OQ Consulting

Some references of Consultancies executed by OQ Consulting

2011: European Parliament: Framework Service Contract for the provision of external expertise in issues related to Women's Rights, LOT 4, Situation of women living in the third countries

Strengthen the knowledge of the 'Women's rights and Gender Equality Committee' of the European Parliament by providing studies, analysis and advise on how to promote gender equality beyond the EU. OQ Consulting BV is consortium partner of Aletta - Institute for Women's History, Amsterdam (Netherlands) and KARAT - Coalition for Gender Equality, Warsaw (Poland) for this Framework Contract.

2011: GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeid) - Train4Dev Gender Expert Group

Assessment on what is needed to increase gender equality in development cooperation. The assessment was based on desk study and in-depth interviews with representatives of 8 development organizations; it shows institutional gaps in capacity development, and gives recommendations on how to enhance capacity for gender mainstreaming.

2011: East Jerusalem: Review of Guidelines for grant applicants of local Calls for Proposals to make them more gender sensitive.

Advice on how to mainstream a gender equality perspective in guidelines for grant applications on Human Rights and Democratic Reform, on the Cultural Activities Programme, on the Non-State Actors programme, and on the Partnership for Peace programme.

2011: EU Gender Advisory Services 2011

Idem 2010, prolongation in the framework of a specific contract of Particip GmbH with the EC.

2010: EU Gender Advisory Services 2010

Assignment of team leader commissioned to Thera van Osch of OQ Consulting by Particip GmbH in the Framework Contract Lot 6 of the European Commission

2009: Participative Consulting Workshop “Gender Equality in the TU-movement

Participative consulting workshop to support TIE-Netherlands in outlining strategies for capacity building to promote gender equality in the Trade Union Movement of Belarus. The consulting workshop was part of the Trade Union training project of TIE-Netherlands in Belarus.

2009: EC Gender Advisory Services 2009

Assignment of team leader commissioned to Thera van Osch of OQ Consulting by Particip GmbH in the Framework Contract Lot 6 of the European Commission.

2008: EC Gender Helpdesk 2008

Assignment of team leader commissioned to Thera van Osch of OQ Consulting by Particip GmbH in the Framework Contract Lot 6 of the European Commission.

2007: Coordination of European Feminist Forum

Assignment commissioned to OQ Consulting by IIAV (International Information Centre and Archive of the Women’s Movement), currently named Alleta, Institute for Women’s History.

2007: Evaluation of the Novib-Oxfam project: “Capacity building and combating poverty with a gender perspective

Assignment commissioned by Tiye International to OQ Consulting and Bureau Remedie for Organisation and Communication, Utrecht (NL).

2006: Feasibility Study on the Need for Institutional Strengthening of the NGO Sector in Suriname and Elaboration of a Financing Proposal

Entrusted to OQ Consulting by IBF International Consulting in the framework of the EC Project no. 2006/115933.

2005: Consulting on sustainable rural development

Participation in the design of the concept of “Buurderij” – a model for a sustainable rural community developed by the Dutch Innovation Network Green Space and Agrocluster. This short term assignment commissioned by BUITEN, Consultancy Economy and Environment, Utrecht.

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