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Enhancing Entrepreneurship Skills and Competitiveness in Egypt

Kaizen improved entrepreneurship skills and opportunities in Egypt through strategic mentorship in the private sector. In Egypt there has been a need to improve the private sector’s growth potential and competitiveness. Kaizen provided technical interventions as a subcontractor to Chemonics International on the Egypt Competitiveness Program (ECP). Kaizen’s technical interventions supported the program’s overall goal […]

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Improving Trade and Fiscal Policies in Nepal through Capacity Building and Training

Kaizen undertook capacity assessment and building initiatives to achieve inclusive economic growth and enhance food security. Nepal faces significant challenges in trade and fiscal policies due to limited capacity and competency of key government agencies. To address these challenges, Kaizen partnered with Chemonics International and undertook three initiatives as part of the Nepal Economic, Agriculture,

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Improving Citizen Service Delivery by Building More Effective Public Institutions

Kaizen improved citizen service delivery by leveraging the Palestinian Authority’s Centers of Excellence Program for sustainable, feedback-driven reforms in targeted ministries in the West Bank. In the West Bank, there are several bottlenecks that impact public service delivery, including limited resources and capacity, bureaucratic inefficiencies, lack of coordination among government entities, and limited public trust

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Strengthening Capacity of Local Governments Across Iraq

With the Governance Strengthening Program (GSP/Taqadum), Kaizen built connections between provincial governments and their constituents and trained officials in budgeting, planning, and legislating to run more efficiently and transparently. In 2011, USAID launched GSP/Taqadum to improve the capacity and effectiveness of provincial and local governments across Iraq through institution building and executive oversight. The project

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Implementing Effective Public Financial Management Tools

Kaizen conducted a feasibility study to help USAID implement effective public financial management tools. Kaizen, as a subcontractor to Deloitte Consulting LLP, undertook a community of practice feasibility study—including technical analysis, assessments, and knowledge management tasks under the Regional Public Financial Management Community of Practice Feasibility Study. Kaizen assessed the viability of various channels of

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Supporting the South Sudan Government in Identifying Critical Reform Priorities

Kaizen collaborated with the South Sudan government to conduct self-assessments to identify priority areas for reform and capacity strengthening among government and nongovernmental organizations. As a subcontractor to Deloitte, Kaizen assisted South Sudanese government actors in identifying critical governance reform priorities through the development and implementation of Project on Good Governance in the Republic of

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Empowering Israeli-Palestinian Startups: Driving Cross-Border Growth

Kaizen’s Smart-X project forged impactful cross-border collaborations, leveraging startup entrepreneurship to unite Palestinians and Israelis and drive success in the region. Kaizen implemented the Smart-X project in Israel and the West Bank to use startup entrepreneurship as a vehicle to create mutually beneficial cross-border cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis. Kaizen supported the formation and growth

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Improving Institutional Capacity and Strengthening Project Implementation in Rwanda

Kaizen conducted a mid-term evaluation to evaluate capacity building in Rwanda and identify strengths and weaknesses to sustain achievements. Kaizen was tasked with supporting the mid-term performance evaluation of USAID’s Human and Institutional Capacity Development in Rwanda (HICD/R) project, which aimed to build the capacity of government and civil society institutions in the country. To

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Establishing and Maintaining the Global Law Enforcement Community of Practice

Kaizen established and managed the global Law Enforcement Community of Practice to support international law enforcement professionals. Through three iterations of the program, Kaizen, as a subcontractor to BlueLaw International, established and managed the global Law Enforcement Community of Practice (CoP) to support international professionals who attended the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Roswell,

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Supporting Implementation of the Morocco Ministry of Education Vision 2030

Kaizen recommended performance solutions to further build the human and institutional resources of the Morocco Ministry of Education Department of National Education to meet the goals of Vision 2030. Kaizen led a consortium—including MSI, Creative and Al Akhawayan University in Ifrane—to implement a human and institutional capacity development assessment at the Morocco Ministry of Education

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