Massivo provides expertise in Development Cooperation, assisting clients with project and program evaluations and reviews, tendering expertise, quality assurance as well as project design and management. The responsible for this business area, Númi Östlund, has worked with projects funded by the EU, the World Bank, Sida, Danida and Norad, and carried out missions in Eastern Europe, The Caucasus, Central Asia and Africa.
Below you find examples of projects that he has carried out or participated in. Please don’t hesitate to contact Númi if you are interested in more information.
Review of Statistics Sweden’s support to the INSTAT (Albanian Institute of Statistics)
Client: Sida/SIPU International AB
2009
The review evaluated Statistics Sweden’s support to its counterpart in Albania (INSTAT). The team looked into both the technical and institutional aspects of the project.
Quality Assurance
Client: Oscar Consulting AB
2009
Massivo carried out review and quality assurance of evaluation reports.
Support: tendering and project management
Client: SIPU International AB
2009
Massivo supports the client in tendering for projects funded by EC, Sida, Norad, WB, Danida and other organisations. The contract has also included budgeting, recruitment assistance, technical survey design and quality assurance.
Evaluation of the support to the Centre for Peace Initiative in Africa (CPIA) in Zimbabwe
Client: Sida/SIPU International
2009
The purpose of the project was to evaluate performance of the programmes run by CPIA during the period 2006-2008 in terms of outcomes, and how well they answer to involved stakeholders. The project team also produced a system-based audit of CPIA.
Evaluation of the project “Development of an Integrated Statistical Information System in Croatia”
Client: Sida/SIPU International
2009
An evaluation of Statistics Sweden’s (SCB) support to its counterpart in Croatia (CBS). SCB financed a project aimed at developing a meta data driven system for statistical production. The team evaluated both the technical and institutional aspects of the project.
Evaluation/review of Sida’s support to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s co-operation with environmental authorities in the Western Balkan, 2005-2009
Client: Sida/SIPU International
2009
The project reviewed all of SEPAs projects in their programme for the Western Balkan area. The projects included in the review were:
· Improved water monitoring, Albania;
· Development of EIA/SEA methodology, Albania;
· Transboundary water management, Serbia;
· Water Management Plan for Kolubara River Basin, Serbia;
Flood Risk Management Plan, Tamnava River Basin, Serbia
