Sub-Saharan Africa
Lessons Learned from Delivering Gender-based Violence and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Training in Conflict-affected Areas in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Transform: Primary Health Care Activity has implemented several activities to strengthen GBV prevention and response services within Ethiopia’s primary health care system. Conflict between Tigrayan...
USAID Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in Senegal Platform
We are excited to launch EnCompass’ fourth Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) platform and our first platform in Africa and a Francophone country. We will be working closely with subcontractor Management Systems International (MSI), the prime contractor of the...
Operationalizing Gender Analysis and Action Planning Across Ethiopia’s Primary Health Care System: A Process Guide and Lessons Learned from The USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity
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. The Activity found that many primary health care...
Expanding Access to Daycare Centers for Women in the Health Workforce in Ethiopia: Lessons Learned from the USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity
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 quit their job to accommodate breastfeeding and childcare...
Increasing Accessibility of Post-Gender-Based Violence Services through Primary Health Care in Ethiopia: Technical Brief
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 Care Activity’s 2019 GBV landscape analysis found...
Transform: Primary Health Care Gender Assessment
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 of preventing child and maternal deaths. EnCompass, as the...
Evaluation and Learning Partner for MacArthur Foundation’s Big Bet On Nigeria
Since 2016, EnCompass has supported the MacArthur Foundation’s Big Bet On Nigeria program as the Evaluation and Learning Partner. The On Nigeria program aims to assist Nigerian-led efforts to reduce corruption by strengthening accountability, transparency, and...
USAID MCHN Activity Kampala Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis
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. EnCompass conducted a comprehensive Gender, Youth,...
USAID MCHN Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis Document Review
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. EnCompass conducted a comprehensive Gender, Youth,...
Adapting an Evidence-based Male Engagement Intervention to the Ethiopian Context
The USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity provides technical assistance to strengthen Ethiopia’s health systems and support the government of Ethiopia’s Health Sector Transformation Plan to reduce preventable maternal and child deaths. In 2017-2018, the...