External Evaluation of the Water.org New Ventures Fund
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Water.org launched the New Ventures Fund NVF in 2011 as a philanthropic pool of capital to search for and launch the next round of big ideas to address the global water and sanitation crisis directly affecting people and communities. Commissioned by the...
Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (PRSP)
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The Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP), created in 2014 by the GCF, has a mandate to provide three levels of readiness and preparatory support. First, it supports the preparation of country programmes providing for low‐emission, climate...
Impact Evaluation of Federation CJA - West Island
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Founded in 1916, Federation CJA (FCJA) is one of the oldest Canadian Jewish organisations, which strives to unite Montreal's Jewish community and provide a central fundraising role to serve the 14 founding organisations. FCJA, with its effective network...
Final evaluation of the Climate Policy and Finance Integrity: Safeguarding the Climate and Climate Finance against Corruption Project
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The Climate Policy and Finance Integrity Project of Transparency International (TI) was a 2.5 million Euro initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Nature, Conservancy and Nuclear Safety. It aimed to promote greater transparency,...
Independent Evaluation of C&A Foundation’s Overall Effectiveness (2014/15 – 2019/20)
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C&A Foundation is a corporate foundation of the fashion and apparel retailer C&A. The foundation developed a new vision and mission in 2011, crafting a fashion industry focused strategy in 2013. C&A Foudation undertook an overall effectiveness...
Final Assessment of the ‘Prevent and Protect: Armed Violence and Weapons in Child Protection’ Programme
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Supported by SIDA, UNICEF launched the “Prevent and Protect: Armed Violence and Weapons in Child Protection” Programme to strengthen interventions addressing armed violence and issues related to weapons in Child Protection programmes in selected...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) African Agriculture Development Advocacy Portfolio (AADAP) Evaluation
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Over the past nine years, the BMGF has made significant investments in advocacy for African agricultural development without any formal, comprehensive evaluation to measure the effectiveness and impact of these investments. Universalia was contracted by...
Evaluation of GPE's support to Sector Plan Development (ESPDG)
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The evaluation assessed the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of GPE's support to education sector planning, specifically through the Education Sector Plan Development Grant (ESPDG) mechanism. The evaluation was conducted in 2 phases: a desk-study...
Mid-term review of the Special Development Fund (SDF 9)
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The mid-term review aimed to answer the overarching quesiton of "how well has the SDF 9 done so far?" and "what is needed to strengthen its influence in the future?". The review team conducted an in-depth desk review and key informant interview, as well...