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The general objective of the Policy Support Facility for the Implementation of Foreign Policy- Lot 2 is to provide technical assistance, policy-related analysis,monitoring and evaluation and related training via individual assignments, to support existing policy dialogues between the EU and partner countries in areas such as global challenges, the international dimension of Europe2020 and public diplomacy.

The objective of the assignment was to conduct a Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and child-focused outcomes of UNICEF’s winterisation and earthquake-injured cash assistance in Kunar Province.
The PDM verified the timeliness and completeness of cash transfers to intended households and assessed whether the assistance enabled access to essential winter items, supported basic needs and mitigated the economic and care-related impacts of injury during the winter period. It further examined households’ ability to cope with winter and post-earthquake conditions without resorting to negative coping strategies and assessed the safety, accessibility, equity and appropriateness of the delivery process in line with accountability, safeguarding and Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) standards. Findings informed programme adjustments and strengthened the design and delivery of future winterisation and shock-responsive cash interventions.

The assignment involved independent Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) of UNICEF’s winterisation cash assistance to approximately 1,000 vulnerable households across five districts of Samangan Province. Each household received a one-off cash transfer equivalent to USD 200 to support essential winter needs. Particip assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, safety and child-focused outcomes of the assistance through a representative mixed-methods approach combining household surveys and Focus Group Discussions. The monitoring examined timely receipt and use of assistance, access to heating and winter items, households’ ability to avoid negative coping strategies, and the protection of children’s health, nutrition, safety and dignity.

The primary objective of this assignment was to provide the relevant EU services and the wider public with an independent assessment on the extent and manner in which the EU’s cooperation, particularly through the Commission, with pre-accession candidates in the Western Balkans has contributed to their alignment with EU standards under Chapter 24 of the acquis, as well as with the EU Pact on Migration, covering the period from 2018 to 2023.

The framework contract EVA 2020 – Strategic evaluations supported the European Commission services in conducting complex, external, and evidence-based evaluations of EU external action in partner countries, regions worldwide, and globally.
Strategic evaluations encompassed various scopes, including:

• Country or Regional evaluations
• Thematic and Sectoral evaluations
• Evaluations of EU external financing instruments

Budget support evaluations

• Evaluations of implementing modalities (e.g. blending, guarantee funds)

This independant evaluation of WFP Country Strategic Plan (CSP) in Tajikistan assesses the strategic positionning, added-value and results of WFP operations in the Country from 2021 to 2025.
The evaluation serves the double purpose of accountability (performance and result assessment) and learning (why certain results occurred or not, lessons and evidence for decision-making). It is envisioned that the evaluation will inform the design of the new CSP for Tajikistan, which is scheduled for Executive Board consideration in November 2026.

This evaluation provides the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland with a comprehensive assessment of the achievements, challenges, and impacts of implementing the policy priority area on sustainable management and use of natural resources. It includes four evaluations covering forests and biodiversity, water resources management, energy and circular economy, and disaster risk reduction (including meteorology), with a synthesis report offering meta-level insights and identifying opportunities for Finnish private sector engagement. The evaluation focuses on the OECD DAC criteria of effectiveness and impact, delivering evidence-based recommendations to enhance future policy and operational strategies while addressing resource constraints and exploring geospatial data applications for improved monitoring and evaluation.

The USAID-funded Assistance for Families & Indigent Afghans to Thrive (AFIAT) project aims to conduct the AHS 2022/2023. The overall purpose of the project is to provide the data needed to assess the performance of Afghanistan's health care system by conducting a household level assessment of key health indicators with a focus on evolving perceptions and socio-cultural norms, with an emphasis on gender and youth, to guide implementation of high impact interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH), nutrition, and tuberculosis. The AHS 2022 will help to understand and monitor changes in household and community motivations, attitudes, habits (e.g., health expenditures), and other health information.

AGORA aims to ensure that women, men, youth and children have access to quality basic public services in attractive and secure territories that offer a sustainable environment, through the creation of conditions conducive to local economic development.
Three outcomes are expected to be achieved by AGORA:
- Outcome 1: The municipalities have strengthened competencies in production engineering and delivery of quality and equitable basic public services, in a sustainable, attractive, secure and cross-border cooperation environment.
- Outcome 2: The territorial areas have framework conditions that are attractive to economic actors and favourable to local development.
- Outcome 3: The legal, political and institutional environment is favourable to strengthening decentralization, local governance and territorial development.

The objective of this project is "a strengthened civil society contributes to the respect of human rights, the prevention of conflicts and the preservation of social cohesion".