This decentralized evaluation was?commissioned by the?Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Kenya Country Office?and covers the final activity of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ McGovern-Dole (MGD) International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program in Kenya, 2016-2020, which benefitted from a no-cost extension up to September 2022.
This country portfolio evaluation covered Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s portfolio in Cameroon from 2012 to mid-2017. It assessed Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s strategic positioning in Cameroon, the quality of and factors influencing Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s decision making, and the performance and results of portfolio activities. It was timed to inform the programming and operationalization of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s new Cameroon country strategic plan, approved in June 2017, and to contribute to enhanced collaboration and synergies among the Rome-based agencies. It was conducted by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s independent Office of Evaluation together with an external evaluation team, with field work in August 2017.
The evaluation covered Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s country portfolio in Cambodia between 2011¨C2017, assessing the standard questions for Country Portfolio Evaluations: strategic positioning and alignment, the influencing factors and quality of strategic decision-making, and portfolio performance and results; including Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's application of humanitarian principles and a comparative cost analysis of cash-based transfers. The evaluation was timed to inform the Cambodia Country Strategic Plan due in November 2018. It was conducted by the Office of Evaluation with an external team of 5 evaluators.
This Synthesis of Operations Evaluations for the East and Central Africa Region brings together the findings of seven operations evaluations, conducted from mid-2013 to mid-2017.
This Synthesis of Operations Evaluations for the Southern Africa Region brings together the findings of 11 operations evaluations, conducted from mid-2013 to mid-2017.
This synthesis presents findings of evaluations conducted between July 2016 and June 2017, covering 15 operations of varying types, durations, sizes and settings, with a total planned value of USD 2.3 billion (over USD 1.35 billion funded), which targeted 19.7 million beneficiaries a year.
The mid-term evaluation covers the Kyrgyz Republic Development Project (DEV) 200662 ¡°Support for National Productive Safety Nets and Long-Term Community Resilience¡±.
The country portfolio evaluation for the State of Palestine covered all Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ operations from 2011 to mid 2015, and the 2014¨C2016 country strategy. It assessed Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¡¯s alignment and strategic positioning, the factors and quality of its strategic decision-making, and the performance and the results of the portfolio activities as a whole.
The evaluation covers the Myanmar Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation 200299 "Supporting Transition by Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition among the Most Vulnerable". It was intended for both accountability and learning and focuses on assessing: i) the appropriateness and coherence of the operation; ii) its results; and iii) the factors explaining the results.