The evaluation was commissioned by the independent Office of Evaluation to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the next Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ country strategic plan (CSP) in Ghana.
It covers Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ activities implemented between 2018 and September 2022.
The evaluation assessed Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s strategic positioning and role and the extent to which Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has made the strategic shift expected by the CSP; Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s contributions to strategic outcomes; efficiency and factors that explain Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ performance.
The evaluation concluded that:
- Overall, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ made progress in Ghana in shifting from delivering assistance to enabling national capacities. It demonstrated how market-based approaches to strengthening food systems can improve nutrition.
- The CSP supported the Government in addressing food security and nutrition needs of vulnerable populations. However, its intervention logic could have better linked community-level activities with capacity strengthening and policy coherence interventions.
- The CSP remained relevant to needs throughout and adapted well to COVID-19. However, it did not adequately address capacity gaps for crisis preparedness, community resilience, and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
- The shift to an enabler role was hampered by lack of a clear management plan and by limited funding for capacity strengthening and policy coherence interventions.
- Gender equality and protection were integrated successfully, but affected populations were not consistently consulted.
- Partnerships with Government and private sector were crucial, but collaboration with UN agencies was limited
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| Summary evaluation report |
PDF | 835.01 KB
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| Rapport succint |
PDF | 1019.59 KB
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| Informe resumido |
PDF | 807.99 KB
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| Summary evaluation report (Arabic) |
PDF | 1 MB
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| Management response |
PDF | 274.52 KB
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