Plan Eval

17/08/2026

Announcing a new large-scale project in with UNICEF, The World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank (ADB), evaluating the contribution of Community Health Workers (CHW) to the strengthening of the country's primary health system.

This massive countrywide research endeavor builds on the success of our recent evaluations of community health for UNICEF Evaluation and other development partners that require solid project management for on-time delivery, large-scale primary data collection, strict quality control and an in-house senior team with the evaluative skills to deliver the insights the client needs.

Project led by senior evaluator João Mesquita with subject-matter expert Sofia de Oliveira Mendes, Lucas Fernandes in charge of cutting-edge impact measurement and our partners Alternative Spectrum Consulting collecting data. Team management by Laís Bertholino Faleiros and quality assurance by Hur Hassnain.



Photo: Wikimedia commons / Robert Romano

15/07/2026

O UNICEF Brasil publicou a pesquisa "Já Decidiu sobre o Parto?" realizada pela Plan Eval, que repercutiu em diversos canais de notícias e pode ser acessada na íntegra nesta publicação.

O estudo investiga os fatores que influenciam a escolha da via de nascimento (parto vaginal ou cesariana) entre gestantes e puérperas usuárias de serviços públicos e privados em Belém (PA) e São Paulo (SP).

O objetivo foi identificar as barreiras e facilitadores associados à escolha entre parto vaginal e cesariana, compreender como esses fatores influenciam as decisões das gestantes e analisar de que forma profissionais e instituições de saúde também contribuem para esse processo. Para entender como crenças e percepções são moldadas por dimensões individuais, sociais e ambientais, o estudo utilizou o Modelo de Determinantes Comportamentais (Behavioural Drivers Model — BDM).

A consultora sênior Andreia Skackauskas coordenou o estudo e contou com o trabalho das pesquisadoras Juliana Rocha Miranda, Luisa Rita Cardoso e Laura Eschberger, controle de qualidade de Rachel Machado e Jessica Daminelli. Gestão de projeto por Laís Bertholino Faleiros.

Estudo inédito do Unicef mostra que fatores vão além da escolha individual da mulher, mas que questões sociais e estruturais influenciam

26/05/2026

🔧 Élaboré par notre équipe avec UNICEF Innocenti, UNICEF RDC et leurs partenaires, le Manuel opérationnel pour le ciblage communautaire de la pauvreté est à télécharger sur https://lnkd.in/gE2tMqm6 et sur le site de UNICEF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

🌏 La publication s’appuie sur une recherche participative menée dans les provinces du Nord-Ubangi, du Sud-Kivu et du Kasaï Central visant définir la pauvreté à partir des réalités locales et des perceptions des communautés elles-mêmes plutôt qu’à travers des critères uniquement statistiques ou administratifs.

🤲 Le processus de ciblage se déroule en plusieurs étapes : vérification de la faisabilité, constitution des listes de ménages, sensibilisation communautaire, mise en place des comités de ciblage, identification participative des ménages pauvres et très pauvres, puis validation des résultats par une enquête complémentaire utilisant le Questionnaire Standard d’Éligibilité (QSE).

📊 Le QSE permet de collecter des informations sur les ménages afin de confirmer leur niveau de vulnérabilité et sert de base pour l’inscription des bénéficiaires dans le Registre Social Unique. Cette approche vise à renforcer la légitimité, la transparence et l’efficacité des programmes sociaux, tout en réduisant les erreurs d’exclusion et d’inclusion des bénéficiaires.

🍽️ Le manuel fournit également des grilles de catégories de bien-être et critères de pauvreté spécifiques aux provinces visités : accès à la nourriture, capacité de travail, logement, possession de biens, niveau d’endettement, accès aux soins ou soutien familial. Celles-ci servent de référence lors des délibérations communautaires afin d’aider les comités de ciblage à classer les ménages selon des critères partagés localement.

Plan Eval compte 53 études dans le domaine de la protection sociale dont évaluations, diagnostiques et études KAP ciblant notamment la pauvreté multidimensionnelle et les programmes de type cash+. A découvrir sur https://lnkd.in/e7558VfT

12/05/2026

All else being equal, an evaluation that is delivered on time and counts on the participation of the stakeholders is much more likely to be used in planning. At the programme level, this is always a challenge given the complexity of the actor networks involved in implementation.

So it is a collective victory when learning-focused managers meet an efficient evaluation team to deliver a timely country programme evaluation with relevant, insightful, actionable recommendations.

The CPE for UNICEF Guinea-Bissau, now available for download, is a salient example of such chemistry often sought but seldom found.

https://lnkd.in/ejfiKgJd

Our appreciation to the country team and UNICEF Evaluation Western and Central Africa Office for the constructive mindset.

Evaluation team João Mesquita, Cristian Maneiro, Sofia de Oliveira Mendes, Eduardo Carlitos de Sá, Paola Vaccotti, Carolina Clemens and Laís Bertholino Faleiros

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27/04/2026

Today we kicked-off another project with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and PNUD Brasil for the Governo do Maranhão in the sustainable development sector.

Our team led by Lucas Fernandes is setting the stage for the impact evaluation of PAGES, the Amazon Project for Sustainable Management. This $37M program seeks to reduce rural poverty while simultaneously combating deforestation and environmental degradation in the Amazon region.

We'll be carrying out the baseline research with quantitative and qualitative components, as well as developing the matching model to pair up control and treatment groups for panel studies and future impact measurement.

This project managed by Laís Bertholino Faleiros is our 34th evaluation of sustainable development initiatives.

More at https://lnkd.in/edMmMJWk

28/01/2026

Our survey to evaluate the UNICEF-supported Community Health Programme is reaching its final stages in Guinea Bissau with conversations taking place in provinces across the country.

The evaluation will provide solid accountability evidence of how far the Community Health Programme in Guinea-Bissau has contributed to improving access and quality of services, especially for vulnerable children and women. On the learning side, it is expected to generate insights that will guide both the revision of the current 2021–2025 strategy and the design of future national health plans.

The survey counts on the support of Voz di Paz and Dalan Development Consultants.

Project managed by Laís Bertholino Faleiros and led by João Mesquita

https://lnkd.in/dQi87Zf

Photo by Voz di Paz