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Experiencia Institucional

The institutional experience of GERENSSA includes more than 270 consultancies in different areas of work, we have special experience in the elaboration of baselines and intermediate, final and ex post evaluations, in projects related to urban development, such as real estate market studies, urban revitalization, neighborhood improvement, drinking water and sanitation, citizen culture,  mobility and urban transport among others, but we also have significant experience in rural areas, in issues related to social protection, human rights, gender, productive development, food security, community development, water resources management, among others.    

+66 Consultorías Registradas
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Marco Villarroel - Get Up Woman Foundation 2024

Support in the preparation of systematization reports for the project “Comprehensive strengthening of vulnerable women and families and/or victims of gender and domestic violence”

It supported the preparation of systematization documents for the project implemented in the municipalities of El Alto, Oruro and Sucre, identifying the most important elements of the initial situation (initial problem, theory of change), of the implementation itself (main results, limiting factors, facilitating factors) and of the final situation (significant changes, effects and impacts on the target population and at the institutional level, lessons learned and good practices); the project had important effects in a differentiated way in each municipality, highlighting the benefits generated by the therapeutic spaces for women and children victims of violence, and also for men who generate violence, as well as the processes of technical training and economic empowerment.

Munasim Kullakita Foundation 2024

Guide for care for homeless people which can be implemented in the comprehensive prevention and protection program for children and adolescents

This guide has been prepared for the Comprehensive Prevention and Protection Program for Girls, Boys and Adolescents (PPPINNA) of the Departmental Service of Social Policies (SEDEPOS) dependent on the Autonomous Departmental Government of Santa Cruz (GADSC). This guide is oriented to the comprehensive care of Girls, Boys and Adolescents living on the streets, focusing its implementation on three main components: (i) Street work, identification and contact; (ii) Community and protection spaces, which include markets and civil society organizations; and (iii) Listening House - Living Space. This guide provides care tools for each component, strengthening the work of the PPPINNA based on the recovery of its experience and the expertise of the Munasim Kullakita Foundation.

Munasim Kullakita Foundation 2024

Development of a model of participation and labour integration for socially disadvantaged youth at the core axis level in Bolivia

This model was developed based on the ECO2 Model, addressing the structural barriers faced by the Foundation's target population. The Model is the result of a labor market study; a study was made of business demand and the recovery of the Foundation's trajectory within the framework of the inclusion of socially disadvantaged young people. The proposal of a system of inter-institutional, inter-sectoral and intergovernmental networks was considered, where each unifying entity - such as the private sector chambers, SEDEM, the Ministry of Labor and other public sector portfolios and civil society organizations and institutions - become strategic intermediaries to contribute to changing the current situation of youth unemployment, in general, and unemployment and abandonment of young people in situations of social disadvantage in particular.

SEDEM 2024

Consulting service by product to carry out the satisfaction study of the beneficiaries of the subsidies, Management 2024

A satisfaction survey was applied to 5,174 women beneficiaries of the following subsidies: (i) prenatal; (ii) breastfeeding; and (iii) universal for life; the survey form was programmed in KoBo and linked to a QR code, with which the beneficiary women were able to fill out the questionnaire autonomously in the same SEDEM agencies when picking up their packages; subsequently, the database was consolidated, cleaned and operated, and the results were presented through dashboards designed in Power Bi and a presentation designed in Canva.

EDUCO Bolivia 2024

Study: "Situation of violence against girls and women with disabilities"

The study was designed based on a process of problematization, identification of problems, questions and research objectives; an Analysis Plan Matrix (MPA) was constructed, from which the data collection instruments were designed; a field operation was carried out in 92 municipalities of the 9 departments of the country, interviewing 207 municipal protection and health workers, and more than 250 women and adolescents with disabilities were surveyed; dashboards were developed to visualize results; finally, a presentation and discussion of the results was made with the EDUCO team.

SEDEM 2024

Product-based consultancy for the evaluation of the final price formula for products for prenatal, breastfeeding and universal prenatal subsidies for life

An analysis was made in the office of the 2023 management database of product offerers for the subsidies administered by SEDEM, as well as the regulations for the direct contracting of products for subsidies (RA SEDEM / GG / No. 137/2023) was analyzed, finally, a theoretical framework was developed regarding price setting in different scenarios according to economic theory; In this sense, the study concluded that the formula for calculating fixed prices for the acquisition of products from the different subsidies is adequate, but two adjustments were suggested, related to the homogenization of the initial data series (bidder prices) and the final calibration of the reference price, averaging it with the observable market price.

IADB 2024 - 2025

Consulting for the Shock-Responsive Social Protection Strategy in El Salvador

A shock-responsive social protection strategy has been designed in El Salvador, for which a collection of the necessary information has been made to understand the country's situation in terms of its capacity to respond to shocks. Interviews and workshops have been held with State actors to achieve a common vision about what is expected of a system of this type. A three-week field mission has been carried out in which a variety of meetings and interviews were held with institutional actors, who participate in the risk management, early warning, social protection, conditional transfers and other processes that make up and/or influence the PSRCH system. With all the inputs, the strategy has been developed, considering the following dimensions: (i) Necessary regulations, (ii) institutional structure, (iii) governance, (iv) roles and responsibilities of the different institutions, (v) direction, (vi) administration, (vii) financing, (viii) technology, (ix) data, (x) change management and (x) human resources.

Marco Villarroel - Progettomondo 2024

Support in the preparation of the final report of the evaluation “With Good Reason”

Support in the preparation of the final evaluation report “With Good Reason: Fighting and preventing the most degrading, cruel and inhuman forms of torture and other ill-treatment of the population deprived of liberty, particularly women and adolescents, in Bolivia and Honduras.” Based on the information gathered through semi-structured interviews and documentary review, support was provided in the preparation of the final evaluation report and in the process of reflection regarding the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation; the document was structured based on the criteria of the OECD DAC (relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact), in addition to the criteria of visibility, communication, feasibility and replicability; the Project was relevant in terms of contributing to the visibility of the problem of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against populations deprived of liberty and it was possible to activate the national mechanisms for the prevention of torture in Bolivia and Honduras, however, structural factors persist that limit a greater impact of the actions, as well as the sustainability of the effects.

Doctors of the World 2024

External evaluation of the project: “Improving universal access to health, promoting the exercise of rights and a life free of violence for Amazonian women”

The evaluation was developed using the OECD DAC criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact), for which interviews were conducted with the project coordinator, SEDES staff, municipal officials, health personnel and the target population of the implementation (female users of health services and adolescent students) and the indicator matrix of the Project, its Baseline and the respective verification means were reviewed. The Project has contributed to improving health care with an intercultural approach, especially aimed at indigenous women in the three municipalities of intervention, as well as to improving health care conditions and service coverage; however, there is a risk that the effects achieved will be diluted due to the high staff turnover and the reduced municipal resources that are allocated to investment in the health sector.

WeWorld 2024

External Evaluation of the Project called "Golden Alliance, Andean experience in the defense of human rights in the face of mining activity"

The evaluation was carried out using the OECD DAC criteria, and placing emphasis on (i) analyzing the approaches adopted by the project in each of the three countries of intervention; (ii) evaluating the different modes of intervention and complementarity in the three countries; and (iii) evaluating the added value and impact generated by the studies and research developed within the framework of the project. To this end, semi-structured interviews were applied to key informants and the target population in the three countries, and field visits were made in Cusco - Peru.

AYNI civil association 2023 - 2024

External evaluation of the program: “Contribute to the full exercise of the social, economic and political rights of 226 women leaders of the municipality of Calamarca"

An evaluation of the project "Contribute to the full exercise of the social, economic and political rights of 226 women leaders of the municipality of Calamarca, with gender equality and promoting environmentally sustainable productive initiatives, in line with goals 5.4 and 5.5 of SDG 5. File GN 11 1458 2020 66" was carried out considering the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability, for which semi-structured interviews were applied to the project implementing team, to Bartolina authorities, to the mayor and municipal officials of the Calamarca GAM, to the technical team that participated in the project, field visits and interviews were carried out with the target population, in addition to reviewing the project documentation and the respective means of verification; The project has been relevant in socially, politically and economically strengthening the Bartolina Sisa central and sub-central plants at the municipal level, as well as productive associations, and has promoted economic recovery and adaptation to climate change in the territory.

SOLIDAR Suiza 2023

External evaluation of the DAC Project – Dialogue and Collaborative Support

Evaluation of the DAC Project "Dialogue and Collaborative Support" which aimed to promote that the key issues for the development of Bolivia are addressed from a democratic spirit and of shared responsibility between the State, civil society, the private sector and academia, thanks to the development of innovative solutions; in this sense, the DAC Project financed development initiatives of 49 CSOs throughout the country. For the development of the evaluation, the following criteria were considered: (i) Pertinence and relevance; (ii) Effectiveness, efficiency and impact; (iii) Coherence; (iv) Incidence and sustainability; (v) Knowledge management and communication; (vi) Prospective; an exhaustive review of the documentation generated by the Project and its M&E system was carried out, semi-structured individual and collective interviews were conducted with key informants and the target population, and field visits were made to initiatives in El Alto, Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca.

SOS Children's Villages 2023

Systematization of experiences from the project Activating the Right to Live in a Family of SOS Children's Villages

A systematization of the experiences was carried out: (i) Reintegration process of children and adolescents from foster care centers under the implementation of the reintegration route; (ii) Formation process of a substitute family in SEDEGES; (iii) Assignment process of a substitute family within the SIPPROINA System; and (iv) Implementation of the prevention program in the Municipality of El Alto; as part of the systematization products, 3 audiovisual products of approximately 5 minutes each were produced; for this purpose, the documentation generated by the project was reviewed and semi-structured interviews were applied to key informants.

Munasim Kullakita Foundation 2023

Evaluation of the “Free Fly Movement 2017-2023” project

Evaluation of the Vuela Libre Movement project, for a childhood free of commercial sexual violence in Bolivia; with the objective of identifying the main advances achieved in the periods 2017 - 2020 and 2021 - 2023, promoting the strengthening of institutional capacities and providing elements for greater effectiveness and efficiency in project management. To this end, a methodology based on the six OECD-DAC criteria was implemented, applying quantitative tools (survey of 58 recipient NAs and review of a sample of 47 NA folders attended by the project) and qualitative tools (semi-structured individual and collective interviews, document review).

OXFAM 2022 - 2023

External evaluation of the project: “Supporting indigenous communities in the Bolivian Amazon to adapt to climate change”

Evaluation of the project “Support to indigenous communities in the Bolivian Amazon to adapt to climate change” implemented by OXFAM and its partners: IPDRS and CIPCA, in the municipalities of Sena and Puerto Rico in the department of Pando; the methodology suggested by the OECD-DAC was implemented (based on the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact) for which individual and collective semi-structured interviews, field visits and documentary review were applied.

UNICEF 2022 - 2023

Evaluation of the Urban Decentralized Sanitation Model Program (PSSDU) implemented by UNICEF Bolivia 2018-2022

An evaluation was carried out of the Decentralized Sustainable Urban Sanitation Program (PSSDU), which consisted of a demonstration project carried out in the Guadalupe II COFADENA neighborhood of the municipality of Montero and in the La Amistad neighborhood of the municipality of Cobija, between 2018 and 2023 by UNICEF with financing from the Swedish embassy in Bolivia, reaching a total of 126 families benefited with Family Sanitary Modules (MOSAFA) and a much larger population with actions for Hygiene Promotion, Menstrual Hygiene Management, protection and prevention of violence, and adaptation to climate change, at the neighborhood and educational unit level. To this end, the methodology suggested by the OECD-DAC was applied (based on the criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, as well as scalability, replicability and gender and equity approaches), applying a survey to 47 families targeted by MOSAFA, individual and collective semi-structured interviews, field visits and documentary review.