universalia conducted an...
Universalia was recently contracted by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) to conduct a final evaluation of the Safe and Inclusive Cities (SAIC) program. Financed jointly by IDRC and DfID, SAIC’s primary objective is to document the linkages between urban violence, poverty, and...
The water and sanitation program is an international partnership which aims to provide increased access to improved water and sanitation services for poor people living in rural and urban areas across the world. The objectives of this mid-term evaluation were to assess the implementation progress...
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) commissioned Universalia Management Group to conduct an external, independent mid-term evaluation of CGAP’s performance covering the period of July 2008 through June 30, 2011. The overarching objectives of the mid-term evaluation were (1) to assess...