Description : The evaluation assesses the quality of the development initiatives financed by the Belgium Federal State between 1995 and 2006. The evaluation should reveal what factors influence the quality of interventions funded by the Belgium Federal State, both positively and negatively.
Time Period : December 2006 – October 2007
Country : Rwanda
Client : Special Evaluation Service, Federal Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Person days : 6 consultants, 204 days
Evaluation of Belgium's cooperation with Rwanda
Study of Legal Aid Clubs
Description : Research on legal aid agencies – access to justice. Within the Legal System Development Strategy, donor communities in Vietnam (SDC, Oxfam/Novib, Save the Children) have actively supported legal aid agencies at different levels from central to lower levels, in different geographical areas in development, capacity building and improving the quality of their services. The assignment conducted a small study on legal aid club activities and lessons learnt to suggest recommendations on how to improve this activity in the future.
Time Period : December 2006
Country : Vietnam
Client : Red Barnet
Person days : 2 consultants, 52 days
Corporate Social Responsibility Consultancy for Skye Resources
Description : Conflict impact assessment for the El Estor nickel mine.
Time Period : November 2006 – January 2007
Country : Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Client : Skye Resources
Person days : 2 consultants, 40 days
The evaluation of the UNHCR's response to the Tsunami emergency
Description : The evaluation goal was to identify lessons learnt for future operations concerning natural disasters. A particular concern was to examine the implications of the cluster approach to IDP emergencies.
Time Period : November 2006 – January 2007
Country : Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Client : UNHCR
Person days : 2 consultants, 4 days
Evaluation of the Peace and Reconciliation Impact of Peace II Programme
Description : The evaluation took into account the activities funded under Peace II over the years 2000 to 2006, with a focus on peace and reconciliation. It also reviewed linkages to the relevant aspects of other peace-building in the regions where Peace II programmes are funded.
Time Period : September 2006 – March 2007
Country : Ireland
Client : Cross-Border Consortium
Person days : 2 consultants, 4 days
Download : 070630_Cross-Border_Evaluation_of_5_3_5_4.pdf
Download : 070707_Peace_II_Evaluation_Digest.pdf
Support for the Identification and Formulation Phase of the Sharaka Yement Project
Description : The purpose of the evaluation was to strengthen the administrative capacity of the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights and key human rights NGOs, in resulting in the fostering of human rights in Yemen.
Time Period : October 2006- January 2007
Country : Yemen
Client : European Commission
Person days : 2 consultants, 4 days
Evaluation of Emergency Relief Programme
Description : The Thailand Burma Border Consortium is a non-profit relief and development agency, an alliance of NGOs working together with displaced people from Burma. It provides food, shelter and non-food items to 140.000 refugees from Burma. The evaluation provided TBBC and its emergency relief assistance partners with a comprehensive understanding of the Emergency Relief Assistance Program using participatory methods. The aim has been to provide lessons learnt for future programming and advocacy priorities.
Time Period : September – December 2006
Country : Thailand
Client : Thailand Burma Border Consortium (Christian Aid, DanChurchAid, IRC, ICCO, etc)
Person days : 1 consultant, 37 days
Internal Evaluation of the SHO's response to the Tsunami disaster
Description : SHO is the joint fundraising body of NGOs in the Netherlands. After the 2004 Tsunami disaster SHO raised €200 million. The response was assessed against the network’s internal standards and regulations, as well against the Code of Conduct.
Time Period : July – November 2006
Country : Netherlands
Client : SHO (Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties) Novib, Cordaid, Dutch Red Cross, KiA/ICCO, World Vision and others
Person days : 2 consultants with Quest Consult, 48 days
Download : 070213_SHO_Novib_Tsunami_Final Report.pdf
Evaluation of WFP Sudan EMOP 10039: Assistance to populations affected by conflict in greater Darfur, west Sudan
Description : The purpose of the evaluation was three-fold: accountability, guidance and learning. It applied the standard OECD/DAC criteria for the evaluation of humanitarian interventions: relevance/ appropriateness, connectedness, coherence, coverage, efficiency, effectiveness, and impact. The evaluation took place in two phases with field studies in August 2006 and February 2007.
Time Period : July 2006 – February 2007
Country : Sudan, Darfur
Client : World Food Programme
Person days : 4 consultants, 195 days
Evaluation of the ICRC Rapid Deployment Capacity in Pakistan Following the 8 October 2005 Earthquake
Description : The evaluation provided an independent assessment of the results – intended and unintended – of the operation undertaken in Pakistan, applying standard OECD/DAC criteria. This lead to recommendations to facilitate operational improvements at various organisational levels, and add to the existing strategy and plan of action for enhancing the Rapid Deployment Capacity by providing valuable lessons learnt from a concrete response to a natural disaster in the context of a protracted complex emergency.
Time Period : July – November 2006
Country : Pakistan, Afghanistan
Client : ICRC
Person days : 3 consultants, 94 days
Download : 071106_ICRC_Evaluation_RD_Pakistan_Final_Report.pdf
Assessment of ICRC-CTA Capacity in Restoring Family Links
Description : Capacity assessment of the Central Tracing Agency of the ICRC in its role to act as a coordinator and technical advisor to national Red Cross Societies in the Restoring Family Links programme.
Time Period : May – October 2006
Country : Switzerland, Thailand, Angola, Namibia, Vietnam
Client : ICRC
Person days : 2 consultants, 152 days
Final Evaluation of the FSP Programme Support to Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders
Description : Evaluation of the FSP programme implemented by FIDH (Fédération International de Droit de L’Homme) related to human rights.
Time Period : June – September 2006
Country : DR Congo, central Africa
Client : French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DGCID
Person days : 4 consultants, 60 days
Download : 060913_Rapport_DGCID.pdf
Learning Review of Caritas Tsunami Response
Description : Internal review of the response of the Caritas network to the Tsunami disaster in India, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Time Period : May – September 2006
Country : Vatican, south east Asia
Client : Secretariat of Caritas Internationalis
Person days : 2 consultants, 30 days
Download : 061105_Caritas_Final_Report_Tsunami.pdf
Evaluation of the Cooperation between the EU and Rwanda
Description : Country Evaluation of Rwanda in the period 1996-2000. Assessment of the relevance, coherence, effectiveness and efficiency of the cooperation, with particular focus on rural development, decentralisation and good governance.
Time Period : January – August 2006
Country : Rwanda
Client : European Commission
Person days : 1 consultant, 10 days
Download : 060713_CSE_RW_volume_1_v12_060706.pdf
Download : 060713_CSE_RW_volume_2_v12_060706.pdf
Download : 060713_CSE_RW_volume_3_v12_060706.pdf
Evaluation of the PDRRI
Description : The mission was the evaluation and the financial auditing of the programme for the demobilisation, reintegration and rehabilitation of ex-solders.
Time Period : May -July 2006
Country : Guinea Bissau
Client : European Commission
Person days : 2 consultants, 60 days
Evaluation of Talisman Energy's Social Engagement in Sudan 1998-2005
Description : Report commissioned by Talisman Energy Inc to provide a technical and impartial assessment of the effects of Talisman’s engagement in development and governance in Sudan. It defines the nature of the voluntary influence exercised by Talisman on the conditions of the population inside the concession in Sudan between 1998 and 2005.
Time Period : January – April 2006
Country : Sudan
Client : Talisman Energy Inc
Person days : 1 consultant, 80 days
Download : 060106_Talisman_Brusset_Expert_Report.pdf
Independent evaluation of the DEC Sudan Emergency Appeal Fund
Description : The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) raised over £20 million pooled funds and £15 million retained funds from the UK public. The evaluation covered the impact and effectiveness of member agencies’ relief efforts.
Time Period : January – March 2006
Country : Sudan
Client : DEC – an umbrella organisation which represents 13 leading UK aid agencies
Person days : 1 consultant in a team of 2 external consultants, 50 days