Theory of change: Poverty reduction and market development

NCG is providing support to Sida’s Loans and Guarantees Unit to develop a Theory of Change (ToC), specifically on the link between guarantees, financial market development and poverty reduction within different sectors e.g. development of the SME sector (small...

Three new framework agreements with Sida

Sida has awarded NCG three new framework agreements (FWAs) for the period 2019-2021:Result-Based Management, including Adaptive Management, is a new framework agreement to support Sida and its partners in the development and implementation of methods and routines for...

NCG supports ActionAid Sweden in their strategic development

During spring 2019, NCG (Anna Lidström and Maria Holmqvist) has supported ActionAid Sweden with drafting a strategic plan for the international programme department.The work has facilitated a further concretisation of programme goals and priorities in countries and...

Mid–term review of SCB’s cooperation in Guatemala

NCG Sweden is conducting a Mid–term review of Statistics Sweden’s (SCB) cooperation with Guatemala’s national statistics agency INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). The review includes field work in Guatemala by an evaluator (Jocke Nyberg), and support on...

Summary of gender help desk work for Sida 2018

During 2018 the Gender Help Desk to Sida, undertaken by Nordic Consulting Group, carried out 35 assignments for the Sida departments EuroLatin, Africa, and HumAsia (Asia, Middle East and Humanitarian Assistance). A positive trend was noted with more assignments of...