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Project Sector:
WASH
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
United Republic Of Tanzania
Year: 2023

The purpose of this institutional contract is to conduct a summative evaluation, document project achievement in terms of outputs, outcome, impact, and lessons learnt. The evaluation will combine qualitative and quantitative methodologies aligned to the objectives, results and indicators outlined in the project logical framework. Eventually, mobilize the various stakeholders to act based on the evaluation report. The objectives of this contract are to:
-To evaluate the project performance over five years covering three main outcomes notably

Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2024

United Nations wishes to include into the Contract the terms and conditions of the Long Term Arrangement (LTAS) No LTAS-42108287 between United Nations Children’s Fund (“UNICEF”) and Muthengo Development Solutions (Private) Limited, for the provision of consultancy services in conducting Country Programme Evaluations (CPEs), Impact Evaluations, and Multi-country and Country-specific Programmatic Evaluations in UNICEF. The purpose of IAHEs is two-fold:
1) Enable learning for the humanitarian system. Evaluating the relevance and effectiveness of the

Project Sector:
WASH/ Education/ Health
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2023

UNICEF is looking at implementing a two-pronged assignment for a one-year period: (1) supply end user monitoring (SEUM); and (2) third party programme monitoring (TPM). While the TOR contains both assignments, the assignments are not mutually inclusive and will be implemented in two workstreams.

Project Sector:
Disaster Risk and Management
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Kenya
Year: 2018

The end-line evaluation was conducted through quantitative and qualitative data collection. The evaluation provided statistically representative endline values against key indicators (including, but not limited to, those in the logical framework matrix (LFM) that were compared to the endline statistics to assess the level of achievement and non-achievement. The survey also documented the intended and unintended, positive and negative results and changes from the project to inform learning and future programming of the ECHO Cash Transfer Project.

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2018

The primary objective of the Project Completion and Performance Evaluation (PCPE) was to review the implementation and development results of the SITA project and identify lessons learned in designing and managing future programs. The PCPE reviewed the project's contribution to development outcomes and the degree to which the project achieved its development objective and outputs as set in the project appraisal report. It also assessed issues of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, and sustainability of the project and recommended a way forward.

Project Sector:
Disaster Risk and Management
Project Type:
Feasibility Study
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2019

Doctors of the World Switzerland (Medecins du Monde MDM) was in the process of developing its new strategy, this was following the aftermath of Cyclone Idai. Consultations were conducted with various stakeholders, who shared information on potential needs related to health issues in the Chimanimani district. Based on these exchanges, MDM decided to develop an exploratory mission in this area (Chimanimani district) to assess the current needs and evaluate the possibility of developing a project to support current interventions in the country as part of its new strategy.

Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2017

The project sought to improve the quality, usefulness, and impact of the research reported by stakeholders including advocates and policymakers. The study was conducted through a desk review of available literature which would provide insight into major gaps identified for in and out of school SRH services and possible strategies for improving service delivery.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2017

End of Project Evaluation of the Joint Programme For Gender Equality ILO TREE project in Murehwa, Mutoko, Nyanga, Chivi and Gutu. The purpose of this evaluation was to measure project effectiveness and outcomes measured against the goals, objectives, expected results, and outputs set forth. The evaluation sought to offer strategic direction and recommendations to inform future programs, sustainability, and effectiveness of the JPGE program approach. The assignment consisted of the following components:

Project Sector:
Climate Change
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: 2016-2017

The project was aimed at undertaking a comprehensive stocktaking of the NAP process identifying national and sectoral information available on climate change impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation, and assessing gaps and needs of the enabling environment for the NAP process. This provided value addition on coherence integration of climate change policy, strategic and sectoral planning, and programming.

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Uganda
Year: April to August 2021

Muthengo Development Solutions was contracted to provide capacity-building services also known as Learning and Mentorship; in Governance, Organizational Development, and Leadership (Governance) for Education Out Lou (EOL) grantees in the East and Southern African Region under its Regional Management Unit (RMU) for East and Southern Africa based in Kampala, Uganda. MDS facilitated the learning and mentorship process for EOL grantees intending to foster a culture of learning and application of knowledge gained to inform adaptive management.

Project Sector:
Peace and Conflict
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Kenya
Year: April to June 2021

For this assignment, Muthengo Development Solutions was tasked to conduct a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the End term Evaluation for Youth as a Pillar of Social Cohesion, Conflict Prevention, and Peace Building Integrated Programme (YSCPI) in Garissa and Wajir Counties. MDS developed a report that provided statistically representative baseline values against key indicators.

Project Sector:
Social Protection
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: March to April 2021

Muthengo Development Solutions was the qualitative fieldwork implementer for the review of targeting approaches and mechanisms of social assistance programmes in Zimbabwe and towards social cohesion in communities. MDS led the qualitative data collection for the assessment of targeting for the five programmes. The role included: Providing logistical support for the implementation of the fieldwork; Ensuring the training and field work resources were available; Recruitment of researchers; Supporting pilot of field instruments; and Undertaking transcriptions of field discussions.

Project Sector:
Organisational
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: February to December 2021

The core objective of this assignment is to support each of the selected youth-led organizations for the Capacity Strengthening grant in organizational and programming capacity. Deliverables include partner capacity assessments, training in selected Organizational Development aspects, and developing tailored organizational development plans for staff in each organization.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: February to May 2021

Post covid era we were contracted by UNESCO to conduct a Health Facility Assessment in twelve selected higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) in Zimbabwe, under the “Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus)”. The assessment collected comprehensive information on health service delivery for young people in HTEIs. The output of this assessment will identify opportunities and gaps in these areas to guide appropriate recommendations. The findings will also be distributed and can be used as a stepping stone for further research.

Project Sector:
WASH
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: June 2021 to April 2021

UNICEF engaged Muthengo Development Solutions to develop the national framework to guide and support the Government in the institutionalization of the WASH monitoring system. The specific tasks were:

Project Sector:
Education
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Zimbabwe
Year: November 2020 to may 2021

This assignment aimed to improve education in host communities and to increase the ability of young people to access economic and employment opportunities. On behalf of Anglo American, MDS defined interventions, targets, or measures for the Unki Education Programme, indications from the Shurugwi Education District Council on need indicate the following – lack of student resources, ICT, and infrastructure. The process included qualitative and quantitative data collection. Trips were conducted in 3 countries Malawi, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Gaborone the SADC HQ.

Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: July to November 2016

This project entailed Civil Society strengthening for 25 partners of Bread for the World in Zimbabwe: Financial Management, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL). Development of the theory of change, develop problem analysis, objectives, and indicators. Setting up PME systems including automating data collection analysis (development of automatic real-time dashboards), participatory capacity assessments, supporting data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), and reporting.

Project Sector:
Agriculture, Livelihoods
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: March to July 2020

The purpose of the assignment was to carry out a study of the impact of NTFP interventions under the ZRBF-funded BRACT program with the aim of identifying both positive and negative impacts on household incomes, resilience strategies and natural resource conservation. This research included primary and secondary data collection and analysis. MDS was responsible for conducting the:

1. Desk review;

2. Development of interview guides for the Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions;

3. Data analysis and reporting;

Project Sector:
Education
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zambia
Year: May to December 2020

In partnership with Mokoro, MDS conducted the Evaluation of Government of the Republic of Zambia - UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation, 2016 - 2021. This evaluation fulfilled a key role in identifying lessons which informed the design of the next Country Programme as well as adjustments in the current Programme, and opportunities to improve UNICEF's performance.

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: October 2018 to December 2018

The evaluation reviewed the 2014 - 2018 Institutional Strategic Plan to ascertain wether the overall goals, specific objectives and strategies including the theory of change were appropriate and effective. Informed by the findings of the evaluation of the 2014-2018, Institutional Strategic Plan, the consultant will design the the Parliament of Zimbabwe 2019 - 2023.

Project Sector:
Humanitarian Assistance
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: May 2019 to Jul-19

This assignment was to support the development of a new country strategy 2020 - 2024. Following the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, MdM was in contact with various stakeholders who expressed potential needs related to health issues in the Chimanimani district. MDS supported the development of an exploratory mission in this area to assess the current needs and evaluate the possibility of developing a project to support current intervention in the country.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: February to July 2016

This was a Midterm evaluation of the joint programme between UNWOMEN and UNICEF, the JPGBV. The Midterm evaluation, was commissioned to provide an early indication on the achievement of output level results, assessing progress against objectives contained in the log frame, check if the programme is on track and if any adjustments are needed, draw conclusions about the programme strategy and inform future programming. The mid-term evaluation guided by the OECD criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and impact.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: August to December 2016

This assignment sought to develop a new ASRH strategy for strengthening ASRHR information and services for 2020. The new strategy development was based on the results of DHS 2015 regarding adolescent's related issues and recommendations of the review of interventions, national assessment report, programme evaluation reports while considering documented national, regional and global best practises. Consultations with key stakeholders working with adolescents and young people in SRHR were also conducted as well as adolescent and young people to inform and validate the new strategy.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Component 1: Design and implement baseline surveys: This includes all the pre-survey activities, starting from sample design, sampling/replacement methodology to customizing/translating questionnaires, recruiting and training the interviewers/field supervisors, and piloting/field testing. The consultant shall be provided with the MTF energy access questionnaires for (i) households, (ii) community level and (iii) enterprise iv) Education and health facilities in paper and CAPI format.

Project Sector:
Energy Access
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Eswatini
Year: June 2021 to January 2022

Under this assignment MDS in partnership with ActivQuest is implementing an MTF energy survey covering all ESWATINI, including following energy user categories:

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: July 2016 to November 2016

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the performance of the Swiss Cooperation Strategy Southern Africa 2013 - 2016, "RPSA" . The strategy was anchored on 2 pillars, Agriculture/ Food security and HIV/Aids prevention and care and support. This was done through analysis of documents, interviews with SDC staff from HQ, the regional office and a sample of countries covered by the regional strategy. Field trips were conducted in 3 countries Malawi, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Gaborone the SADC HQ.

Project Sector:
Social Protection
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: July to November 2016

The evaluation entailed Document Review, Key Informant Interviews, visits to project sites, interviews/focus group discussions and a feedback workshop with LGN III team, the national technical committee, project partners and key priority sector stakeholders, ILO back-stoppers and donors.

Project Sector:
Education
Project Type:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Year: November to December 2018

This was a Joint assessment on Education in Emergencies (JA-EiE) in a bid to coordinate disaster preparedness in schools by developing a more comprehensive appreciation of emergencies and their impact on children . The partnership was between Save the children, Plan International and World Vision working in thirteen districts in Zimbabwe with World Vision being the Lead partner. The objective of the joint assessment was to develop key sector indicators to be gathered during this baseline assessment and can be collected in future for comparison.

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia
Year: May 2021 to June 2024

MDS was contracted to provide Learning Coordination support to Comic Relief's ten funded partners (and their delivery partners) on the 'Levelling the Field 2.0' programme and Comic Relief. These funded partners are based in Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda and many of them are delivering work in partnership with other organisations. MDS is delivering a flexible programme of learning -focusses, participatory and engaging activities.

Project Sector:
Media/ Governance/ Conflict Peace & Security
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The scope of this assignment was to conduct the Media and Information habits, consupmtion and perception in Zimbabwe survey. The obectives of the study were to: a) Provide a better understanding of the media consumption habits and attitudes of Zimbabweans drawn fro different geographical, demographic and economic backgrounds. The survey focused on ascertaining the media perceptions, preferences and expectations of marginalized groups; especially women and youth in rural areas.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Kenya

MDS was contracted to provide the following services in relation to the FAYA Evalution Kenya and Tanzania: 1. Support development of a standardized M&E framework to inform the final evaluation plan and capacity buidling to collect interpret and use data including through youth led and participatory evalution approaches.; 2.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
United Republic Of Tanzania

Following a request from the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) to UNICEF to support the review of the current plan for the elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and to support the development of a new plan, UNICEF contracted Muthengo Development Solutions (MDS) in partnership with PRAXIS for Health and Development hereafter to conduct the review.

Project Sector:
Humanitarian Response
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

This assignment was to support the development of a new country strategy 2020 - 2024. Following the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, MdM was in contact with various stakeholders who expressed potential needs related to health issues in the Chimanimani district. MDS supported the development of an exploratory mission in this area to assess the current needs and evaluate the possibility of developing a project to support current intervention in the country.

Project Sector:
Health/WASH/Gender/ Education
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The project aims to improve access to safe water by pupils and communities in the catchment areas of twenty-seven (27) satellite schools in three districts of Hurungwe, Mberengwa and Binga. The project focused on 3 main components i) New WASH infrastructure, ii) Sanitation and Hygiene, iii) Child Friendly Teaching Methods. MDS undertook an End of Project Evaluation within the framework of the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria that respond to impact, relevance,effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

Project Sector:
Capacity Building/ Governance (OD)
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The purpose of this assignment was to develop an organisational Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and System which will be used to inform ZWRCN programmes, at the same time develop a theory of change clearly showing the strategic programmatic direction of the organisation. The assignment entailed 1) Developing a Theory of Change - which involved articulation of the organisational Theory of Chnage which will be the basis for basis of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework, 2) Developing an Organisational Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

Project Sector:
Child Protection
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Assignment entailed conducting a situation analysis of Healthy Ageing in Zimbabwe. The Situation Analysis Report together with further consultations with key stakeholders informed the development of a conceptual framework for delivering healthy ageing in
Zimbabwe guided by the WHO Global Strategy on Healthy Ageing (GSAP). Main output produced were a healthy ageing strategy and M&E framework to monitor progress
in implementation. A two day workshop was facilitated to validate the strategy and M&E framework.

Project Sector:
WASH
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

UNICEF engaged Muthengo Development Solutions to develop the national framework to guide and support Government on the institutionalization of the WASH monitoring system. The specific tasks were: 1. Review the existing line ministry M&E systems and identify how RWIMS can best complement ongoing M&E efforts as an integrated/unified system ;2. Review and document challenges that affect RWIMS sustainability as well as provide key recommendations based on learning and best practices from other national and international monitoring systems; 3.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was contracted by UNESCO to conduct a Health Facility Assessment in twelve selected higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) in Zimbabwe, under the “Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus)”. The assessment collected comprehensive information on health service delivery for young people in HTEIs. The output of this assessment will identify opportunities and gaps in these areas to guide appropriate recommendations. The findings will also be distributed and can be used as a stepping stone for further research.

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Private Sector HIV and Wellness (ZIPSHAW) Board was established in 2011 to coordinate and strengthen the private sector response to HIV and AIDS, Wellness, and TB programmes. The composition of the Board includes representatives from tripartite constituents, i.e., employers, workers, and the Ministry of Labour, in addition selected private sector representatives from key sectors including mining and agriculture.

Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zanzibar

The Afya Bora ya Mama na Mtoto project was launched in 2015 and designed to address maternal and child mortality as well as improve health and overall well-being for mothers and children in Zanzibar. The project targeted the following in Zanzibar: 
• 75,000 Pregnant Women 
• 130,000 Caregivers of Children 0-59 months 
• 260,000 Children 0- 59 months 
• 130,000 Adolescents
 

Project Sector:
Food security/ Agriculture/ Climate Change/ Humanitarian Assistance
Project Type:
Assessment
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

GOAL Zimbabwe was preparing to respond to USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) request for applications (RFA) funding opportunities for Zimbabwe. The application needed to respond to the causes of household food insecurity, focusing on nutrition and market-oriented livelihoods. The RFA required justification of proposed geographic focus, selection of one district or ward over another within the donor’s target areas, given stunting prevalence, historical needs for food assistance, population demographics, dryer agro-ecological zones, and the ability to monitor program sites.

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zambia

As part of the financing agreement between the SADC Secretariat and the Government of Sweden, an end of support evaluation was planned. Thus, this evaluation is part of compliance to the reporting requirements of the financial support. The Business Plan had the following objectives:

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Eswatini

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community of fifteen Member States. 

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Private Sector HIV and Wellness (ZIPSHAW) Board was established in 2011 to coordinate and strengthen the private sector response to HIV and AIDS, Wellness, and TB programmes.

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in collaboration with Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), with technical and financial support from the United Nations Population Fund recently concluded the following three documents: i) Family Planning Strategy ii) CIP study iii) IUCD Study.

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Finalization of the National Comprehensive Condom Programme Operational Plan reporting to the MOHCC AIDS and TB Unit in collaboration with UNFPA

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS facilitated the Costed Development of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Operational Plan for Zimbabwe.

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Location:
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The Midterm review mainly serves the dual and mutually reinforcing objectives of steering and learning. Steering in the sense that the review process was to assess and report on performance and results of the R4 Rural Resilience initiative in southern Africa(Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi) and is expected to generate insights that inform any necessary strategic and programmatic adjustments.

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

This was an end of term evaluation which seeks to take stock of project achievements and their sustainability and lessons learned for future similar projects. Specific objectives included assessing progress, project effectiveness, lessons learned and best practices, documenting changes in production, use and effects of hermetic technologies

Project Sector:
HIV/Disability
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS undertook a Mid Term Evaluation of the HIV and Disability Project. The project focuses on mainstreaming disability in HIV treatment of adolescents using the adolescent peer educator model titled Zvandiri model.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The Joint Program for Gender Equality (JPGE) was developed as part of the Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2012-2015 cycle extended to the 2016-2020 cycle.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The assignment involved undertaking a rapid assessment of the status of gender and energy in Zimbabwe, taking into account the policy environment, legal frameworks, existing strategies and existing initiatives and programmes, including best practices.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was contracted to undertake a Mid Term Evaluation of the Joint Programme on Prevention of Gender Based Violence (JPGBV) Against Young Women and Adolescent Girls.

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Development Solutions supported this end of project review which was conducted jointly by UN Women and UNICEF. The Joint programme aimed at addressing GBV against young women and adolescent girls. It had three outcomes

Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The objectives of the project was to provide a better understanding of the media consumption habits and attitudes of Zimbabweans drawn from different geographical, demographic and economic backgrounds.

Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The purpose of the project was to undertake an assessment of the current level of vulnerabilities and resilience measures in place in the targeted communities by this action.

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Kenya, United Republic Of Tanzania

The project’s main objectives are to catalyse government coordination for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) education policy development and implementation;

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Eswatini, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The evaluation analyzed the results of the programme achieved to date, provided detailed conclusions and formulated specific recommendations on future interventions of this nature.

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The research aimed to investigate and understand the range of challenge faced by in and out of school girls during menstruation as well as the determinants of those challenges-across a range of settings and cultural contexts, i.e rural/urban Zimbabwe; Identify positive deviants and their strategies.

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS established curricula to guide an integrated, harmonized and standardized National Case Management System, NSCM (at various levels) for the care and protection of children that facilitates access to social welfare, social protection, and justice and health services.

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

In 2016, with support from UNFPA and other partners, the Government of Zimbabwe commissioned, through the MoHCC and the National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Coordination Forum, the process of developing national guidelines on the provision of youth friendly clinical SRH services in line with the 2015

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS established curricula to guide an integrated, harmonized and standardized National Case Management System, NSCM (at various levels) for the care and protection of children that facilitates access to social welfare, social protection, and justice and health services

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Location:
Kenya

MDS provided evaluation services for the Drought Cash Transfer Program, which covered 10 counties of Kenya at a cost EUR3.2million. The project implemented unconditional cash transfers and sought to strengthen coordination of cash transfer programming at national and sub-national levels.

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Location:
South Sudan

MDS completed an evaluation of the Project titled ‘Emergency Response to improve the Food and Shelter Situation of conflict affected IDPs, returnees, and host communities and reduction of the risk of flooding in Twic East, Duk, Uror, Ayod (Kuac Deng) and Bor South (Jalle) counties in Jonglei State, South Sudan’.

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The MDS team conducted an end of project evaluation of the Joint Humanitarian Response for El Niño in Zimbabwe 2 (ZIMJRII) implemented by a consortium of seven members of the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) and led by Oxfam Novib.

Project Sector:
Capacity Building/ Governance (OD)
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Consultancy service aimed at delivering comprehensive Organisational Development support to each of the selected youth-led Organisations; from assessing capacity needs of organisations, to developing tailored capacity building plans and training of staff in organisations.

Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The consultancy was engaged on carrying out an Evaluation of the 2014-2018 Parliament of Zimbabwe Strategic Plan and the Design of the 2019-2023 Parliament of Zimbabwe Institutional Strategic Plan.

Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The consultancy was engaged on carrying out an Evaluation of the 2014-2018 Parliament of Zimbabwe Strategic Plan and the Design of the 2019-2023 Parliament of Zimbabwe Institutional Strategic Plan.

Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was hired as technical expert to provide gender technical assistance to the Ministry Of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development to build the capacity of the line ministries in the ZIMASSET food and nutrition cluster to use the national gender equality and women empowerment (GEWE) M&E framework to engender their quarterly reporting on ZimASSET.

Project Sector:
Health, HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a clear course of action structured around the technical and advocacy components of the national STI Strategy. This document details specific actions within each objective of the STI Strategy.

Project Sector:
Health, HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

This assignment focused on the assessment of the informal sector to come up with deductions on the situation of HIV/AIDS in the sector and the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS interventions.

Project Sector:
Health, HIV/AIDS
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The existing National Family Planning Advocacy and Communication Strategy (2012-2015) expired, hence generated need for the review and development of a new advocacy strategy.

Project Sector:
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Capacity Building

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The School Improvement Grant (SIG) programme aims to provide financially constrained schools with enough resources to address their most basic needs and to meet a minimum set of school functionality criteria with the aim of improving the quality of teaching and learning at the school level and reducing user fee costs for vulnerable children.

Project Location:
Zambia

Evaluation of Government of the Republic of Zambia

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Study of the Impact of Non-Timber Forest

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Organisational Development and Support to Youth Organisations Second Phase

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe - National Multi-Tier framework Energy Access Household Energy Survey

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Institutional Contract to carry out and independent impact study for the School Improvement Grant (SIG)

Project Location:
Zambia

According to UNICEF’s Evaluation Policy 2018, every UNICEF Country Programme must be evaluated at least once during every two country programme cycles. As the Zambia Country Programme (2016-2021) neared completion,

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Selection procedure for Consultancy and Support Services (CSS) in Zimbabwe

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

UNKI, ZIMBABWE EDUCATION BASELINE ASSESSMENT

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The assignment sought to develop a national framework that will guide the Government of Zimbabwe on the support and institutionalisation of a WASH monitoring system within the government Rural WASH monitoring systems.

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Health Facility Assesment

Project Sector:
Child Protection
Project Type:
Training
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Curriculum Development

Project Sector:
Child Protection
Project Type:
Training
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Ageing

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Type:
Training
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Youth Advocates

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Stocktaking/NAP Development

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zambia

Development of an Informal Sector Strategy

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Review of STI implementation plan and costing of the strategy

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Multi-donor Parliamentary Support Programme

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

CCOP

Project Sector:
HIV/Disability
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Mid-term evaluation Zimbabwe HIV and Disability Impact Mitigation Project

Project Sector:
SMEs
Project Type:
Mapping Exercise
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Business Associations Mapping Consultant

Project Sector:
Gender/Legal
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The research was based on a feminist approach supported equality for women and men with a bias towards women and girls. With a purpose of ensuring equality and justice for all, Zimbabwe Women’s Lawyers Association (ZWLA) enabled women and children’s access to the justice delivery system through free legal aid provision,

Project Sector:
ASRH
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Strategic Planning and Organizational Programs Consultancy

Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

GEWE Revision of Indicators

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

External Evaluation FOR Post harvest management

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Final Independent Evaluation for the UN JPGE

Project Sector:
Gender
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Support the Ministry of Women Affairs Gender and Community Development (MWAGCD) to pilot the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment M&E Framework with the line ministries within the Food Security and Nutrition Cluster under the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation, 2013-2018 (Zim Asset).

Project Sector:
Humanitarian Response
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Final evaluation of the Joint Humanitarian Response for El Niño in Zimbabwe 2 (ZIMJRII)

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS conducted an evaluation of the Integrated Food Nutrition and Income Security (FNI) programme implemented by a consortium comprising SNV, CAFOD and Environment Africa the EUR4million programme was funded by the EU and supported integrated interventions to achieve food, income and nutrition security for 17,000 smallholder farmer households for four years in Hwange and Binga districts.

Project Sector:
HIV/AIDS
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

End of Support Evaluation of the Government of Sweden support to the SADC HIV and AIDS Programme, 2010-2016

Project Sector:
Disaster Risk and Management
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Evaluation of the Project titled ‘Emergency Response to improve the Food and Shelter Situation of conflict affected IDPs, returnees, and host communities and reduction of the risk of flooding in Twic East, Duk, Uror, Ayod (Kuac Deng) and Bor South (Jalle)

Project Type:
Assessment
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Final Assessment YF Health Services

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Development of Advocacy and Communications Strategy

Project Sector:
Humanitarian Response
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

End of Project Evaluation for Drought Cash transfer project

Project Sector:
WASH
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Final Evaluation of WASH in schools

Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

M &E framework for ZWRCN

Project Sector:
Agriculture
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Seed and Knowledge Initiative End of Phase Evaluation

Project Sector:
Human Rights
Project Type:
Study
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Provision of an update of the Situation of Children’s and Women’s Rights in Zimbabwe from a rightsbased, gender and equity-focused approach

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Assessment
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Capacity Assessment of the Informal Sector on their repsonse to HIV and AIDS

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

End of Project Evaluation for the SITA project

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Review & Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The Evaluation of the 2014-2018 and the Desing of the 2019- 2023 Institutional Strategic Plans for Parliament of Zimbabwe

Project Sector:
Education/ Humanitarian Assistance
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Development Solutions team conducted the Joint Assessment on Education in Emergencies. This project was initiated due to the observation that children are affected by emergencies in very unique ways, and their ability to cope is frequently overestimated.

Project Sector:
Organisational
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Organisational Development and Support to Youth Organisations Second Phase

Project Sector:
Health/WASH/Gender/ Education
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was tasked to investigate and understand the range of challenges faced by in and out of school girls during menstruation as well as the determinants of those challenges across a range of settings and cultural contexts in rural and urban Zimbabwe.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Safeguard Young People Programme End of Phases 1 and 2 Programme Evaluation

Project Sector:
Governance
Project Type:
Evaluation/Strategy Design
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

The 3rd Multi Donor Parliamentary Support Programme (PSP)End of Project Evaluation for Parliament of Zimbabwe and Office of the Auditor General

Project Sector:
Livelihoods/Climate/ Agriculture
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Southern Africa (Phase II) - Midterm Review

Project Sector:
Relief/ Humanitarian/ Climate Change
Project Type:
Design
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Exploratory Mission in Zimbabwe

Project Sector:
Health
Project Location:
Zanzibar

The purpose of the evaluation was to generate substantive evidence and lessons learned on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, gender and equity focus of the Afya Bora ya Mama na Mtoto project.

Project Sector:
Governance, Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Research
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Review of Government Social Fund Selection

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

AFYA BORA

Project Sector:
Media/ Governance/ Conflict Peace & Security
Project Type:
Baseline
Project Location:
Zimbabwe
Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Feasibility Study
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Social Pension Fund Feasibility Study

Project Sector:
Energy Access/ Gender and Social Inclusion/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Baseline
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe - National Multi-Tier framework Energy Access Household Energy Survey

Project Sector:
Food security/ Agriculture/ Climate Change/ Humanitarian Assistance
Project Type:
Assessment
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

GFSA Gap Assessment

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was engaged to implement a pilot study in strengthening informal social protection mechanisms in Africa, with particular interest on Zimbabwe.

Project Sector:
GBV
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Evaluation and Learning of Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) programme in Zimbabwe.

Project Sector:
Health
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

UNFPA-Condom Costing

Project Sector:
Capacity Building/ Governance (OD)
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Selection procedure for Consultancy and Support Services (CSS) in Zimbabwe

Project Sector:
WASH/ Education/ Health
Project Type:
Evaluation
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Evaluation of Government of the Republic of Zambia – UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation, 2016-2021

Project Sector:
Education/ Governance
Project Type:
M & E
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Institutional Contract to carry out and independent impact study for the School Improvement Grant (SIG)

Project Sector:
Agriculture/ Poverty and Livelihoods/ Gender and Social Inclusion
Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Study of the Impact of Non-Timber Forest Product Collection on Household and Community Resilience

Project Sector:
Social Pension Fund/ Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Strategy
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Sexual harassment Strategy

Project Sector:
Governance, WASH
Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Developing a National Sustainability Framework for the Rural WASH Information Management System

Project Sector:
Education, Humanitarian Assistance, Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Type:
Survey
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

UNKI, ZIMBABWE EDUCATION BASELINE ASSESSMENT

Project Sector:
Gender/ Governance
Project Type:
Capacity Building
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Gender Mainstreaming

Project Sector:
Education, Gender and Social Inclusion, Governance, Health
Project Type:
Assessment
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS was contracted to conduct Health Facility Assessments across 10 higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) in Zimbabwe. The UNESCO, Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus) project, sought to ensure that young people in higher and tertiary education institutions (HTEIs) in Zambia and Zimbabwe realize positive health,

Project Sector:
Gender/ Governance
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Request for proposals - Learning Coordination on Comic Relief's new funding initiative 'Levelling the Field 2.0'

Project Sector:
Conflict Peace and Security, Governance
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

UN joint Peace Building project

Project Sector:
Capacity Building/ Governance (OD), Education
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Oxfam Ibis Governance, OD, Leadership

Project Sector:
Conflict Peace and Security, Education, Gender and Social Inclusion, Poverty and Livelihoods
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Youth as a Social Pillar of Cohesion

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Action Research

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Business Association Mapping

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

GEWE Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Mid term Evaluation of HIV and Disability Project

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Rapid Assessment of Gender and Energy in Zimbabwe

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Strategic Planning and Organizational Programs Consultancy

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

External Evaluation FOR Post harvest management

Project Sector:
ASRH, Capacity Building/ Governance (OD), Child Protection, Climate Change, Conflict Peace and Security, Disaster Risk and Management, Education, Education/ Governance, Education/ Humanitarian Assistance, Energy Access
Project Location:
Zimbabwe

MDS is the local firm in a consortium comprising CIDT and Development Data that is undertaking a National Longitudinal Study On the Pathway of a Cohort of Primary and Secondary Aged Students to gain Deeper Understanding of the Process of Survival in the Zimbabwean Education System and the Experiences of those who Drop Out.

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Dev of the Pre exposure profilaxis

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Gender technical assistance to MWGCD

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Final Independent Evaluation for the UN JPGE

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Mid term review of Multi donor PSP

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Terminal Evaluation

Project Location:
Zimbabwe

Informal Social Protection