Universalia was selected by FAO as the qualified Contractor to perform the External Post Assessment (EPA) service for final evaluation reports provided by OED. Within its responsibilities and as set out in FAO’s Evaluation Policy, OED is to ensure all final evaluation reports are independently...
In line with its global strategic shift, in 2017, WFP began transitioning from project-based planning to country strategy planning to consolidate its portfolio and achieve a more integrated and coherent approach across interventions through the development of the Jan 2018 – Jun 2019 Transitional...
The Malawi Country Strategic Plan (CSP) was approved in 2018 and represented an overall shift in WFP’s country strategy from direct implementation to capacity strengthening. This shift in approach sought to build on the Government of Malawi’s commitment to, and ownership of, its fight against...
Starting in 2016, WFP embarked on a process of institutional reform to reorient the organization’s strategic objectives and programmatic and administrative mechanisms for cooperating partnerships in response to the Grand Bargain localization commitments, the shift towards country-level and multi-...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is currently undertaking the evaluations of six grants/investments made under the BMGF nutrition advocacy portfolio in order to understand their role, as well as the role of other organizations (either funded or not funded by Gates) in achieving...
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...
Universalia has been recruited to conduct an evaluation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) agricultural biotechnology policy and advocacy grants portfolio.
The evaluation will assess changes in the enabling environment for biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa and the extent to which...
Universalia was contracted by the African Development Bank’s (AFDB) Independent Evaluation Department (IDEV) to conduct an evaluation of AWF entire portfolio since 2015, focusing on organizational and development effectiveness.
The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative of the African...
The mid-term review aimed to answer the overarching quesiton of "how well has the SDF 9 done so far?" and "what is needed to strengthen its influence in the future?". The review team conducted an in-depth desk review and key informant interview, as well field visits to Barbados (CDB headquarters),...
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...