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We have successfully completed the “Mapping of EU–UN Cooperation in Jordan”, a project funded by the European Union. This assignment analyzed EU–UN projects in the 2021 to 2027 period, reviewing Member States’ contributions, and consolidating financing data to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for greater impact of EU and UN support. The results will serve […]

From Mancala Consultores we are proud to accompany, through our partner Elías Gonzalo, the evaluation process of the Decentralised Budget Incentive Programme for Local Governments, led by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) with the support of the Swiss Cooperation – SECO. Last month, in Trujillo, Elías participated in technical meetings to review the

What a pleasure it’s been to continue our work on gender budgeting in Jordan, supported by AFD and implemented by UN Women. Jordan has been engaged in Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) for quite some time, and significant progress has already been made. The team, led by Mancala Consultores and including Elias Gonzalo, Maja Bosnic, Abeer,

The Mancala Consultores team, in partnership with Dinámica Ltda and with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank, is currently on a field mission in Colombia to kick off a consultancy project aimed at identifying and evaluating tax revenues and expenditures with a focus on environmental and climate issues. In this initial phase, we are holding

In the scope of one of the projects we are developing in Jordan focused on public financial management, the Mancala Consultants team is conducting a field mission in the country. Elias Gonzalo, Maja Bosnic and the rest of the team have been conducting meetings with key actors in the sector as part of the kick-off

To wrap 2024 up we received some good news from the EU Delegation in Jordan. Mancala has been awarded with the service contract to undertake a mapping study of EU funding in United Nations Programmes and projects. This exercise will provide a baseline for future cooperation and help identify strengths and weaknesses as well as

Some special news as we head into the end of the year! Mancala and Ecorys have been commissioned by the European Commission’s DG NEAR to conduct the “Study on Lessons Learnt from Budget Support in View of the Imminent Use of Financing Not Linked to Cost (FNLC)”. This study will assess how EU budget support

We continue working in the framework of the #Global Gateway initiative with the implementation of a strategic project in Colombia. The project, funded and led by the European Union, is being implemented by a consortium led by GOPA PACE in which Mancala Consultores is a key partner. As a follow-up activity, an accompaniment mission was

Mancala Consultores and Baastel have been commissioned by the French Development Agency (AFD) to undertake a feasibility study for a Program Budget Loan aimed at strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and climate resilience in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.  The study will assess the feasibility of funding critical sectors such as water resources, irrigation, sanitation,

We are proud to announce that Mancala Consultores has been awarded a new contract in Peru. The project, part of the EU4SUN programme and funded by the European Union, aims to develop a national roadmap to reduce malnutrition and mitigate the increase of hunger, prioritising the most vulnerable populations. This work will include the analysis