Publications by Practice Area

Economics

Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data (December 2011)

U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants: Obligations and Loan Authorizations (April 2011)

Program for Productive Reactivation of Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses (November 2001)

Education and Youth

Colombia USDOL TPR (Annex B) (September 2010)

Impacto de la Metodología Utilizada por Programa "Edúcame Primero Colombia" Sobre el Rendimiento Academico de los Niños en las Áreas de Mathemática, E (January 2010)

USAID/Zambia Education Program Evaluation (July 2009)

This USAID/Zambia Education Program Evaluation report focuses on the overall impact of the USAID education program on the Zambian education sector. Currently, the majority of USAID funding in this sector goes to three projects: (1) the Education Quality Improvement Program 2 (EQUIP2); (2) the Quality Education Services through Technology (QUESTT) Project; and (3) the Community Health and Nutrition, Gender and Education Support 2 (CHANGES2) Program.

Accelerated Learning Program for Positive Living and United Service: Mid Term Evaluation Review (November 2008)

Safe Schools Program: Final Report (November 2008)

USAID/Zambia Assistance to Strengthen Ministry of Education Support to Community Schools (May 2008)

This report presents the results of an independent assessment of the contributions of three U.S. Agency for International Development Zambia Mission (USAID/Zambia) programs to strengthen the Ministry of Education (MoE) support to community schools. The report is intended to use the experience of the programs to assess changes in the overall landscape of community schools and to shed light on practices that promote equity and quality in community schools.

The Safe Schools Program: A Qualitative Study to Examine School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Malawi (January 2008)

Expacios para Crecer (Spaces for Growth) (August 2007)

The Safe Schools Program: Malawi Assessment Report (December 2006)

The Safe Schools Program: Student and Teacher Baseline Report on School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Machinga District, Malawi (December 2006)

Mid-Term Assessment of the USAID/Senegal Middle Basic Education Program (July 2006)

Feasibility Study for a Technical Education Facility in Aceh Province (May 2006)

Program Evaluation for USAID/Guinea Basic Education Program Portfolio (May 2006)

The Safe Schools Program: Jamaica Assessment Report (August 2005)

Assessment of the USAID Assistance Program to the Reform of the Benin Primary Education System (August 2005)

Evaluation of USAID Basic Education Program in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (June 2005)

The Safe Schools Program: Ethiopia Assessment Report (July 2004)

The Safe Schools Program: Ghana Assessment Report (May 2004)

Strengthening Education in the Muslim World: Country Profiles and Analysis (April 2004)

Strengthening Education in the Muslim World: Summary of the Desk Study (June 2003)

Proyecto de Educación Inicial de Niñas Menores de 7 años a través de sus Familias—EDIFAM (June 2001)

Environment

Moldova: FAA 119 Biodiversity Analysis (February 2007)

Ukraine: FAA 199 Biodiversity Analysis (February 2007)

West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI): Lessons from Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation Activities (March 2006)

Cyprus: FAA 119 Biodiversity Analysis (January 2006)

Gender

Gender, Agriculture, and Climage Change: A Regional Analysis for USAID/East Africa (November 2010)

Gender Assessment and Analysis: USAID/Egypt (September 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Cambodia (September 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID Panama (August 2010)

A gender assessment of existing USAID/Panama programming, and the Panamanian context. The expatriate and Panamanian authors included field work in the Darien region where conservation plans—including the Critical Watersheds project—integrate women at the highest levels of management.

Gender Assessment: USAID/Armenia (August 2010)

Gender assessment of USAID/Armenia, including an overview of gender relations in Armenia since independence in 1991. The assessment includes a discussion of the significant factors that have contributed to important changes in gender relations in Armenia, including its Diaspora population and the country's bid to join the European Union.

USAID/Zambia Gender-Based Violence Programming Evaluation (August 2010)

The Zambia evaluation represents a collaborative effort between USAID/WID, USAID/Global Health, and the CDC to evaluate U.S. Government programs aimed to counteract and mitigate gender-based violence in Zambia. The authors' recommendations emphasize the roles of groups not traditionally a part of efforts to curb gender-based violence: men, individuals of the middle and upper classes, and those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Gender Assessment: USAID/Georgia (June 2010)

Gender Assessment of Avian Influenza in Egypt (April 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Bangladesh (April 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Central Asian Republics (March 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/El Salvador (March 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/India (February 2010)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Dominican Republic (September 2009)

Report on U.S. Government Women's Earmark in Afghanistan for Fiscal Year 2008 (May 2009)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Guatemala (April 2009)

Safe Schools Program: Final Report (November 2008)

The Safe Schools Program: A Qualitative Study to Examine School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Malawi (January 2008)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Colombia (August 2007)

The Safe Schools Program: Malawi Assessment Report (December 2006)

The Safe Schools Program: Quantitative Research Instrument to Measure School-Related Gender-Based Violence (December 2006)

The Safe Schools Program: Student and Teacher Baseline Report on School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Machinga District, Malawi (December 2006)

Gender Audit: USAID/Tanzania (August 2006)

Gender Mainstreaming Workshop: USAID/Armenia and Project NOVA (July 2006)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Haiti (June 2006)

Report on the Focus Group Discussions of the USAID/Tanzania Gender Audit (May 2006)

Report on Gender Integration Consultancy with USAID/El Salvador (April 2006)

West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI): Lessons from Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation Activities (March 2006)

Gender Training Workshop for USAID/Uganda and the Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) (February 2006)

Gender Training and Technical Assistance to USAID/South Africa, Volume I: Report (October 2005)

Gender Training and Technical Assistance to USAID/South Africa, Volume II: Appendices (October 2005)

OTI Afghanistan Program Evaluation (October 2001–June 2005): Gender Initiatives and Impacts (October 2005)

The Safe Schools Program: Jamaica Assessment Report (August 2005)

USAID/Bosnia-Herzegovina Gender Assessment (May 2005)

USAID/Serbia and Montenegro: Gender Assessment and Recommendations for a Draft Gender Action Plan (May 2005)

Women's Access to Radio in Mali: Report of Surveyed Findings (Fr/Eng) (March 2005)

USAID/Mozambique Gender Analysis of Tourism Sector: De-Brief and Preliminary Recommendations (February 2005)

Gender Assessment for USAID/Timor-Leste: Country Strategy Plan FY 2004–2009 (August 2004)

The Safe Schools Program: Ethiopia Assessment Report (July 2004)

Summary Report on Gender Training for Conservation International (June 2004)

The Safe Schools Program: Ghana Assessment Report (May 2004)

Gender Assessment: USAID/Panama (April 2004)

A gender assessment of existing USAID/Panama programming, and the Panamanian context. The expatriate and Panamanian authors included field work in the Darien region where conservation plans—including the Critical Watersheds project—integrate women at the highest levels of management.

USAID/Caucasus Gender Assessment (March 2003)

Performance Management and Evaluation

Accelerated Learning Program for Positive Living and United Service: Mid Term Evaluation Review (November 2008)

The Safe Schools Program: Student and Teacher Baseline Report on School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Machinga District, Malawi (December 2006)

Mid-Term Assessment of the USAID/Senegal Middle Basic Education Program (July 2006)

Program Evaluation for USAID/Guinea Basic Education Program Portfolio (May 2006)

Evaluation of USAID Basic Education Program in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (June 2005)