CLEAR LAC

What CLEAR LAC does

CLEAR-LAC (Centro para el Aprendizaje en Evaluación y Resultados de América Latina y el Caribe) is a non-profit knowledge center hosted at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) that serves as the dedicated CLEAR center for Latin America and the Caribbean under the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), a joint program of the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group and UNDP's Independent Evaluation Office. The center delivers three core service lines: (1) certified UC-branded training courses on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of public policies for government officials and civil society organizations; (2) country-level technical assistance and consulting, including M&E system diagnostics using its MESA (Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis) tool and INCE (Índice Nacional de Capacidades de Evaluación) framework, jointly developed with DEval and WFP; and (3) regional knowledge-exchange platforms such as the Mesa Regional sobre el Uso de la Evaluación and the annual Semana de la Evaluación Glocal, in which CLEAR-LAC served as LAC focal point for 110+ coordinated events across 15 countries in 2026.

CLEAR-LAC operates as a multi-stakeholder implementation entity rather than a commercial vendor. It is jointly driven by three UC Chile centers — Centro de Políticas Públicas UC, Centro de Medición MIDE UC, and J-PAL LAC — and funded through institutional grants and partnerships with multilateral development banks (OVE-BID, CDB), UN agencies (UNICEF, WFP), bilateral donors, and foundations (BHP Foundation, Fundación Luksic). Services are delivered free of charge to government and civil society participants; revenue is grant-based with no commercial pricing. The customer base spans 15 LAC countries with named engagements in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Chile, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, and Paraguay, primarily targeting national planning ministries, treasury/finance ministries, cabinet offices, and civil society networks. Geographic footprint is being actively widened through the 2025–2026 Caribbean push via the CDB partnership and Paraguay entry.

Name

CLEAR LAC

Legal name

Centro para el Aprendizaje en Evaluación y Resultados de América Latina y el Caribe

Website

https://clearlac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CLEAR-LAC is a non-profit knowledge center hosted at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile that strengthens national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and trains government officials and civil society across Latin America and the Caribbean under the Global Evaluation Initiative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Evaluation and M&E Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPADAEAB)

Keywords

• Monitoring and evaluation services
• M&E capacity building
• Public policy evaluation
• Evaluation systems strengthening
• Evidence-based policymaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donor Funding: CLEAR-LAC operates as a non-profit implementing entity of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), a joint initiative of the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group and the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP. Funding is channeled through institutional partnerships with development banks (IDB/OVE-BID, Caribbean Development Bank), bilateral donors, and foundations (BHP Foundation, Fundación Luksic). Revenue is grant-based, not commercial.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

CLEAR-LAC provides technical assistance, certified training courses, and knowledge exchange services to strengthen national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and evidence use in public policies across Latin America and the Caribbean. The center applies diagnostic methodologies (MESA, INCE), co-designs institutional strengthening plans, delivers UC-certified courses for government officials and civil society, and facilitates regional communities of practice in collaboration with development banks, UN agencies, and national planning bodies.

Product overview

CLEAR-LAC (Centro para el Aprendizaje en Evaluación y Resultados de América Latina y el Caribe) is a center hosted at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile that serves as an implementing entity of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI). The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of capacity-building services including training courses (certified by UC Chile), technical assistance/consulting for M&E system strengthening, and knowledge exchange platforms. The main offerings include: M&E courses for government officials and civil society organizations (such as 'Introducción al Monitoreo y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas', 'Diseño de Políticas Públicas y Evaluación de Diseño', and courses focused on childhood/adolescence policies); country-specific M&E system strengthening plans and consultancy services (such as the SINSE normative framework consultancy in Guatemala); and regional knowledge platforms like the Mesa Regional sobre el Uso de la Evaluación and publications like the Panorama de iniciativas. All services are oriented toward strengthening monitoring, evaluation systems, and evidence use in public policies across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Introducción al Monitoreo y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas
• Diseño de Políticas Públicas y Evaluación de Diseño
• Diseño y Evaluación de Iniciativas de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil
• Introducción al Monitoreo y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas de Niñez y Adolescencia
• M&E System Strengthening Plans
• Normative Framework Consultancy for SiNSE (Guatemala)
• Mesa Regional sobre el Uso de la Evaluación
• Panorama de iniciativas de fortalecimiento de sistemas nacionales de M&E

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported institutionalization of Guatemala's SiNSE (Sistema Nacional de Seguimiento y Evaluación) with presidential backing and normative framework
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CLEAR-LAC is an implementing entity of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), a joint initiative of the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group and the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP (launched in 2020). GEI's global delivery model is built on CLEAR centers hosted by leading academic institutions. CLEAR-LAC connects LAC governments to global M&E resources and best practices.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023UC Chile is CLEAR-LAC's host institution. The center is housed at UC and is a joint initiative of three UC centers: Centro de Políticas Públicas UC, Centro de Medición MIDE UC, and J-PAL LAC. UC provides academic credibility, infrastructure, and connects CLEAR-LAC to research and teaching networks across the region. CLEAR-LAC began operations at UC Chile in 2024.
• Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (OVE-BID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVE-BID is a key strategic partner with whom CLEAR-LAC collaborates on the Mesa Regional sobre el Uso de la Evaluación, EVALAC capacity development programs, INCE implementation, and country-level M&E strengthening in Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. OVE-BID is the organizing institution of ReDeCA (Red de Evaluación de Bancos de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe).
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) - Office of Independent Evaluation (OIE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDB's OIE signed an agreement with UC Chile/CLEAR-LAC to strengthen national evaluation capacities and M&E systems across the Caribbean. The multi-year collaboration (starting 2025) includes M&E system strengthening plans for Trinidad and Tobago, facilitation of UC-certified M&E training for government representatives from CDB's Borrowing Member Countries, and execution of regional evaluation events. The collaboration positions Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Santa Lucía as initial focus countries.
• UNICEF ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF and UC Chile signed a regional Memorandum of Understanding (2025) to strengthen research, training, knowledge exchange, evaluation, and evidence use in public policies for children, niñas, niños and adolescents in LAC. The collaboration involves joint training courses on M&E with a childhood and adolescence focus, technical assistance to governments, and regional knowledge generation. CLEAR-LAC co-implements this alliance alongside J-PAL LAC and Centro de Políticas Públicas UC.
• Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia (SEGEPLAN) - GuatemalacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSEGEPLAN is CLEAR-LAC's primary counterpart in Guatemala for the institutionalization of the Sistema Nacional de Seguimiento y Evaluación (SiNSE). CLEAR-LAC has participated in the Grupo Impulsor del SiNSE (an inter-institutional group of 10 Guatemalan institutions), provided technical assistance for normative framework consolidation, and delivered training courses on public policy design and evaluation to government officials.
• Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo (MEPyD) - República DominicanacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC collaborates with the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development to develop an M&E community of practice and strengthen institutional M&E capacities. Activities include a training course for 29 public sector professionals, joint workshops, and a strategic collaboration plan including a diagnostic assessment and action roadmap.
• Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) - ColombiacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC organized a UC-certified training course 'Introducción al Monitoreo y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas' for 30 professionals from DNP and other Colombian government institutions. Colombia is regarded as a regional reference in evaluation, and CLEAR-LAC aims to strengthen this relationship through additional training and strategic meetings.
• National Transformation Unit (NTU), Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development - Trinidad & TobagocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC and CDB are working with Trinidad & Tobago's NTU to develop an M&E system strengthening plan (finalized January 2026), create an M&E competency framework and training curriculum, review the country's draft M&E policy, and support the Development Evaluation Conference (DEC) community of practice (COMETT).
• Secretaría Nacional de Planificación / Subsecretaría de Evaluación - EcuadorcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC has trained approximately 30 government professionals in Ecuador and is working with the Subsecretaría de Evaluación to update competency profiles for civil servant roles. An exchange workshop between Ecuador and Chile's M&E systems was facilitated by CLEAR-LAC. The collaboration includes joint work with DEval's EvalConnect project.
• Oficina del Gabinete / Performance Management & Evaluation Branch - JamaicacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC collaborates with Jamaica's Office of the Cabinet to strengthen the country's Integrated Results-Based Management (IRBM) system. Activities include developing an M&E system strengthening plan (initiated 2026), presenting to the Permanent Secretaries Board, facilitating working sessions with Directors of Planning and PIOJ, and supporting the Knowledge Fair and IRBM Awards.
• Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico y Economía Juvenil - Santa LucíacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC collaborates with Saint Lucia's Ministry of Economic Development to develop an M&E system strengthening plan (initiated 2026), including support for designing a Results-Based Management Policy and M&E framework for the country's strategic planning instruments.
• Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - ParaguaycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStarting in 2025, CLEAR-LAC initiated a collaboration with Paraguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance, including a National Evaluation System strengthening plan, technical assistance for designing and implementing methodological instruments for institutional coordination, and developing training programs for public officials.
• Red Nacional de Instancias Estatales de Monitoreo y Evaluación / Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público / CONEVAL - MéxicosecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCLEAR-LAC works with Mexico's national M&E network (Red Nacional), the Ministry of Finance (SHCP), and the National Council for Educational Evaluation (CONEVAL) during the Semana de la Evaluación, supporting training activities and subnational government network strengthening.
• Fundación LuksiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLEAR-LAC and Fundación Luksic co-deliver the annual course 'Diseño y Evaluación de Iniciativas de la Sociedad Civil' with 30 free cupos per cohort (third cohort in 2025). They also co-host seminars on evaluation strategies for civil society organizations and collaborate on participatory evaluation tools and resources.
• BHP FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLEAR-LAC works with BHP Foundation to strengthen M&E capacities in Chile, contributing to the foundation's portfolio of projects focused on evidence-based decision-making and institutional development.
• Instituto Alemán de Evaluación del Desarrollo (DEval)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEval leads the INCE (Índice Nacional de Capacidades de Evaluación) together with WFP. CLEAR-LAC participates as part of the technical team implementing INCE in LAC countries, conducts interpretation and use workshops, and leverages INCE results to design collaborative M&E strengthening plans with national governments. CLEAR-LAC also collaborates with DEval's EvalConnect project in Ecuador.
• Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP / World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP co-leads the INCE initiative alongside DEval. CLEAR-LAC participates as a technical partner in INCE implementation across LAC, contributing to diagnostic assessments that inform national M&E strengthening strategies.
• Centro de Políticas Públicas UCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three UC centers that jointly implement CLEAR-LAC. The Centro de Políticas Públicas UC contributes strategic guidance, participates in CLEAR-LAC's directory board, and co-hosts events and publications on public policy evaluation.
• Centro de Medición MIDE UCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three UC centers that jointly implement CLEAR-LAC. MIDE UC contributes measurement expertise and methodological rigor to CLEAR-LAC's training and technical assistance programs. Its director, Jorge Manzi, serves on CLEAR-LAC's board.
• J-PAL LAC (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab - Latin America and Caribbean)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three UC centers that jointly implement CLEAR-LAC. J-PAL LAC contributes expertise in randomized controlled trials, impact evaluation methodology, and poverty reduction evidence. J-PAL LAC staff (e.g., María Paz Monge) also participate in CLEAR-LAC training delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BetterEvaluation: An international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and method selection globally. While not a direct consulting competitor, BetterEvaluation operates in the same M&E capacity-building ecosystem and serves overlapping evaluator and government practitioner audiences in the Global South.
• EvalPartners: A global network of voluntary organizations for professional evaluation that promotes evaluation capacity development and partnerships. EvalPartners shares CLEAR-LAC's focus on strengthening M&E ecosystems in developing countries and convenes overlapping regional evaluation communities.

Direct peers

• Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (OVE-BID): The IDB's independent evaluation office and CLEAR-LAC's closest regional M&E counterpart. OVE-BID co-organizes EVALAC, co-convenes the Mesa Regional sobre el Uso de la Evaluación, and operates in overlapping government M&E capacity-building territory across LAC.
• J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab): Sister organization whose J-PAL LAC office is one of the three UC centers jointly implementing CLEAR-LAC. J-PAL shares the academic-anchored, evidence-based methodology focus and overlapping funder relationships in international development evaluation.
• International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie): A global leader in development evaluation with a comparable mission of producing and using rigorous evidence to improve development outcomes. 3ie's focus on impact evaluation, systematic reviews, and evidence-use programming is highly comparable to CLEAR-LAC's M&E strengthening work.
• German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval): Co-developer with WFP of the INCE methodology that CLEAR-LAC applies. DEval operates the EvalConnect project in which CLEAR-LAC participates in Ecuador, and shares the mandate of strengthening national evaluation systems in developing country contexts.

Broad incumbents

• World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG): One of the two co-parents (with UNDP IEO) of the Global Evaluation Initiative under which CLEAR-LAC operates. IEG is a significantly larger and more established M&E institution with global reach, providing strategic context and funding for CLEAR-LAC's LAC mandate.
• Mathematica Policy Research: A large, established US-based evaluation and policy research firm with deep experience in program evaluation, M&E systems, and government capacity building. Mathematica operates at greater scale and broader geographic scope than CLEAR-LAC but addresses overlapping government and donor demand for evidence services.
• Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI): The parent global platform of which CLEAR-LAC is the LAC implementing entity. GEI (joint World Bank IEG and UNDP IEO) provides the institutional mandate, funding architecture, and global CLEAR center network that defines CLEAR-LAC's scope and positioning.
• UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO): Co-parent of GEI alongside World Bank IEG. UNDP IEO operates at global scale with established evaluation methodologies and country-level networks that overlap with CLEAR-LAC's government M&E strengthening mandate across LAC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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