References

The global objective of this contract is to produce an independent evaluation of the Youth Empowerment through Culture and Sport Programme (Financing Agreement DCI-AFS/2009/020-372).

The overall objective of the mid-term evaluation (the 'Evaluation') was to assess the progress of the Regional Housing Programme relating to beneficiaries and sustainability. Thereby the progress was assessed against the objectives and results set forth in the Framework Programme of the Joint Regional Programme on Durable Solutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons and as these were further developed in the Country Feasibility Reports.
The overall RHP objective, as defined in the Joint Programme document, was to comprehensively contribute towards completion of the protracted displacement situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of Croatia and Republic of Serbia by providing durable and sustainable housing solutions with full respect for the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons and the mutual obligation to closely cooperate and synchronize activities in order to ensure durable solutions for them, either through voluntary return and reintegration or local integration.
The relevant outputs of the Framework Programme were the following:

• Housing in accordance with appropriate minimum standards and related public infrastructure with utilities 'connection provided to beneficiaries (both for households in the return area in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, and in places of local integration in all Partner Countries);
• Return and reintegration of returning beneficiaries facilitated (applicable to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Croatia);
• Local integration in the places of displacement facilitated (applicable to all four

Partner Countries);

• Collective centres in Croatia accommodating returnees closed, and where refugees were accommodated closed;
• All 1991-1995 refugees residing in CCs in Serbia moved to housing units provided within the RHP.
• Adequate housing solutions within institutions of social welfare system in Bosnia and

Herzegovina provided;

• Accommodation and care in newly built homes for elderly in Montenegro and Croatia provided, following the closure of collective centres in Croatia.
• Inclusion and integration in social welfare system facilitated (applicable to BiH, Montenegro and Croatia).

The following general questions were in particular needed to be addressed:

• Are the original RHP targets for beneficiaries and beneficiary types still a valid reflection of existing needs?
• Is the RHP reaching and addressing the needs of the families that most need its support?
• Is the RHP on target to achieve sustainable solutions?
• What are the Governments doing to ensure full respect for rights of refugees and IDPs?
• What are the gaps and how they could be addressed?

The global objective was to assist Lebanon in identifying and formulating a reform development programme to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (MoFAE) to be financed under the Annual Action Programme (AAP) 2016

The global objective of this assignment was to assist the MoFED in ensuring the efficient and effective allocation of public resources towards activities that contribute to the growth of the economy and development of Sierra Leone. The specific objective of this assignment was to assist the EU Delegation in the follow-up of budget support related issues and to provide interim technical support to the MoFED in the field of monitoring and evaluation of the national development policy, performance measurement of budget support related benchmarks and to provide input in the consolidation of pension related laws/regulations.

The global objective of this assignment was to strengthen the capacity of the MEDEP to implement EU legislation pertaining to environmental monitoring and nature protection.
The specific objective was to develop/confirm the rationale for the proposed IPA 2012 environment measures, to prepare tender documents for procurement of linked services and supplies and to assist in completing the procurement process for supplies.

The Government of Burundi obtained financing under the 10th European Development Fund to implement the project “Supported and Empowered Civil Society Organisations” (OSCAR). The project OSCAR started in August 2011 and the implementation phase ended in September 2015. The overall objective of OSCAR was stated as follows: “The effects of NSA’s participation are perceptible, in the field of peace, good governance, decentralisation, poverty reduction and women empowerment”.
The overall objectives of this mission were to evaluate the outputs of the project OSCAR and to draw reformulations for the upcoming 11th EDF, in the context of the current political crisis.

The global objective of the project was to achieve an overall improvement of the quality of Environment and Climate change in the Beneficiary Country.

The objective of the FWC was to provide, via individual assignments defined and contracted through Specific Contracts, short-term technical assistance which can be mobilised at very short notice (normally within about 3 weeks).

The global objective of this assignment was to achieve a good environmental status for waters;
establishment of the required capacity in Turkey to implement the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the related daughter directives especially to fulfill the economic requirements and to ensure water efficiency and develop economic instruments for this goal.

The overall objective of this assignment was to design and develop a Results and Performance Based Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP) to be used by the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM, now Business Botswana) to monitor and evaluate activities implemented by the Programme in the framework of the Private Sector Development Strategy (PSDS). In particular for the PSDP, qualitative and quantitative indicators specific to the private sector were defined in order to monitor the business environment surrounding the programme from the beginning to the end of its implementation.
The specific objectives of this assignment were as follows:

• Establish a web based performance monitoring and evaluation system for PSDP in the framework of PSDS at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and BOCCIM.
• Design and set-up of PSDP web portal.

The PSDP aimed at capacitating Small, Micro and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMMEs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs), and Intermediary Organisations (IOs) by strengthening their value chains, improving access to finance and the ease of doing business as well as enhancing women's entrepreneurship and creating employment. The PSDP had a strong link to the Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) programme, which was a Government initiative to enhance local production and consumption.