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Project Afghanistan

19/11/18 - 30/07/19

Combined evaluation of the European Union’s humanitarian interventions in Afghanistan 2014-2018 and DG ECHO's partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council

Link to final report available at: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ecaa2d0e-d04f-11e9-b4bf-01aa75ed71a1

The purpose of this evaluation was twofold:

An evaluation of ECHO's interventions in Afghanistan (geographic, strategic/forward looking, summative)An evaluation of DG ECHO's partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (partnership/strategic), in and beyond Afghanistan

These two lines of enquiry were interrelated but, they constituted two different objects of analysis, and each required distinct research, analysis and synthesis, in line with the key evaluation questions. At the same time, however, the evaluation offered a valuable opportunity to look in-depth at the partnership in the context of Afghanistan, therefore, we ensured that the dual nature of this evaluation was combined with an efficient use of the in-country study opportunity, where the realities of the partnership approach were played out, and issues such as cost-effectiveness were explored more fully. We, therefore, proposed an in-depth case study of NRC-ECHO partnership within the wider global level partnership question.

In terms of outputs, Landell Mills' approach provided two distinct deliverables: Output 1 was the evaluation of ECHO's intervention in Afghanistan; and Output 2 was the evaluation of DG ECHO's partnership with the NRC.Under Output 1, the evaluation team was required to (a) provide an external, impartial and independent evaluation with an evidence-based judgment of the extent to which the humanitarian actions in Afghanistan were effective (including in respect to advocacy and visibility) and efficient; relevant given the needs of the beneficiaries; coherent both internally and with interventions by other donors, and by the EC; and have achieved EU added-value. In addition, the evaluation will also examine the sustainability of ECHO's interventions in Afghanistan, and the extent to which ECHO has ensured the coordination with DG DEVCO, toward a better humanitarian-development nexusUnder Output 2, the evaluation team was required to (b) provide an external, impartial and independent assessment of ECHO's Partnership with the NRC, with the intention of providing strategic recommendations for future operations

Project Sudan

14/11/18 - 31/01/23

Regional Development and Protection Programme in Sudan (RDPP) - Capacity Building Project for State Authorities in the East

The main beneficiary of the project is the State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Kassala and in particular the Department for Economic Development Planning.

Project Objectives

The overall objective of the assignment is to contribute to creating an evidence-based, innovative, and sustainable development and protection solution for refugees and host communities in Sudan, hence providing alternatives to irregular primary and secondary movement. The specific objectives are to improve the capacity of the State authorities in: (a) Assessing needs in relation to providing integrated services (health, education, water and sanitation); and (b) Increasing economic and employment opportunities in favour of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and host communities.

These objectives will be achieved through achievement of the project's expected result; that the State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and line ministries in Kassala, Gedaref and Red Sea State have an improved and sufficient capacity to establish a reliable data information system with a) clearly established written procedures for data collection, data governance and access, with responsibilities clearly defined; and b) developed templates, and manual(s) supporting regular updating and ensuring data quality control. This will ensure the Ministry can prioritise needs in relation to basic service provision (Health, Education, and WASH) and support livelihood development.

Project Results

The result is split into five main outputs:

MoFM receives support to streamline effective planning and development actions and support the General Directorate of Planning and Development (DPD) in developing a realistic State development plan.Use of a database and geographic information system (GIS) for decision-making is institutionalised. The Ministry will have a mapping tool to prioritise needs in relation to basic service provision (Health, Education, and WASH) and to support livelihood development.Effective and functional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system established. Developed templates, and manual(s) supporting regular updating and ensuring quality control.Data governance system established: clearly established written procedures for data collection, data governance and access with clearly defined responsibilities.

Improved capacity of the authorities at local level in increasing economic and employment opportunities in favour of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and host communities.

Project Rwanda

05/11/18 - 30/04/19

Study on the Textile and Leather Sector in Rwanda

The Textile and Apparel sector in Rwanda is the third largest generator of employment. Craft and the Leather clusters are among the twenty most competitive SME clusters identified in all Districts in Rwanda. This sector was identified as among the sectors that have the growing potentials for domestic market recapturing.

The Development of the Textile, Apparel and Leather based products is one of the key policy choices at any early stage of a country's industrialization. These sectors have the potential to generate substantial non-farm-based employment, increase incomes, exports and widen the tax base.

The Textile, Apparel and Leather sectors being heavily reliant on Import pose a foreign exchange drain challenge. In addition, the current Domestic production competitiveness within these sectors is low, there is heavy reliance on imported raw material and intermediate goods which are costly, and the quality being produced locally still requires major improvement.

To address existing challenges and unlock potentials in these sectors, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) in collaboration with key stakeholders developed a strategy to transform the textile, apparel and leather sectors. The main goal of this strategy is to strengthen and develop the capacity of production units engaged in textile, apparel and leather sector in Rwanda to produce higher quality products and increased volumes for both local and foreign markets while reducing imports.

The team will conduct an in-depth study on production and demand for clothes and footwear in Rwanda and produce a baseline report for textile and leather sectors development.

The study will seek to answer the following questions:

How much apparel, textile and leather products are and could be locally produced;How much apparel, textile and leather products imported each year since 2010;How much apparel, textile and leather products are exported, including re-Export;What is the baseline data for textile, apparel and leather sectors in Rwanda by size and category? What are investment opportunities in the sectors and potential risks and constraints?

How is the current cost of production of textile, apparel and leather sectors specifically labour cost, electricity and water and what are the propose possible solution for the development of the sectors under study.

Project Timor-leste

19/10/18 - 14/12/21

Olam International Limited: Inclusive, Sustainable, and Connected Coffee Value Chain

Coffee (Arabia and Robusta) is Timor-Leste’s largest non-oil export and is grown by 38% of all households. However, around half of the planted area consists of old trees that require replanting and rehabilitation and most smallholders do not consistently apply good practices for production and pest management. As a result, average yields are among the lowest in the world (150-200 kg per ha).

Improving productivity and price realization can have a significant impact on coffee dependent poor household incomes. However, many smallholder producers are constrained by gaps in knowledge and understanding of good agricultural practices, limited financial inclusion, difficulties in accessing high-quality inputs and technical advice, poor transport links and market infrastructure, and continued dependence on middlemen.

Olam, a leading food and agri-business company, agreed on a USD 163 Million loan with ADB to support Olam’s $211 million investment plan across Asia by financing an expansion in the firm’s processing of midstream products while providing permanent working capital investments for smallholder farmers.

The loan will help the farmers integrate into more formalised coffee value chains and the global economy, expanding their production and operations, improving livelihoods by promoting inclusive and sustainable development, while for Olam, improved quality and quantity of production will increase its profitability, which in turn should lead to better farm gate prices.

In laymen’s terms, the TA is a coffee value chain pilot project which seeks to address a simple question – what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to agricultural extension for smallholder coffee farmers. What provides the best ‘bang for the buck’ when it comes to supporting coffee farmers through extension services? This will be tested through the provision of different treatments of good agricultural practice training at on-farm demo plots.

In this way, the TA will contribute to the re-development of Timor-Leste’s coffee sector.

Project Ghana

15/10/18 - 28/02/19

Global Evaluation of the EU Support Projects on Elections, Electoral Cycle 2012 - 2016

The European Union has consistently, in its 10th and 11th EDF National Indicative Programmes, put the consolidation of democracy in Ghana through credible elections as a key element of the respective good governance sector of intervention. This support includes implementation of the following Actions:
Support to Independent Governance Institutions Involved in the Election Process (FED/2010/22225, total funding €11.5 million). This Action served to consolidate the EU’s gains in the electoral support area and had four components related to different governance institutions, including: the Electoral Commission (GEC) (capacity building, improving electoral processes, and increasing the GEC’s role as a regional reference for election managing training and counselling); the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) (capacity building and supporting the NCCE’s operational capacity to deliver civic education activities); the National Media Commission (NMC) (capacity building, strengthening the NMC’s advocacy role, and supporting the NMC in developing a consistent policy and case law); and the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) (aiding the CRC in completing the Consultative Review of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana by the end of 2011). A rider of €4.5 million was granted to increase support during the 2014 District Level Elections.
Support to Independent Government Institutions Involved in the Electoral Process – Electoral Cycle 2016 (FED/2015/038372, total funding €5 million. In line with the electoral cycle, outlined in the EU Methodological Guide on Electoral Assistance (2006), this Action was designed to respond to the general elections of December 2016, with a focus on enhancing transparency and efficiency of the electoral process, building on the lessons learnt from the previous phase. The programme covered pre-election, election and post-election activities. The results areas included (i) support to the Electoral Commission (GEC), National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and National Media Commission (NMC) to develop their institutional and operational capacity, and (ii) implementation of a coordinated voters/civic education campaign targeting women, minorities and other disadvantaged groups.

Project Brazil

25/09/18 - 18/01/19

Global Skills Programme Gender and Inclusion Study

Project

03/09/18 - 31/10/18

Technical Assistance to the Government of Montserrat in the Procurement of a Design and Supervision Consultant for the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund Montserrat Port Development Project.

Project Angola

03/09/18 - 30/11/18

Final Evaluation of the decision AO/FED/2009/21-626

In view of the clear need for institutional capacity building, governance support and improving national institutions in Angola to develop strong, modernised public financial management systems, the European Commission financed the "Décision AO/FED/2009/21-626 – Développement des capacités institutionnelles dans le cadre de la modernisation de la fonction publique en matière de planification en Angola" through the 10th EDF. The project had the global objective of improving governance and public management in Angola through institutional and economic reforms. The project particularly supported the Angolan 'Ministère du Plan' through institutional reforms in the planning sector in order to set in motion the modernisation and decentralisation of public administration. In order to achieve its intended results, the project had 5 main components:

TA and support for economic and budgetary planning;TA and support to aid coordination;TA and support to the EDF National Authorising Officer, including an indirectly managed programme estimate;TA and support to the SADC national secretariat;TA and support to the National Statistical System.

This final evaluation presents an opportunity for a holistic and comprehensive review, analysis and assessment of the actions taken under the 'Développement des capacités institutionnelles dans le cadre de la modernisation de la function publique en matière de planification en Angola". This final evaluation will cover all of the activities and projects implemented under the 'Decision AO/FED/2009/21-626' between the 29/01/2010 and 29/06/2017, with two overall objectives:

1) to conduct a global and complete analysis of the performance and results achieved of the Programme; and

2) to generate evidence that will support recommendations and lesson-learning to inform and justify future interventions and actions.

More specifically, the evaluation will focus on studying the level of attainment of results in relation to the set fixed objectives, and will take a result-oriented approach to the evaluation, placing particular importance on the quality of the results achieved.

Project Afghanistan

01/09/18 - 31/12/22

Water Sector Improvement Program in Afghanistan – Component I: Strengthening the planning and management capacity of the River Basin Agencies

The Water Sector Improvement Program (WSIP) has been assisting the Afghan water sector since 2008. It aims to strengthen the institutional and organizational framework, leading to improved service delivery in the field of water supply, wastewater management/sanitation and sustainable protection of water resources. The current phase of WSIP consists of two components dealing with various aspects of water sector planning, water supply, urban wastewater and water quality management issues. Landell Mills International is implementing Component I: Strengthening the Planning and Management Capacity of the River Basin Agencies.

The Program can be seen as split in two parts, either side of the Taliban takeover of the country on 15th August 2021.

Prior to the Taliban takeover, the overall objective of the project, of which Component I was a part is as follows: "The capacities of selected institutions of the Afghan Water Sector to ensure a comprehensive water supply and wastewater management in Afghanistan are strengthened in the framework of integrated water resources management."

The specific objective (purpose) of Component I was: "To strengthen the planning and management capacity of river basin agencies."

The following Indicators were to be achieved through the project:

At least two river basin agencies use a data management system for investment planning. The Harirud/Murghab River Basin Agency has established a mechanism to involve all relevant stakeholders in groundwater management. The National Environment Protection Agency "feeds" at least five quality parameters of selected watercourses in Harirud/Murghab River Basin into the joint database managed by the River Basin Agency (RBA).

The following Outcomes were planned:

River basin planning documents are developed by the RBAs based on a standardised methodology. Institutionalization of the planning process in all RBAs. A knowledge management system is operational at RBA and MEW level. A sustainable laboratory with trained technicians is operational. Urban groundwater management is based on the analysis of hydrogeological and monitoring data. The surface water quality and potential polluters in Herat City are monitored in a systematic way. The technical decision-making processes for Harirud/Murghab RBA are improved. Harirud Murghab RBA manages the available water resources of the Harirud/Murghab river basin based on actual water demand and supply data. The role and responsibilities of NEPA and MEW regarding surface water quality and pollution monitoring are clearly defined. The coordination between Harirud-Murghab RBA and relevant stakeholders is improved. The Salma Dam Council and the Harirud Sub-River Basin Council (once established) are strengthened.

Full implementation was not possible due to the Taliban takeover.

The Project was repurposed from June 2022 with the following objective “to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan with emphasis on the maintenance and improvement of water infrastructure, through a Cash for Work Programme.”

The project will target large numbers of unemployed and underemployed people and hire them to carry out maintenance/improvement of water infrastructure in their local areas. This includes infrastructure for irrigation, water supply (e.g., spring captures & wells) and water resources management (e.g., rainwater harvesting).

Examples of potential labour-intensive projects include:

• Desilting of irrigation canals

• Slope stabilisation/erosion control in irrigation catchments

• Repairing of small-scale irrigation structures

• Cleaning/repair of damage caused by recent floods (e.g., Herat)

• Maintenance of spring captures & hand-dug wells

• Fixing of access roads to pumping stations & other water supply infrastructure

• Removal of solid waste from sensitive ecological areas

• Rainwater harvesting from the roofs of schools

• Digging of wells for schools

Project Zimbabwe

31/08/18 - 01/03/21

Technical Assistance to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to efficiently and effectively discharge the roles of the National Authorising Office in Zimbabwe

Background

Following the adoption of a new Zimbabwean Constitution in 2013, the EU started to gradually remove the restrictive measures that had been imposed in 2002. The appropriate measures were finally lifted on 01 November 2014, paving the way for normal development cooperation between the two parties, including joint management of EDF resources. This required the Zimbabwean Government to again take on the responsibilities of the National Authorising Officer (NAO), as envisaged under the Cotonou Agreement, a function that had been inactive for approximately 14 years. The 11th EDF National Indicative Programme (NIP) supports interventions in the areas of health, agriculture-based economic development, and governance and institution building, along with measures to support civil society and the NAO.

Objective

The contract provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) and the National Authorising Office to enhance their capacity to programme, manage and monitor EDF supported projects and to its broader development assistance coordination function. Due to the long period of NAO inactivity, rebuilding staff skills and capacity in EU cooperation policies, procedures and funding modalities is a priority.

Results

The expected results are:

Robust operational support system to facilitate the efficient management of the NAO Support Programme Estimate and other contracts managed by the National Authorising Officer designed and implemented.Skills of relevant MOFED staff and those of participating Ministries, Departments and Agencies required to perform NAO support services upgraded.Participation of staff performing NAO functions in the identification, formulation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of EU supported Regional Programmes and other sources of EU funding increased.Capacity of MOFED to perform its development cooperation mandate enhanced.Joint monitoring framework, including the development of gender-sensitive results-based monitoring tools, for the NAO and EU Delegation operationalised.

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