Month: March 2026

The ALG team recently conducted a crucial mission by carrying out the Feasibility Study for the BMZ 2026 Project, an ambitious development program supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This mission reflects ALG’s ongoing commitment to providing strategic expertise for high-impact social initiatives.

The Mandate: Evaluating and Guiding the Future of the Project

ALG’s primary mandate was to thoroughly analyze the relevance and viability of a major new project, in collaboration with the implementing organization, Espace Solidarité Globale Bénin (ESGB/La Passerelle). The objective was threefold:

1. Diagnosis and Rationale: Analyze the current context, the initial challenges (particularly regarding child protection and the specific needs of victims), and the rationale for the project.

2. Evaluation according to the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC/OECD) Criteria: Evaluate the project based on the six standard criteria of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC/OECD): relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, potential impact, and sustainability. This evaluation also included a gender sensitivity analysis and a detailed review of the partnership between ESGB and KiRA (Kinderrechte Afrika e.V.).

3. Proposals for Improvement: Provide a critical analysis of the initial Logical Framework of the BMZ 2026 Project and formulate concrete proposals to improve its indicators, quantification, and the integration of institutional bottlenecks.

In essence, ALG’s mission was to lay the strategic and methodological groundwork to ensure that the future BMZ 2026 Project is not only relevant to real needs, but also robust, effective, and sustainable in its implementation.

Results: A Solid Basis for Decision-Making

Following this feasibility study, ALG submitted the final report to the client, a detailed document that will serve as a roadmap for decision-making. This report contains key strategic recommendations on:

• The overall strategy and duration of the new project (aiming for the sustainability of behavioral change).
• The optimal integration of beneficiary support and how to address gaps identified in the field.
• The most appropriate Monitoring, Evaluation, and operational management mechanisms.

The report thus confirms the main directions and areas for strengthening that will enable the BMZ 2026 Project to maximize its impact on the target communities. The ALG team in Benin is delighted to have contributed to this crucial step and looks forward to the realization of the next phases of the project.

ALG conducted a cost-benefit analysis of investments related to implementing interoperability between health facilities and civil registration services for birth registration in Burundi between November 2025 and January 2026. The study was commissioned by UNICEF on behalf of the Government of Burundi.

The cost-benefit analysis aims to provide Burundi with a strategic decision-making tool to identify profitable investments for improving children’s access to civil registration services, particularly within the framework of scaling up the interoperability approach for birth registration nationwide, using a quantitative methodology. This tool is a necessary contribution to the implementation of Burundi’s revised 2018-2027 National Development Plan and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The results of this study will provide the Government, UNICEF, and other development partners with the necessary evidence to support government systems and mobilize resources for the birth registration program. Specifically, the study is intended to:

• Develop a cost-benefit analysis of investments in interoperability between civil registration and health services for birth registration in Burundi. This analysis must clearly identify and articulate the short-, medium-, and long-term social and economic gains of investments in the sector (cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-efficiency analysis, cost of inaction analysis);
• Demonstrate the expected returns (cost-benefit ratio) of investments in birth registration in Burundi, particularly in interoperability between civil registration and health services;
• Identify funding options to ensure the nationwide scaling up of interoperability between health facilities and civil registration services for birth registration in Burundi.

ALG’s work will enable a cost-benefit analysis of the interoperability approach to inform the national scaling-up process and support advocacy for the inclusion of the interoperability budget in the national budget.

The firm worked in close collaboration and coordination with the national steering committee on interoperability and, more specifically, with the structures of the ministries responsible for the interior, health, finance, and other ministries involved in civil registration, as well as development partners, including NGOs and CSOs that support birth registration in Burundi.

Since 2007, ALG carried out more than 20 projects in Burundi.