Society

STEM-VCR is a consulting company incorporating over 35 years of operations in developing countries and emerging economies where over 150 projects have been implemented successfully.
In the last decade our company has acquired experience in supporting Non-State Actors' involvement in development policies as well as in governance. In this framework, civil society organizations (CSOs) and small and medium enterprises (SME) have represented the main areas of intervention.

Experience

Our firm faced the evolving challenges in the field of cooperation for sustainable development. Skills acquired over time make STEM-VCR able to anticipate future issues and innovative solutions.
The engagement of new emerging actors worldwide and locally in governance-related aspects represent an important focus for STEM-VCR. Fragile states, conflict and post-conflict contexts, democratization processes represented the most common field of intervention in respect of our expertise.

Innovation

The 35 years of activity of STEM-VCR have been characterized by the capability to be at the forefront of technology and to pioneer advanced methodological approaches, in the continuous effort to anticipate trends and to provide edge cutting solutions.
Together with the capacity to deal with technological innovation, STEM-VCR developed capacities for identifying and analyzing social innovation worldwide, considering both the new actors and the new practices adopted for managing politic, economic, environmental and social crisis.

Global vision

Capable to operate in very diversified contexts, capitalising on existing original local features and tailoring its own approach within a global socio-economical framework. The implementation of a project sets out from the detailed analysis of the local economical, environmental and cultural background framed in a broader international perspective.

Teaming up

The team consists of a group of experts whose professional competencies thoroughly cover the areas of the firm's activities. Integration and flexibility of staff availing synergies guarantee efficiency and a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach. STEM-VCR created a network of experts able to match a high level professional expertise in many disciplinary areas with an in-depth knowledge of local and national contexts.

Independence

Autonomous from any industrial, financial, social or political groups. Such distinguishing attribute guarantees the absolute impartiality of the firm's experts in the execution of their professional tasks.

Assistance Technique Programme CPBEV - Phase 2:

STEM has been awarded the following mission in Benin:
Assistance Technique Programme CPBEV - Phase 2

Support to Development Partners Groups and National Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs):

STEM has been awarded the following mission in Nigeria:
Support to Development Partners Groups and National Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs)

Women’s empowerment and Local Development 3 – WELOD 3 Palestine:

STEM has been awarded the independent evaluation in Palestine:
“Women’s empowerment and Local Development 3 – WELOD 3 Palestine”

Final Evaluation – Rural Development and Climate Change Response Programme, in Bhutan:

STEM has been awarded the following evaluation:
«Final Evaluation – Rural Development and Climate Change Response Programme, in Bhutan»

Assessment of the EU support to fighting Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Mozambique (Spotlight Initiative) and Identification and formulation of the NDICI support programme on SGBV:

STEM has been awarded the following mission in Mozambique
Assessment of the EU support to fighting Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Mozambique (Spotlight Initiative) and Identification and formulation of the NDICI support programme on SGBV

Assessment of the PEGASE Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority – Incentives Based Mechanism:

STEM has been awarded the following mission in Palestine:
Assessment of the PEGASE Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority – Incentives Based Mechanism

Mid-term Evaluation of the Fight Against Organised Crime in West Africa: Combatting all types of Trafficking (OCWAR-T) - FED/2018/402-635:

STEM has been awarded the following evaluation:
Mid-term Evaluation of the Fight Against Organised Crime in West Africa: Combatting all types of Trafficking (OCWAR-T) - FED/2018/402-635

Formulation Projet Gouvernance Gabon:

STEM has been awarded the following mission:
Formulation Projet Gouvernance Gabon

Final Evaluation of the 11th EDF Support to the Grenada Health Sector:

STEM has been awarded the following evaluation:
Final Evaluation of the 11th EDF Support to the Grenada Health Sector