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).		CP
Tanzania M&E design		Govt of Tanzania; BEST programme Feb 2008		Development of M&E framework for second phase of BEST programme	CP
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	CP
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.		LM
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)		CP
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.		LM
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.		LM
Tanzania Programme evaluation	CARE Tanzania Oct-Nov 2005		Evaluating and documenting lessons learnt from two livelihood programmes in Mwanza District.		CP
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.		CP
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.		PR
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.		LM
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		CP
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).		CP
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.		LM
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.		PR
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.		CP
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		CP
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		CP
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.		PR
Malawi Design impact assessment	Concern Universal Nov 2002		CU Micro-finance Organisation (CUMO): design of client-participatory socio-economic impact assessment system		CP
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		LM
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		CP
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.		PR
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.		HM
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.		CP
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)		CP
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)		CP
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)		CP
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.)		CP
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.			CP
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.			HM
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.			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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.			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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.			PR
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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.			HM
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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			MS
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.			HM
Zimbabwe Institutional Appraisal / Impact assessment		DFID