Evaluation of NRC ICLA

Description: Evaluation of the programme of transitional justice, support to refugees, and IDPs, through Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance
Time Period: November 2007
Country: Burundi
Client: NRC
Person days: 2 consultants, 55 days

Study on "Power practice and structure in Sudan: leverage and means of pressure for the International Community"

Description: Desk and field study on power structure in Sudan and means of pressure for the International Community.
Time Period: October 2007 – July 2008
Country: Sudan
Client: DAS, French Ministry of Defence
Person days: 3 consultants, 59 days

Evaluation of a programme implemented by UNICEF regional office in Dakar in West and central Africa

Description: The programme was FSP implemented on a 3 years period and had 3 components: child in armed conflicts, sexual genital mutilations, and child sexual exploitation. The programme involved French UNICEF Committee, and field work was undertaken by 4 regional West and Central Africa consultants.
Time Period: October 2007 – June 2008
Country: Benin, Mali, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo, DRC
Client: French MFA
Person days: 6 consultants, 92 days

Training on corporate responsible resilience

Description: Training, run with MENAS Associates, to provide practical tools for companies seeking to identify and reduce the risk to both project and host community of operating in conflict-prone environments.
Time Period : June 2007
Country: UK
Client: Menas
Person days: 3 days

African Peace Facility (APF) – Assessment on Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the APF new Strategy

Description: Strategic programming document for the new APF to be funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), identifying lessons learnt and setting orientations and priorities for the programming of the new instrument.
Time Period : September 2007 – December 2007
Country: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Central African Republic
Client: European Commission
Person days: 2 consultants, 80 days.

Evaluation of the use of 6x6 military trucks in humanitarian operations

Description: Evaluation of the implementation by Norwegian Red Cross of a logistic platform with a fleet of former military 6×6 trucks given by Norwegian Army ad used in emergency operations by various international and local organisations.
Time Period : September 2007 – December 2007
Country: Indonesia, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Norway
Client: NORAD
Person days: 9 consultants, 160 days

Expert Query on BMZ indicators on post-war countries

Description : BMZ aims at further developing their indicators for conflict prevention in programmes implemented by GTZ and KfW. The aim of the assignment is to facilitate access to expertise in Europe to discuss and improve the indicators.
Time Period : August 2007 – September 2007
Country : Global
Client : BMZ
Person days : 1 consultants, 10 days

Download : 071010_BMZ_Post-war_countries_Final_report.pdf

Capacity Building of the State Ministry on Conflict Resolution Issues

Description : Assistance to the Office of the State Minister for conflict resolution issues in capacity building of human resources. Provision of training to ministry staff, policy advice on conflict resolution issues in order to build up the operational resources of the office.
Time Period : July 2007 – July 2008
Country : Georgia
Client : European Commission
Person days : 3 consultants, 130 days

Download : 080602_EuropeAid_2nd_Mission_Report_Georgia.pdf

Consultancy on Partnership Agreements

Description : FAO is looking at ways to further develop its partnership with NGOs for the implementation of emergency and rehabilitation projects. This project is a comparative analysis of the contractual partnership arrangements of various UN agencies (WFP, UNHCR, WHO, UNOPS).
Time Period : July-September 2007
Country : Italy, Switzerland, Belgium
Person days : 1 consultants, 45 days

Evaluation of a Mine Education Programme

Description : The evaluation concerns a programme funded by UNICEF and the European Commission
Time Period : July 2007
Country : Sri Lanka
Client : European Commission
Person days : 1 consultant, 22 days

Evaluation of ECHO's actions in response to the Pakistan earthquake of 2005

Description : Evaluation of the appropriateness of DG ECHO’s actions, in accordance with ECHO’s mandate, in order to establish whether they have achieved their objectives and to produce recommendations for improving the effectiveness of future operations.
Time Period : May-August 2007
Country : Pakistan
Client : ECHO
Person days : 2 consultants, 86 days

Download : 070831_ECHO_Evaluation_Final_Report_Pakistan_Earthquake.pdf

Learning Review of the Sage Public Consultation Process

Description : Participatory learning review of the Stakeholder Advisory Group on Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields.
Time Period : May- June 2007
Country : UK
Client : ECHO
Person days : 5 days

Ex-ante evaluation of ECHO financed programmes

Description : Additional to the evaluation of financed actions the assignment includes the assessment of vulnerable groups, a household survey and identification of the population’s coping strategy.
Time Period : May-August 2007
Country : Haiti
Partner : Particip
Client : ECHO
Person days : 1 consultant, 7 days

Download : 070610_ECHO_Aide_Humanitaire_Haiti.pdf

Evaluation of project LISA

Description : Evaluation of the project by Louvain Developpement in Atacora related to micro-finance, health insurance, food security, economy and local communities.
Time Period : May – June 2007
Country : Benin
Client : Belgian Cooperation
Person days : 3 consultants, 60 days

Evaluation of the Community Resilience and Dialogue Activity and Northern Uganda Peace Initiative

Description : The purpose of the evaluation is to identify the impact of the CRD and NUPI programmes, under the USAID Uganda Initiative, on establishing a more effective and participatory governance. The overarching question addressed was “What is the extent of the measureable impact of the programmes on the reduction and prevention of conflict, and what is the effectiveness of the results obtained?”
Country : Uganda
Client : USAID
Person days : 4 consultants, 100 days
Download : 070705_USAID_Uganda_Final_Report.pdf

Evaluation of Belgian Humanitarian Asistance

Description : Evaluation of Belgium cooperation action undertaken in the field of humanitarian assistance between 2002 and 2006. This evaluation was undertaken in partnership with another consultancy.
Time Period : January – June 2007
Country : Burundi
Partner : Ecorys, Netherlands
Client : Special Evaluation Service, Federal Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation
Person days : 2 consultants, 40 days

Download : 071206_Belgian_HA_Burundi_Final_Report.pdf
Download : 071206_Belgian_HA_Synthesis_Final_report_Burundi.pdf

T3 Evaluation

Description : Evaluation of the Teachers Telling Tales (T3) programme which consists of 4 master classes attended by 40 teachers. The evaluation assessed how useful the teachers found the classes and the accompanying resources and how much they use them in their subsequent teaching.
Time Period : April – June 2007
Country : Ireland
Client : Verbal Arts Centre
Person days : 2 consultants, 14 days
Download : 070710_T3_Evaluation_Report.pdf

Evaluation of CDA Collaborative Learning Projects

Description : CDA is the Collaborative Learning Project & the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc, a non-profit organisation committed to improving the effectiveness of international actors who provide humanitarian assistance, engage in peace practice, and are involved in supporting sustainable development. The evaluation was commissioned by the Swedish Cooperation, Sida, in order to examine two main areas: a) CDA’s internal management and financial control systems and b) the quality and impact of its activities.
Time Period : February – May 2007
Country : USA
Client : Sida
Person days : 3 consultants, 30 days
Download : 270607_Evaluation_CDA_Final_Report_2.pdf

Corporate Social Responsibility

Description : Consultancy to develop and support the community relations team for the Koniambo Nickel Project, undertake issues mapping exercises and identification of stakeholders to inform the CSR strategy and plans, and support public consultations.
Time Period : January – June 2007
Country : New Caledonia
Client : Monkey Forest/ Falconbridge/ Xstrata
Person days : 2 consultants, 156 days

Training and Consultancy Mission for Save the Children in Sri Lanka

Description : Development and implementation of capacity building training and coaching for key staff from Save the Children in Sri Lanka district teams as well as the Colombo office on report and proposal writing
Time Period : January – March 2007
Country : Sri Lanka
Client : Red Barnet
Person days : 2 consultants, 52 days