What does women’s empowerment mean for you and your country?This spring, the Women in Politics and Civil Society project invited 21 women from 21 countries to examine just that. Participants in the 3-week program, coordinated through the State Department,...

This year, UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day is think equal, build smart, innovate for change. The theme focuses on how we can advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in social protection systems, access to public services, and sustainable...

Every January, Anti-Trafficking Awareness month presents an opportunity to reflect on progress and the work that lies ahead in combating human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime that affects victims of all ages, ethnicities, genders, and countries of origin. In 2019, trafficking in persons is still all too common, necessitating evidence-based action.

The rise of the #MeToo movement has thrown back the curtain on gender-based violence with a focus on sexual harassment, and coercion at work, resulting in a global call for safer workplaces. The movement reveals a hidden truth: gender-based violence happens...

Image c/o Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG), “Infographic: Violence Against Women” (Washington, DC: IGWG, 2018). To see the full infographic, please visit www.igwg.org/2018/12/infographic-violence-against-women/. Reproduced by permission. Gender-based violence...

In March, we told you the story of Lerato, who, after experiencing sexual violence, was caught in a web that restricted her access to comprehensive services because referral and case management systems were absent. This summer, we proudly endorsed the 2018 Gender 360...

Pictured, from left: Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas, author; Lloyd Etheredge, Policy Sciences Center; Nick Hart, Bipartisan Policy Center; Sylvia Platre, Performance Quest, LLC; and George Wimberly, American Educational Research Association After an exciting and productive...

Typically, when you’re asked to conduct an evaluation, you start by looking at background documents to orient yourself to the project. Ideally, those materials include a logic model, results chain diagram, or theory of change illustration—key pieces you need to plan...

Co-written with Crystal Cason Think back to the last time your work was coming to an end on a large-scale evaluation. Remember how you and your team spent months gathering, validating, and interpreting all the quantitative and qualitative data? Recall how you worked...

This post was originally published on www.InternationalWomensDay.com to demonstrate best practices in private sector commemoration of International Women's Day 2018 (#IWD2018).  EnCompass LLC, a women-owned international development company, works to ensure that...

Pictured: Beeta Tahmassebi (left) and Tamara Filipović—another EnCompass innovator—at the 2016 Devex Career Fair. EnCompass is proud to have been named one of the best workplaces in the Washington, D.C., area. What makes us a Top Workplace? We asked one of our valued...

It was Tuesday evening and the living room of the quaint older home in the city center was filled with a diverse and lively crowd. They had gathered to see each other and express their frustration and hardships through artistic expressions and spontaneous...

With just a few days until the 2018 Gender 360 Summit on June 11, which EnCompass is co-sponsoring, we are pleased to feature insights from another EnCompass staff member who will present on our work related to “Positive Girl and Boy Development,” the summit’s theme....

As we approach the 2018 Gender 360 Summit on June 11, which EnCompass is co-sponsoring, several of our staff will present on our work related to “Positive Girl and Boy Development,” the summit’s theme. To kick off this three-part series, we talked with Heran Tadesse,...

Growing trees make a forest. —Zambian proverb My first experience in international development was as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a rural village in northern Zambia. During my two years as a health volunteer, I saw time and time again projects designed by “experts” in...