Women’s Economic Empowerment in the MENA Region: Rapid Assessment of Household Level Results

  • Partner: GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit)
  • Publication Type: Report
  • Date: March 2016

This report presents findings from a pilot study using a qualitative Rapid Assessment tool designed to integrate household-level indicators of WEE into results measurement systems. It synthesizes findings from interviews conducted with women beneficiaries in Egypt and Morocco, and provides a preliminary understanding of household-level results of BMZ-funded women’s economic empowerment activities.

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Measuring Achievements of Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments: Practical Guidelines for Implementing the DCED Standard

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Toolkit
  • Date: February 2015

This paper provides guidance for measuring results in conflict-affected environments (CAEs) using the DCED Standard, a framework for measuring and managing results of private sector development programs.

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Measuring the Results of Women’s Economic Empowerment in Private Sector Development: Guidelines for Practitioners

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Working Group
  • Publication Type: Toolkit
  • Date: July 2014

Most guidelines on women’s economic empowerment focus on theory of guiding implementation practices but not on measurement practices tailored to private sector development (PSD) programs. Moreover, more PSD programs focus on measuring enterprise-level results instead of household level results. This document presents the key findings on measurement practices of women’s economic empowerment specifically.

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DCED Webinar: Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Webinar
  • Date: June 17, 2014

Why measure women’s economic empowerment? Why are household level indicators important for measuring changes in women’s economic empowerment? In this webinar, Erin Markel presents guidelines, good practices, and lessons learned for Measuring Results of Women’s Economic Empowerment in Private Sector Development.

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Measuring Job Creation in Private Sector Development

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Working Paper
  • Date: June 2014

There are significant challenges impeding the measurement of job creation. The complexity of the topic makes measurement challenging and error-prone. Few guidance documents are available presenting methodologies for measuring project-level impacts on job creation. The aim of this paper is to provide guidance and practical examples on measuring job creation impacts.

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Evaluating Systems and Systemic Change for Inclusive Market Development

  • Partner: Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO)
  • Publication Type: Report
  • Date: June 2014

This report presents a literature review on evaluating systems and systemic change. This review highlights findings that can contribute to developing an evaluation framework for interventions to facilitate inclusive market systems development and empirical approaches for identifying and monitoring systemic changes.

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Measuring Results in Challenge Funds: Practical Guidelines for Implementing the DCED Standard

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Toolkit
  • Date: October 2013

This paper provides guidance for results measurement in challenge funds using the DCED Standard, an eight-part framework for measuring and managing results of private sector development programs. It looks at each of the eight elements of the DECD Standard to present practical advice on how to implement them in a challenge fund context.

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Practical Guidelines for Measuring Achievements in Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments: A Case Study of The Employment Promotion Programme in Sierra Leone

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Case Study
  • Date: August 2013

This case study supplements the DCED Practical Guidelines for Measuring Achievements in Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments (CAEs), drawing lessons from the Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) in Sierra Leone. The case is structured around four elements of the DCED Standard: articulating the results chain, defining indicators, measuring indicators, and managing the system for results measurement.

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Practical Guidelines for Measuring Achievements in Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments: A Case Study of the Sustainable Employment and Economic Development (SEED) Programme in Somalia

  • Partner: Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
  • Publication Type: Case Study
  • Date: August 2013

This case study supplements the DCED Practical Guidelines for Measuring Achievements in Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments (CAEs). It examines the Sustainable Employment and Economic Development (SEED) programme in Somalia, which explicitly aims to reduce conflict through employment promotion, and develop a conflict sensitive results measurement system.

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Investing in Young People: A Start-up Toolkit for Youth Employability Projects

  • Partner: Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)
  • Publication Type: Toolkit
  • Date: 2013

The Start-up Toolkit for Youth Employability Projects provides valuable tools and lessons learned for development practitioners engaged in developing and/or facilitating employment and entrepreneurship projects for young people.

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