With a 37-year track record in international development, NSCE has placed gender firmly at the center stage of its priority actions areas!
NSCE provides specialized research and evaluation services designed to capture operational lessons learned and integrate gender considerations directly into sustainable development project cycles. Our approach relies on rigorous primary data collection, theory-based evaluations, and structural action plans. Two recent won assignments in 2026 for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and UNDP Egypt demonstrate this methodology-driven framework in practice.
Development Projects Evaluation Services for Canada’s Growth that works for Everyone/ Women’s Economic Empowerment (GTWE/WEE) Portfolio
Commissioned by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), NSCE is delivering comprehensive dual-level evaluation. This extensive assignment evaluates is not just the regular project evaluation but looks also at the portfolio logic model of Canada’s priority action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP):
Canada focuses its efforts to advance inclusive growth on three paths of action:
Our work involves assessing three key Canada-funded projects: the UN Women/UNIDO “Rabeha” project, Alinea International’s OWAP, and Plan International Canada’s SWEEt project. Through project-level and sectoral theory-based, utilization-focused evaluations, alongside Portfolio-level Theory of Change (ToC) refinement, our team is consolidating evidence across multiple governorates in Egypt. By utilizing extensive primary and secondary data collection—including focus group discussions and key informant interviews—NSCE is providing an evidence base that highlights best practices for advancing women in high-growth sectors along the value chains of agribusiness, ICT, medicinal and aromatic plants, handicrafts, and textiles, directly informing Canada’s ongoing development assistance.
Project: Evaluation of the UN Women’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) for Sustainable Growth & Sectoral Evaluation of Canada’s Contribution to Advancing WEE in EgyptIntegrating Gender into Industrial Solar Empowerment
NSCE is also driving gender responsiveness in the renewable energy sector through our work on the Solar Energy Transition in Industries Project Design for UNDP Egypt. As part of the Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance (PISTA), NSCE was tasked with ensuring that gender, environmental, and social considerations are fully integrated into the project’s foundational framework.
To support the installation of 200 MW of distributed solar capacity across government-owned industrial facilities, NSCE is conducting a targeted Gender Analysis and Action Plan (GAAP). By embedding these critical analyses into the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), NSCE is actively supporting Egypt’s transition to renewable energy while ensuring these climate initiatives remain equitable and socially inclusive.
Project: Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance (PISTA) Environmental Gender AnalysisPartnering for Quality
These recent projects in our portfolio, feature as part of a track record of delivering high-quality gender research, evaluation, and analysis. Whether assessing end-of-project outcomes or designing inclusive frameworks from day one, NSCE remains a committed, reliable partner for donors and technical assistance teams looking to embed meaningful gender components into their sustainable development projects.
