Clients
Since 2007 Nord/Sør-konsulentene has been undertaking studies, reviews, evaluations, strategy and policy development, and training. We are assisting governmental agencies such as Norad and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as civil society organisations. We have worked with large international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and small civil society organisations in Norway and in the South. We are operating independently or in collaboration with other consultans.
2011
FOKUS – Forum for Women and Development (On going)
Comparative evaluation of FOKUS’ FGM projects in East Africa.
Norad-Evaluation Department
Translating the six country case studies of the Evaluation of Norwegian Support to Democratic Development through the United Nations into easily accessible information in Norwegian.
Likestillingssenteret på Hamar
Facilitating training/discussion session on the ILO Participatory Gender Audit Methodology.
Norad/Royal Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia
Gender review of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta aiming at improving the embassy’s work related to women’s rights and gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the various sectors.
Norad – Energy Department (on going 2010-13)
3 year frame agreement on gender manstreaming within Norad’s Energy Department, part of team together with consultants from the Energia network.
Norad – Evaluation Department
Evaluation of Norwegian Support to Democratic Development through the United Nations. Responsible for the gender dimension with field work in Pakistan. Joint evaluation together with Scanteam, ODI and Stockholm Policy Group (2010-11)
Norwegian Red Cross
Facilitation of participatory workshops on organisational development of national societies, for the International Division, including report on workshop outcomes and recommendations.
Bistandstorget
Fra politikk til programmer: sammmenhengen mellom kjønnsperspektivet, organisasjon og økt kvalitet i bistanden. Developing and conducting 2 days participatory training workshop on gender in projects/programmes, tools for gender analysis, and organisational aspects (gender audit elements).
Lynkurs i Aktivitets- og rapporteringsplikten
Hvordan styrke likestillings- og mangfoldsarbeidet i virksomheten
2010
Bistandstorget
Developing and conducting gender training for Bistandsskolen II, primarily for diaspora organisations.
Norwegian Refugee Council
Responsible for coordinating conference on gender and humanitarian assistance
SOS Children’s Villages/Mål og Resultatstryring
Developing gender modules and HIV/AIDS modules for the training of SOS programme staff in Sub Saharan Africa.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Development of gender guidelines for The Norwegian MFA’s HUM section as a follow up to the 2009 review of Norwegian Humanitarian Organisations` awareness and practical implementation of the guidelines Inter-Agency Standing Committee`s (IASC) Gender handbook in Humanitarian Action.
Bistandstorget
Developing and conducting gender training for Bistandsskolen I, primarily for diaspora organisations.
Plan Norway
Gender Audit of Plan Norway’s programme department.
Royal Norwegian Embassy, Ethiopia
Assessment of Possibilities to Strengthen Future Support on Gender Equality.
Norwegian Red Cross
Advisory role in developing Gender Plan of Action for the national work of the organisation.
LNU
Workshop facilitation – Gender and climate change
2009
Aidsnett
Coordinator of a Norwegian network of NGOs and research institutions involved in HIV/AIDS nationally and internationally.
MFA/Norad
A Review of seven Norwegian Humanitarian Organisations’ gender awareness and practical implementation of the guidelines Inter-Agency Standing Committee`s (IASC) Gender handbook in Humanitarian Action.
CDC, FMO, and Norfund
Gender study for CDC, FMO, and Norfund’s fund managers investing in developing countries on how to assist their investee companies in promoting positive gender outcomes. The study outlines gender-related risks and opportunities in selected regions, countries, and sectors in which the three DFIs indirectly invest. The study was carried out together with two international consultants.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directory (NVE)
Strengthening gender in the institutional cooperation between the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME) in Liberia and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE).
Norwegian Red Cross
Facilitating process of mainstreaming gender into the international work of the Norwegian Red Cross, including development of gender policy, indicators, developing and giving gender training and integrating gender into overall strategy and systems and structures.
Bistandstorget
Developing and giving training on indicators related to gender as a crosscutting issue.
FK Norway (Fredskorpset)
Developing and conducting two days gender mainstreaming training for programme coordinators, focusing on how to integrate women’s rights and gender equality in exchange programmes.
The Atlas Alliance
Facilitating gender audit assessing internal practices and related support systems for gender mainstreaming for umbrella organisation for the development work of disabled people’s organisations in Norway. Establish a baseline, identify critical gaps and challenges, recommend ways of addressing them and suggest new and more effective strategies and documented good practices towards the achievement of gender equality (Field visits to Lesotho and Botswana).
2008
Bistandstorget
Developing and conducting one day gender audit training focusing on practical methods of mainstreaming gender in organisations.
Norad
End review of Institutional collaboration between Mekelle and Hawassa Universities in Ethiopia and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB). Particular responsibility for assessing achievements on gender (together with Ethiopian consultant).
Norwegian Refugee Council
Responsible for coordination of international conference and training on humanitarian assistance and gender for Norwegian staff of Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian people’s Aid, Norwegian Church Aid, Caritas Norway, Save the Children Norway and the Norwegian refugee Council. Responsible for implementation of Gender Capacity Building Workshop in Nairobi on Inter Agency Standing Committee’s Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action for national staff of the above organizations (with international gender and Adult Learning experts).
Norad
Desk study, mapping of international trends on human trafficking including definitions, legal framework, main actors, international interventions, studies, evaluations, best practices.
The Norwegian Humanist Association
Contribute to the development of strategy document for their international aid work. Here by motivate for discussions and give feedback on contents.
The Ministry of Foreign Affaires’ training center (UKS)
Develop training suited for employees from Norad and MFA based on the Gender Empowerment Assessment Manual. Give training including lecturing and heading workshop.
Norwegian Refugee Council
Responsible for coordination of international conference and training on humanitarian assistance and gender for Norwegian staff of Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian people’s Aid, Norwegian Church Aid, Caritas’ Norway, Save the Children Norway and the Norwegian refugee Council. Developing modules for five days’ training of trainers (ToT) with other international experts. Responsible for implementation of ToT in Nairobi on Inter Agency Standing Committee’s Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action for national staff of the above organizations.
Bistandstorget
Developing and conducting two days gender training including Gender Empowerment Assessment (GEA) training focusing on practical methods of integrating a gender perspective in development and how to incorporate a gender perspective in your NGO.
Norwegian Missions in Development (Bistandsnemda)
Facilitating workshop on gender strategydevelopment for BN’s member organisations.
2007
Norwegian Missions in Development (Bistandsnemda)
Writing Baseline Report and Systematizing data on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality among BNs 18 member organisations based on survey among the members.
