
Midterm Evaluation (MTE) for the “The Meloy Fund: A Fund for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in Southeast Asia
Indonesia, Philippines
Sector:
Fisheries, Sustainable Practices, Impact Financial Investing, Gender Mainstreaming
2021
The Meloy Fund project aims to improve coral reef conservation in Indonesia and the Philippines through financial incentives for fishing communities to adopt sustainable fishing practices. It is a 60-month, full-sized project under GEF-6 funding. The mid-term evaluation was conducted to provide feedback on the project's performance and identify risks to its sustainability, effectiveness, and progress towards results, including gender mainstreaming. The evaluation was in accordance with GEF policies for all full-sized GEF-funded projects.
Impact Assessment Empowering Pakistani Women through Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth
Pakistan
Sector:
Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion,
Gender,
Economic Growth,
Women Economic Empowerment
2021
The "Empowering Pakistani Women through Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth" program was launched by Unilever, RSPN, BoPInc, and Jazz with funding from Danida. The goal of the program is to provide decent employment and financial inclusion to low-income women in rural areas of Pakistan. The first phase of the program involved training and onboarding of women retailers in 16 districts, with a target of creating decent employment and income for 3,000 women. The impact assessment for the first phase of the project aimed to understand the impact and perceived value of the program for both participating women and their customers. The assessment focused on self-defined positive and negative changes and any changes in women's empowerment.