The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Independent Evaluation Office is undertaking several evaluations, reviews, and studies in preparation for the up-coming Eighth Comprehensive Evaluation of the GEF (OPS8), which will be a key input to the GEF-9 replenishment negotiations. Based on the GEF’s...
Eric Abitbol, PhD, Aurélie Ieroncig , Dr Amanda Woomer
Following the 22 years of dictatorship by President Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, the Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) acted as one of the first responders in The Gambia to support a peaceful transition in the country. Between 2017 and 2022, the PBF provided a total investment...
Eric Abitbol, PhD, Samantha Coronel, Meaghan Shevell, Aurélie Ieroncig , Christopher Chanco, Shreyass Bhat Kudana, Francis Dominic Mendy
, John Charles Njie
, Kemo Conteh
Founded in 2014, the BHP Foundation is committed to blending “bold ambition, transformational partnerships and business acumen to catalyze new solutions to the world’s most complex social and environmental challenges". The Foundation has 6 programs, 3 global programs that are thematically focused (...
Eric Abitbol, PhD, Samantha Coronel, Zachariah Su, Katrina Rojas, Aurélie Ieroncig , Anette Wenderoth, Emma Naughton
, Amanda Woomer
As the Geneva Dialogue on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) completed its third year of work, ECCP sought to carry out a stock-taking of the community’s objectives, accomplishments, and significance for its members. Universalia’s Amanda Woomer (Consultant) accompanied the Geneva...
Universalia conducted a combined summative and formative, utilization focused evaluation of the Government of Malawi-UNICEF Country Programme (2019-2023). The evaluation provided impartial and independent evidence to assist the Country Office and Malawi authorities and decision-makers to inform the...
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...
In 2019, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) CA$ 300Mn Sustainable Affordable Housing Initiative (SAH) was launched to improve the energy efficiency and affordability of new and existing affordable housing units. To address barriers experienced by affordable housing providers (herein ‘...
The overall purpose of the learning review is to assist the Foundation in strategic decision making about how the foundation engages in replenishment processes as part of broader resources mobilization efforts. The review will develop analytical replenishment models, mapping the various approaches...
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-...
Universalia is conducting a review of the current state of MfDR practice in the Bank, including the assessment of the strengths and
areas of improvement in the Bank’s internal context, capacities and performance in MfDR at different levels. The review will provide an
informed external view of...
areas of improvement in the Bank’s internal context, capacities and performance in MfDR at different levels. The review will provide an
informed external view of...