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Central project evaluation: "Supporting sustainable and inclusive economic development in Colombia"
The ProIntcame project (2018–2021) aimed to improve livelihoods and employment for internally displaced persons and host communities in Meta and Caquetá, Colombia. Mainlevel evaluated the project for GIZ, assessing its impact, efficiency, and alignment with BMZ goals, providing recommendations for future initiatives.
Midterm Evaluation of the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF) V Programme
Mainlevel Consulting AG (Mainlevel) has been contracted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) to conduct a midterm evaluation of the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF) V Programme
The evaluation provides an analysis of the programme’s performance across its seven projects, covering the period from July 1, 2021, to February 29, 2024. Findings are structured according to the OECD-DAC criteria: Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Potential Impact, and Sustainability. Special emphasis is placed on Effectiveness, where the programme has the greatest interest in gaining insights. A mixed-method approach was used, including document reviews, ecosystem analysis, big data techniques, and extensive primary data collection through interviews, focus groups, and an online survey. Data was collected from a range of
Evaluierung der Verwaltungspartnerschaften
The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been advising the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) since 2000 in the context of mandates to design and implement administrative partnerships. The overarching goal is to support (economic) political reform and transformation processes in selected partner countries, contributing to long-term improvements in their regulatory frameworks.
Mainlevel Consulting AG (Mainlevel) has been tasked with evaluating the completed mandates for advising the National Contact Point for Twinning and TAIEX, as well as supporting the BMWK in Twinning and administrative partnerships (2019–2021). This evaluation assesses goal achievement, identifies success and obstacle factors, and provides recommendations for BMWK and GIZ on adjusting measures for the new project phase of establishing the "Institutional Partnerships" coordination office.
Final Evaluation of the Coffee Innovation Fund
Mainlevel Consulting AG (Mainlevel) has been contracted by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to conduct an evaluation of the project “Coffee Innovation Fund”.
This evaluation report provides an overview of the project’s results as well as learnings and recommendations to inform a possible follow-on project. Findings are structured along the GIZ evaluation criteria, based on the DAC-Criteria, namely: Relevance, Coherence, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact, and Sustainability. The evaluation will place a particular emphasis on the Effectiveness criterion where the project has the highest interest in knowledge.
Mid-term evaluation of the United Nations Joint Programme on Girls Education III (Malawi)
This decentralized mid-term evaluation (MTE) was commissioned by UNICEF Malawi jointly with UNFPA Malawi and WFP Malawi country office and covers the third phase of the Joint Programme for Girls Education (JPGE III) and evaluation period (2021 - 2023). The evaluation was led by UNICEF Malawi and it was carried out in 2023. Under JPGE III, three UN agencies—UNICEF, UNFPA, and WFP—collaborate with the Malawian Government to achieve outcomes related to education, health, and nutrition.
Evaluación: Apoyo a los Procesos de Descentralización en el Sector Educativo de Honduras II (APRODE II), Honduras
La evaluación del proyecto "Apoyo a los Procesos de Descentralización en el Sector Educativo de Honduras II" fue realizada con el objetivo de respaldar decisiones basadas en evidencias, promover la transparencia y fomentar el aprendizaje institucional.
Strategische Evaluierung der Kooperation der OEZA
Die Mainlevel Consulting AG wurde von der Austrian Development Agency (ADA) mit der strategischen Evaluierung ihres Private Sector for Development (PS4D)-Ansatzes im Zeitraum 2015 bis 2020 beauftragt
Evaluation Report: Safety Retrofits and Environmental Upgrades in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Sector, Bangladesh
This evaluation is a final evaluation of the project, Support Safety Retrofits and Environmental Upgrades (SSREU) in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Sector.