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Since 2005 ABEN Consulting and ABEN principal Patricia B. Mendoza have provided quality consulting support to institutional and individual clients in areas such as of economic growth, income inequality and program and project evaluation. Descriptions and outputs of some of our past activities can be seen from the below.
Terminal Evaluation of Small Grants Programme of Belize's SGP-OAK Portfolio
Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme Belize Country Office, a terminal evaluation of the portfolio of projects financed by the Belize Small Grants Programme with resources of the OAK Foundation and matching grants from the Global Environment Facility was undertaken between 2015 and 2016.
Caribbean Millennium Development Goals 2010 Progress Report
A snapshot of progress made by Caribbean countries toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals as of 2010 was completed for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Subregional Office headquartered in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Rapid Impact Assessment of Financial and Economic Crisis on Poverty and Vulnerability in Belize and Dangriga
This assessment was commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme Belize Country Office. It focuses on seven communities in Belize City and Dangriga, as defined by household enumeration districts.
Belize 2011_2013 Poverty Elimination Strategy
This Poverty Elimination Strategy and Action Plan was completed in collaboration with the team at the Ministry of Economic Development, and with input from a broad cross-section of government and NGO stakeholders.