Universalia was responsible for evaluating some IUCN Regional and National Offices in West Africa. It also had to elaborate a capacity-building plan for the offices. The evaluation aimed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the regional office and of its six national offices, this in the...
The CDB-funded program provides residents, students, artists and scholars with access to mentors, counterparts and possible collaborators, while facilitating research relevant to CDB countries, and stimulates intellectual, creative and artistic activity. Universalia was contracted to assess the...
Universalia carried out an assessment of the soundness of ICDDRB (known as the Centre for Health and Population Research, which is local NGO) prior to developing a proposal to receive additional financial assistance from CIDA. The approach used in this study was based on the institutional and...
Universalia assisted UNIFEM in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of its existing performance management and monitoring systems and in developing a performance management framework that the organization can use to monitor and assess its performance in realizing the objectives and results of its...
The Canada-Poland Entrepreneurs Fund (CPEF) is a $32 million CIDA project designed to encourage the creation and development of the Polish private sector in northwest Poland through loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Project provides up to $24 million resources for loan...
Universalia provided a performance review advisory services to CIDA’s MBA projects in Latvia, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. The end-of-project performance reviews were aimed at identifying project results and satisfaction of CIDA’s Key Success Factors for projects. The reviews provided...
As part of the ten-year educational plan of the Ministry of Education of Niger, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Government of Niger contracted Universalia to conduct an organizational audit of the Ministry of Education, based upon a field mission in Niger in June 2001....
The Social Policy Reform in Transition Economies (SPRITE) training program was designed to build institutional capacity for analyzing social issues and implementing sustainable reforms in transition economies. Universalia co-lead a team of consultants in monitoring: 1) The program using results...
Universalia was mandated by the WBI to conduct a mid-term review of the US$5 million Social Funds Program in Togo. The evaluation questions included the effectiveness of the fund to reach targeted populations, support grassroots projects, involving stakeholders in project design and implementation...
The overall objective of CGEF (1996-2001) was aimed at complementing the Division’s efforts toward meeting women’s needs by focusing on creating the space and potential for women to advance their strategic interests across all aspects of their lives. In addition, objectives were identified for each...