Child & Adolescent Wellbeing
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Development of the National Child Protection Strategy in Saudi Arabia
2026Maestral is working with the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the development of a…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaSaudi Arabia -
Technical support to the Madgascar Ministry of Population and Solidarity (MPS) for the design of (i) a national framework for the prevention of all forms of violence against children and women, and (ii) a national parenting program
2025–2026Maestral International is supporting the Ministry of Population and Solidarity (MPS) in the design of a National Framework…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMadagascar -
Child and adolescent-friendly information portal on child protection in Kenya
2025–2026The Maestral team will design and develop a comprehensive child- and adolescent-friendly online portal which will serve as…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Disability-inclusive training module for social workers and the development of a parenting module for supporting parents/caregivers
2025–2026Maestral developed a comprehensive disability-inclusive training curriculum for social workers at the Diploma level for the Civil Service…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaSierra Leone -
Rapporteur for Regional Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children
2025Maestral served as rapporteur for the October 2025 Regional Ministerial Consultation on ending violence against children in Latin…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingLatin America and the CaribbeanRegion-Wide Projects -
National review of parenting/caregiver programmes with a gender-transformative lens in Moldova
2025–2026Maestral conducted a national review of parenting and caregiver programmes in Moldova to strengthen efforts to prevent violence…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaRepublic of Moldova -
Study on Children with Offending Behaviour and in Conflict with the Law in Bulgaria
2025–2026Maestral assessed the nature and extent of child offending in Bulgaria, including children below the age of criminal…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaBulgaria -
Technical support to the Ministry of Population and Solidarity (MPS) of the Republic of Madagascar for: (1) Carrying out an assessment of the system for protection against violence; and (2) Drawing up a National Child Protection Policy for Madagascar, including a budgeted action plan and monitoring framework
2025–2026Maestral is working to support the Ministry of Population and Solidarity in strengthening child protection systems and policies….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMadagascar -
Preparation of a training package on how to select, design, evaluate, implement, monitor and scale up evidence-based parenting interventions
2024–2026Maestral developed a comprehensive training package for the World Health Organization (WHO) to support policy-makers, programme implementers, and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Fortalecimiento del ecosistema de apoyo a la parentalidad dentro del modelo de servicios sociales integrados para la niñez y la adolescencia en Panamá
2024–2025Within the framework of the Model of integrated social services at the local level for children and adolescents,…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanPanama -
Training/capacity-building modules related to child protection for child learners, teachers, parents and caregivers and the child protection workforce in Kenya
2024–2025Maestral worked with the Government of Kenya to strengthen Kenya’s child protection system by building on existing and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Development of a Multi-Sectoral and Costed National Action Plan for Prevention and Response to Child Protection issues, Gender-based Violence, and Domestic Violence in Jordan 2025-2030
2024–2025The Maestral team supported the Jordan National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) and the National Team for Protection…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaJordan -
Study on Children with Offending Behaviour and in Conflict with the Law in Bulgaria
2024–2026Maestral assessed the nature and extent of child offending in Bulgaria, including children below the age of criminal…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaBulgaria -
Strengthen case management mechanisms and associated information management systems for child protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
2023–2025The Maestral team developed an integrated child protection case management system, including the associated information management system. The…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaRegion-Wide Projects -
Finalization of the Tanzania NPA VAWC II
2023–2024Maestral finalized the second NPA-VAWC (2023/24 – 2028/29), achieving significant results. The Maestral team updated the situation of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaUnited Republic of Tanzania -
Documentation of the PROSPECTS program in Uganda
2023–2024Maestral documented the PROSPECTS Programme. This initiative was a partnership aimed at transforming the response of governments and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaUganda -
Supporting parents and caregivers: A mapping and scoping review of experiences in Europe & Central Asia
2023The Maestral team conducted a mapping and scoping review of national experiences in parenting and caregiver support in…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaRegion-Wide Projects -
Development and the Costing of a National and Zonal Plan of Action on Ending Violence Against Children in Nigeria
2023–2024The Maestral team worked to develop a costed national plan of action on ending violence against children in…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaNigeria -
Development and launch of policy publications on the manifestations, drivers and impacts of Child Marriage and Early Unions (CMEU) in the Caribbean to be used to socialize across the region
2023The Maestral team worked to consolidate data into a comprehensive policy publication on the manifestations, drivers, and impacts…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingLatin America and the CaribbeanRegion-Wide Projects -
Event Development and Facilitation Services for the 2023 Annual Technical Consultation for the Programme to End Female Genital Mutilation
2023Maestral International supported the development and faciliatation of the 2023 Annual Technical Consultation for the Joint Programme to…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Development of a Situation Analysis on Early Childhood Intervention in the Republic of Moldova
2023Maestral developed a situation analysis on early childhood interventions in the Republic of Moldova. The Maestral i) conducted…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaRepublic of Moldova -
Fortalecimiento del rol del trabajo social para la implementación del modelo de servicios integrados a nivel local para la niñez y la adolescencia
2023–2024Maestral worked with partners in Panamá to enhance the role of the social workforce in implementing the integrated…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanPanama -
Study of the Investment Case for a Stronger Social Service Workforce in Kenya and Zambia
2022–2024Maestral worked alongside Cornerstone Economic Research to support advocacy efforts for the strengthening of the SSW across East…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaKenyaZambia -
Support the government of Ukraine to reform the childcare and protection system
2022–2027Maestral is working to support the Government of Ukraine the Better Care reform, aimed at ensuring all children…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaUkraine -
Assessment on Systems Strengthening: Social Service Workforce
2022–2024Maestral completed a Social Service Workforce (SSW) Assessment and System Analysis for the Strengthening of the SSW. This…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaTürkiye -
Evaluation of The Child Protection System In Belize
2022–2024Maestral completed a comprehensive evaluation of Belize’s Child Protection System (CPS), assessing its existing structures and procedures for…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanBelize -
Child Safeguarding Review and Standardization
2022–2023As Horizon stands poised to expand their impact for orphaned and vulnerable children across the globe, they want…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Institutional Consultancy to Conduct a comprehensive Review of the National Framework to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy in Angola
2022–2023Maestral conducted a comprehensive review of the National Framework to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy in Angola, as well as…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaAngola -
Assessment on System Strengthening: Family Strengthening
2022–2024Maestral completed an assessment on family strengthening for the Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS) in Turkey….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaTürkiye -
Child Protection Systems Strengthening and Integrated Case Management in Namibia
2022–2023Maestral supported the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) to benchmark the Child Protection…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaNamibia -
Integrated Child Protection Model Consultancy in China
2022–2023The Maestral team supported the strengthening documentation and evidence generation of the integrated child protection systems model to…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsChina -
Consultoría para el Mapeo de los Recursos Humanos dedicados a la Protección integral de la niñez y adolescencia en la República de Panamá
2022Maestral International trabajó en el mapeo de los recursos humanos dedicados a la protección integral de la niñez…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanPanama -
Development of regional e-learning course content on the protection of children in the context of migration
2021–2023Maestral supported the ATCSW and ASEA in developing an e-learning course on child protection in the context of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsRegion-Wide Projects -
Mapping of the Child Protection System and the Social Service Workforce in Qatar
2021–2024Maestral, in collaboration with the Doha Institute, completed a comprehensive mapping of the child protection system in Qatar….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaQatar -
Consultancy for the Evaluation of the National Roadmap for the Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Children and Adolescents in the Dominican Republic 2015-2020
2021–2022Maestral worked with Consejo Nacional para la Niñez y la Adolescencia (CONANI) on a formative evaluation of the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingLatin America and the CaribbeanDominican Republic -
Building Trust and Resilience: Child Protection Systems in the Baltic Sea Region
2021–2022Maestral worked with the Council of the Baltic Sea States to identify and document key elements and practices…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern EuropeDenmarkEstoniaFinlandGermanyIcelandLithuaniaNorway -
Development of social services workforce levels of competencies and curriculum for training of Para-social workforce to strengthen community-based child protection structures
2021–2023The Maestral team applied a systems approach to the mapping of the child protection system and the assessment…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaNigeria -
Strengthening of Sierra Leone’s Positive Parenting Education Programme Implementation Framework
2021–2022Maestral piloted the Good Kombra na Glady Family positive parenting programme for national validation and future scale up….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaSierra Leone -
Develop and roll-out a training package on Online Child Sexual Exploitation for the justice professionals
2021–2022Maestral assessed the capacity gaps within the justice sector on online child sexual exploitation and to develop professional…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Development of the National Parenting Programme
2021–2023The Maestral team worked with the Government of Kenya to support the design of a National Parenting Programme…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of safeguarding interventions for partners of Porticus
2021–2022Maestral conducted an external evaluation of the support (including guidance and resources) for safeguarding development and implementation provided…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Develop and pilot a training package for INSPIRE: 7 strategies to end violence against children
2021–2022Maestral worked with the World Health Organization to develop and pilot a Training of Trainers package on INSPIRE:…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Capacity building on responsible parenthood and violence prevention
2021Maestral supported capacity building of partner NGOs on responsible parenthood and violence prevention. This consultancy built off the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaAngola -
Review the Turks and Caicos Islands Corporate Structure of the Department of Social Development
2021Maestral Senior Associate Francesca Stuer developed recommendations for strengthening and restructuring the Department of Social Development of the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanTurks and Caicos Islands -
Analysis of Case Management Mechanisms in Eastern and Southern Africa
2021–2022Maestral Senior Associate Doreen Alaro worked with GSSWA to carry out a scoping and analysis of integrated case…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaRegion-Wide Projects -
Child labor/child trafficking assessment for the Integrated Cocoa Value Chain Development Project
2021The Maestral team worked with the World Bank (WB) to assist in the design of child labor prevention…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaCôte d’Ivoire -
End of project documentation – Equitable Access to Justice for Children in Albania and Montenegro 2019-2021
2021Maestral worked in Albania and Montenegro to comprehensively document achievements, lessons learned and challenges emanating from the implementation…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaAlbaniaMontenegro -
Integrate online violence into existing VAC ACguidelines/SOPs/training curricula/IEC materials
2021–2022Maestral conducted a review of the existing administrative, training, and educational resources for judiciary, welfare, and education sector…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaUganda -
Technical assistance to the development of the new National Child Policy and associated National Child Wellbeing Roadmap
2020–2023Maestral International and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), worked in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Family and Community…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsMalaysia -
Namibia – Child Protection in Sports Training Package and Child Safeguarding Policy
2020–2021Maestral and Physically Active Youth (PAY) developed a training and support package on child safeguarding in sport. The…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaNamibia -
Development of MER-related content for Strong Local Primes solutions package
2020Maestral Senior Associate Mari Hickmann worked with CRS as subject matter expert in the US President’s Emergency Response…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingCanada & United StatesUnited States -
Technical Support for conducting a study on the actual and potential impact of business on children’s rights in Kazakhstan
2020Maestral conducted a rights-based and equity-focused analysis of the business impact on children’s lives in Kazakhstan and the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan -
Mi Familia: Case Management & Parenting Program
2020–2021Maestral contributed to HRH2030 Colombia’s Objective 3: Improve quality and coverage of service delivery, by providing technical support…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingLatin America and the CaribbeanColombia -
Philippines Case Management mapping and enrichment
2020–2022Maestral and De La Salle University Social Development Research Center conducted an in-depth analysis on the current practices,…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsPhilippines -
Consultancy for IZU documentation and gender and VAC module
2020–2022The Maestral team supported the strengthening of the community-level IZU cadre of Rwanda’s child protection workforce to prevent…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaRwanda -
Institutional consultancy for an assessment of the CPS in Rwanda and development of a child protection case management framework
2020–2022Maestral worked with Makarere University and independent consultants to facilitate a mapping and assessment of the current practices,…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaRwanda -
Development of a Competency Standard for members of the workforce directly engaging with children focused on the identification and management of protection risks in children and adolescents in Mexico and related tools for its application and certification.
2020–2021Maestral worked in close coordination with the National System for Integrated Family Development (or its Spanish acronym, SNDIF)…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanMexico -
Strengthening the Social Service Workforce in Papua New Guinea
2020–2022The Maestral team provided technical assistance to NOCFS, PNGSWA and relevant Government departments to assess the social service…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsPapua New Guinea -
Support for the Kenyan Child Protection Workforce Strengthening to Respond to COVID-19
2020Maestral worked with the Kenyan Department of Children’s Services to conduct a series of 12 sensitive virtual learning…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Virtual training programme on child protection, GBV, and Covid-19
2020–2021The Maestral team supported the ongoing strengthening of Uganda’s child protection workforce, with a particular emphasis on the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaUganda -
Technical assistance to support immediate and long-term response to COVID-19
2020Maestral provided technical support for Child Protection COVID-19 response, including supporting technical notes, guidelines, and other technical products…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Development and Piloting of Parenting Education Programme in Sierra Leone
2020–2021Maestral worked with CSO partners to contribute to the development of a positive parenting education programme for Sierra…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaSierra Leone -
In-Service Training for lecturers in Universities and Colleges on the Revised and Harmonized Curricula for Social Work
2020–2021Maestral worked with the Ministry of Social Welfare and various Universities to develop materials for in-service training of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaSierra Leone -
Réalisation de l’état des lieux des travailleurs sociaux a Madagascar’
2020–2022The Maestral team worked with the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and Promotion of Women (MPPSPF) to assess…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMadagascar -
Scaling Up Child Protection: Discussion Paper
2020Maestral produced a two-volume discussion paper to inform a 2022-2025 global strategic plan, which will include a core…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyGlobalGlobal Projects -
Analysis of the Situation of Access to Justice for Children in Mozambique
2020–2021Maestral International, in partnership with REFORMAR- Research for Mozambique, provided a comprehensive situation analysis of the justice sector…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaMozambique -
Appraisal of the Community Level Case Management System in Zambia
2019–2020Maestral and Precise Research Solutions (PRS) to inform the continued and unfolding processes to establish effective case management…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaZambia -
Assess the National Response to Child Online Sexual Exploitation in Kenya using the WeProtect Model National Response Framework and Develop a Draft National Plan of Action
2019–2021Maestral International supported the Government of Kenya, in particular, the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) and the Communications…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Violence Indicators and Tools
2019Maestral Senior Associate Robert Common worked with Plan Evaluation to support Plan International with the finalisation of a…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Capacity building of civil society actors to protect children against violence Burkina Faso
2019–2023Maestral International Senior Associate Viktoria Perschler provided technical support to Health Focus in the implementation of Component 3…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaBurkina Faso -
Case Management Support – Greece
2019Maestral Senior Associate Atieno Odenyo, provided technical support to the CRS Greece Urban Shelter Project Team to transition…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern EuropeGreece -
Capacity Assessment of Ethiopia Child Protection System & Links with Allied Systems
2019–2023The Maestral team generated evidence to provide key stakeholders with a clearer picture of how the child protection…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaEthiopia -
Developing a Comprehensive Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Strategy for Liberia
2019Together with partner Medica Liberia, Maestral supported the development and design of a comprehensive SGBV prevention strategy and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaLiberia -
Presentation of key findings of the mapping of the child protection workforce in Mexico
2019–2020Maestral to conducted a virtual presentation of the key findings and recommendations to the national DIF and DIF…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanMexico -
Assessment of the social service workforce for child protection and development of action plans to implement the recommendations of the assessment
2019–2021The Maestral team provided technical guidance and assistance in the implementation of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaBosnia and Herzegovina -
Supporting UNICEF India’s Country Strategy to End Violence against Children
2019–2020Maestral International supported the development and finalization of the Ending Violence against Children (EVAC) country strategy with a…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSouth AsiaIndia -
Develop gender-responsive guidance for the design, implementation and M&E of parenting programmes for violence prevention
2019–2020Maestral has built upon the two regional reviews of parenting programmes in MENARO and EAPRO, along with other…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Research and analysis on SDG 16, developing content around child protection for advocacy events to be held in the lead up to the ISPCAN International Congress in Oman
2019Maestral Senior Associate, Kelley Bunkers, supported the designing and preparing the content for a High Level Political Meeting…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingMiddle East and North AfricaOman -
Support knowledge generation and implementation of evidence-based methodology to promote responsible fatherhood in Angola
2019–2020Maestral and partner Plan Evaluation, worked with the C4D Manager, INAC/MASFAMU, Ministries of Justice and Human Rights, Health…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaAngola -
Formative research on violence against children (VAC) in homes to inform opportunities for positive parenting in Sierra Leone
2019Maestral developed and carried out a formative study to situate the current state of violence against children (VAC)…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaSierra Leone -
Masterclass: Analyzing & Reforming International Child Protection Systems
2019Maestral Partner, David Tobis, worked with the University of Central Lancashire to develop and teach a 5 days…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern Europe and Central AsiaUnited Kingdom -
Social Welfare Service Workforce Capacity Assessment to Develop a Long-Term Capacity Building Strategy for the Social Welfare Services Sector
2019–2020Maestral worked with the Government of Ghana ( Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and the Office…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaGhana -
Parenting Programming Webinars
2019Maestral International delivered parenting programming webinars that helped participants understand what parenting programmes are and their rationale, understand…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Piloting of the Cross Sectoral Platforms for Coordination, Collaboration and Referral (ECED, Child Protection, Children with Disabilities)
2018–2021Maestral piloted the cross sectoral platforms system in two governorates, refine the system including SOPs, Jobaids and Tools…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaOman -
Capacity Gap Assessment of Child Protection Focused Social Welfare Workforce in Kenya, Development and Roll-out of Child Protection Focused Social Welfare Workforce Training Package
2018–2021Maestral worked with the Department of Children’s Services to assess the capacity, including strengths and gaps of the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Parenting Programmes for parents/caregivers of children and adolescents in the Middle East & North African Region with a focus on Jordan
2018–2020Maestral supported regional and national stakeholders to contribute to the provision of technical assistance and quality assurance of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingMiddle East and North AfricaJordan -
Development of Terre des Hommes Netherlands three-year country strategic plans for Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
2018Maestral provided technical support in the development of Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) three-year country strategic plans…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaEthiopiaKenyaUgandaUnited Republic of Tanzania -
Positive Parenting Programme Review in the East Asia and Pacific region
2018–2019Maestral conducted a review of parenting programmes in the East Asia and the Pacific region and developed guidance…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsCambodiaIndonesiaMalaysiaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesThailandTimor-LesteViet Nam -
Evaluation of Retrak-Chisomo’s Children’s Club’s Project: “The Provision and Strengthening of Support for Street Children, Families and Communities in Malawi”
2018“The Provision and Strengthening of Support for Street Children, Families and Communities in Malawi” is a Retrak project…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaMalawi -
Zimbabwe OVC – Getting to Zero
2018–2020In partnership with Catholic Relief Services, Maestral provided technical support to the Pathways project under USAID Zimbabwe. Pathways…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaZimbabwe -
Action Plan on Children in Adversity
2018Maestral International was contracted by GH Pro, Dexis Consulting Group to work with USAID, other USG agencies and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingCanada & United StatesUnited States -
Finalization of Referral Tools for KIDSS Project
2017–2018Maestral consultant Francesca Stuer, supported CRS Cameroon in the development of guidelines for establishment of health district level…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaCameroon -
Save the Children – Case Management Toolkit
2017Maestral Senior Associate, Severine Chevrel, supported Save the Children in the development of a toolkit to accompany their…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Develop Roadmap for Ending Child Marriage and FGM/C by 2025
2017–2018Maestral worked with IPE Global to cost the action plan to end FGM/C and child marriage, develop a…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaEthiopia -
Support to National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) to review existing parenting modules and develop a new tailored national parenting programme designed to prevent and respond to violence against children in Malaysia
2017–2019Maestral, the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), and the University of Putra Malaysia reviewed started this…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsMalaysia -
Child protection system and services costing and review of budgetary processes and allocations for child protection in Kenya
2017–2018Maestral conducted a costing analysis of the child protection system and prevention and response services for children in…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Development of Best Interest Assessment Tool and Guide and Best Interest Determination Procedure in Ethiopia
2017Maestral worked with Save the Children Ethiopia to strengthen the case management practice that are evolving as a…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaEthiopia -
Case Management and Social Service Workforce Strengthening
2017Maestral supported the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (GSSWA) in the collaborative development of a case management core…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Review of the National OVC Policy 2004 and Development of the National Children Policy
2017–2018Maestral provided technical assistance to Uganda’s MoGLSD and MoIA for the development of Comprehensive national child protection policy…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaUganda -
MWENDO: OVC Program Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley Counties of Kenya
2017–2021Maestral provided technical support and training on Bidirectional referral mechanisms and case conferencing, including the roll-out/operationalization at the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Development of a contextually appropriate model of cross-sectoral case management for strengthened IECD, child protection and disability inclusion in Oman
2017–2018Maestral worked with the Government of Oman’s Ministries of Social Development, Health and Education to assess current cross…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaOman -
Facilitation of VAC & Care Mtgs – Africa
2016–2017Maestral consultants provided technical planning, facilitation, and consultation on the Africa expert eliminating violence against children in all…
Care ReformChild & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Development of the EAC Regional Minimum Package of Services for vulnerable children and youth in the EAC region
2016Maestral International and the Global Trauma Project (GTP) were commissioned to support the East African Community (EAC) in…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyBurundiRwandaUgandaUnited Republic of Tanzania -
End Phase Review of the Safeguard Young People Programme
2016Maestral conducted an end of phase review that assessed the extent to which SYP is achieving progress, relevance,…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaEswatiniMalawiNamibiaSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe -
Facilitation of the Development of the New National Plan of Action to End Violence Against Women and Children in Tanzania
2016–2017Maestral supported the development of the new National Plan of Action to End Violence against Women and Children…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaEswatiniMalawiNamibiaSouth AfricaUnited Republic of TanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe -
Development of a Pilot Model on Child and Family Welfare in Indonesia
2016–2017Pusat Kajian Perlindungan Anak (“PUSKAPA”) and Maestral International (“Maestral”) collaborated to support the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsIndonesia -
Discussion Paper on Violence Against Children and Care in Africa
2016Maestral developed a discussion paper on violence against children in all care settings in the context of Sub-Saharan…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaWestern and Central AfricaRegion-Wide ProjectsRegion-Wide Projects -
Consultancy for Strengthening Case Management Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
2015–2016Maestral assisted ESAR countries in establishing and/or improving and rolling out national frameworks for integrated case management systems….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenyaMozambiqueNamibiaRwandaZimbabwe -
Building the Capacity of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan on Independent Child Rights Monitoring
2015–2016Maestral provided capacity building support and technical assistance to the National Preventive Group on Ill-treatment and Torture of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaAzerbaijan -
Design and Support Implementation of a District Child Protection Systems Model in Malawi
2015–2016In collaboration with ODI, Maestral supported the design of an operational National Child Protection System in Malawi that…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMalawi -
End of Phase Review of the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI)
2015The Maestral team conducted an external end of phase review of REPSSI’s 2011-2015 strategy. The review assessed program…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaEswatiniKenyaMalawiSouth AfricaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe -
Strategy Development Literature Review
2015Maestral conducted a literature review focusing on the psychosocial care and support landscape in Africa to inform the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Evaluation of NWCCW-UNICEF Joint Child Friendly Spaces Project in China (2008-2015)
2015–2019The Maestral team evaluated the Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) model in China by identifying good practices, lessons learned,…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsChina -
Reviewing and Developing Magomero College Social Work Diploma and Certificate Curriculum and Costed Delivery System
2015–2016Maestral and Rutger’s University reviewed and developed a two-year social work diploma program and a one-year social work…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMalawi -
The Mapping and Formative Evaluation of the Child Protection System of the Union of Comoros
2015–2016Maestral International conducted a mapping and formative evaluation of the protection system of Comoros. This mapping and assessment…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaComoros -
Plan OVC – M&E Support
2015Maestral supported the Plan Nilinde team in developing the performance monitoring plan (PMP) for their five year program…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Assessment of Pope Francis Home
2015The Pope Francis Rescue Home was established to provide necessary services and temporary safe shelter for children exposed…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaKenya -
Consultancy to Support the Life Cycle Approach Situation Analysis of Women and Children in The Gambia
2015Maestral conducted an analysis to strengthen government capacity to collect, analyze, and use data to inform policy and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingWestern and Central AfricaGambia -
Assessment of Adolescents and Youth Development in Malawi
2015The Maestral team conducted a situational analysis of adolescents and youth aged 10-29 years. The report was carried…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicySouth Africa -
Development of Training Curriculum for the Department of Social Welfare Case Managers and mentoring and coaching package for newly-assigned Case Managers in Myanmar
2014–2015Maestral worked with the Department of Social Welfare and other Government and non-Government stakeholders to revise relevant training…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEast Asia and Pacific IslandsMyanmar -
Tabasco, Mexico – Map and Assess Child Protection Systems and Implementation of recommendations
2014–2015Maestral conducted a rapid assessment of the social and child protection systems in the state of Tabasco, Mexico….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanMexico -
Map and Assess Child Protection Systems in Tabasco, Mexico
2014–2015Maestral International with Grupo de Economistas y Asociados (GEA) conducted a rapid assessment of the social assistance system…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyLatin America and the CaribbeanMexico -
Develop a National Child Protection Strategy and Action Plan
2014–2015Having partnered with ARS Progetti, Maestral provided qualified technical assistance to the Government of Mauritius, specifically the Ministry…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaMauritius -
Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children)
2014–2019Maestral International was a member of a consortium led by CRS for the Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children…
Care ReformChild & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsEastern and Southern AfricaWestern and Central AfricaBotswanaCambodiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoEswatiniEthiopiaKenyaLesothoMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaUgandaZimbabwe -
GHR Technical Assistance
2013–2014Maestral supported GHR to review Save the Children’s “Creating Safe Communities Project” in Nepal and provide recommendations on…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSouth AsiaNepal -
Capacity Development on Child Protection Systems Mapping and Assessment in South Asia
2013In facilitation with Child Frontiers, Maestral facilitated a regional workshop in South Asia on the child protection systems…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicySouth AsiaRegion-Wide Projects -
RIATT-ESA Midterm Review
2013Maestral conducted a midterm review for Regional Inter Agency Task team on Children and AIDS for Eastern and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaRegion-Wide Projects -
Map and Assess the Child and Adolescent Protection System in Cape Verde
2013Maestral completed a mapping, assessment and strengthening of their child protection systems, utilizing the Global Toolkit. The findings…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaCabo Verde -
Mapping and Assessment of the Child Protection System in Swaziland
2013Maestral completed a mapping, assessment and strengthening of the child protection systems, utilizing the Global Toolkit. Maestral provided…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaEswatini -
Joint Inter-Agency Statement on Child Protection Systems Strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa
2013In early 2013, Philip Goldman of Maestral facilitated the work of a variety of organizations (multilaterals, NGOs) working…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaSenegal -
REPSSI Midterm Review
2013Maestral worked on an independent assessment of the results of the REPSSI program across the whole organization, with…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaMalawiMozambiqueSouth AfricaUnited Republic of Tanzania -
Mapping and Assessment of the Child Protection System and Development of a Child Protection System Strengthening Orientation Paper for Burkina Faso
2013–2014Maestral supported the Government of Burkina Faso and its partners in carrying out a mapping and assessment of…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaBurkina Faso -
Mapping and Assessment of Existing Child Protection System and Design of Strategy Plan of Action to Strengthen the System
2013–2014The Children’s Protection and Welfare Act of 2011, prompted the Government of Lesotho to ensure that the new…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaLesotho -
Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, Costing and Budgeting of Child Protection National Programs
2013–2014Maestral, with the Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, supported the monitoring results for equity system agenda in…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaUnited Republic of Tanzania -
Map the Child Protection System and Develop a National Child Protection Strategy and Plan of Action for The Gambia
2013–2015Maestral supported the Government of The Gambia in assessing, designing and implementing a comprehensive Child Protection System, including…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaGambia -
Mapping and Assessing the Child Protection System in Six Selected States in Nigeria
2013–2014Maestral was engaged by CapacityPlus and USAID to conduct a comprehensive mapping, assessment and programming exercise on the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyWestern and Central AfricaNigeria -
Mapping & Assessment of CP System in UAE
2012–2013Maestral launched a mapping and assessment process of the child protection system in the United Arab Emirates. The…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyMiddle East and North AfricaUnited Arab Emirates -
Technical Brief on Social Service Workforce
2012The purpose of this technical report is to provide a description of the composition of the social service…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyGlobalGlobal Projects -
Impact Evaluation of the National Plan of Action for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children
2012–2013Maestral assessed how the implementation of the Malawi National Plan of Action has led to positive outcomes for…
Care ReformChild & Adolescent WellbeingEastern and Southern AfricaMalawi -
Introductory Training of Child Protection Systems Mapping and Assessment Toolkit
2012–2013Maestral completed a mapping, assessment and strengthening of their child protection systems, utilizing the Global Toolkit. Maestral provided…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSouth AsiaMaldives -
Map and Assess the Child Protection System in Uganda
2012–2013Maestral completed a mapping, assessment, and strengthening of their child protection systems, utilizing the above Toolkit. Maestral provided…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern and Southern AfricaUganda -
Technical Note on Prevention and Response to Violence against Children in Early Childhood
2012–2013Maestral developed a comprehensive, synthesized and user-friendly technical note for country offices, regional offices and headquarters, to give…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
HIV-Affected Children and Residential Care
2012–2013The phenomenon of residential care has been growing in recent years, and HIV is one of the factors…
Care ReformChild & Adolescent WellbeingEast Asia and Pacific IslandsEastern and Southern AfricaKenyaMalawiThailandUganda -
The Partnership for Children: A Donors’ Collaborative
2010In 2010, Maestral (in cooperation with the Fund for Social Change) worked with the Oak Foundation to assist…
Care ReformChild & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects -
Strategic and Programme Review
2010In 2010, Maestral’s Senior Partners conducted an overall review of the development priorities and strategic positioning in Ukraine….
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyEastern Europe and Central AsiaUkraine -
Early Childhood Development: Developing Global Capacity
2010–2011In cooperation with MANNET, Maestral supported a capacity assessment to carry out Early Childhood Development programs at the…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyGlobalGlobal Projects -
Global Toolkit to Map and Assess Child Protection Systems
2009–2010In 2009 and 2010, Maestral developed a Toolkit to map and assess child protection systems, supporting the implementation…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingSocial PolicyGlobalBangladeshCambodiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoGlobal ProjectsGuatemalaKenyaKyrgyzstanTunisia -
Infants & Young Children Participation and Parenting Framework
2000–2014Maestral supported ChildFund International in developing and documenting a programmatic framework for infants and young child participation and…
Child & Adolescent WellbeingGlobalGlobal Projects