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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.
Evaluation report: Supporting sustainability aspects in the implementation of EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
Central project evaluations of projects commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) fulfil three basic functions: they support evidence-based decisions, promote transparency and accountability, and foster organisational learning within the remit of contributing to effective knowledge management.
Central project evaluation: Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF)
The evaluation unit of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH commissioned the independent consultancy Mainlevel Consulting AG to conduct the evaluation of the GIZ project Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.
Factsheet dialogue on sustainability in Pakistan
The ‘Dialogue for Sustainability’ as part of the GIZ-project ‘Improvement of labour and social standards in the Pakistani textile industry’ supported businesses in the textile and garment industry in Pakistan. GIZ helped organizing change management processes with employees and managers to improve the compliance with labour and environmental standards and boost productivity. As a result, the working conditions of 20,000 employees were improved and companies were able to considerably increase productivity. The project also contributed significantly to an increase in sallaries by 9 to 10 percent of about 7,000 workers.