October 2011
Evaluation Week, now in its fifth year, is designed to increase awareness of the Independent Evaluation Group's work and products, and to share knowledge on how broader evaluation practices at the World Bank Group can be useful, for a variety of development audiences.
The week includes learning e...
August 2011
Universalia is pleased to announce that they have been selected by UN Women to conduct an evaluation of three catalytic projects in domestic and informal work. The evaluation will entail field missions to Egypt, Cameroon, and the Philippines.
August 2011
Universalia has been awarded a consultancy to provide support to the World Bank to develop and implement a pilot survey instrument to collect data on youth issues in various Caribbean countries, especially on risk factors that affect youth behavioural outcomes.
The data that this consultancy is t...
July 2011
Universalia is pleased to announce that we have been selected by the World Bank to conduct an evaluation of CGAP-the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor.
CGAP is an independent policy and research center dedicated to advancing financial access for the world's poor. It is supported by over 30...
CGAP is an independent policy and research center dedicated to advancing financial access for the world's poor. It is supported by over 30...
Dr. Marie-Hélène Adrien to chair a session for McGill’s new executive education certificate program.
June 2011
McGill University has launched a new executive education certificate program, International Development: Bridging the Worlds of Theory, Policy and Practice at the University’s Institute for the Study for International Development. It is a four day program (October 17-20) designed for those that have...
June 2011
Universalia has been awarded a contract to design and develop a training program for the Islamic Development Bank based in Saudi Arabia. This program will target the Islamic Bank's Young Professionals Program and will be lead by Universalia's Senior Associate, Mr. George Montalvan, formerly with the...
June 2011
Universalia is pleased to have supported and sponsored the first edition of the Programme international de formation pour l'évaluation à l'international (PIFED). This program brings together participants from around the world interested in the field of international development.
This French versi...
June 2011
Universalia is pleased to have supported the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) Global Assembly 2011.
The conference was held in Amman, Jordan from April 11-15, 2011. The theme of the assembly was "Evaluation in Turbulent Times: The Crises of Food, Fuel, and Finances". Deleg...
May 2011
UN Women has released the 2009 UNIFEM Global Meta-Evaluation results, which grade decentralized evaluations for the agency undertaken in 2009 on their overall quality. Universalia earned the two highest scores for global evaluations on the Evaluation of UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Elimina...
May 2011
Universalia has been commissioned by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) to conduct an External Evaluation of its Projects’ Effectiveness towards Strengthening of the Electoral Systems of OAS Member States. This summative evaluation of seven major capacity develop...