Project reference

 11-0248-079-IcSP-SSR_Eval

Contract duration

 2017

Budget

92,896

Countries

 Belgium, Guinea (Conakry)

Keywords

 Monitoring & Evaluation

Final evaluation of the IfS/IcSP support under Article 3 and 4 to Security Sector Reform in beneficiary countries (2007-2016)

The purpose of this evaluation was to provide an assessment and evidence on the scope and performance of the implemented and on-going EU support for Security Sector Reform (SSR) provided by the IfS and the IcSP from 2007 to 2016. The project aimed at providing recommendations for the improvement of the design and the implementation of EU support to SSR in line with the principles laid down in the joint communication JOIN (2016)31 final - "Elements for an EU-wide strategic framework to support security sector reform" and the Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy.
The evaluation has provided the European Commission, the European External Action Service, and other relevant stakeholders with:
  • an independent assessment of the overall IfS/IcSP support to SSR (2007-2016), paying particularly attention to the results achieved against its objectives;
  • key lessons and recommendations to FPI.2 in order to improve current and future support for SSR financed under the IcSP;
  • recommendations to the European Commission on the best way to approach and improve its support to SSR both in terms of the use of policy dialogue and financial assistance following the adoption of the new EU SSR policy framework.
The results of the evaluation will be used to:
  • demonstrate whether already on-going/planned IcSP interventions in the area of SSR
have taken on board the past lessons learned;
  • feed into the future overall evaluation or impact assessment of the IcSP.
This evaluation aimed to:
a) assess the performance (relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, impact, sustainability and EU added value) of the IfS/IcSP support to SSR between 2007-
2016;
b) assess the coherence, complementarity and coordination of EU interventions financed from IfS/IcSP with other actions financed from other EU instruments, CFSP/CSDP actions and actions carried out by Member States, regional and international donors (state and/or international organisations) for SSR in the beneficiary countries;
c) identify and document key lessons learned;
d) provide conclusions and recommendations both at policy and financial instrument level on how to further improve the support provided to SSR under the IcSP, including cross-fertilisation with other instruments.