25 Jan Mid-Term Evaluation of the Nicaragua Enterprise and Employment (E&E) Activity (2012)
ME&A conducted the E&E mid-term evaluation for the US Government from January to February 2012. For this evaluation ME&A assembled a team of three international consultants to inform US Government mission in Nicaragua of E&E’s contribution to enterprise development, trade capacity building and business climate, and business leadership development in Nicaragua. The ME&A team provided US Government with an informed basis on which to consider options for future economic growth assistance that would sponsor continued support for trade, investment, and employment. To conduct the E&E evaluation, the ME&A team traveled over 3,000 km, interviewed more than 100 individuals, and visited more than 65 enterprises, small businesses, farms, associations and cooperatives, government entities, non-governmental organizations and donor agencies, employing both quantitative and qualitative data collection.