The new MEL Activity is an $18.5 million USAID-funded regional platform based in San Salvador, El Salvador, and supporting USAID/El Salvador and the Central America and Mexico (ES-CAM) regional Mission; […]
The new MEL Activity is an $18.5 million USAID-funded regional platform based in San Salvador, El Salvador, and supporting USAID/El Salvador and the Central America and Mexico (ES-CAM) regional Mission; […]
In supporting the Government of Ethiopia’s implementation of its Health Sector Transformation plan, the USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity embraces the importance of gender analysis in primary health care. […]
Many Ethiopian women working in the formal sector face challenges balancing care responsibilities for a newborn and work obligations. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many Ethiopian women face the decision to […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains prevalent in Ethiopia, with 23 percent of women aged 15–49 having experienced physical violence and 10 percent having experienced sexual violence. The USAID Transform: Primary Health […]
The Transform: Primary Health Care Activity provides technical assistance to the Government of Ethiopia to support implementation of the Health Sector Transformation Plans I and II, with the ultimate goal […]
This assessment of the civic participation of Peruvian youth addresses USAID’s concern regarding the presence and contribution of youth to its ongoing development activities. The assessment identifies the issues that […]
This cross-sectional assessment examines citizen engagement mechanisms (the term “mechanism” refers to the structures or forms of citizen participation promoted by implementing partners) in five USAID-supported projects to capitalize on […]
The USAID maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) Activity aims to strengthen government performance in implementing strategies to improve maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition outcomes in Uganda. […]
A decade before COVID-19 forced a global pivot away from in-person programming, EnCompass was already integrating virtual MEL approaches. Participatory virtual design, data collection, and learning sessions use resources efficiently […]
As our global programming pivot continues in response to COVID-19, An Evaluator’s Guide to COVID-19: Using Evaluative Thinking to Learn and Adapt Programs describes important ways evaluation can (and should) […]
In our latest resource in the EnCompassing Evaluation series, Zachariah Falconer-Stout and Jonathan Jones look at the role of evaluation recommendations in ensuring utilization-focused evaluation. In this new resource, we […]
Heran Tadesse shared this presentation on a panel called “Transforming Harmful Social Norms: Ending Early Forced Marriage and FGM” at the 2018 Gender 360 Summit. She shared her experience working […]
This resource documents recommended actions from a series of learning sessions with stakeholder groups involved with the Government of Rwanda’s Human Resources for Health Program. These sessions were conducted as […]
EnCompass produced this midterm evaluation as part of the USAID Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Sustainability (MELS) contract. The evaluation analyzed human trafficking interventions in the Peruvian Amazon, focusing on […]
EnCompass developed this set of tools to support country ownership of HIV care and treatment as a part of our work with AIDSTAR-One, a predecessor to AIDSFree. Decisions about what […]
Global evidence demonstrates the positive effect of men’s involvement on family planning use, antenatal care, safe birth practices, and postnatal care. This technical brief, developed for the USAID Transform: Primary […]
The USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Project provides technical assistance to strengthen Ethiopia’s health systems and support the Ethiopian government’s efforts to prevent child and maternal deaths. In 2017–2018, the […]
This training manual presents a three-day curriculum to strengthen service providers’ capacity and offer a space for participants to learn about, reflect on, and discuss gender-based violence prevention and response. […]
Members of the EnCompass team developed this two-page fact sheet for the AIDSFree project. Gender-based violence is defined as violence directed at an individual based on the person’s biological sex […]
This document contains key outcomes and recommendations of the 2018 Gender 360 Summit. EnCompass was a sponsor of this event, and staff members co-facilitated a post-summit discussion resulting in the […]
The Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results (MEASURE) Evaluation Phase IV project is the flagship mechanism for strengthening health information systems (HIS) in developing countries at the USAID […]
Scant data exists on the prevalence of violence against children worldwide. However, available information shows that violence against children is a global problem. This desktop study aims to glean from […]
HIV and mental illness are significant global public health concerns in Zimbabwe. A coordinated and comprehensive response, particularly between HIV treatment, care, and support services and mental health care can […]
Research shows that early childhood development (ECD) is critical to both mental and physical health later in life. However, programming targeting orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) is almost exclusively focused […]
There are no reliable estimates of the number of children living with disabilities. Estimates vary greatly, depending on the definition of disability, the methodology, and the measurement tool used (World […]
Among children under five years of age in the developing world, nearly one-quarter are underweight (127 million) and one-third are stunted (195 million). Over 90 percent of those who are […]
This issue paper focuses on community-based early childhood development (ECD) centers, defined as centers established at the community level for the holistic development (i.e., physical, socioemotional, and cognitive) of young […]
Both the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Health Initiative (GHI) emphasize preventing, monitoring, and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) as critical to strengthening […]
The purpose of this situation analysis, conducted for AIDSTAR-One, was to understand what supports and hinders effective care for children who have experience sexual violence and exploitation in Lesotho. The […]
ASPIRE is a 4-year, $16.2 million, USAID activity implemented by Save the Children and three partners, including EnCompass. ASPIRE has three outputs: