MSMEs & Private Sector

Current

Monitoring and Evaluation of Decent Employment and Mobility Opportunities for Egyptians (DEMO)

August 2026 - September 2028

CGS provides the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning service for DEMO, which works to increase employability and labour mobility for Egyptians in Egypt and Italy through an Italian Egyptian centre for decent employment and mobility. The service covers a MEAL framework built with the PMU and the implementing partners, an open source management information system, partner training and six monthly reporting to September 2028.

Current

Monitoring and Evaluation of the Egyptian Italian Fashion Design School for Women and Girls (DESITA)

August 2026 - December 2027

CGS runs the monitoring and evaluation service for DESITA, the Egyptian Italian fashion design school for women and girls in 10th of Ramadan City. The service combines an open source management information system with a mixed methods toolkit, partner training and bimonthly reporting through to December 2027.

Current

Private Sector Innovation Programme (PSI II)

November 2024 - October 2027

Designing mixed-method data collection tools and delivering baseline, end-line and periodic surveys for PSI II's results-based monitoring framework, under EU and Egyptian data protection compliance.

Current

Partnerships and Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (JP-SME)

October 2024 - February 2027

Monitoring, data collection and results measurement for 36 public-private partnerships, tracking upgrades in Industry 4.0 skills, organisational competencies, HR systems and gender diversity.

Sustainable, Inclusive Rural Tourism Rapid Assessment, Dahshour

April 2026 - May 2026

Plan International Egypt commissioned CGS to build the evidence base for an AECID-funded proposal on sustainable, inclusive rural tourism around Dahshour in Giza. The rapid mixed-methods assessment combined 12 focus group discussions, 20 key informant interviews and a desk review across the Saqqara-Dahshour corridor.

YIEP Annual Planning Workshop

December 2025 - February 2026

MOSHARAKAH - Green Economy and Entrepreneurship NGO Training and Proposal Evaluation

July 2025 - August 2025

Two technical workshops for 17 NGOs across governorates covering green economy and entrepreneurship, with detailed proposal evaluation for each participating organisation.

Endline Study - Strengthening Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt (SWEEt)

June 2025 - March 2026

Endline evaluation assessing achievements against intended outcomes, sustainability of women's economic empowerment, and the effectiveness of partnerships beyond project closure.

Business Models Analysis for Egypt's Informal Micro Enterprises

April 2025 - December 2025

A study of the financial behaviours, operational structures and market dynamics of informal enterprises, supporting Tasaheel in refining its microfinance offerings.

Financial Inclusion Consultancy for the YEEP Project

February 2025 - December 2025

Coaching around 50 entrepreneurs and implementing partners in Assiut to secure funds and refine their business models and financial plans.

M&E Support for XceleRise

Phase I: October 2024 - November 2025 | Phase II: November 2025 - July 2026

Co-developing a theory of change and results framework for the XceleRise Program, building an actionable M&E plan and training staff to run it.

Mapping Financial and Non-Financial Institutions Supporting SMEs

June 2024 - December 2024

Mapping service providers, publishing the data via an interactive GIS platform, and convening networking events linking young entrepreneurs with banks, MFIs and BDS providers.

Market Scan for Youth Self-Employment

December 2023 - March 2024

A four-governorate scan pairing policy review with qualitative fieldwork to judge the viability of income-generating opportunities and pinpoint high-potential sectors for young entrepreneurs.