Reports and other documents
Unlocking current and future employment for ICT professionals in Kenya
Kenya is cementing its status as a leader in digital development. There are 300,000 people working in the ICT sector and annual growth is around 10%, according to the findings of the study: Unlocking current and future employment for ICT professionals in Kenya”. The study has been launched by GIZ, German Development Cooperation, the ICT Authority Kenya, and Genesis Analytics, to coincide with the German-African Business Summit held in Nairobi.
Global demand for IT Enabled Services (ITES) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), collectively known as Global Business Services (GBS) continues its robust growth at around 8% annually, encompassing everything from full-stack software engineering to call centres. The 2023 market was over $1 trillion, but Africa’s share is just 2% compared to 36% in Asia and the Middle East. Kenya is one of a handful of African nations with emerging BPO and IT Enabled Services markets, but in 2023 Kenya’s share was $600m, compared to over $30 billion in the Philippines.
Kenya is primed for rapid expansion in the sector with 75% of its citizens aged under 35, a high level of English spoken throughout and favourable fully-loaded operational costs for multinationals looking to diversify their sourcing strategies. With the right strategic interventions, source markets can tap into this rich source of talent and place Kenya on a trajectory to be one of the fastest-growing GBS destinations.
A Brighter Future: An investment case for youth in Ukraine
How can we best support Ukraine's long-term recovery from the ongoing conflict?
To answer this question, Genesis Analytics worked with UNICEF Ukraine to develop an investment case for Ukraine's youth. The study found that every $1 spent today on youth programmes would generate $2.50 within six years.
Investment case for child sensitive social protection in East and Southern Africa
Genesis Analytics was contracted by Save the Children to do research into the long-term impacts of child-sensitive social protection (CSSP). The research focused on analysing the medium- and long-term monetary and non-monetary benefits and costs of investing in CSSP (in the form of cash transfer programs) through the development of a cost-benefit analysis (CBA).
Our Climate Finance and Economics practice
We work with governments, donors and private businesses to increase the flows of climate finance from higher to lower income countries, in fostering the role of the private sector in climate finance and in better preparedness of societies to address the climate change emergency proactively and adequately.
Health team shares flagship work at 25th AIDS Conference
Our Health team was at the 25th International AIDS Conference where they presented the excellent work we’ve done across Africa - from peer learning to research utilisation and costing. This is the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS with an estimated 15,000 participants in Munich and virtually.
Flagship projects presented were:
Improving the quality of Global Fund applications: The effect of a peer learning network
Integration of HIV services with PHC A comprehensive review of costs and cost effectiveness
The SSLN provides effective ways to learn and share best practices on HIV prevention in SSA
Self reflection and peer learning are key to improving HIV prevention capacity in WCA
Increasing the supply of Good Food in low-income markets
The Rockefeller Foundation appointed Genesis as the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) partner for the Food Initiative’s East Africa portfolio. In our role as the MERL partner, Genesis has supported the foundation to develop the initiative’s theory of change and to build the MEL framework based on learning questions that are reflective of the evolving nature of the initiative and the global context.
Guidance for selecting methods and tools for HIV economic studies
Genesis was awarded a contract to undertake a number of learning activities that will improve countries to accurately cost their HIV programmes, using national data systems, and interpret existing cost data, thereby enabling more effective planning, budgeting and ongoing decision-making.
From this work, Genesis produced guidance which enables users to select a costing methodology or tool which can assist policy makers and planners in finding the most appropriate costing method and tool for HIV and health programme financial planning. Download Guidance for selecting methods and tools for HIV economic studies here.
To further aid effective use of this guidance, we have created two instructional videos. The first video describes the guide's purpose and functionality to facilitate ease of use. The second video offers a step-by-step tutorial, using a practical example to illustrate how to apply the guide effectively.
Read more about the work our Health practice does
We work with our clients to develop solutions aimed at improving the health of populations throughout sub-Saharan Africa. We provide experts with decades of experience in the design, implementation, costing and evaluation of health programmes and strengthening of health systems.
A Deep Dive Study on the Impact of Regulatory Interventions
Capital markets in Africa face many challenges, including inadequate regulatory oversight, and can only play their part in Africa's development if these challenges are overcome. Genesis conducted an evaluation of FSD Africa's Africa Regulatory Support Programme (ARSP) across seven African markets.
