Inequality diagnostics

Between December 2018 and May 2024, a series of inequality diagnostics were elaborated for the following 11 GIZ partner countries: Brazil, Colombia. Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Vietnam and Zambia. The inequality diagnostics examine trends in economic development and employment and changes in inequality and poverty. They focus on labour market developments, […]

Evaluation of project “Education and Employment promotion – Fit for Jobs, Kosovo”

The GIZ project “Fit for Jobs, Kosovo” started in 2021 and was completed on 31 July 2024. The objective of the project was to improve the employability of Kosovo’s youth, by improving the quality and labour market orientation of vocational education and training, career guidance, and active labour market measures like job search services, internships […]

Evaluation of project “Local and Provincial Economic Development (LPED), Nepal”

The GIZ project LPED started in 2019 and was merged into the EU-GIZ project “Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems (GRAPE)” in 2021. The project aimed to improve framework conditions for local economic development in selected municipalities and value chains at local and provincial level in Nepal. The project was assessed according to the six OECD/DAC […]

Evaluation of project “Pro-Poor Growth and Employment Promotion in Nigeria”

The overall project objective was to improve the employment and income situation of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. The EU-GIZ project, also known as SEDIN III, cooperated with partners at the federal, state and local levels. It was implemented in eight states and focused on several value chains. The project was assessed […]

Evaluation of the Water Finance Facility

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands supported the set-up of the Water Finance Facility (WFF). The WFF aimed to establish national water finance facilities in several developing countries for private financing of infrastructure investment in water and sanitation. The Ministry’s support was concentrated on trying to establish the Kenya Pooled Water Finance facility. […]

Evaluation of the Planetary Security Initiative 2.0

Between 2015 and 2019, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised international “Planetary Security Conferences” (PSI 1.0), aiming to better connect climate and related environmental stress, on the one hand, and security and instability on the other, with a focus on policy practice. The second phase (PSI 2.0, 2019-2023, implemented by Institute Clingendael) focused on […]

Final evaluation of the ‘Turnover with impact’ programme

The aim of the “Turnover with Impact” programme is to promote sustainable trade and investment between the Netherlands and emerging and developing countries. The final evaluation assessed the effectiveness, impact, sustainability, relevance, additionality and leverage of the programme. Separate case study reports were made of six corporate responsibility projects co-financed by the programme.Period of implementation: […]

Intelligent Water Management Colombia Executive Summary

Niek de Jong, Jörg Peters, Ann-Kristin Reitmann and Maximiliane Sievert. Intelligent Water Management Colombia. Executive Summary of the Final Evaluation Report. Report commissioned by the Department of Inclusive Green Growth of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. January 2020.