SELECTED NCG ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments 2022

  • Evaluation of the project “Fortalecimiento Institucional y Ciudadano para el Desarrollo Territorial (FOINCIDE)” implemented by SKL International
  • Organizational review of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and their cooperation with Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Económica y Social (Latindadd) and European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad)
  • Gender mainstreaming support in capacity building and policy outreach activities of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
  • Support to the Albanian Institute of Sciences in self evaluation and drafting of its Strategic Plan 2022-2027
  • Final evaluation of the core support to the Kosovo Foundation for Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB Kosovo) 2016-2022
  • Results Based Management (RBM) and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) support to the Union for the Mediterranean
  • Spot-check of the integration of gender equality in the work of World Wildlife Fund
  • Organizational review of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)
  • Organizational reviews of the Atlas Alliance and Humanity and Inclusion (HI)
  • Support to SKL International and their Cuban counterparts in the project “Support to efficient and sustainable municipal management and development in Cuba”
  • Mid-term evaluation of SNV’s “Increasing Resilience in Energy and Agriculture Systems and Entrepreneurship (INCREASE)” project in Zambia
  • Additional assistance for the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) in designing a capacity development program involving the public health institutes of Mozambique, Sweden, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
  • Impact evaluation of EBRD’s Women in Business Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership 2014-2021
  • Gender support to the Non-Governmental Gender Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) and Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z)
  • Improving access to employment and livelihoods of Ukrainian refugees in food retail in the Baltics
  • Gender equality and anti-corruption training for Renewable Energy Program
  • Support to the operationalization of Anti-Corruption Policy for SALAR International
  • Mid-term evaluation of the Women Economic Empowerment Project in Zambia
  • Advisor to the Swedfund Project Accelerator facility
  • Assessment of opportunities, scope and structure of a program with the African Energy Commission as a contribution in the context of Sida’s Power Africa portfolio of energy contributions in Africa
  • Presentation of Gender Responsive Budgeting to SYMPA
  • Evaluation of the “Integrating Planning System” Project and the role in the public financial management in Albania
  • Spot-check on Diakonia’s work in accordance with feminist principles and local partner organizations’ gender mainstreaming work

Assignments 2021

  • Evaluation of the Sida-funded project “Support to increased capacity in standardization and implementation of standards in Bolivia: Focus on the water sector”, implemented by the Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) and the Bolivian Institute of Standardization and Quality (IBNORCA)
  • External monitoring mission for the project “Support to regionalization of Public Service Media in Ukraine 2018-2022”, implemented by SR MDO and the Ukrainian Public Broadcasting Service (UA: PBC)
  • Gender review for the 2021-2025 SME Development Strategy of Georgia and provision of relevant recommendations about its gender mainstreaming
  • Capacity development in statistics in Burkina Faso for the joint cooperation between Statistics Sweden (SCB) and Institut national de la statistique et de la demographie (INSD)
  • Assessment of the media landscape in Liberia, with a particular focus on Sweden’s added value in strengthening independent media and enhancing human rights, transparency and accountability
  • Support to Sida’s Evaluation Unit during the internal review of Sida’s environment and climate integration process
  • Evaluation of Sida’s support to education – lessons learned from 20 years and 5 countries
  • Evaluation of the Program for Women’s Strategic Advancement in Palestine (ProWSA)
  • Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the Challenges Forum Strategy 2019-2023
  • Evaluation of Strategy goal 2 of the FBA’s Regional Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Design support to the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) on Theory of Change and strengthening the capacity of public health institutions in development cooperation countries
  • Evaluation of “Gender Budgeting in Ukraine” project 2013-2020
  • Evaluation of the European Stability Initiative (ESI) Project 2015-2021
  • Evaluation of the project “EU for Innovation” (Improving innovation ecosystem and boosting startup creation) in Albania
  • Capacity building in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) to the Tenure Facility
  • Academic mentoring support to a research group in the activity “Research Platform” under the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Armenia Program
  • Results Based Management (RBM) support to the Union for the Mediterranean
  • Spot-check of the integration of gender equality in Union to Union’s development cooperation work
  • Evaluation of the impact of support to the Karibu Tanzania Organization in the education sector
  • RBM support to the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)
  • Portfolio analysis of the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative’s (NICFI) support to civil society 2009-2020
  • Mid-term review of the project “Strengthening Statistical System in Kosovo 2019-2023”
  • Evaluation of “Sida Trainee Program” and the “Leadership Development Program for working in Fragile Environments (PULS)”
  • Support to high level donor funding dialogue for UNAIDS and review of documents on HIV in prisons and other closed settings, progress on actions to reduce stigma and discrimination, and health, care and social services for people who use drugs
  • Support to Swedfund/Kvinna till Kvinna Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) – second phase
  • Theory of Change support to Sida’s Information and Communication Strategy

Assignments 2020

 

  • Evaluation of the impact of Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation’s Western Balkan Regional EU Advocacy program to partner organisations
  • Development of a gender and environment brief alongside the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and their Helpdesk on Environment and Climate Change
  • Evaluation of the Community Policing program in Albania over performance, roles and responsibilities, and quality of program coordination
  • External evaluation of the Swedish cooperation strategy with Bolivia 2016-2020 in three strategic areas
  • Internal review of the Olof Palme Memorial Fund (Olof Palmes Minnesfond)
  • Evaluation of the Save the Children’s Capacity Development program
  • Review of the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok’s regional portfolio for development cooperation in Asia-Pacific in terms of gender equality mainstreaming and Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)
  • Evaluation of the Kosovo Women’s Network’s project “Further Advancing Women’s Rights in Kosovo”
  • Workshop with Croatian line ministries on developing action plans for more effective gender mainstreaming, commissioned by the World Bank
  • External evaluation of Diakonia’s work on/in violent conflict, specifically its Global Strategy 2015-2020
  • Intersectional gender analysis of the project “Sustainable and Inclusive Rural Economic Development (SIRED)” in terms of labor market access for women and men
  • Digital training and support for the National Board of Trade Sweden
  • Evaluation of the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)’s Colombia project within the framework of Sweden’s development cooperation strategy 2016-2020
  • Review of Norad’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) portfolio
  • Mapping of existing financing mechanisms for Norwegian health, academic and training institutions in the area of human resources in health (HRH) for Norad
  • Support to the Embassy of Sweden in Tirana in setting up a Democracy, Human Rights and Anti-Corruption (DHRA) Fund in Albania
  • Spot-checks of the integration of gender equality in the work of Sida’s Strategic Partner Organizations
  • Assessment of the Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (NCDA)’s organizational capacity and ability to deliver expected results
  • Language review and edition of FOJO’s website
  • Assessment of Mercy Ship’s organizational capacity and ability to deliver expected results, as well as whether the organization is able to meet Norad’s requirements in all relevant areas per the Grant Agreement

 

Assignments 2019

Besides the long-term assignments that also continued in 2019, NCG also conducted the following short-term missions and assignments:

  • Capacity needs assessment and analysis in Cuba for Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions International department (SKR International)
  • Gender Help desk support to Sida departments Eurolatin, Africa and Humasia and Swedish embassies
  • Theory of Change and mainstreaming support to the Sida Loan and Guarantee Department
  • Provide RBM support and conduct a scoping study with Statistics Sweden in assessing development cooperation possibilities with Zambian statistical office
  • Provision of RBM support to the Swedish Red Cross (SRC)
  • Mapping of organisations working on Gender Based Violence globally for Sida
  • Mid-term review of the cooperation project between INSTAT Albania and Statistics Sweden
  • Evaluation of Sweden’s support in the area of transitional justice in Guatemala
  • Evaluation of Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PFSALW)
  • Provide monitoring services of the UN Joint Programme “Ending Violence against Women in Albania” under the Sida framework for gender equality
  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning support to the Land Tenure Facility
  • Sector evaluation of the IcSP support to Transitional Justice in beneficiary countries (2014-2018)”, managed by Ars Progetti
  • Evaluation of the project «Improving Land Management and Urban Development in the Republic of Belarus»
  • Evaluation of the project “A strengthened private sector and an improved functioning of the Employment Services in Belarus”
  • Monitoring support to Statistics Sweden for the Global program to develop capacity in data and statistics for the 2030 Agenda
  • Mid-term review of the cooperation project between INE Guatemala and Statistics Sweden
  • Gender adviser to the GGF programs in Armenia and Georgia
  • Anti-corruption training for SKR International with the officials of the Ethiopian government and public institutions’ representatives
  • Anti-corruption training for the participants of the International Training Program on energy efficiency managed by Life Academy
  • Provision of experts in gender mainstreaming, conflict sensitivity, environmental mainstreaming and anti-corruption for the Sida funded CSO support program in Ukraine, managed by NCG Denmark
  • Gender equality training for the participants of the International Training Program on energy efficiency managed by Life Academy
  • Gender support to Swedish Environmental Protection Agency efforts in Albania and Georgia
  • Continued social support to four waste water treatment plants investments (biogas facility and rehabilitation)
  • Conduct two gender equality and mainstreaming trainings for NIB and NEFCO
  • Mid-term review of Sida support to BIRN Albania
  • Gender responsive budgeting training for FCG Sweden’s study visit participants from Belarus
  • Gender mainstreaming training for the Policy and Advocacy team at CONCORD in Brussels
  • Support the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) in the EU grant application
  • Evaluation of the program “Support to Serbian Municipalities on the Road to EU Accession”

 

Assignments 2018

  • Gender support to the EU FLEGT Facility, Global
  • RBM support to Regional Africa for Statistics Sweden, project development
  • Support to Kvinna till Kvinna’s communication annual report
  • Evaluation of SILC Green Forum
  • Support to gender mainstreaming of the Social Enterprise Guidelines for Eurasia Partnership Forum, Georgia
  • Evaluation of the Kosovo Empower project, Kosovo
  • Global evaluation of MyRights Programme
  • Gender support to the SKL Iraq programme
  • Evaluation for Sida on the ILGA global programme
  • RBM support to the International Training Programme for Statistics Sweden
  • RBM support to the Somalia Programme for Statistics Sweden
  • Support to Kvinna till Kvinnas framework application to Sida
  • Method support to Statistics Sweden
  • Child right support to SKL North Iraq
  • RBM and gender support to Swedish Radio and Rwanda Broadcasting Agency
  • RBM and gender support to the Land Tenure Facility, Global
  • Mid-term review of the Foincide SKL project, Colombia
  • RBM support to RFSU, Global
  • Evaluation of alliance building for Olof Palme Center, Global
  • Gender mainstreaming support to Care Denmark International
  • Gender equality and social inclusion to the Good Governance Fund PWC, Georgia
  • Gender equality and social inclusion to the Good Governance Fund PWC, Armenia
  • Gender equality and social inclusion to the Good Governance Fund PWC, Moldova

Assignments 2017

  • Human Rights Grants to EU Assessed
  • Support to the Swedish Authority Statistics Sweden (SCB)
  • Develop and facilitate a gender action plan for the GEF project Drin Transboudary water with GWP-Med
  • Gender analysis of the Harakat project in Afghanistan
  • Anti-corruption gender analysis in Myanmar
  • Design and delivery of Sida seminar on IFis and their gender mainstreaming work
  • Support to Ukrainian EU proposals
  • Gender study on Iraq
  • Health programme analysis in Bangladesh
  • Gender action plan support to solid waste management in Georgia (hazardous waste)
  • Analysis of IUCN programme on coastal protection on gender
  • Gender analysis of IDLO in Uganda
  • Gender analysis of governance facility in Uganda, Phase II
  • support to design and input to seminar at the Swedish Embassy in Kampala
  • support to design and input to seminar at the Swedish Embassy in Burkina Faso with partners

Assignments 2016

  • Gender Awareness in Standardisation of Quality in South and South East Asia
  • Integrating Gender in Digital Impact Alliance Program
  • ECOWAS
  • UNDP Gender Climate Change Budgeting
  • Gender Diagnosis of Cities Alliance
  • Alat/Karakul Water Rehabilitation
  • Support to Sida MENA strategy
  • Assessment of Diary-hub project in Kenya
  • Gender trainings in Bosnia and Herzegovina with CSOs and public authorities
  • Equal Opportunities project with Tofas in Turkey for EBRD
  • Support Swedish embassy in Albania to measure gender progress
  • Siupport to EU application for ‘Skånes stadsmission’
  • UNFPA support to programme in Lybia
  • EBRD – part of Expert Panel
  • Gender support to SEPREM programme in Guatemala
  • Gender analysis of the governance facility in Uganda
  • SIS gender trainings in S/E Asia (stakeholder engagement and standardization processes)
  • Gender mainstreaming support to the Ministry of Environment in Kosovo, the KEP project (part of Orgut team)
  • Input to the Albanian territorial reform process
  • Support to teh set-up and implementation of Sida seminar on GBV
  • Gender assessment of the project ‘Podeer’ in Guatemala
  • Support in design of Noways ‘Grant Support to Gender Equality’
  • Analysis of the organisational set-up for gender mainstreaming at Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
  • Analysis of the organisational set-up for gender mainstreaming at Swedish land administration authority
  • Gender analysis of Sida Myanmar portfolio
  • Environmental monitoring support to Swedish Embassy in Mali
  • Support to EU assessments in Georgia
  • Gender analysis of the project to strengthen the Palestinian Environmental AP
  • Gender support to Interpeace/NAP proposal and strategy in Rwanda
  • Gender analysis of a FAO proposal in DRC
  • Support to Sida dialogue with ECOWAS
  • UNDP engery/gender budgeting proposal recommendations
  • Analsis to various Moldovan projects on HR and media (Ide, IJC, Resonance, IDOM, Women’s Law center and EEF)
  • Action plan on gender for the Liberia Feeder Road, phase III
  • RBM support to peace project in Colombia (gender)
  • Equal Opportunity assignment with EBRD to Sedas-Sepas

 

Assignments 2015

Assignments 2014

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