The purpose of this assignment was to document and assess the work conducted by the Organizational Development Unit of the Branch in order to analyze the unit's capacity for delivering on its mandate, to ensure the unit has the right mix of skills, and to identify opportunities for performance...
In 2008, CIDA contracted Universalia to conduct an evaluation of CIDA’s 1998-2008 Malawi Country Program. The evaluation pursues three major objectives: i) a summative review of the Malawi Program investments during the 1998-2008 period; ii) an assessment of the performance of the various delivery...
Universalia was contracted to conduct the external evaluation of the UN Trust Fund in Support of Action to Eliminate Violence against Women to assess the implementation of the United Nations Trust Fund Strategy 2005-2008. This formative evaluation put emphasis on the key elements of the strategy,...
Since 2004 Universalia has provided performance monitoring and technical advisory services to CIDA’s support for the Health Sector in Pakistan, which represents $25 million (CAD). Key responsibilities include to assess, at a macro level, the strategic approach and direction of CIDA’s programming in...
The evaluation of the GFDRR consisted in reviewing the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the partnership in the context of reducing a country’s vulnerability to natural hazards and climate variability. It had to identify constraints and recommend refinements to mainstreaming disaster risk...
Universalia has been responsible for managing a five-year $12.5 million Government Advisory and Exchange Program (GAEP) designed to provide Russian public and private sector institutions, agencies and organizations with fast and flexible access to Canadian expertise and experience in support of the...
The purpose of this evaluation was to demonstrate the impact generated by the 545 ADS projects prior to 2006. In our methodology, we proposed two samples: a first one that included 10% of the 545 projects for which we conducted a document review in French and Arabic. The second sample contained 15...
GDPRD is a joint donors’ initiative aiming to foster donor coordination and to contribute to improving aid effectiveness in the rural sector. Platform members contracted Universalia to review and assess the Platform’s effectiveness, efficiency and continued relevance with the view of informing the...
The objective of the evaluation is to provide evidence of meeting the commitments and undertakings set out in the Resolution and Report of the Contributors of SDF 4 and 5 and the development outcomes in the BMCs receiving loans and grants from these cycles to the Contributors, BMCs and CDB as...
The Vision Council is responsible for monitoring the progress of Botswana towards its Vision 2016, and communication that progress to the Nation. Universalia conducted an Organisational Assessment of the Vision Council and Secretariat and a review of the execution of the past Strategic Plan (2004-6...