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The purpose of this evaluation is to provide a systematic and objective assessment of the South Sudan Women Empowerment Programme. Its global objective is twofold: i) to deliver an independent assessment of performance to the European Union, stakeholders and the wider public; ii) to generate key lessons, conclusions and recommendations to guide decision makers in improving current and future interventions.

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.

This assignment consists of an evaluation of the European Union’s Budget Support in Montenegro, focusing on three strategic areas: Public Administration Reform (PAR), Integrated Border Management (IBM), and the response to COVID-19. It covers four sector budget support programmes implemented between 2016 and 2026, including the PAR programme, two IBM programmes, and COVID-19 crisis response support. The evaluation will assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, EU added value and sustainability of these interventions, with particular attention to their contribution to Montenegro’s EU accession agenda. It will examine how EU financial support, policy dialogue and complementary technical assistance have supported reforms, strengthened national systems, and contributed to governance, security, economic recovery and social resilience.
The work will combine document review, interviews, field visits, quantitative analysis and stakeholder consultation, structured around reconstructed intervention logics and evaluation questions. The evaluation will provide evidence-based findings, conclusions and recommendations for future EU support in Montenegro.

The Final Evaluation of the Budget Support Programme “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia, Phase I” assesses the programme’s performance, results, and contribution to advancing justice sector reforms in Armenia. It examines the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of the budget support in strengthening judicial independence, improving governance, and enhancing access to justice.

The general aim of the action is to support the European Union Delegation in Djibouti in its support for Djiboutian civil society in terms of political advocacy and capacity building.

The objective of this consultancy service is to support sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement in Ukraine, as part of Activity 4.2 under Result Area 4 of the EU4Environment Programme. Implemented by the World Bank, in close coordination with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPR) and Amalgamated Territorial Communities (ATCs), the service aims to provide analytical, advisory, and capacity-building support to promote community-based natural resource management (NRM), leveraging forests and related ecosystem services for rural job creation and local resilience.

The global objective is to support the Government of Mongolia with the formulation and design of the MONGOLIA SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND BIOECONOMY FRAMEWORK LOAN financed by the European Union and the European Investment Bank and possible other co-financing institutions under a blended financing arrangement.

The objective of this project is to strengthen partnerships between the EU and Honduras to collectively address the challenges of attaining deforestation-free supply chains. The support is targeting Instituto Hondureño del Café (IHCAFE) as well as the Subsecretary of Coffee from SAG and ICF on behalf of other entities as a basis for a wider deforestation-free value chain support compliance.

This final evaluation assesses the EU-funded QUALITAN programme, implemented by UNIDO under Tanzania’s BEGIN programme, which aimed to strengthen MSME compliance with quality standards, improve market access, reduce compliance costs and enhance consumer protection. Covering the period from 1 January 2022 to 24 July 2025, the evaluation will provide an independent assessment of the programme’s performance, sustainability, stakeholder contributions and implementation constraints. Using a theory-based, mixed-methods approach and contribution analysis, it will examine relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, perspective of impact and EU added value, while integrating cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, youth, LNOB, human rights, environment and climate considerations.

As a joint AU-German Government initiative, the GIZ project "Citizen Engagement and Innovative Data Use for Africa's Development (DataCipation)" project aims to strengthen the engagement between AU Organs, Regional Economic Communities, Member States and citizens leveraging data, digital and non-digital approaches for good governance and development.
Core activities are the development and implementation of communication formats enabling participatory, inclusive and creative engagement for citizens in line with the AU brand identity as well as capacity development for AU staff on interactive communication tools and methodologies.
As a second project under this contract, the GIZ Support Project to the AfCFTA (AfCFTA project) is supported through professional communication services.