About us
At the core of our mission is the commitment to deliver evidence for change through Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, all while upholding the highest ethical standards.
Our Approach
We pride ourselves on being equal partners with consultants and research firms, fostering mutual learning and leveraging collective expertise. Our preference is to collaborate with national partners and consultants, resorting to external international resources only when absolutely necessary. This approach not only promotes sustainability but also ensures that we remain true to our commitment to ethical and sustainable operations.
What we offer
Specialised Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
We offer a comprehensive suite of services, from design and management to delivery of evaluations and dissemination of results.
Diverse expertise
Our vast experience spans across humanitarian and development contexts, including but not limited to humanitarian response, education, health, child protection, and refugees/migration.
Innovative methodologies
We utilize a variety of evaluative methods, such as consultative/participatory, theory-based, impact, and mixed methods for both qualitative and quantitative data collection.
Our proficiency extends to diverse data collection tools like document reviews, surveys, FGDs, KIIs, and observations, coupled with adeptness in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis using the latest software and statistical packages.
Commitment to excellence
Every interaction with our clients is marked by active listening, continuous engagement, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. All our partners share our overarching principle: placing evidence and equity at the heart of evaluative exercises.
Global reach
Our global network of partners and experts enables us to operate worldwide, addressing various specialisms and swiftly responding to both planned and ad-hoc evaluations. Many of our partners function at national, regional, and community levels, while HealthGen UK boasts international mobilization capacity.
Collaborative partnerships
We maintain robust relationships with our partners, as evidenced by our delivery of four evaluation LTAs, such as the current UNHCR evaluation framework and agreements with WHO, UNICEF Lebanon, and UNICEF Pakistan. These collaborations are a testament to our partnership longevity, unified vision, team cohesion, methodological alignment, and quality assurance.
We are a global firm
We have a network of partners and experts in all the regions of the world, which enables us to operate globally, cover all areas of specialism required and respond both to planned and ad-hoc evaluations.
Most of our partners operate at national, regional, and subnational/ community levels, while HealthGen UK have international mobilisation capacity. In line with its principles of equity, cultural diversity, and gender equality, we have a pool of experts with extensive representation from middle and low-income countries and a fair gender balance, with HealthGen being a female led organisation.
Our team
Our team-based organizational structure is built on project teams that share a common goal. This flexible framework empowers us to collaborate globally with a pool of over 100 consultants and research agencies, ensuring we deliver top-notch evaluation solutions. Furthermore, HealthGen's dedication to equity, cultural diversity, and gender equality is evident in our diverse team representation, with a notable emphasis on experts from middle and low-income countries. Proudly, HealthGen is a female-led organization.
Dr Robina Shaheen, HealthGen Founder and Director, has a PhD in Education and over 25 years’ experience conducting global, regional and country level evaluations in the education, health, humanitarian, protection, and WASH sectors. She has led evaluation assignments for UNICEF, WFP, EC, DfAT, UNRWA, NORAD, UNDP, UNHCR and WHO, as well as INGOs including DCA, NCA, CARE, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger. Her work spans Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Middle East, leading diverse teams, and working in a multi-cultural environment and collaboratively with clients.