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The evaluation covered CSP and T-ICSP activities implemented between January 2018 and mid-2023. It assessed Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s strategic positioning and the extent to which the organization made the shifts expected under the CSP; Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s effectiveness in contributing to strategic outcomes; the efficiency with which the CSP was implemented; and factors explaining Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s performance.

The evaluation concluded that Â鶹ÊÓƵ is recognized as a key partner of the Malian government and has supported designing and implementing various policies. Â鶹ÊÓƵ also has a strong standing in the humanitarian community, thanks to its wide reach and presence in the most complex areas of the country.

The evaluation also noted Â鶹ÊÓƵ's strong output-level results, particularly for the yearly emergency responses, but also for its increasingly integrated resilience portfolio, which includes social protection approaches. The country office aimed at a vast coverage of needs, sometimes with lower rations, when resources were insufficient. The growing beneficiary numbers over the course of the CSP speak for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to respond effectively.   

The evaluation recommended that Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues the path of integrating the delivery of the resilience programme, including for planning and monitoring. In addition, the new CSP should also develop stronger links between the resilience package and the emergency response, which will operationalize the humanitarian-development nexus.  

The new CSP should strengthen Â鶹ÊÓƵ's approach to planning and design, particularly for clarifying objectives for capacity-strengthening activities, but also for integrating sustainability. To facilitate implementation, Â鶹ÊÓƵ should pursue multi-year partnership frameworks that support longer-term transformative results, while strengthening the capacities of cooperating partners.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ should also focus on collaborative risk and context analysis, with a view to strengthen accountability to affected populations. Â鶹ÊÓƵ should maintain its crucial logistics capacities despite the growing focus on cash-based transfers during the CSP.