The terms of reference (TOR) aim to inform stakeholders about the evaluation, clarify expectations and requirements and guide the evaluation team in its work during the various phases of the evaluation.
This decentralized evaluation, commissioned by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Senegal, assesses the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project titled "Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risks (the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative)". Implemented by Â鶹ÊÓƵ in partnership with the Senegalese government, the project ran from 14 January 2020 to 14 October 2024.
Annual Country Reports (ACR) are a key accountability document produced by country offices on a yearly basis which inform donors how their funds were used during the reporting year. Their purpose is to tell Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s performance story in an accurate, transparent and evidence-based manner by assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of our operations in our pursuit towards zero hunger.
The paper emphasizes the need for sustainable financial solutions and collaborative efforts involving international financial institutions, donors and innovative financing schemes to bridge the funding gap and ensure the long-term success of school meal programmes in West Africa.
The landscape of Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has undergone significant evolution since the last assessment in 2020. The Landscape Analysis, prepared in May 2024 by the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), ECOWAS and the School Meals Coalition, with the contribution of CERFAM and the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, an Initiative of the School Meals Coalition, provides a comparative analysis across six domains, offering insights into the evolving dynamics, challenges, and best practices within the realm of HGSF. It serves also as a comprehensive resource for navigating the complexities and opportunities inherent in HGSF implementation across ECOWAS countries.
The partnership between Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sahel University Network (REUNIR) promotes resilience research in the field. This book synthesizes some of the work done by students in the five Sahelian countries.
Learn how Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s R4 Rural Resilience Initiative helps farmers manage climate and disaster risks based on evidence gathered from five countries that implement an Integrated Climate Risk Management approach.
This publication aims to document recent trends ¨C and strategic implications ¨C with regards to the development of social registries and supporting digital information systems in the West and Central Africa region.
Recognizing the pivotal role of Homegrown School Feeding in human capital development and economic growth, ECOWAS practitioners and partners commit to position HGSF prominently on the regional and Africa-wide agendas.
The evaluation was commissioned by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Office of Evaluation to provide evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the next county strategic plan (CSP) for Senegal.
In 2022, Â鶹ÊÓƵ overcame obstacles to support 20 countries' Sustainable Development Goals, to save lives and change lives of 21.4 million people in Western Africa
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This evaluation covers both the 2011 policy on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and the 2017 climate change policy, given their conceptual, programmatic and organizational links.
For over a decade, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been supporting climate risk insurance as an important piece of the strategy for building women¡¯s economic empowerment. Â鶹ÊÓƵ presents the story of women that have access to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s climate risk insurance and related interventions.
This publication, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Western Africa Regional Achievements in 2021, highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s and its partners¡¯ collective success in staying the course and delivering to the most vulnerable to save lives and our contributions to changing lives. Summarised across the chapters of this publication are insights into Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s important work in the areas of emergency response and preparedness, school feeding, nutrition and HIV, climate adaptation, social protection, gender, protection, digital solutions, supply chain and common logistics services.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has extensive experience integrating climate risk insurance solutions as an element of financial and social protection. This factsheet provides a summary of the evidence on how Â鶹ÊÓƵ-supported microinsurance programmes protect vulnerable populations from climatic shocks.
