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, Amanda Woomer, Aurélie Ieroncig , Annette Wenderoth
, Emma Naughton
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...
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...
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...
Universalia assesses the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of UNFPA support to gender equality and women's
empowerment (GEWE) across development and humanitarian settings (including the COVID-19 pandemic) over three strategic periods.
The evaluation also assesses the extent...
empowerment (GEWE) across development and humanitarian settings (including the COVID-19 pandemic) over three strategic periods.
The evaluation also assesses the extent...
The evaluation covered the implementation of the 2009 WFP Policy on Capacity Development: An Update on Implementation until 2015, and focused on the quality of the policy and its implementation, including guidance, tools, technical capacity, resourcing, and policy results. It assessed outcomes at...