PROJECTS
Summary of experiences
World Wide / all countries
Description
Country: Afghanistan & Lebanon
Project title: Independent Evaluation of emergency projects in Afghanistan and Lebanon
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 53.100
Client: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Date: 2013
Projects evaluated during the mission were as follows:
1. " Response to population emergency in the province of Herat and surrounding area," Afghanistan, € 2,500,000.
2. "Emergency Initiative for vulnerable populations in response to natural disasters," Afghanistan, € 4.5 million.
3. "Emergency Initiative for the rehabilitation and development of the country most disadvantaged areas. ROSS Phase II ", Lebanon, € 2,350,000.
4. "Emergency Initiative for rehabilitation and development of the poorer areas of the country. ROSS phase III ", Lebanon.
The experts conducted an independent evaluation, following the criterion of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and project sustainability. Also the validity and the consistency of the design project was taken into consideration.
Country: Ethiopia
Project title: Independent evaluation of development cooperation projects managed by NGOs in Ethiopia
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 24.940
Client: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Date: 2013
Projects evaluated during the mission were as follows
1. "Strengthening and qualification of basic education and improvement of the social conditions of children and young people in the marginal areas of Addis Ababa"
2. "Social and economic development, promotion and preservation of cultural heritage of Konso Special Woreda"
3. "For the protection of children's rights: Prevention and rehabilitation programs for street children in Addis Ababa"
The experts conducted an independent evaluation following the criterion of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.
Country: Guatemala
Project title: Mid-Term Evaluation of the Land Management Project, Phase II
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: $ 40,000
Client: Registro de Información Catastral de Guatemala
Date: 2012
Country: Ukraine
Project title: Evaluation of the implementation of the EU funded programme ''Women and Children rights in Ukraine''
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 55.800
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2012
The global objective of this assignment is to assess practical outcomes of the EU funded programme/projects and develop recommendations to the new central executive institution (the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine) for the potential follow up in the new legal and organisational environment
Specific objective(s)
1. To provide the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine with in depth analysis of programme/project results achieved during the implementation including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact on the situation of women and children's rights in Ukraine.
2. To provide the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine with a pre-feasibility study for potential follow up actions or projects to be undertaken in this area.
Country: Botswana
Project title: Final Evaluation of the EDF 9 Botswana Education and Training Sector Policy Support Programme combined with the Mid-Term Review of the 10th EDF Human Resource Development Sector Policy Support Programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 64.090
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2011-2012
The overall objective of the evaluation is to assess to what extent the EDF9 Education and Training Sector Policy Support Programme and the performance so far of the on-going EDF10 Human Resource Development Sector Policy Support Programme have successfully given means to the Botswana Government to implement its national strategy and enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of its policies, strategies, and spending actions to achieve sustainable outcomes and impacts on growth and development. The assignment is also to put forward recommendations on any follow-up actions or issues to be addressed in on-going and/or future budget support operations.
Country: Suriname
Project title: Final evaluation of the Suriname NGO Institutional Strengthening (SNIS) Programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 15.700
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2011
The 9th National Indicative Programme (NIP) signed by the Government of the Republic of Suriname and the European Commission in 2007 reflects the EC's willingness to support the Non-focal sector: Building the capacity of economic actors in the Republic of Suriname. Within the framework of this Indicative Programme, 1,700,000.00 M€ unspent funds under the 8th NIP Micro-Projects Programme II (MPP II) were reprogrammed to the Suriname NGO Institutional Strengthening Programme (SNIS). The specific objectives of the SNIS are:
1. To improve capability of NGO-networks and NGO-Platforms to participate fully in dialogue with the GoS and other Non-State Actors on broad advocacy issues, legislative issues, human rights discussions and Suriname’s national policies;
2. to develop capability of NGOs and CBOs to take part in the implementation of Suriname's Development Process
Country: China
Project title: MID-TERM EVALUATION OF THE EUROPE-CHINA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROJECT (BMT)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 45.382
Client: EC
Date: 2010-2011
Country: Latin America
Project title: Interim Evaluation, Entra 21 Program. International Youth Foundation
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 56.000 €
Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Date: 2010 - 2011
Entra 21 is one of the second generation employment and training programs for young people. It is carried out in a particularly dynamic economic area (with a strong integration of information technology and communication) from the demand point of view. It finds answers that combine professional with personal and social training, according to the needs of the companies interested in improving its human resources.
Entra 21 is one of the second generation employment and training programs for young people. It is carried out in a particularly dynamic economic area (with a strong integration of information technology and communication) from the demand point of view. It finds answers that combine professional with personal and social training, according to the needs of the companies interested in improving its human resources.
From these data, the second phase of Entra 21 is trying to reach vulnerable young people (focusing on those who face greater difficulties) and at the same time to sustain the formulation of public policies on a larger scale, which reflect the results achieved in the two phases of development; this interim evaluation is a good opportunity to verify (at least temporarily) if those objectives have been achieved and to what extent.
Country: Guatemala
Project title: External Evaluation of the Program of Alliances with Civil Society – PASOC II (UNDP)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 36,031 €
Client: UNDP
Date: 2010
The Program of Alliances with Civil Society - PASOC II follows the Civil Society Participation Program - PASOC (2004-2006) with a different way to create useful relations between State institutions and civil society organizations as for discrimination and racism, access to justice, transparency and social auditing. It provides instruments of implementation and sustainable relations to build a participatory democracy based on citizens trust and projects.
PASOC II carried out an external evaluation and it drafted conclusions and recommendations for future processes to strengthen the Civil Society Partnerships with the State.
The assessment pointed out achievements, progresses, obstacles and the main lessons of the program as for the three main lines of action: 1. fight against Racism and Discrimination 2. Social auditing and Transparency and 3. Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples, as well as others related to the strengthening of civil society and the relation with the State.
Country: Guatemala
Project title: Final Assessment of the Support Program to the PARJ Justice Reform
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 55.548 €
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2010
The main results expected are:
1) Strengthening of the Institute of Public Defence and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of provided services
2) Strengthening of legal officers capacities (including the National Civil Police and the prison system) application of constitutional and international guarantees, it also involves capacity building as for specialized training (training of trainers, legal interpreters, cultural mediators, etc.)
3) Improvement of Due process and detention conditions in order to promote respect for human rights, reduce overcrowding in prisons for preventive detention, improving also the conditions of prisoners.
4) A more informed civil society that understands and respects the rights of detainees, focusing on the rights of women, minorities and the situation of minors in the penal system
5) Strengthening of the Coordinating Body for the Justice Sector Modernization
The assessment consists of 3 phases: i) stage of cabinet (review of relevant project documents, and of those that are part of its strategic framework), ii) phase field (at the office of the Supreme Court of Justice in Panama, where the interviews are conducted with relevant stakeholders), iii) synthesis stage (general review and preparation of the final evaluation report, including recommendations to follow-up, readjust and/or redirect project activities).
Country: Latin America
Project title: Mid – Term Evaluation of the Regional Program “Cities Without Violence Against Women”
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 61,015 €
Client: UNIFEM Brazil (Cono Sur)
Date: 2010
The main objective of the program, which began in 2006, is to address this phenomenon and contribute to reducing all forms of violence against women in the cities through the promotion of women's active citizenship and developing public and social agendas that create conditions for peaceful coexistence in these places.
Since its inception, the program is structured into 4 strategic lines of action:
1. Knowledge systematization and production;
2. Strengthening women's networks;
3. Development of participatory intervention strategies in cities;
4. Awareness and training of key actors
The program planned seminars, forums and workshops, coordination and planning meetings with Network organizations, governmental counterparts and women organizations, which enhanced a) the appropriation of the project by the associated organizations, b) the development and monitoring of the work plan, and the resolution of some critical aspects of the implementation.
Country: Tonga & Cook Island
Project title: Evaluation of VVSP in Tonga and OISP project in Cook Islands
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 31.869
Client: EC
Date: 2010
Country: EU - ACP
Project title: Mid-term evaluation of ACP Cultures and ACP Films and formulation of the 10th EDF new program
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: 153.430 €
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2009 - 2010
The overall objective of the Program is to contribute to sustainable development and structuring of film and audiovisual industries in ACP countries so that they can better create and disseminate their own images and to allow a greater promotion of cultural diversity, of setting value of ACP cultural identities and of intercultural dialogue. The specific objectives are to strengthen the capacity of film and audiovisual industries in ACP countries, as well as improve the circulation of cinematographic and audiovisual ACP at intra-ACP level (primarily) in the EU and at international one, particularly South-South.
Country: Mozambique
Project title: End of Term Review of Support to the Justice Sector
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 89.773
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2009 - 2010
The overall objective of the review is to inform stakeholders of the extent to which the programme has produced or is on track to produce its intended development results, to understand the reasons for such performance, and to identify the key lessons which can inform the design and implementation of activities associated with the Integrated Strategic Plan (PEI) for the sector.
Specifically, the review has established the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and emerging impact of the programme, and has assessed the likely level of sustainability of the outputs produced and development results or benefits achieved.
Country: Sierra Leone
Project title: 10th EDF Mid Term Review - Facilitation services in support to the Office of the NAO and the EC Delegation
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 57.350
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2009 - 2010
The objective of the assignment was to provide support / facilitation services both to the office of the National Authorising Officer at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the EC Delegation in preparing at country level the overall 10th EDF Mid Term Review, including assessing the governance action plan and updating the governance profile. Two qualified consultants have facilitated the process for 10th EDF MTR, including the assessment of the Governance action plan and the updating the Governance profile.
Country: China
Project title: Mid -Term Evaluation of the EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility (PDSF)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 50.944
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2009
The overall objective of the mid-term evaluation, with reference to the Financing Agreement between the European Commission and China regarding the EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility (ASIE 2006/130-457), was to assess the extent to which the Project has achieved its purpose to date and to improve the design and the impact of the EC managed external assistance programmes, by strengthening the EC ability to draw on lessons learnt from past and ongoing interventions for future planning, programming and project identification.
Country: Togo
Project title: Mid-term review to support the justice reform and promotion of Human Rights in Togo
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 35.196
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2009
The overall objective of the project "Support to judicial reform and the promotion of human rights in Togo" is to help to consolidate the rule of law and good governance in Togo.
The three specific objectives of the program are: 1. strengthening the legal security through the improved operation and performance of the public service of justice; 2. consolidating the legal security through the modernization of the existing law, particularly in the areas of human rights and business law and its compliance with international commitments of Togo; 3. improving people’s access to law and to public service of justice.
Country: UGANDA
Project title: Mid-term Review to the Support to Decentralisation Programme (SDP)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 54.074
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2009
The Support to Decentralisation Programme (SDP) promotes both institutional capacity building for local governance and improved access to social services by local populations in Uganda. The Programme combines support to developing a coherent national framework for decentralisation with a targeted capacity building of up to nineteen disadvantaged districts, all of them benefiting from previous EU decentralised co-operation interventions.
The Programme aims to make a contribution to sustainable and equitable development and poverty reduction through active participation of citizens in local development and improved governance by Local Governments with the purpose to improve the capacity of Local Governments in the selected 19 districts for effective and sustainable service delivery through empowering local populations to demand better services and to strengthen communication mechanisms and downward accountability towards Lower Local Governments, civil society and population at large.
The overall objective of this mid-term review is to assess the progress made to date, to identify constraints faced by the programme and to make recommendations for the implementation of the remaining programme period.
Country: NIGER
Project title: Mid Term evaluation of PADDL / AZ
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 78.384
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008-2009
The Support Program to Decentralization and Local Development in the region of Agadez (PADDL / AZ) is funded by the European Development Fund over a period of 4 years (8 March 2007 - 31 December 2011). The global commitment is 6,200,000 euro. The PADDL / AZ is part of the implementation of the decentralization reform, particularly the launch of the new issues of municipal elections in July 2004. It aims to strengthen the capacity of 11 municipalities in the Agadez region to play their role in the administration of local affairs and the promotion of local development. The global objective of the PADDL is to contribute to poverty reduction through the support to decentralization and local development in the departments of Arlit and Tchirozérine. The specific objective of the Program is to enable municipalities in the area of influence to accomplish their public service mission and facilitation of local development.
Country: Croatia
Project title: Final Evaluation CARDS 2001 to 2003 projects on Border Management, Criminal Intelligence System , and National Border Management Information System
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 71.943
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
This evaluation has two parts. Part a) concerns twinnings to assist Croatia with groundwork for border management legal and structural reform with a view to being the future external border of EU; Part b) concerns twinnings (and supply) to assist Croatia with the shift to Intelligence Led Policing, and the setting up of IT structures needed for national security and future collaboration with Member States, Europol and SIS.
The objective of the evaluation for both parts was to assess: 1. The Croatian political support ; 2. The Ministry of Interior priority, capacity, planning and efficiency of realising above mentioned standards; 3. The performance of 2001-03 and 2002-03 CARDS projects ; 4. Whether results are sustainable ; 5. What positive spin-off effects – following CARDS 2001-03 - has occurred; 6. Whether there have been any negative policy effects ; 7. Assessment of post CARDS 2003 programming choices in respective area ; 8. What are the key structural issues that can realistically be addressed at Agency, Ministerial, and National level to further improve Border Management and Intelligence Led Policing (and police co-operation) ; 9. Recommendations for upcoming programming.
Country: Guinea Bissau
Project title: Mid-term evaluation Mission of the Support Program to the sovereign bodies and to the rule of law in Guinea-Bissau (PAOSED) and formulation of the successor program for the 10th EDF
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 102.700
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
The support Program to the sovereignty organs and to the rule of law (PAOSED) is a program of € 6 million over 3 years with the aim to contribute at improving good governance and consolidation of the State Law in Guinea Bissau. The specific objective is to ensure a better functioning of the legislature, the judiciary, a better control of government activities and better access to justice for the people. The mission has been developed into two components:
A component of mid-term evaluation of PAOSED. The mid-term evaluation has provided decision-making bodies of the Government of Guinea-Bissau and to the services of external cooperation of the European Commission with sufficient information to:
1) have an overall and independent results of the program, with particular emphasis on the impact of actions against targets;
2) draw the main lessons of the intervention and make recommendations on its implementation for the years 2009 and 2010.
A component of identification and formulation of a revitalized and consolidated project of the sovereign bodies of the legislative and judicial powers and of the democratization processes.
Country: Lebanon
Project title: Evaluation of AFKARII programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 20.870
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
AFKARII, which started in January 2006 for a duration of 3 years, constitutes a continuation and development of AFKAR I and aims at the Strengthening of the Action of the Lebanese Civil Society in favour of the Respect of Civil and Political Rights, and the Consolidation of the Rule of Law.
This evaluation has provided information related to:
a) the impact and management of the project actions against its objectives as well the
added value of AFKARII taking into consideration the main achievements of AFKARI;
b) the quality of the technical assistance provided by Emergences in developing local capacities to define and produce results to which the objectives of the programme have been achieved;
c) the evaluation of the management structure of OMSAR (Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform) to AFKAR II;
d) identify key lessons and to propose practical recommendations for future implementation of programmes/projects to support civil society organisations in Lebanon.
Country: Panama
Project title: Mid-Term Evaluation of the project
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 36.752
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
The work aimed to make the mid-term evaluation under the administrative and technical provision of the financing agreement of ALA/2003/4353 project to offer to the people responsible for making decisions of the Government of Panama and the External Services Cooperation of the European Commission, the information necessary:
• to develop an independent opinion on the performance and achievements of the project to date, giving particular attention to the impact of the activities of the project itself with regard to their objectives and possible obstacles in order to achieve those goals;
• to extract key lessons to propose recommendations to follow-up and, if considered necessary, to readjust and / or reorient the project activities.
Country: Philippines
Project title: Final Evaluation of Governance Bilateral Projects for the Philippines
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 66.792
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
The Global Objective of the assignment was to conduct a Final Evaluation of the EC’s two governance bilateral projects in the Philippines. 1. Increase the access to Justice for the Poor and Vulnerable groups 2. Prevention of corruption in the Philippines, and gather lessons learnt and recommendations to integrate in on-going and future EC interventions in the broad area of governance. The objective of the evaluation was to assess the relevance, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the two projects. The review has provided a systematic and objective assessment of the five evaluation criteria abovementioned of these two bilateral governance programmes in order to assess their design, implementation, results and impact on the governance situation in the Philippines.
Country: Rwanda
Project title: Evaluation Project of the IX EDF supporting the rule of law and the identification of New Project for the X EDF.
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 95.965
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
The project “Support to the Rule of Law” aimed to:
- Strengthen the institutions capacity of the justice sector;
- Promote national reconciliation;
- Support the management of the genocide procedures;
- Supporting civil society organizations for projects in national reconciliation and in citizens participation to democratic life.
The general objectives of the evaluation were:
- Objective 1: retrospective analysis of the IX EDF project and assess the performance of its implementation in order to formulate recommendations for the optimal completion of the project;
- Objective 2: prospectively and on the basis of retrospective analysis, prepare the financial proposal of the future project for the X EDF.
Country: Rwanda
Project title: Evaluation Project of the IX EDF supporting the rule of law and the identification of New Project for the X EDF
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 95.965
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008 - 2009
The project “Support to the Rule of Law” aimed to:
- Strengthen the institutions capacity of the justice sector;
- Promote national reconciliation;
- Support the management of the genocide procedures;
- Supporting civil society organizations for projects in national reconciliation and in citizens participation to democratic life.
The general objectives of the evaluation were:
- Objective 1: retrospective analysis of the IX EDF project and assess the performance of its implementation in order to formulate recommendations for the optimal completion of the project;
- Objective 2: prospectively and on the basis of retrospective analysis, prepare the financial proposal of the future project for the X EDF.
Country: Colombia
Project title: Mid term evaluation “Strengthening of Justice Sector for the reduction of unpunished crimes in Colombia”
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 50.646
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
The European Commission has signed with the Government of Colombia a Financial Agreement to accomplish the project “Strengthening of Justice Sector for the reduction of unpunished crimes in Colombia” to support the consolidation of the Rule of Law and reducing impunity, improving the responsiveness of the Justice sector.
The project contributed to achieving the overall objective through the definition of Results in line with the financial agreement, the General Operating Plan and the corresponding Logical Framework:
"Improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice sector and the respect for the rights of citizens”
Country: GUATEMALA
Project title: Final Evaluation on Strengthening Civil Society –Fiscal Unit against Discrimination and Department for Coordination of Indigenous Population
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 10.360
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
In Guatemala, impunity and general lack of trust in Judiciary System represent a structural and cultural weakness which mostly affect indigenous people. In this context, the EC has launched a Program in order to reduce the high level of discrimination suffered by local population.
This program gave information to the EC Delegation and the Public Ministry on the progress of the results established in the Plan Operativo Unico (POU).
The project has developed an evaluation of the results obtained on each components in relation to the one established a priori and the implementation of the strategies used for the achievements of the results.
This evaluation has figured out the complex situation of the Justice in Guatemala.
Country: Kenya
Project title: Mid Term Review Rural Poverty Reduction and Local Government Reform Programme (RPRLGSP)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 49.346
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
The overall objective for this assignment is to conduct an independent mid term review of the RPRLGSP programme and the reduction of rural poverty. The programme should contribute significantly to the national goal of the reduction in the number of people below the poverty in Kenya by 50% by 2015. The purpose of the programme is to improve accountability and Local Authority responsiveness in delivering services to the rural poor.
The main objective of the assignment is to assess the operational aspects of the programme, such as project management and implementation of activities and the extent to which objectives are being fulfilled. The aim is to review the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency sustainability and impact and draw lessons learned so far and propose recommendations for the needed adjustments during the remaining programme’s implementation period.
Country: MAURITANIA
Project title: Assessors evaluation - Call for Proposals of the component 1 Support Program for civil society and good governance (SPCS)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 27.485
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
With reference to the National Indicative Program of Mauritania under the 9th European Development Fund, the NAO and the European Commission has decided to finance a Support Program for Civil Society and Good Governance (SPCS). The SPCS has four components validated by key stakeholders during the identification phase, namely: (1) improvement of local governance, (2) culture and civic dialogue on human rights, (3) structure of society and civil dialogue on national policies, (4) institutional framework conducive to interaction State - Civil Society.
The expected results of SPCS for the component 1 are the following: local governance is improved by implementing new forms of dialogue and collaboration between state and civil society (including communities and traditional authorities) for a sustainable local development and better governance. This collaboration also aims to promote women's participation in dialogue and decision-making.
The overall objective of the mission is to assist the Technical Evaluation Committee in the evaluation process of grant applications submitted by civil society organizations under the first call for proposals under component 1 of SPCS, civic culture and dialogue on human rights. The call for proposals concerns topics related to improving local governance.
Country: NIGERIA
Project title: Final Evaluation of Support to Reforming Institutions Programme (SRIP) - Phase I
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 160.188
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
The focus of SRIP is to improve good governance and the quality of service delivery by the public service through more efficient and transparent management of public finances in six selected focal states.
The results to be achieved under the SRIP are:
- Transparent budgeting and expenditure processes that take account of past experience, reflect the policy priorities identified through political debate, and serve as a binding guide to their implementation, using the prudently estimated resources available.
- Citizens, through civil society organisations, can participate more effectively in the budget process, highlighting cases of corruption and business crime.
The global objective of this evaluation consists into assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the implementation and management of SRIP at both the federal and state levels in relationship to the results to be achieved by the project; and give recommendations for the improvement of implementation SRIP during phase II.
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Project title: Final Evaluation, Support to Policing of Crimes Against Women and Children in the Eastern Cape
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 55.298
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
The overall objective of this programme is improved safety and security for the people of the Eastern Cape. This theme is developed into the specific programme purpose of prevention of crimes against women and children and improving the services delivered to people affected by such crimes in geographical priority areas. This study aims to assess the relevance, impact, efficiency and effectiveness as well as sustainability of the Programme against the expected results on the basis of the indicators formulated in the project logical framework of the Programme.
The Final Evaluation include also an assessment of the actual project activities and approach against the original design. The focus is on the impact of the EC Programme to strengthen the capacity and institutional reform of the relevant institutions and the sustainability of the programme outcomes as well as the community participation.
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Project title: Final Evaluation: Conference, Workshop & Cultural Initiatives Fund (CWCI) III
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 76.200
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
This final review consisted of the final evaluation of the CWCI III project and a general review of the CWCI project’s impact in South African society, after almost ten years of operations and after more than 250 grants have been allocated to Non-State Actors across the country.
The objective of this external final review was to:
1. Make an overall independent assessment about the past performance of the project, paying particular attention to the impact of the project actions against its objectives;
2. Identify and elaborate on key lessons learned and propose practical recommendations; while the main focus was to evaluate performance to date, the study also suggested, with supporting arguments, possible future activities;
3. Evaluate the role and place of such a project in the South African context.
Country: Sri Lanka
Project title: Mid-Term Evaluation of EIDHR Micro-Projects programme in Sri Lanka
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 34.533
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
The European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) was created by an initiative of the European Parliament in 1994 and aims to promote human rights, democracy and conflict prevention in third countries by providing financial support for activities supporting these goals.
The general objective of this mid-term evaluation is to provide the European Commission and the partner NGOs with sufficient information to make an informed judgement about the performance of the programme and individual projects to date, and to make recommendations regarding future improvements to the programme and individual projects.
The specific objective consists into assess the efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and anticipated impact of the supported actions and the prospects for the sustainability of the benefits. Also to provide practical recommendations for the follow up actions and lessons learned.
Country: Tanzania
Project title: Mid-term Evaluation of Programme to Support Non-State Actors in Tanzania
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 49.300
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2008
This mid-term evaluation and identification was part of a €3 million programme designed to support NSA (Non-State Actors) capacity development in Tanzania. The NSA Support Programme aimed to empower non-state actors to be informed of and to contribute to the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development policies and processes through improved dialogue with Government and better access to information. It aimed also to strengthen the capacity of NSAs to effectively engage in policy dialogue, information exchange and networking on development issues.
The purpose of the evaluation is:
- to assess the progress to date of the NSA Support Programme, with reference to the provisions of the programme’s Financing Agreement, log-frame and work-plan;
- to make constructive recommendations for its effective completion, and if relevant and viable beyond this.
Country: Uganda
Project title: Mid term review for Civil Society Capacity Building Programme in Uganda
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 31.000
Client: EC EuropeAid
Date: 2007 - 2008
The 9th EDF Civil Society Capacity Building Programme (CSCBP) represents the first large-scale civil society funding through government and reflects government’s attempt towards diversifying service delivery and providing space for civil society in the national policy dialogue. Its overall objective is to make government, donor policies and programmes increasingly responsive to the demands of the more vulnerable sections of the population. The specific purpose is to enable Civil Society Organisations to engage effectively with government, the private sector and donor agencies in the development process.
The Mid term review of the CSCPB is a requirement stated in the Financing Agreement. Its main purpose is to assess the progress made to date, to identify constraints faced by the programme and to make recommendations for the implementation of the remaining programme period.
Country: Costa Rica
Project title: Mid term evaluation of the project “Municipal strengthening and decentralization”
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 49.872
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2007
The Republic of Costa Rica through the Ministry of Planning (Mideplan) and the European Commission in December 2002 agreed to boost the program "Municipal strengthening and decentralization". The purpose of the program was essentially to promote and improve the democratic functioning of municipal institutions, creating conditions for transferring responsibilities, powers, resources and talents to other spaces and territorial entities with the aim of establishing a decentralized management State that effectively and efficiently, promote balanced development and equitable sharing of assignments and social benefits.
The beneficiaries were municipal institutions, their regional and national organizational associations and the project posed concrete results in terms of strengthening and improving of the overall functioning and organization of these entities.
This framework has provided a number of individual and collective beneficiaries related to the activities about training, and capacity building for leadership and management, which has benefited players in the civil service, social organizations and productive and political parties in relation to the favourable conditions to strength its democratic participation and construction of its development.
Country: Guatemala
Project title: Mid-term evaluation - Program of Support to the Reform of Justice
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 45.000
Client: EC EuropeAid
Date: 2007
This assignment consists in the evaluation of the activities of the Programme accomplished up to now, providing the necessary information to the Delegation of the European Commission and the Beneficiary (that is the “Instancia Coordinadora de la Modernización del Sector Justicia - ICMSJ) on the achievements of the expected results with regard to POG and POA, as well as the quality assessment of work and management capacity of the team implementing the Programme and the Coordination Unit; to highlight the degree of involvement reached with and for the beneficiary institutions of the Programme, such as:
• Judiciary Body
• Public Ministry
• Ministry of Government
• Instituto de Defensa Pública Penal
Country: Moldova
Project title: Review. Assesment and Drafting ToR's for Supporting to the Implementation of the EU Moldova Action Plan and Partnership and Co-operation Agreement, the National Coordinating Unit and the Legal Approximation Process in Moldova
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 34.720
Client: EC EuropeAid
Date: 2007
The project’s overall objective is to promote the economic, political and social development of Moldova in line with the priorities set out in the Action Plan and the PCA, as further detailed in the EU-Moldova Co-operation Councils.
The Global objective of this contract is to review and assess the related issue in Moldova and to draft TORs for one or more projects under NAP 2005 and to assist the EC in preparing one more call(s) for tender.
However due to the different nature of the activities and the beneficiaries it is envisaged to have a separate project to support the National Coordinating Unit and, if possible, a policy advise project for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs separated from a project on legal approximation involving the Ministry of Justice, the Parliament and the line ministries.
Country: Niger
Project title: Evaluation of the compliance of synthetic self-locking paving for the creation of vehicular roads and the relevant norms and standards for manufacturing and setting
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 45.000
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2007
The main objective of SYRENE Programme is to contribute to food safety and fight against poverty strengthening the whole cycle of livestock production from the beginning to the end. The specific objective is to strengthen and develop the structure and organization of the handicraft and industrial smallest enterprises to make them productive.
The project SYRENE developed technologies aiming at providing solutions to problems, previously identified. Among them, the project designed and carried out the manufacturing of self-locking paving, using a blend of sand and plastic bags (polyethylene and polypropylene).
This assignment aims at assessing the technical economic and environmental sustainability of synthetic paving produced, as provided by SYRENE Programme, for the creation of vehicular roads.
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Project title: Final Evaluation of the EPRD – SF, IDC and TAT II Programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 137.700
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2007
This project consisted in the evaluation of three programmes: the European Programme for Reconstruction and Development Support Facility (EPRD-SF), the International Development Co-Operation Support Programme (IDC-SP) and the Technical Assistance Team Programme II – Transitory Phase (TAT II).
The final evaluation’s overall objective was to assess the design, implementation and results of each of the three EC financed programmes in order to determine their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness impact and sustainability in the context of their stated purpose. It was to provide a comprehensive overview of the entire programmes and provide the Government of South Africa and the services of the European Commission with elements to :
a) make an overall independent assessment about the past performance of the three programmes, paying particularly attention to the impact of the programmes actions against their objectives;
b) identify key lessons learned and propose practical recommendations; consider options for future collaboration in line with current EC financial regulations and EC development policy.
Country: Suriname
Project title: Ex post evaluation of the project “Consolidation of democracy and support to election activities in Suriname 2005”
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 15.223
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Date: 2007
The stated objectives of the “Consolidation of Democracy and Support to Election Activities in Suriname 2005” were: i) to promote free and fair elections ii) to consolidate democracy in Suriname and iii) to promote sustainable political and social stability.
The project had 4 main activities, as follows:
• A civic and voter education program prior to the election focusing on increasing the participation of women, first time voters and voters from the interior.
• A media monitoring and media training program.
• Support and professionalize domestic observation of the election process.
• Provision of technical assistance to the bodies charged with the conduct of the election.
The project report made a number of detailed and constructive recommendations on how the Government of Suriname may wish to further improve the way the next elections are managed sometime around 2010.
The evaluation looked at the impact of the EC funded programme in 2005 and also provided an assessment of achievements, to date, in implementing the recommendations.
Country: Indonesia
Project title: Final Evaluation of Support to the Partnership for Good Governance Project
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 60.000
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006 - 2007
The overall objective of the project is to promote democracy and good governance in Indonesia through the development of participatory, transparent and accountable systems and operations required in Indonesia's social institutions to ensure that the democratic process becomes irreversibly anchored in the fabric of Indonesian society.
The project purpose is to participate in the operations of the Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia by contributing to the Indonesia Governance Fund (Trust Fund), administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Country: Jordan
Project title: Mid-Term Review of Support for the EU-Jordan Association Agreement (SAAP)
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 63.000
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006 - 2007
This assignment aims at assessing the performance in implementing SAAP and achieving its objectives, providing the Jordanian authorities and the Commission with an objective and independent assessment of progress to date, taking into account the key aspects of programme implementation, in order to provide recommendations to stakeholders on any practical measures which can be taken to improve performance in implementation of the SAAP programme, as well as SAAP II and any possible future support linked to the Action Plan.
Country: Kenya
Project title: Final Evaluation of Democratic Governance Support Programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 62.500
Client: EC EuropeAid
Date: 2006 - 2007
The European Commission Democratic Governance Support Programme was created with a view to enhancing democratic governance in Kenya. It aims at strengthening the system of checks and balances in Kenya, notably through supporting the Legislative and the Judicial branches of government, but also decentralised government structures, independent bodies and civil society.
Country: Kenya
Project title: Mid Term Review of the Governance, Justice Law and Order Sector (GJLOS) Reform Programme
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 186.880
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006 - 2007
The GJLOS Reform Programme is a sector-wide, cross-institutional reform programme led by the Government of Kenya and supported by more than 15 International Development Partners.
The objective of this Mid Term Review is to assess the overall progress of the GJLOS Reform Programme to date against the anticipated results in the Medium Term Strategy (2005-2009) and its Logical Framework, using the five DAC (Working Party on Aid Effectiveness) criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.
Country: Liberia
Project title: Institutional Support Program Evaluation
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 96.000
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006 - 2007
The Institutional Support Programme (ISP) was finalised to contribute to the creation of a functioning and representative democratic government through a transparent electoral process, and secondly, to initiate and sustain an improvement in public sector finance and macro-economic management of Liberia’s resources and economy.
The objective of the assignment is to assess the relevance and appropriateness of the design, planning, implementation and financing patterns of ISP. Key recommendations and feedback on the ISP will be important to identify key issues and future actions which can guide future EC programming in the institutional support sector.
Country: Central America
Project title: Mid-term evaluation. Pluriannual program of democracy and human rights in Central America
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 140.000
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006
The Pluriannual Program is one of the EC actions, regarding democracy development and consolidation, the state of right, the respect of human rights and the main freedoms. The general objective is to help promoting and spreading the knowledge of human rights, main freedoms, and the tools to guarantee them, making democracy values and tolerance popular. The Program represents the attempt to create spaces of radical action enhancing peoples’ participation in the democratic life and the creation of consent spaces.The evaluation will be the institutional record of how the organizations that make up the Consortium of each country program and regional program, work. The institutional record evaluates the interventions of Consortiums with the associated organizations of the civil society, public authorities and other sectors of the country to produce the impact of the main themes of democratic life on people, with the intention to create a coherent movement of national interventions.Involved countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama
Country: Peru
Project title: Mid-term evaluation of AGORAH Programme – Support to the socio-economic development and decentralization in Ayacucho and
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 62.640
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006
The AGORAH Programme of support to the socio-economic development and decentralization in Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions – is a joint initiative of the European Commission with the Peruvian Government that aims at helping the development of the Ayacucho and Huancavelica Departments to promote the economic development of the population, in particular the poor, within an overall decentralization process of the State. The financing agreement of the Programme includes the accomplishment of three external evaluations. The ongoing evaluation is the first one and will last 2 years after the formal inception of the Programme.
The mail objective of this assignment is to develop a detailed assessment of the progresses accomplished over the first half Programme in terms of relevancy, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.
Country: South Africa
Project title: Mid-Term Review for “Support to Policing of Crimes Against Women and Children in the Eastern Cape”
Sector: Evaluation and Monitoring
Value: € 61.400
Client: EC-EuropeAid
Date: 2006
The subject of this study is the Support to Policing of Crimes Against Women and Children in the Eastern Cape Programme, funded by the European Commission as part of the European Programme for Reconstruction and Development in South Africa. The overall objective of this programme is to improve safety and security for the people of the Eastern Cape. This theme is developed into the specific programme purpose of prevention of crimes against women and children and improving the services delivered to people affected by such crimes in geographical priority areas.The Mid Term Review is finalized to assess the relevance, impact effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the programme to date against the results anticipated in the programme logical framework..
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