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The overall objective of the project is to promote sustainable and inclusive development by strengthening the cooperation and partnership dialogue between the European Union (EU), its Member States and the Republic of Kenya.
It contributes to the implementation of the European Joint Cooperation Strategy with Kenya 2018-2022, which builds on Kenya’s own development strategy, notably the Vision 2030, the Third Medium-Term Plan (MTP III) and the Political Manifesto of the current Jubilee government, the “Big Four Agenda”. It also contributes to the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, to effective financing for development and to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation capacity.

The Framework Agreement for Decentralized Evaluations and Reviews (FADER) LOT 1 covers different types of appraisals, evaluations and reviews of development cooperation projects and programmes funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA).
The main users of the FADER are the regional departments of the MFA, which have regional and country specific development cooperation programmes/projects in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The overall objective of the service contract is to enhance the implementation of EU actions promoting and protecting human rights and democracy in partner countries under the NDICI Human Rights and Democracy Thematic Programme.

UN Women, established in July 2010, promotes gender equality and women's empowerment by eliminating discrimination and advocating for equal rights. It leads UN efforts to mainstream gender equality and works with governments and civil society. Due to security challenges, worsened by COVID-19, UN Women Afghanistan (ACO) is assisted by the service provider to deploy monitoring personnel in inaccessible areas, ensuring accountability, transparency, and efficiency in its programs.

The EU Cohesion Policy is a key investment strategy aimed at reducing regional disparities and fostering smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth across the EU. It operates through national, regional, and Interreg cooperation programmes to support infrastructure, the green transition, connectivity, and social inclusion in the EU Member States, while preparing candidate countries for EU membership by building administrative capacity through Interreg and tailored training programmes.

The project aims to strengthen the EU's engagement with Colombia on external impacts of EU Green Deal policies and regulatory frameworks, with emphasis on the regulation on deforestation and forest degradation, through the use of EU's digital tools.

To raise the profile, awareness and understanding of the EU action and its rationale within the framework of the EU MIP for Malawi and of the shared values and principles that lie at the basis of the MIP.

The objective of the project is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion and the Ministry of Security in order to support them in the implementation of their projects, which are the subject of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of Burkina Faso.

This evaluation provides the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland with a comprehensive assessment of the achievements, challenges, and impacts of implementing the policy priority area on sustainable management and use of natural resources. It includes four evaluations covering forests and biodiversity, water resources management, energy and circular economy, and disaster risk reduction (including meteorology), with a synthesis report offering meta-level insights and identifying opportunities for Finnish private sector engagement. The evaluation focuses on the OECD DAC criteria of effectiveness and impact, delivering evidence-based recommendations to enhance future policy and operational strategies while addressing resource constraints and exploring geospatial data applications for improved monitoring and evaluation.