Areas of Focus

gender & development

  • gender mainstreaming in policy formulation
  • gender analysis by economic sector or country profile
  • preparation of gender action plans for achieving gender mainstreaming and gender equality objectives
  • women’s economic empowerment: policies, practices and strategies
  • integrating gender into agricultural value chains
  • measurement of gender inequality: indicators and global composite indices

gender, trade & infrastructure

  • analysis of gender-differentiated impacts of international trade policies and trade facilitation measures
  • appraisal of gender-differentiated needs in infrastructure planning in the sub–sectors of transport, energy, ICT, water & sanitation
  • gender assessment of the impacts of transport interventions

gender & private sector development

  • gender analysis of the SME sector, or industry sector-specific,  identifying particular challenges and obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs
  • identification of instruments, interventions and strategies for adoption by government agencies to stimulate the growth of female owned businesses
  • entrepreneurial training & BDS services

niche areas

  • field research – survey design and implementation; participatory approaches
  • gender disaggregated statistics – data analysis from surveys (using the program R); trade statistics
  • monitoring and evaluation through standard log-frame and systemic approaches
  • publishing knowledge products and copywriting for web content for specialized agencies
  • editing and translating (French, German, English) of technical texts and policy documents

Regional Expertise

Pacific Islands

  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea

South East Asia

  • Mekong Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
  • Philippines

South Asia

  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka

Caribbean

  • All Commonwealth Caribbean countries including Belize and Guyana

Africa

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
  • Lesotho

Clients

Asian Development Bank (ADB, Manila)

  • Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Facilitation Program
  • Lao PDR SME sector development
  • Pacific Regional  Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) Review of Gender and Infrastructure in the Pacific

Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (Bern)

  • Public-private partnership with Nestlé for integrating gender into coffee supply chains in East Africa

Commonwealth Secretariat (London)

  • Gender analysis of Small Island Index Model
  • Solomon Islands Export Development Program

Forum Islands Secretariat/CFTC (Suva)

  • Intra-regional NTTB

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Canberra)

  • Participating partner in PRIF Gender and Infrastructure Review

  • Private Sector Mission to Papua New Guinea