JUÁREZ & ASSOCIATES (J&A) is a minority-owned and independently-operated small business providing management consulting services and conducting problem-solving research for the public and private sectors throughout the U.S. and the developing world. J&A is recognized for replicating in our public sector programs the most effective and efficient management strategies from our private sector contracts, for using evaluation data as a project management tool, and for expertise in working on behalf of marginalized and vulnerable populations. The firm has offices in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC, a USAID project office in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and a representative office in New Delhi, India. J&A’s track record includes over 40 years of experience managing international projects as a prime contractor and supervising agreements among sub-contractors and non-profit agencies in complex cultural environments and in transitioning countries. J&A’s core areas of expertise are education, health, gender equality and female empowerment, and research and evaluation. J&A is proud to have been providing services to USAID Field Missions and USAID Washington Bureaus since 1973. In addition to USAID, some of our clients include: the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Education (ED), and Health & Human Services (HHS), as well as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Hewlett Foundation, Room-to-Read, and First 5 Los Angeles.