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The general objective of the contract was to contribute to a strengthened common identity of the PALOP-TL by the production and diffusion of knowledge about the origins and current common ties of the PALOP-TL on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the programme between the PALOP-TL and the EU.

• produce audio-visual material about the common history and the current common ties between the PALOP-TL through a short-film contest;
• present/diffuse of material to the public during short-film festivals and/or films about the PALOP-TL in 2017 and 2018;

The assignment was designed to contribute to the “strengthening of state and non-state actors to promote human rights”.

Its specific objective “a participatory approach and awareness tools on human rights/domestic violence are developed and implemented by non-state actors in at least 16 villages in the Wilayas of Assaba and Gorgol” was in line with MASEF’s National Action Plan 2015-2018.

This project enhanced the capacities of relevant persons, particularly women, to be aware of their fundamental rights and the existence of state and non-state structures they can refer to.

It also strengthened relevant organisations, particularly CSOs in the regions of Assaba and Gorgol, in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of their awareness raising activities.

Additionally, the programme contributed to the strengthening of the coordination and reporting mechanisms of MASEF (Ministry for social affairs, childhood and family) and improved the coordination and the cooperation between relevant stakeholders working on domestic violence issues.

The global objective was to ensure a swift preparation of future programmes that aim at the progressive achievement of the SDGs targets and goals.

The specific objectives were:

• To identify areas for future support to the SDG process in graduated Asian countries.
• To promote exchange of experiences in order to enhance the visibility and awareness raising of the SDGs in Thailand and Malaysia.

The Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation (Finnfund) is the national Development Finance Institution (DFI) of Finland. Finnfund provides equity, loans and guarantees to private sector companies in developing countries and has as its’ overarching objective to further the economic and social development of its’ target countries.

The objective of the assignment is to evaluate how well Finnfund has implemented its’ mandate during the period 2008-2017, as defined by the Finnfund Act and the annual Ownership Steering Memorandums (OSMs) by the MFA. Core evaluation issues will be

• relevance and additionality;
• commercial risk management;
• environmental, social and human rights related risk management; and
• effectiveness in delivering desired outputs.

The evaluation will assess these issues through a desk study, interviews with key stakeholders in Finland, a benchmarking exercise comparing Finnfund to similar DFIs of other donors and field visits to three case study countries.

The results of the evaluation will feed into the development of Finland’s new development policy programme expected for the period 2020-2023.

The report is available at:

https://um.fi/publications/-/asset_publisher/TVOLgBmLyZvu/content/evaluointi-kehitysrahoitusyhtio-finnfundin-toiminnas-2/384998?curAsset=0&stId=44227

The specific objectives of this assignment are to:

1. Prepare 1 regional multi hazard preparedness and response plan and 5 municipality plans

2. Prepare 24 community-based disaster risk management plans.

3. Prepare a framework for analysing and measuring resilience using the established 'ARC-D Toolkit'

The overall objective of the mission was to contribute to the promotion of CS organisations as agents of change and to contribute to strengthening environmental sustainability.

The specific objectives of the mission were as follows:

• Carry out an inventory of civil society, the development of CSOs involved in the field of the environment and their distribution according to their mandate and structuring;
• Strengthen and enhance the role of CSOs in environmental protection and management;
• Clarify and bring closer the visions around CSO-PP partnership concepts;
• Identify the practices (good and bad) which represent levers or barriers to CSO action;
• Identify concrete actions allowing a quality contribution of CSOs to the implementation of the National Strategy for the Environment and Sustainable Development (Stratégie nationale de l'environnement et du développement durable; SNEDD), the National Action Plan for the Environment and Sustainable Development (Plan national d'action pour l'environnement et le développement durable; PNEAEDD) and the SDGs, based on the added value of CSOs, the development of the Algerian context and new local and international environmental challenges. The actions took into account the legal framework, capacity building processes, access to information, the socio-economic context as well as the partnership and the leadership (co-leadership);
• Study the experiences of partnerships particularly between CSOs and PP and formulate recommendations and lessons in order to develop and improve the quality of these partnerships. The study included international examples on sustainable environmental integration in relation to the water, health and transport sectors supported by CSOs and examples of service delegation to associations in this field, explaining the mechanisms and tools applied in order to ensure this.

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the 'Support to Public Administration Reform and Local Development' Programme, paying particular attention to its [in case of a mid-term evaluation you may add ‘intermediate’] results measured against its objectives;
• key lessons and recommendations in order to improve current performance of the programme and to provide an insight into future cooperation with Egypt in the sectors of interventions.

In particular, this evaluation served in assessing key elements of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and early signs of impact among other important criteria.

The main users of this evaluation were the European Union and the Government of Egypt (GoE) represented by key beneficiaries and stakeholders of the programme.

The general objective was to contribute to the financial execution of the funds granted to the Ministry for Reconciliation in accordance with the procedures of the EFD.

The specific objective was to contribute to the training and support of the stakeholders involved in the implementation of the grant, based on a logic of transfer of competences in the following areas:

• procurement and monitoring of contracts for services and supplies in accordance with the procedures set out in the PRAG;
• the justification of the project expenditures and the archiving of supporting documents.

The global objective of the assignment was to support the ECOWAS Commission in implementing its regional strategy and pursuing its mandate in a more efficient and effective way, through a better management of its resources.

The purpose of the project was to strengthen the capacities of the ECOWAS Commission for a more efficient management of EU/EDF resources and reinforced coordination with donors and with the WAEMU Commission.(results 2 &3).

To attain the above purpose, the project had the following expected results:

Result 2: The ECOWAS Commission was supported in its role of Regional Authorising Officer (RAO) in the implementation of 10th EDF projects in compliance with the applicable financial and contractual procedures.

Result 3: The ECOWAS Commission ensured efficient monitoring of the 10th EDF projects and identification and formulation of 11th EDF projects, in coordination with the WAEMU Commission and in the context of improved coherence with interventions of other donors.

Another purpose of the programme reflected in results 2 & 3 was the preparation and facilitation of EC cooperation. For result 2, the following projects were identified where the ECOWAS Commission acted as contracting authority: (i) Peace, Security and Stability project, (ii) Drugs project, (iii) ECOWAS Capacity Building project, and (iv) Support to Joint Border Posts project. For result 3, ECOWAS had a coordinating role in Regional Economic Integration, Trade and competitiveness programmes managed under delegated and contribution agreements.

The purpose of the evaluability study was to inform the design of the upcoming evaluation by providing options for evaluation questions, methods, resources and expertise needed. The conclusions and recommendations of this assessment will be used for the planning and preparation of the evaluation, enabling a quick, focused and efficient start.

The evaluability study was mainly carried out as a desk study with some interviews of key informants.

• First, the evaluability study analysed interrelations between different policies, strategies and guidelines related to human rights and HRBA and their coherence.
• Second, it studied and analysed a representative portfolio of evaluations commissioned by MFA (meta-analysis). The portfolio consisted of policy, thematic, and programme evaluations as well as joint evaluations conducted by partner organizations on joint programmes.
• Third, the evaluability study carried out an evaluability assessment laying a special emphasis on human rights as an approach in development policy.