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The evaluation of Danish Sustainable Infrastucture Finance (DSIF) Programme served learning and accountability purposes for both the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU)/DSIF and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). This evaluation had two objectives. The first objective was to assess DSIF’s relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, development impact and sustainability as well as commercial outcomes through its investments in developing countries. The evaluation applied the updated OECD/DAC evaluation criteria to DSIF investment projects. It involved an analysis of the project portfolio in terms of geographies, sectors and types of projects and funds, and the development of the portfolio composition over time.

The overall objective of the project of this contract was to increase awareness and visibility of the EU-Mozambique cooperation partnership to the wider public, and improve the understanding of EU cooperation policies and partnership with Mozambique.

This independant evaluation of WFP Country Strategic Plan in Bolivia assessed the strategic positionning, added-value and results of WFP operations in the Country from 2018 to 2021.
The evaluation served the double purpose of accountability (performance and result assessment) and learning (why certain results occurred or not, lessons and evidence for decision-making about a potential scale-up). It is envisioned that the evaluation will inform the design of the new CSP for Bolivia, which is scheduled for Executive Board consideration in November 2022.

The overall objective of this project is to increase awareness, understanding and support for EU-South Africa development cooperation and its achievements in South Africa, particularly for South African audiences.

The global objective of the project was to raise awareness about the comprehension of the EU and its support and actions in Ivory Coast, particularly targeting the ivorian audience.

The aim of this contract was twofold:

• To show the impact of EDF projects on the target audiences identified by the EU Delegation, and in particular the "Resilient Cities in the Republic of Congo" Programme.
• Demonstrate the added value of EU actions in the Republic of Congo, focusing on the added value of the "Resilient Cities in the Republic of Congo" Programme.

The general objective of the mission was to provide the Delegation of the European Union (DUE) in Tunisia with a geo-localized information management and visualization tool on the activities of cooperation projects, and in particular their results and performance indicators, in order to improve the visibility of EU projects in Tunisia.

This evaluation covers five PI actions for a total EU contribution of € 11.6 Mio.

• Enhanced Data Protection and Data Flows
• ICT Standardisation (InDiCo)
• Trust and Security in cyberspace (EU Cyber Direct)
• Cross border access to electronic evidence (SIRIUS)
• EU-India co-operation on ICT-related standardisation, policy and legislation

The objective of this assignment was to support the Government of Ghana and the Delegation of the European Union in the implementation of the budget support SDG-Contract to promote sustainable investment and employment, and to support the EU Delegation in the management of subsequent budget support interventions, including specifically the “Emergency EU Budget Support in response to COVID-19 crisis in Ghana” State Building and Resilience Contract.
Support was provided in three areas:

• Strengthening the monitoring and reporting for the disbursement of fixed and variable tranches of the SDG-Contract and the COVID-19 Emergency Response programmes;
• Continued monitoring of, and reporting on, progress in the Government's achievement of the SDG-Contract indicators agreed for 2021 and 2022;
• Guidance for and contribution to an effective and efficient policy dialogue between the EU Delegation and the Government of Ghana in the context of the implementation of the SDG-Contract;
• Improvement of communication and visibility around the SDG-Contract and the COVID-19 Emergency Response programmes indicators and related policy dialogue.

The mid-term evaluation of the project "Boosting Rural and Rurban Economy in Times of Crisis and Beyond" (BOOST) was commissioned by WFP Nicaragua. BOOST is expected to run from 2018 to 2024 and aims to promote sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in five departments and one autonomous region of Nicaragua. The European Union is the main donor of the project.
The evaluation provided an independent assessment of all project activities in the first three years of BOOST (August 2018 to June 2021). It adopted a theory-based mixed methods approach. Data were collected remotely and during a two-week field mission, including interviews at national and local levels, focus group discussions with beneficiaries, field visits, a comprehensive document review, and analysis of existing M&E data.
In addition to the evaluation report, Particip produced a short video for dissemination purposes.