WISE Development Ltd

WISE Development Ltd

Examples of Assignments undertaken by WISE Associates since 2001:

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Economic Development: includes private sector development (PSD), SME and entrepreneurship development, trade and market issues, sustainable livelihoods, micro finance, fair trade, agribusiness, business development & support services (BDS)

Country /

type of work

Agency & date

Description

* Under-taken by

Multi-national application with piloting in 2 SSA countries

World Bank / IFC / FIAS (WISE in partnership with The Law & Development Partnership)

Sept 2007 –

March 2009

Development of a methodological toolkit for assessing gender dimensions of investment climate reform; includes review and lesson learning of series of Gender & Growth Assessments conducted in SSA 2004-7 (Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania), and piloting of toolkit in two SSA countries (Rwanda and one to be decided).

Tanzania

M&E design

Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme

Feb 2008

Development of M&E framework for second phase of BEST programme

Tanzania

Gender analysis

Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme

Sept-Oct 2007

Screening of BEST business environment programme from gender perspective for integration into programme strategy and M&E system

Ethiopia & Kenya (pilots for global application)

Gender & Value Chains

ILO

Jan – April 2007

Continuation of work for ILO Oct-Nov 2005 on developing a Guide for integrating gender in Value Chains Analysis; now piloting the guide in two SSA countries, reviewing and finalising for global application.

UK & Global

Workshop Facilitation / Impact Assessment

Practical Action

(formerly ITDG)

June – Aug 2006

Facilitator of a) “Markets and Livelihoods Group” workshops for IDS Livelihoods Network (June in UK), and b) PA’s 5 Country Team Leaders “Market Programmes and Impact Assessment” Workshop (Aug in Sri Lanka)

Port Sudan

Programme Evaluation

Micro Finance Institution

April 2006

Evaluation of “Learning for Empowerment Against Poverty” programme for women’s empowerment through micro-finance in Port Sudan.

Benin & Burkina Faso

Writing a participatory methods manual

Partenariat du Developpement Municipal

March - Aug 2006

Participatory Methods for Local Economic Development for Partenariat du Developpement Municipal, Benin helping to write a Manual for increasing participation in local economic development planning.

Tanzania

Programme evaluation

CARE Tanzania

Oct-Nov 2005

Evaluating and documenting lessons learnt from two livelihood programmes in Mwanza District.

Malawi

Programme lesson learning

CARE Malawi

July – Aug 2005

July/Aug 2005: CARE Malawi – Documenting lessons learnt from Livelihood Security Programme for contributing to design of subsequent phase of programme focusing on livelihoods of PLWHA.

Tanzania

Masters Programme in Entrepreneurship

University of Dar es Salaam

June 2005 - ongoing

Member of an international team designing and delivering a masters programme aimed at developing change agents amongst the enterprise sector in Tanzania.

Uganda

Programme Evaluation

HIVOS / Kabarole Research & Resource Centre

May – June 2005

Evaluation of MF programme with recommendations on ways forward to increase financial sustainability and member benefits, including further development of the Participatory Action Learning System (PALS) methodology.

Uganda

Developing M&E Strategy

DFID / Government of Uganda

Nov 2004

Review of Government of Uganda’s Medium Term Competitiveness Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, consultation on same with stakeholders, making recommendations for it’s improvement and implementation

Malawi

Research into routes out of poverty

CARE Malawi

Nov 2003;

Feb-June 2004

“Economic Pathways”- research into impacts of the recent food emergency in Malawi and potential routes out of poverty for very poor people eg via public works & other safety net programmes (CARE International, as part of Southern Africa-wide study funded by Gates Foundation).

Sudan

Programme design, advice and monitoring

NOVIB

April 2003 - 2007

Learning For Empowerment Against Poverty(LEAP)

To design, advise and monitor the LEAP project for poverty-targeted micro-finance and Women's Centres aiming to empower of very poor women in Port Sudan. Included training material for empowerment, organizational development, client assessment and impact assessment, web design, fundraising and workshop facilitation.

Tanzania

Performance Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Centre

Dutch Government & University of Dar es Salaam

Jan 2004

Head of a research team evaluating the impact and performance of University Entrepreneurship Centre in Tanzania. This was 4-year programme looking at institution capacity building for the development of entrepreneurship-related support services for university and private sector markets. The report had strategic recommendations to Nuffic (the Dutch Government) as to their future role in supporting Higher Education programmes in Africa.

Malawi

Programme Appraisal

DFID Malawi

Jan 2004

Social Development Consultant in Appraisal team reviewing proposed programme for development of market and trading opportunities for groundnuts and other cash crops.

South Africa

Programme review and design of further stages

CARE Lesotho & South Africa

Feb – Sept 2003

LEAP (Local Economic Analysis to Promote demand driven enterprise development):-

i) Feb-March 2003: Strategic Review of LEAP

ii) June 2003: Drafting programme proposal for submission to USAID for funding

iii) Sept 2003: Concluding impact assessment and analysis of lessons learnt from pilot phase of LEAP for scale-up; design LEAP Phase 2

Zambia

Policy review

DFID Zambia

Jan-Feb 2003

Social development consultant / team leader for review and assessment of socio-economic impact of government policies for promotion of commercial agriculture on rural poor & other vulnerable groups

Malawi

Longitudinal M&E, and impact assessment

Traidcraft (UK) and DFID Malawi

2001 - 2006

Team leader of a research team working with two enterprise development organisations in Malawi looking at the impact of their work on poverty and poor people over a four year period. A longitudinal study with intermediary results contributing to adaptation of existing services and development of new services.

Malawi

Design impact assessment

Concern Universal

Nov 2002

CU Micro-finance Organisation (CUMO): design of client-participatory socio-economic impact assessment system

Angola

Programme Case Study & Evaluation

One World Action

Feb – April 2002

Microfinance and urban poverty reduction: the Sustainable Livelihoods Project, Angola:

Evaluation for Development Workshop, and to write a case study of the programme

Zambia

Gender mainstreaming

CARE Zambia

Feb – March 2002

Research into institutionalisation of gender supportive policies and practices in CARE Zambia’s economic activity development programmes

Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia

ILO Geneva & Irish Aid

Dec 2001 – April 2003

Senior consultant /joint team leader for a three country, 18 month action research programme looking at the role and relevance of gender for enterprise development and job creation in Ethiopia, Zambia and Tanzania. Included practical recommendations, and already the Tanzanian Government have integrated gender issues into their new Small Enterprise Policy, which includes financial reform and introduced new business services.

Eritrea and Mauritania

Social assessment of desert locust control programme

DFID / OPM

Dec 2001 – Feb 2002

Carried out social research into the effects of the desert locust on poor farmers in order to provide an assessment of the benefits of a global desert locust control programme. Using participatory methodologies, held discussions with poor farmers in areas affected by the desert locust, as well as relevant government stakeholders.

Malawi

Programme Impact Assessment

CARE Malawi

Sept / Oct 2001

Impact Assessment of CARE’s CRIMP programme involving analyses of impacts on household livelihood strategies through participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies.

South Africa

Design of training programme for business counsellors

CARE & Mineworkers Development Agency

Feb 2001

Design of Enterprise Development component in CARE's Household Livelihood Strategy, then training in same with MDA's Business Trainers & Counsellors: CARE International & Mineworkers Development Agency (South Africa)

Zambia

Scoping mission

DFID

April 2000

April 2000: Scoping mission to assess potential to support local agencies involved in urban livelihoods in Zambia Copperbelt region where large scale retrenchment is taking place in copper mining industry (DFID-CA)

South Africa

Gender appraisal; programme impact assessment & OD review

Mineworkers Development Agency (MDA) &

DFID-SA

1998 - 2000

i) Gender Appraisal (Nov/Dec 1998)

ii) Mid-term Project Review and Evaluation of MDA’s rural enterprise training and enterprise development programme (Sept/Oct 1999)

iii) Facilitation of programme design for MDA’s Phase II funding, including logical framework, support for strategic and financial planning with MDA management, staff and board members. (Jan/Mar 2000)

iv) Impact Assessment of MDA’s Training and Enterprise Development Strategy (Feb/Mar 2000)

v) Organisational Review of MDA’s Head Office Units (March/April 2000)

South Africa

Impact assessment

DFID

May/June 2000

& May 2001

May/June 2000; with follow-up training workshops May 2001: Development of baseline indicators and data collection methods for ongoing social impact study of the national Small Business Development Project (comprising 5 NGO’s providing enterprise training and support services across South Africa.)

Environmental Development: includes environmental policies & strategies, environmental impact assessment, rural and urban infrastructure, water and natural resource development, sustainable tourism

Malawi

National Water Development Project

World Bank / Govt of Malawi / Mott Macdonald

Jan – Nov 2002

Social Development member of consultant team (Mott MacDonald) to implement Government of Malawi’s National Water Development Project (World Bank); involved conducting citizen and government stakeholder consultations and analysis, and contributing to design of programme for changed management of Malawi’s water resources.

Eritrea and Mauritania

DFID / OPM

Dec 2001 – Feb 2002

Social Assessment into the Effects of the Desert Locust on Poor Farmers in Eritrea and Mauritania.

Carried out social research into the effects of the desert locust on poor farmers in order to provide an assessment of the benefits of a global desert locust control programme. Used participatory methodologies, for consultations with poor farmers in areas affected by the desert locust, as well as relevant government stakeholders.

Institutional Development: including public management reform policies and strategies, civil society engagement and strengthening, organisational development, human resource and capacity development, training and skills development, support for decentralisation, local and community institutional strengthening

Rwanda

Ministry of Education – Technical Adviser

Government of Rwanda

Jan 2007 – March 2009

Technical Adviser on change management, institutional and capacity for Rwanda’s education sector; design, development and implementation support for the Education Sector Institutional & Capacity Development Action Plan.

Gambia

Capacity building in Stats Dept

Govt of Gambia

July-Sept 2006

Organisation and Human Resource Development support for the Gambia Bureau of Statistics within the GoG Capacity Building for Economic Management Programme

Uganda

OD & Capacity building in health sector

Govt of Gambia / World Bank

May 2006

Organisation development and capacity building support for harmonising and streamlining Technical Assistance in the Health Sector; development of principles, guidelines and procedures for the Ministry of Health and Health Partners Development Committee

Uganda

OD & capacity building Uganda AIDS commission

Govt of Uganda / UNAIDS

March 2006

Organisational development and capacity building support for harmonising and streamlining Technical Assistance to support the Uganda National Response to HIV & AIDS; development of principles, guidelines and procedures

Liberia

OD & Anti Corruption Governance

Govt of Liberia

Nov 2005 – ongoing

Institutional development support for the design and implementation of a National Anti Corruption Strategy and independent Anti Corruption Commission for the new Government of Liberia

Rwanda

OD Stats Dept

DFID / OPM

July 2005 – Feb 2006

OD and HR advisory support for the programme of development for the National Institute of Statistics, Rwanda, ensuring integration with other public service reform initiatives

Rwanda

Institutional Devt – Education Sector

DFID

May-June 2005

Design, OD appraisal and capacity building advice for Joint Education Sector Support programme, preparation of Project Memorandum for DFID Rwanda

Rwanda

OD Revenue Authority

DFID / PAC

April 2005 – March 2006

OD support to Rwanda Revenue Authority Change Management Programme

Design and facilitation of OD and business processes for the RRA to ensure more integrated service delivery.

Sierra Leone

Programme Review

DFID

Jan – Feb 2005

Team leader for review and evaluation of DFID funded INSIGHT programme concerned with civil society’s capacity to engage with government on poverty reduction and rights; provided comprehensive OPR report and recommendations

Rwanda

Human Resource Development Planning

World Bank / ACBF

October 2004 ongoing

Team leader for facilitating Implementation Plan for Human Resource Development Agency (HIDA), Government of Rwanda

Consultancy support to HIDA and core Ministries (Finance, Public Service) on OD/HRD processes and systems to enable the establishment of HIDA and build individual and organisational capacity to enable successful coordination and management of GoR multi sector capacity building programme

Zimbabwe

Strategic Planning

Christian Aid

September and October 2004

OD advice to assist with development of a robust Strategic Plan (supported by an Implementation Plan) for Humanitarian, Development and Advocacy work

Rwanda

Review of Ministry of Gender

DFID

January to March 2004

Working with Secretary General and Directors of MIGEPROF to assess support required; Conducted interviews across GoR, donor and NGOs and lead design of DFID funded support programme

Rwanda

Support to DFID Rwanda Office

DFID

January to March 2004

OD Consultant for the “Way We Work” support to the DFID Rwanda Office

OD advice and planning, facilitation of learning issues, report writing

Tanzania

Assessing performance of Entrepreneurship Centre

Dutch Government / University of Dar Es Salaam

Jan 2004

Head of a research team evaluating the impact and performance of University Entrepreneurship centre in Tanzania. Involved institution capacity building for the development of entrepreneurship-related support services for university and private sector markets.

Rwanda

Support to Education Sector

DFID / SIDA

October-November 2003

Joint Review of DFID/SIDA Support to the Education Sector, Institutional Development Consultant conducted Institutional Review of Sector programme, contributed to production of multi donor report

Sierra Leone

OD Appraisal of Civil Society Programme

DFID

September/ October 2003

Design of the Enhancing the Interaction and Interface between Civil Society and the State to improve poor people’s lives (ENCISS), Team Leader; preparation of Project Memorandum for DFID

Rwanda

Review of Gender & Poverty Policy and Strategic Planning

DFID / UNIFEM / Govt of Rwanda

June/July/Nov 2003

Strategic planning, mentoring, policy development, production of reports, influencing UNIFEM Kigali to work with MIGEPROF, working with GoR and NGOs

Mozambique

Civil Society Support Strategy

DFID / SDD

July 2003

Conducted a scoping exercise to assist in the design of a civil society support strategy, with a focus on addressing monitoring and evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy. Provided a draft logical framework for the strategy.

Zimbabwe

Programme design and OD appraisal

DFID

May/ June 2003

Design of the Farm Community Trust, Zimbabwe's Vulnerable Farm Workers' Relief and Recovery and Empowerment Project Memorandum, Team Leader

Design and OD appraisal of DFID funded programme, preparation of Project Memorandum for DFID Harare

Zimbabwe

Output to Purpose Review

DFID

April 2003

Zimbabwe support for Humanitarian Relief programmes: Farm Community Trust Zimbabwe; SCF-UK Emergency Preparedness Project; World Food Programme

Nigeria

Output to Purpose Review

DFID

Jan-Feb 2003

Output to Purpose Review of the Change Agent Programme in the Ministry of Health, Team Leader

Rwanda

Design of Ministry of Gender’s Strategic Plan

DFID

Nov 2002 - March 2003

Design of Ministry of Gender Strategic Plan:

Facilitated Secretary General and Directors of MIGEPROF through design and production of MIGEPROF Strategic Plan in line with PRSP

Kenya

End of Project Evaluation

DFID / British Council

Nov-Dec 2002

Women’s Empowerment Project, Kenya

Carried out an end-of-project evaluation into a project supporting civil society organisations to promote gender equality.

Zimbabwe

Institutional Appraisal / Impact assessment

DFID

October 2002

Zimbabwe Wills and Inheritance Laws Project :

Team Leader and OD Consultant for this Programme with Ministry of Justice, Responsible for conducting Output to Purpose Review

Malawi

Design of Anti Corruption Strategic Plan

DFID

September 2002

Malawi Anti Corruption Bureau: Organisation Development Consultant for the design of the ACB Strategic Plan

Lesotho

Design of Safety, Security & Access to Justice Programme

DFID

March to August 2002

Design of the Lesotho Safety, Security and Access to Justice Programme, Team Leader and OD Consultant

Worked with Permanent Secretary and internal change management team in Ministry of Justice in the design and OD appraisal of DFID funded programme, prepared Project Memorandum for DFID

Rwanda

Support to Gender Mainstreaming Project

Rwanda

June 2002

DFID

Rwanda Gender Mainstreaming Development Project: Conducted Institutional review and evaluation of Change programme, team leader and responsible for Output to Purpose Review of DFID support

Malawi

Local Government Capacity Assessment

CARE

March 2002

Facilitation of Workshop with staff of CRIMP (Central Region Infrastructure Maintenance Programme) to develop methodology and tools for undertaking assessment of capacity of local District Assemblies (CARE Malawi)

Malawi

Civil Society capacity building

DFID

March 2002

Facilitation of workshop on Participatory Impact Monitoring for new DFID civil society capacity building project

Kenya

OD Appraisal of Kenya Legal Services Programme

DFID

January to February 2002

Facilitated Internal team in Ministry of Justice providing OD advice and support for review of Kenya Legal and Judicial System

Zimbabwe

Programme Design

DFID

September-October 2001

Design of the Zimbabwe Urban Poverty Information and Analysis Project, Team Leader and OD Consultant

Uganda

Strategic Planning – Law & Order Sector

Government of Uganda

May to October 2001

Government of Uganda Justice, Law and Order (JLO/S) Sector Programme, Strategic Planning and Organisation Development Support Specialist

Facilitated internal change agent team in Ministry of Justice providing OD advice and support for JLO/S core team

Programme Management & Support: includes programme appraisals, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation / routine reviews, programme impact assessments

Tanzania

M&E Framework

Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme

Feb 2008

Development of M&E framework for second phase of BEST programme

Tanzania

Evaluation & Lesson learning

CARE

Oct – Nov 2005

Evaluating and documenting lessons learnt from two livelihood programmes in Mwanza District.

Mali & Tanzania

Strategic Impact Inquiry into gender equity & women’s empowerment

CARE

Jan – Oct 2006

Team leader of two-country study (Mali and Tanzania) of impacts on women’s empowerment of Community Based Micro-Finance schemes, as part of C-I’s ongoing (3 year) Global Strategic Impact Inquiry into Women’s Empowerment.

Tanzania

Design and deliver a Masters programme

University of Dar es Salaam / Durham University

Jan 2005 - ongoing

Member of an international team designing and delivering a masters programme with the University of Dar es Salaam on Entrepreneurship. This is geared to develop change agents amongst those professionals in the Tanzania who are involved in the enterprise sector.

Zimbabwe

OD review and planning

NIZA

May to December 2003

Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ), Organisation Development Consultant

Conducted interviews within MMPZ and NGO partners, facilitated strategic planning and report writing

Uganda

Participatory Action Learning System (PALS)

Kabarole Research & Resource Centre

May – Aug 2003

Project design and training for Kabarole Research and Resource Centre. Following earlier work on PALS with KRRC in 2002, to further develop PALS as a sustainable and empowering system for action learning, train staff and grassroots workers and help monitor effectiveness. To write PALS Manual,

Zimbabwe

Programme design & OD Appraisal

DFID

May/ June 2003

Design of the Farm Community Trust, Zimbabwe's Vulnerable Farm Workers' Relief and Recovery and Empowerment Project Memorandum, Team Leader

Design and OD appraisal of DFID funded programme, preparation of Project Memorandum for DFID Harare

Zimbabwe

Output to Purpose Review

dfid

April 2003

Team Leader Output to Purpose Review of DFID Zimbabwe support for Humanitarian Relief programmes: Farm Community Trust Zimbabwe; SCF-UK Emergency Preparedness Project; World Food Programme.

Nigeria

Output to Purpose Review

dfid

January/February 2003

Conducted Institutional review and evaluation of Change Agent programme, negotiations with Ministry of Health, team leader and responsible for Output to Purpose Review of DFID support

Malawi

Design of impact assessment system

Concern Universal

Nov 2002

Concern Universal’s Micro-finance Organisation (CUMO): design of socio-economic impact assessment system

Zimbabwe

Institutional Appraisal

dfid

Oct 2002

Institutional Appraisal/Impact Assessment of the Zimbabwe Wills and Inheritance Laws Project with Ministry of Justice, Responsible for conducting Output to Purpose Review

Uganda

Programme evaluation and M&E training

HIVOS / Kabarole Research & Resource Centre

Sept – Nov 2002

Programme Evaluation and M and E training, Uganda

Evaluation and training for Kabarole Research and Resource Centre, funded by Hivos. To evaluate Hivos support for small enterprise development in the area. To give staff and partner training to set up a PALS monitoring and evaluation system.

Lesotho

Design of Safety, security & access to justice programme

dfid

March to August 2002

Worked with Permanent Secretary and internal change management team in Ministry of Justice in the design and OD appraisal of DFID funded programme, prepared Project Memorandum for DFID

Zambia

Institutionalisation of gender policies & practices

CARE

Feb – March 2002

Research into institutionalisation of gender supportive policies and practices in CARE Zambia’s economic activity development programmes

Zambia

Programme scoping mission

DFID

April 2000

Scoping mission to assess potential to support local agencies involved in urban livelihoods in Copperbelt region where large scale retrenchment is taking place in copper mining industry

Malawi

Impact Assessment

CARE

Sept – Oct 2001

Impact Assessment of CARE’s CRIMP programme involving analyses of impacts on household livelihood strategies through participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies.

South Africa

Development of impact indicators

DFID

May – June 2000

May 2001

May/June 2000; with follow-up training workshops May 2001: Development of baseline indicators and data collection methods for ongoing social impact study of the national Small Business Development Project (comprises 5 NGO’s providing enterprise training and support services across South Africa

Social Development: includes empowerment approaches, gender issues, community based interventions, social analysis and strategies, poverty assessments, social protection, health and education programmes, participatory research and methodologies

Rwanda

Programme design and support

EU (with Law & Development Partnership)

June – Sept 2008

Rwanda Justice Sector Support Project:

Analysis of support needs for development of justice sector institutions

Immaculee Habiyambere (Director, WISE Rwanda & UK WISE Associate)

Ghana

Stakeholder analysis for PSIA

Govt of Ghana

(WISE in partnership with Sync Consult, Ghana)

Feb-May 2008

Conducting Stakeholder and Risk Analysis for Natural Resources and Environment Programme, as preliminary study to full Poverty & Social Impact Assessment

CP and Judith Ofori (WISE Associate)

Tanzania

Gender analysis of BEE programme

Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme

Sept-Oct 2007

Screening of BEST business environment programme from gender perspective for integration into programme strategy and M&E system

Rwanda

Gender Audit methodology and application to 14 development agencies

DFID, leading group of development partners, and 4 Govt of Rwanda MDAs.

Oct 2006 – June 2007

Developing a gender audit methodology in conjunction with a group of development partners and Govt of Rwanda agencies; then application of this methodology across 14 organisations that included government agencies, international bilateral and multilateral agencies, international and nation NGOs.

CP with Immaculee Habiyambere

(Director of WISE Rwanda & WISE UK Associate); advised by HM & Caroline Moser

Mali & Tanzania

Strategic Impact Inquiry (SII) into women’s empowerment

CARE International (US)

Jan – Oct 2006

Team leader of two-country study of impacts on women’s empowerment of Community Based Micro-Finance schemes, as part of C-I’s ongoing (3 year) Global Strategic Impact Inquiry into Women’s Empowerment.

Uganda

OD & capacity building

UNAIDS

March 2006

Harmonisation of Technical Assistance in the Uganda AIDS Commission: Organisational development and capacity building support for harmonising and streamlining Technical Assistance to support the Uganda National Response to HIV & AIDS; development of principles, guidelines and procedures

Malawi

Programme evaluation & lessons learnt

CARE

July – Aug 2005

Documenting lessons learnt from Livelihood Security Programme for contributing to design of subsequent phase of programme focusing on livelihoods of PLWHA.

Nigeria

Review of TB Control Programme

DFID

June 2005

Carried out a review of TB-related health seeking behaviour. Provided recommendations for implementing a communication campaign, and introducing community participation to expand coverage of the TB programme to rural communities.

Ghana

Social Protection Strategy

DFID

May 2005

May 2005: Government of Ghana (with Sync Consult, Ghana; funded by DFID Ghana): Resource person for development of Social Protection Strategy, advising and reviewing outputs of local consultancy team

Zimbabwe

Development of Strategic Plan

Christian Care

September and October 2004

Strategic Planning with Christian Care, Zimbabwe

OD advice to assist with development of a robust Strategic Plan (supported by an Implementation Plan) for Humanitarian, Development and Advocacy work

Malawi

Review of National Gender Programme

DFID

July – Aug 2004

Provided support to the Ministry of Gender in refining their National Gender Programme. Held consultations with a wide range of key stakeholders to define and prioritise national gender objectives. Designed a draft logical framework for a gender programme and presented to the Ministry for finalisation.

Malawi

Position Papers

CARE

June-July 2004

Research and write three Position Papers for CARE Malawi on: Gender; Safety nets and social protection; and Rural community institutional development

Rwanda

OD to Education Sector Programme

DFID

January to March 2004

Education Sector Programme, Organisation Development Adviser to the Department of Planning, Ministry of Education

OD, HRD and change management advice and planning to the Director of Planning, MINEDUC, and his team on Education Sector Development

Malawi

Research into routes out of poverty – “Economic Pathways”

CARE

Nov 2003,

Feb – June 2004

Malawi

Review of Public Works Programme & Safety Nets Strategy

Govt of Malawi and CARE

April-May 2004: CARE Malawi and Government of Malawi - Social Development Adviser in Team researching and presenting policy paper for GOM’s Safety Nets Unit on “Study to inform selection of an appropriate wage rate for public works programmes in Malawi”

Ghana

Poverty Social Impact Assessment

Govt of Ghana / DFID / Sync Consult (Ghana)

Feb-March 2004

PSIA on Tackling Vulnerability and Exclusion, Ghana.

Carried out social analysis of vulnerability and exclusion in the contest of Ghana. Facilitated stakeholder consultations, validation and dissemination workshops. Presented preliminary findings to government stakeholders. Reviewed and structured the final report.

Malawi

Programme Appraisal

DFID

Jan 2004

Social Development Consultant in Appraisal team reviewing proposed programme for development of market and trading opportunities for groundnuts and other cash crops

Zambia

Assessment of Government policies and strategy

DFID

Jan – Feb 2003

Social development consultant & team leader for assessment of socio-economic impact of government policies for promotion of commercial agriculture on rural poor & other vulnerable groups.

Malawi

Review of Gender Power Relations

CARE

July – Oct 2002

Gender Power Relations: Participatory Study of the CRIMP (Central Region Infrastructure Maintenance Programme), drawing out lessons and making recommendations for future programming

Zambia

Review of gender policies and practices

CARE

Feb – March 2002

Research into institutionalisation of gender supportive policies and practices in CARE Zambia’s economic activity development programmes

Malawi

Water Development Project

World Bank / Govt of Malawi / Mott Macdonald

Jan – Nov 2002

Social Development member of consultant team (Mott MacDonald) to implement Government of Malawi’s National Water Development Project (World Bank)

Malawi

Longitudinal impact research study

DFID / Traidcraft / Durham University

2001-current

Team leader of a research team working with two enterprise development organisations in Malawi looking at the impact of their work on poverty and poor people over a four year period. This is a longitudinal programme of work where intermediary results feed into the adaptation of existing services and the development of new ones.

Malawi

Poverty Assessment & Analysis

DFID / Traidcraft / Durham University

July 2002

Team member undertaking Impact Assessment research for Traidcraft’s TEEM project with Foundation of SME Development, Durham University; conducted Poverty Assessment & Analysis July 2002

Eritrea and Mauritania

Social assessment of effects of desert locust

DFID / OPM

Dec 2001 – Feb 2002

Southern Africa

Gender Planning

World Food Programme

Nov 1999 – April 2001

Facilitated a series of capacity building workshops for WFP staff and government counterparts in five countries in Southern Africa in the design of logical frameworks, with a focus on setting gender specific indicators for monitoring.

Strategic Development: including country and regional strategies, national and multi-country policy reviews, reform proposals and assessments, non-country specific / broad development programmatic issues & frameworks

Rwanda

Programme design and support

EU (with Law & Development Partnership)

June – Sept 2008

Rwanda Justice Sector Support Project:

Analysis of support needs for development of justice sector institutions

Immaculee Habiyambere (Director, WISE Rwanda & UK WISE Associate)

Ghana

Stakeholder analysis for PSIA

Govt of Ghana

(WISE in partnership with Sync Consult, Ghana)

Feb-May 2008

Conducting Stakeholder and Risk Analysis for Natural Resources and Environment Programme, as preliminary study to full Poverty & Social Impact Assessment

CP and Judith Ofori (WISE Associate)

Ghana

Social Protection Strategy

Govt of Ghana & DFID

May 2005

Government of Ghana (with Sync Consult, Ghana; funded by DFID Ghana): Resource person for development of Social Protection Strategy, advising and reviewing outputs of local consultancy team

Sierra Leone

Programme Review and Evaluation

dfid

january-February 2005

Review of INSIGHT Governance Programme

Team leader for review and evaluation of DFID funded INSIGHT programme concerned with civil society’s capacity to engage with government on poverty reduction and rights

Malawi

Design of National Gender Programme

DFID

July – Aug 2004

Ghana

PSIA

DFID

Feb – Mar 2004

With Sync Consult (local consultancy team) carried out social analysis of vulnerability and exclusion as part of PSIA; included stakeholder consultations, validation & dissemination workshops

Malawi

Safety Nets / Public Works Programme

Govt of Malawi and CARE

Apr-May 2004

Social Development Adviser in Team researching and presenting policy paper for GOM’s Safety Nets Unit on “Study to inform selection of an appropriate wage rate for public works programmes in Malawi”

Uganda

M&E for GoU’s Competitiveness Strategy

Govt of Uganda and DFID

Nov 2004

CP (& other WISE Assoc-iates)

Ghana

Poverty Social Impact Assessment (PSIA)

DFID / Govt of Ghana / Sync Consult (Ghana)

Feb – March 2004

PSIA on tackling vulnerability and exclusion in Ghana. Carried out social analysis of vulnerability and exclusion in the context of Ghana. Facilitated stakeholder consultations, validation and dissemination workshops. Presented preliminary findings to government stakeholders.

Rwanda

Gender & Poverty Policy & Strategy

DFID / GOR / unifem

June/July/November 2003

Government of Rwanda Gender and Poverty Policy to Action Strategy and the UNIFEM Gender and Poverty Strategy and Implementation Plan, Strategy Design Consultant

Strategic planning, mentoring, policy development, production of reports, influencing UNIFEM Kigali to work with MIGEPROF, working with GoR and NGOs

Mozambique

Civil Society Support Strategy

DFID / SDD

July 2003

Rwanda

Design of Gender Strategic Plan

dfid

November 2002 to March 2003

Design of Ministry of Gender Strategic Plan, Team Leader and Organisation Development Consultant to the Ministry of Gender

Facilitated Secretary General and Directors of MIGEPROF through design and production of MIGEPROF Strategic Plan in line with PRSP

Tanzania, Ethiopia & Zambia

Action research programme

ILO Geneva / Irish Aid

Dec 2001 – April 2003

Senior consultant /joint team leader for a three country, 18 month action research programme for the ILO looking at the role and relevance of gender for enterprise development and job creation in Ethiopia, Zambia and Tanzania.

Malawi

Anti Corruption Strategic Plan

dfid

Sept 2002

Malawi Anti Corruption Bureau: Organisation Development Consultant for the design of the ACB Strategic Plan

Facilitated Director General and Directors in the design and production of the ACB Strategic Plan

Southern Africa region

Gender Planning

World Food Programme

1999-2001