Project reference

 12-0371-015-SDN-ECHO-eval

Contract duration

 2016

Budget

214,737
214.737,26 EUR implemented (January 2017)

Countries

 South Sudan, Sudan

Keywords

 Humanitarian aid, Monitoring & Evaluation

Evaluation of the ECHO response to the Humanitarian crises in Sudan and South Sudan 2011-2015

The evaluation provided:
  • a comprehensive, retrospective assessment of DG ECHO's Strategy (as formalized by the Humanitarian Implementation Plans) in Sudan and South Sudan, covering the evaluation issues of relevance, coherence, EU Added Value, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability;
  • prospective, strategic recommendations (based on the retrospective evaluation and the related research) for a future ECHO crisis response strategy in the countries, taking account of the volatile environment, and with a view of maximizing the benefits of ECHO’s initiatives on the ground. These strategic recommendations were supported by further, related, operational recommendations.
Specific tools and processes:
  • Intense desk review of secondary data from ECHO
  • Briefing meetings in Brussels and in the field
  • Observation in the field, visiting sites where beneficiaries have received aid
  • Key Informant Interviews (DG ECHO, EC staff, other donors present in the countries, community leaders, local and international NGOs, cluster leads, local authorities, local population, civil society organizations)
  • Discussion groups
  • Communication networks (press, radio, TV etc.)
  • Specific Accountability for Affected Populations (AAP) tools in place, review of AAP, complaint forms, participatory mechanisms etc.
  • Surveys to specific target groups
  • Field visits in Sudan and South Sudan