The GDPRD commissioned Universalia to undertake a network evaluation in December 2007. GDPRD is a joint donors’ initiative aimed at fostering donor coordination and contributing to improving aid effectiveness in the rural sector in order to put “agriculture back on the agenda”. GDPRD was founded in...
To gain a deeper understanding of what capacity-building means and to examine the development results achieved, IDRC commissioned Universalia to conduct this corporate level, program-wide evaluation with three distinct phases: (1) to investigate how IDRC staff and managers understand capacity-...
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...
Universalia assembled a multi-disciplinary team to undertake the mid-term evaluation of the Caribbean Development Bank’s premier poverty reduction programme, the Basic Needs Trust Fund (Fifth Replenishment). The assignment, which is presently in its final phases, has involved in-depth field...
The objective of these training programs was to support the development of Bank’s project managers’ skills to use and develop a RBM approach, to support the efforts of the Bank to direct its activities to the achievement of more successful results. The training program consisted of the following...
CSEARHAP’s purpose is to strengthen the national response of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR to reduce mobile populations’ vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in a regionally coordinated and gender-sensitive manner by implementing the Regional Strategy on HIV/AIDS and mobility as well as through...
The goal of the Universalia-managed EDP was to contribute to the development of inclusive, learner-centered education systems that model respect and peaceful co-existence among all. EDP has three components: Kosovo (Kosovo Educator Development Project (KEDP) – Phase I 2001-2003), Serbia (Serbia...
SAT III is a $31.5 million project whose purpose was to build the capacity of community-based organisations to deliver services for the prevention of HIV infection. Universalia was responsible for the design and implementation of a five-year external performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E)...
The Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund was established in 1990 through a joint agreement between the World Bank and the Government of Japan. This is the largest Trust Fund of the World Bank. The Fund’s fundamental objective is to alleviate poverty by developing capacity. PHRD has...
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...