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Genesis studies why 30% of SA births go unregistered
Genesis Analytics has been contracted to evaluate the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) birth registration programme. Despite various interventions through the DHA’s birth registration programme only 694 000 out of approximately 1.1-million births are registered per year in South Africa.

Genesis in $74m Southern African trade and investment project
Genesis is part of a consortium that has been awarded the $74-million contract to manage USAID’s Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (SATIH) programme.
The purpose of the billion-rand SATIH programme over the next five years is to help a range of Southern African countries become competitive in agriculture and manufacturing, which will assist them succeed in global markets as well as enhance the region's food security.

Springfield agreement fosters market systems development in Africa
Genesis Analytics and the UK-based Springfield Centre have formed a partnership to design, implement and evaluate market systems development programmes in Africa.“This partnership will combine Springfield’s global knowledge base with our deep practical experience of successful development projects in Africa,” said founder and chair of Genesis, Stephan Malherbe. “We expect the result to be more innovative interventions, more disciplined implementation, and more insightful and evidence-based evaluation.”

Genesis part of bid to improve EU-SA dialogue
Genesis Analytics is part of a consortium that has been awarded a EUR3,436,500 contract with the European Union (EU) to provide technical assistance for the EU-South Africa Dialogue Facility.
"We are delighted to be part of the winning consortium to manage the EU-SA Dialogue Facility,” said Ryan Short, partner and head of the Shared Value practice, and who will serve as member of the project advisory committee.

Genesis to evaluate campaign against sugary drinks
Genesis Analytics has been awarded a six-month contract by Vital Strategies to support the evaluation of a communication campaign aimed at reducing the consumption of sugary drinks in South Africa .Obesity in South Africa has been increasing over the past 30 years, making it the country with the highest obesity rate in sub-Saharan Africa.

Genesis is M&E partner to Rockefeller Foundation’s Digital Jobs Africa initiative
Genesis Analytics has been awarded a two-year grant by The Rockefeller Foundation to serve as monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner to their Digital Jobs Africa (DJA) initiative, which was set up in response to the challenge of widespread youth unemployment in Africa.