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The Evaluation Management Services (EMS) was a service contract which consisted in the implementation of strategic level and policy evaluations, meta-evaluations and syntheses of centralized and decentralized evaluations for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA). It corresponded to a new commissioning model that is based on evaluation services commissioned to one service provider rather than outsourcing the implementation of each evaluation as a single assignment. The purpose of this assignment was to increase the quality of outsourced evaluations and also to increase flexibility, efficiency and effectiveness of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland in planning and commissioning evaluations. In addition to a number of decentralised evaluations from various geographical units, all MFA centralised evaluations were prepared and implemented through the EMS.

The project 'Irrigation Infrastructure for Organic Sugarcane' was funded by the Development Related Infrastructure Investment Vehicle (DRIVE) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. It was located in the Chemba district of Mozambique and aimed to put an agricultural infrastructure in place for small-scale farmers to sustainably grow high-quality organic sugarcane and food crops for enhanced income and food security.
The purposes of the evaluation were accountability and learning through insight into the nature and magnitude of effects attributable to the Chemba project. The evaluation determined whether the project contributed to private sector and human development. It used a mixed-methods contribution analysis that triangulated primary and secondary data, which were collected and analysed through a literature review, a household survey, and qualitative stakeholder consultations.

This project is a continuation of the journalist training project which was part of the previous Regional Communication programme. It aims at contributing via the training of journalists and media professionals and the support to production of audio-visual and on-line material (i) to the development of independent media in the Neighbourhood and (ii) to a more accurate presentation of the EU policies and support to the region by the media as well as a better understanding of these policies and support and of their impact in the partner countries of the Neighbourhood area by the general public.

This evaluation focussed on the priority area 2 of Finnish development policy, "Economy and Jobs", which aims to reinforce economies in developing countries to increase job creation, livelihoods and wellbeing. The evaluation assessed to what extent the objectives of the priority area on Economy and Jobs have been achieved, what the MFA can learn from its peer organizations and how to further develop its effectiveness.

This project is part of wider EU public diplomacy and outreach activities towards audiences in Russia and it complements other cooperation programmes of the EU and its member states in Russia.
The overall objective of this action is to support the achievement of the EU’s policy objectives through public diplomacy activities that engage meaningfully with targeted audiences and stakeholders in order to build trust and mutual understanding

The overall objective of the Project/Financing Agreement was to contribute to sustainable inclusive growth and poverty reduction in Sierra Leone, as outlined in the National Agenda for Prosperity, through effective delivery of EU cooperation in line with Paris Declaration, the Accra Agenda and the EU’s commitments to the Busan New Deal.
The specific purpose of this contract was to strengthen the capacity of the National Authorising Officer Office (NAO Office) to efficiently execute its mandate as stated in the Cotonou Partnership Agreement.

The overall objective of this assignment is to provide a sound basis for the future design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of results of NPD actions to the Commission, FPI.3 and implementing partners as represented by FPI.3.

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant EU services, interested stakeholders and the Horn of Africa Trust Fund (HLTF) Monitoring and Lessons Learned System (including to illustrate through operational examples the mid-term evaluation of the UTF instrument) with the following information

• a comprehensive and independent analysis of the performance of the Sustainable Solutions for the Most Vulnerable Host Populations, Refugees and Migrants in Djibouti action, with particular attention to its intermediate results, in comparison with the expected objectives, and the reasons supporting these results;
• lessons learned, conclusions and associated recommendations, so as to improve, where appropriate, the implementation of the action and potential future interventions.

The overall objective of this programme was to contribute to the strengthening of the peace and recovery process in Côte d'Ivoire with a view to improving and promoting good governance. Situated at the crossroads of the main cross-cutting issues contained in the European Consensus on Development, the GAP supports the strengthening of governance in Côte d'Ivoire through 3 main components.

The EPTATF was set up to accelerate the origination of operations in Eastern Partnership countries, and to improve the quality and development impact of the Bank's operations in the region. The establishment of the EPTATF was based on the assumption that technical assistance available at the time was inadequate to support the Bank’s operations in the region, particularly for small projects. It was set up to be complementary to the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) instrument and resources.
The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the extent to which the EPTATF has helped to improve EIB operations in Eastern Partnership countries since its establishment.