Bodhi conducted an independent evaluation of gender equality mainstreaming across British Council programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The assessment examined the impact of integrating gender perspectives into grant-funded, partnership, and client-funded programmes across multiple sectors and countries. As a strong and long-standing supporter of gender equality, the British Council has placed gender mainstreaming efforts at the heart of its Strategy 2025. Through its Arts, Education, Non-Formal Education (NFE) and English Language activities, the British Council has focused on the significant challenges in the region, such as legal frameworks, social norms and economic participation. Four themes are at the centre of its strategy, namely: girls' education; participation and leadership; women's economic empowerment and equitable gender norms. With the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region scoring the lowest on the Global Gender Gap Index among all regions, the British Council's work highlights the need for continued and sustained focus on gender in the region. The evaluation assessed programme design, implementation approaches, and outcomes related to gender equality and inclusion, with particular attention to how programmes navigate cultural contexts while promoting transformative change, seeking to capture the depth and breadth of the British Council's gender mainstreaming efforts across the MENA region.