Mapping Public and Private Sector Donor Activity in the MENA Region
Mapping Public and Private Sector Donor Activity in the MENA Region
With bilateral and multilateral development and humanitarian aid budgets experiencing increasing uncertainty, unpredictability and reductions in spend, philanthropic organisations and other non-traditional donors are attempting to provide more of a catalytic role in the sector, broadening their networks and partners to achieve greater scale and collaboration. In 2022 we were commissioned by the implementation arm of a prominent European Family office to support the development Read More
Developing an Investment Strategy for Renewable Energy and Regenerative Agriculture in MENA
Renewable Energy and Regenerative Agriculture have experienced a significantly increased level of attention from donors, investors and foundations over the last five years as components of addressing the global climate crisis. These approaches must be rooted in the existing ecosystem Read More
Advancing Policy to Integrate Arab Youth into their Economies
Arab youth have among the lowest levels of financial inclusion in the world. We were engaged by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion to conduct a special report on the landscape of youth financial inclusion in the Arab region as part Read More
Designing a high-level programme strategy
Expectation State was commissioned by American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to develop a Context Analysis and High-Level Program Strategy Paper for AFSC work in Tunisia, Libya and Morocco. We delivered a Context Analysis and High-Level Program Strategy Paper for AFSC Read More
Coaching Export Promotion and Trade Agencies in Tunisia
The project PEMA II, is mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in cooperation with the Tunisian Ministry of Commerce and Export Development and CEPEX. Read More
Delivering Jordan’s investment strategy with the Ministry of Investment
The Government of Jordan’s Economic Modernisation vision, launched in June 2022, sets an ambitious direction for achieving sustainable growth and creating job opportunities over the next decade. It requires $30 billion of investment and financing to meet the expected demand Read More
Mapping the migration landscape across the MENA region
People have always moved, and the MENA region, more than any other, has a long history of migration related to trade, tribal pastoralism, war, conflict and the growth of Islam. Migration has made MENA what it is today. In 2021, Read More
Analysing Trends Likely to Affect the MENA Region over the Next Decade
Millions of column inches have been written in an effort to decode, understand and forecast the dynamics of the Middle East and North Africa. In 2019, we were commissioned by the implementation arm of a prominent European family office to Read More
Evaluating Support to Civil Society in Lebanon and the Region
In 2022, we conducted an endline evaluation for the Lebanon office of an INGO. We were commissioned to assess the extent to which a multi-year project supporting civil society effectively contributed to maintaining civic space across the region. The evaluation Read More