Karsten Weitzenegger Email & Phone Number

Hamburg, Hh, De

Germany

Karsten Weitzenegger provides consulting, training and evaluation services for governance and economic development activities.I fully support several clients to reach sustainable results of their actions and strategies. My scientific and managerial services combine dedication with practical skills and methods. I want to use my experience from more than 30 countries to promote positive, lasting change globally. This is our planet, we take care.

Brussels And World-Wide

2024, M&E support to TEI Decent Work in Bangladesh, Support for European Development Policy and Team Europe2024, West African Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) in Sierra Leone – Final EvaluationMontenegro, Enhancement of business environment & competitiveness of the private sector of Montenegro (BeSME).ASEAN Economic Community, EU-ASEAN Capacity Building Project for Monitoring Integration Progress and Statistics (COMPASS).West Africa, Evaluation of Trainings on the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) and adaptation of Capacity Development. Promoting West African Trade Integration (WATIP)’ project, co-financed by the EU and Germany.Ghana, Mid-term Evaluation of the Trade Related Assistance and Quality Enabling Programme (TRAQUE) Jordan, Final Evaluation of "Support to Regulatory Reform and Privatisation in infrastructure.Investing in People: Promoting Social Cohesion, Employment and Decent Work. CfP Support for social inclusion and social protection of workers in the informal economy and of vulnerable groups at community level. Uruguay INTEGRA Sector Assistance Programme for Social and Territorial Cohesion, External Monitoring.Belize, Identification of priority sectors offering economic diversification opportunities. Turkey, Support to SPO to Implement Economic and Social Cohesion Measures.Equatorial Guinea, Preparatory Study for the 10th European Development Fund. Guatemala, Identification of a sector programme for equal and sustainable growth of the economy and the employment. Andean Community Regional Technical Assistance related to Commerce project (ATRC), Suriname, Final Evaluation of the Micro Projects ProgrammeBelize, Final Evaluation of the Micro-Enterprise Credit SchemeGuyana, Final Evaluation of the Guyana Training Agency ProgrammeFinal Evaluation of the Caribbean University Level Programme (CULP)Guyana, Mid-Term Evaluation of the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP).

Mexico

2024/25: Evaluation of the Chamber and Association Partnership Program (KVP) of the German Savings Bank Foundation for International Cooperation (DSIK). The aim of the evaluation is to assess the current approach to project implementation and to demonstrate its effectiveness. The evaluation should clarify how and why the program has had effects and which factors influenced its success or failure.2022: Revisión de Medio Término del proyecto regional "Mejorando el acceso sostenible a los servicios financieros mediante el fortalecimiento de las estructuras educativas y asociativas en Centroamérica". Evaluación de impacto basada en los criterios OECD-DAC. El objetivo del proyecto era mejorar de forma sostenible el acceso a los servicios financieros en la región mediante el fortalecimiento de las estructuras educativas y asociativas. Entrevistas en México, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá y Cuba.

Eschborn, Germany And World-Wide

2024. Central Project Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Economic Development and Employment (E4DE) Project. Case studies on entrepreneurship policy impact in 3 regions in Jordan.2023. Trainer for onSITE Operations, Technical Support for the Academy for International Cooperation2022. Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)2022, Summary Evaluation of develoPPP projects for private-public partnerships for development. 2022, Albania, Ex-post Evaluation; Promotion of an environmentally sustainable management of land on the Cape of Rodon peninsula. 2021. Nicaragua. Ex-post Evaluation develoPPP projects. Cocoa Production in the AMASAU indigenous territory2021. Uganda, Ex-post Evaluation of develoPPP projects for private-public partnerships for development. 2020-2022. West Africa, Strengthening ECOWAS Institutional Capacity through Strategic Management Advice and Technical Expertise.2020. Evaluation, Green Markets and Sustainable Consumption. Project aims to extend market access for products of sociobiodiversity and organic farming by cooperatives and small farmers' associations in Amazonia. 2018-2020, African Union, Technical Advisor support to the African-German Youth Initiative skills initiative for exchanging technical and vocational TVET students.West Africa, Evaluation of Trainings on the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) and adaptation of Capacity Development.China, Mongolia, Capacity Building to support cooperation in the framework of the Greater Tumen Initiative.Evaluating Social Accountability Pilot Interventions and Youth Create Change in the Palestinian territories.Central America, Development of entrepreneurial skills in the professional training of young people in social disadvantage.SADC, International Leadership Training Turkey, SPO Programme to build Capacity to Implement Economic and Social Cohesion Measures.

Hamburg, Germany

Support the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Foundation 2025-2028 Multiannual Strategy and 2025 Annual Work Programme. Preparation, moderation and documentation of a Team Strategy Workshop and policy advice.

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Sustainable Development Solutions (SDS) works at the nexus of research, policy, and development practice to maximize progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on a global, regional, national, and local scale.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Final Evaluation of West African Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) in Sierra Leone to improve the performance, growth and contribution to industry, regional trade and exports of selected value chains; improve the climate for business at national and regional levels. EU Delegation, Freetown.

Latin America

DGRV – the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation is the national apex organization and top-level auditing confederation of the cooperative sector in Germany.2023 Paraguay, Peru, Evaluation of the Regional Programme. Aim was that rural cooperatives offer their members improved access to sustainable value chains and financial education and access to finance.2019 Mexico, Central America and Cuba, Mid-term evaluation of the Regional Programme. Aim was to integrate cooperatives into the development of the financial sector systematically and support the strategies of decentralization pursued by Latin American states. Assessment of financial services provided by the savings and credit cooperatives and banking supervision. German BMZ funding for social structure.

Hamburg Area, Germany

2024. Trainer for Low-threshold access to GIZ’s whistleblower/stop-it grievance system2023. Trainer for onSITE Operations, Technical Support for the Academy for International Cooperation2022. Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)2012. 2013. Entrepreneurship, International Leadership Training, Innovative Regional Economic Development & Trade Promotion – SADC. GIZ contract.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Evaluating if, how and why results-based payments work for reduced deforestation in Ecuador. https://prem.fias.org.ec/

Helsinki, Finnland

Employment and Entrepreneurship Expert on the FCG team to identify projects/programmes in support of the “youth, jobs and skills impact area” of Finland’s Country Programme for Development Cooperation in Kenya 2021-2024.Assessed the implementation and achievement of goals of the Finland's Action Plan 2012 - 2015 for Aid for Trade. Evaluate how the cross cutting objectives and human rights based approach are fulfilled in Aid for Trade projects and analyze the relations between Aid for Trade and other sectors and themes. The evaluation will also analyze different forms of cooperation in Aid for Trade (for example country- and region level, multilateral and EU-cooperation, companies, NGOs etc.) as well as the funding instruments (Finnfund and Finnpartnerhip).

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2021. Brazil, Planning of a chamber partnership project to support Local Economic Development in the tourism sector in five cities in different regions of Brazil. 2021. Ghana, Mid-term Review of the chamber partnership project between Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Objective was to improve the economic framework conditions, in particular for small and medium sized companies (SMEs), in the Western Region of Ghana. Germany BMZ financed.2008. Belize. Identification of priority sectors offering economic diversification opportunities in the Districts of Corozal and Orange Walk in Northern Belize. Identification of employment and business strategies for the districts. Making markets work for SME. Pro-poor value chain approach (sugar, fruits, vegetables, tourism). Entrepreneurship development. Regional economic development. 2001-2003. Dominican Republic, Steering and coordination of the cooperation of the SME Confederation of the Dominican Republic and the German Confederation of Small Business and Skilled Crafts (ZDH) 1998. Argentina. Project Appraisal. Long-term business co-operation network between the Chamber of External Trade in Cordoba and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Region Stuttgart.

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Karsten Weitzenegger tailored a monitoring and evaluation system for the COMPASS project for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations . The project was extended to support ASEAN in generating the statistics relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). He also updated the planning and monitoring for BeSME in Podgorica. This Enhancement of Business Environment and Competitiveness of the Private Sector of Montenegro is a project co-funded by the European Union and Montenegro, and led by Expertise France consortium in partnership with Business France and Bpifrance.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Leading the Saana expert team to evaluate ISO capacity development in the MENA region and other developing countries. ISO is committed to link all international standards to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Braunschweig Area, Germany

Project Appraisal, Strengthening the Quality Infrastructure in Sri Lanka I (2015-2018) and II (2019-2021)As National Metrology Institute of Germany, PTB is a global player in the world of metrology. For more than 50 years, PTB has shared its core competence in international development cooperation. It supports developing and emerging economies in the comprehensive field of quality infrastructure. PTB contributes to sustainable economic, social and ecological development. PTB is committed to the development policy of the German Government and acts according to international goals.

Kirchheim, Germany

AGEG Consultants eG is a cooperative of experts providing consulting services in development cooperation world-wide. AGEG specialises in planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation services and in capacity building for development professionals.

Amman, Jordan

Final Evaluation of the EU Support to Regulatory Reform and Privatisation in infrastructure Programme (SRRP)

Greater Hamburg Area

Project management of international economic development and capacity building projects with EuropeAid, GTZ, KfW, Inter-American Development Bank, and World Bank.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

t. 2022, Summary Evaluation of develoPPP projects for private-public partnerships for development. 2022, Albania, Ex-post Evaluation; Promotion of an environmentally sustainable management of land on the Cape of Rodon peninsula. 2021. Nicaragua. Ex-post Evaluation develoPPP projects. Cocoa Production in the AMASAU indigenous territory2021. Uganda, Ex-post Evaluation of develoPPP projects for private-public partnerships for developmentInternational consulting and qualification projects within the areas of economic policy, employment creation, regional planning, promotion of SME, export and investment promotion, increase of international competitiveness, quality management, education and qualification, VET and further training, business start-up consultation and Business Development Services, appropriate financial technology for the credit supply to SME, institutional strengthening and organisational development. Coordination of studies and training events. Monitoring & Evaluation of projects and programs.

São Tomé And Príncipe

Contract management and supervision of the UNDP-financed Country Programme São Tomé & Príncipe. Management of the component for economic transition planning and administrative reform.

Berlin/Bonn, Germany

Market study in La Paz/El Alto, Bolivia on financial sector reform and credit facilities of urban microenterprises

Master'S Degree, Political Science, International Relations, Ma

Activities and Societies: Kuratorium, Hauptkommission, Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs, Studierendenparlament.

Train-The-Trainer Professional Certificate, Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching, Universitätszertifizierung Train-The-Trainer

Activities and Societies: University Certificate "Train-the-Trainer" The train-the-trainer qualification at the Institute for Continuing.

Post-Graduate Course Degree, International Development Co-Operation

Activities and Societies: The German Development Institute (now IDOS) is one of the leading think tanks for global development.