IBI

01/09/2025

📢 Seeking Tanzanian MEL Organizations!

IBI is seeking qualified local monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL) organizations to support USAID/Tanzania's T-MELA Activity. Selected organizations will be eligible for future competitive opportunities. We're looking for local NGOs and private companies with expertise in:

- Design and implementation of evaluations

- Data collection

📅 Deadline: January 30, 2025, 5:00 PM EAT

📍 In-person Q&A session: January 23, 2025 in Dar es Salaam

Learn more and apply: https://www.ibi-usa.com/single-post/t-mela-call-for-expression-of-interest-prequalification-of-monitoring-evaluation-learning-mel-s

SummaryIBI seeks qualified, eligible non-governmental organizations (for profit and not-for-profit) (“offerors”) to fulfill future needs for services to support USAID-funded Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adaptation (T-MELA) Activity. Interested parties should respond to this soli...

01/08/2025

🌟 Celebrating a Transformative 2024

From our milestone merger with URC to launching innovative projects in and , this year has been exciting and extraordinary for IBI. Read about our journey, achievements, and vision for 2025 in our latest blog post.

https://www.ibi-usa.com/single-post/2024-a-transformative-year-for-ibi

As we close the book on 2024, IBI looks back on a year defined by transformation, growth, and impactful achievements. This year marked a significant milestone with our acquisition by URC, a globally recognized leader in healthcare quality improvement, and becoming IBI – A URC Company. This partner...

12/19/2024

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Over the summer, our USAID/Guatemala Safe Cities Project team completed an enriching violence prevention study tour in Southern California, culminating in the 2024 Community Violence Intervention Conference. The delegation engaged with key stakeholders including Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh, local law enforcement, and leading community organizations to study integrated approaches to violence prevention.

Through this valuable exchange, our team has gained new insights and strategies to enhance our work in Guatemala, demonstrating how targeted, collaborative, and research-driven approaches can create lasting impact across different contexts.

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Effective community-focused violence prevention strategies share common elements: they are targeted, collaborative, and research-driven. This principle holds true across diverse contexts, from communities in the United States to those in Guatemala, where IBI implements the USAID Safe Cities Project....

12/17/2024

On December 10th, Somos Ciudad took a significant step forward! Somos Ciudad and the Municipality of Puerto Barrios signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen efforts in building safer, more effective communities. This initiative focuses on reducing crime and violence through transparency, citizen participation, and evidence-based decision-making. Mayor Hugo Sarceño reaffirmed the city's commitment to improving quality of life by balancing income and investment for the well-being of its residents.

11/13/2024

📢 La Iniciativa Somos Ciudad está buscando empresas con experiencia en desarrollo de software para el proyecto de Ventanilla Única en la municipalidad de Puerto Barrios.

ℹ Mas información: https://forms.office.com/r/dV2jQcFSLJ

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11/12/2024

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

We're excited to announce that IBI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tanzanian Prime Minister's Office to enhance the country's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems. This partnership supports USAID's localization efforts, empowering the Tanzanian government to take ownership of MEL processes and build sustainable, locally-driven development outcomes.

The MOU will serve as a framework for collaborative capacity-building initiatives, strengthening the government's ability to oversee and evaluate development activities across sectors. By fostering this collaborative relationship between USAID and local institutions, we're working to ensure development initiatives are more responsive to the needs of Tanzanian communities.

Read More: https://www.ibi-usa.com/single-post/ibi-supports-localization-and-strengthens-tanzania-s-monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-systems

Under the auspices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania through the Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (T-MELA), IBI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance the Tanzania's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems with....

10/29/2024

From interns to MEL professionals: See how USAID/Liberia DELTA's internship program is transforming careers in Liberia!

Four DELTA interns share their journey from gaining hands-on Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning experience to securing impactful roles in development. Learn how this program is building local capacity, creating sustainable job opportunities, and empowering the next generation of MEL specialists.

Read more here: https://www.ibi-usa.com/single-post/life-after-usaid-delta-s-internship-program-from-learning-to-earning

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Nearly a year after completing the USAID DELTA MEL Internship Program, the first cohort of interns reflects on how the program launched their careers in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL). This article revisits their experiences and journeys, highlighting insights from four alumni—Clarence...

09/10/2024

URC today announced the acquisition of IBI, a leading provider of international development consulting services, expanding URC’s breadth of management and leadership development expertise supporting national and local governments, communities, and the private sector.

IBI specializes in three practice areas: economic growth and governance; monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL); and stabilization and crisis response. The company’s experience ranges from running MEL platforms for USAID missions to providing technical assistance to an array of institutions in Liberia.

“Today marks an exciting step forward for our companies, our people, and those we serve,” said Earl Gast, URC president. “Connecting URC and IBI strengthens our ability to provide a wider range of integrated solutions for clients working to address some of the world’s greatest development challenges.”

Learn more: https://www.urc-chs.com/news/urc-ibi/

IBI

09/12/2023

IBI believes engaging local partners is key to sustainable development outcomes. At a recent USAID workshop, IBI's president shared how IBI localizes projects through approaches like:

- Subcontracting local partners in Liberia and providing capacity building.

- Working with Armenian partners to ensure solutions meet local needs.

- Collaborating with Pakistani stakeholders on customized procurement systems.

Local insight and leadership are integral to IBI's "Global Vision, Local Solutions" mission. Learn more examples of IBI's localization approach in this new blog post:

David Colvin, IBI's President and Senior Advisor, participated in USAID’s “Designing for Change Co-Creation Workshop” as a part of a conversation focused on identifying and reducing challenges to localization for USAID and local partners. IBI’s tagline of “Global Insight – Local Solution...

08/30/2023

Want to see how USAID/API is expediting customs and trade flows in the Philippines? Take a look at these 4 videos walking through our new e-CO, National Single Window, and ASEAN Customs Declaration Document. https://www.ibi-usa.com/single-post/advancing-philippine-customs-e-co-nsw-and-acdd-tutorials