Nuestros proyectos

The Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralists in Ethiopia (SIIPE) programme was a pilot initiative that has tested a weather-index microinsurance product combined with disaster risk reduction interventions with the aim of protecting pastoralists in the Somali region of Ethiopia from climate shocks. Selected pastoralist households already participating in the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme have been able to access insurance coverage on a voluntary basis.

The impact evaluation was performed in the Somali region over the one-year period (2017/18) of the pilot initiative. It aimed to:

1. Understand if (and how) the SIIPE intervention had provided greater protection to pastoralists against climate risk, for example their ability to keep their animals alive during a drought;

2. Understand whether there was any behavioural change (e.g. on productive decisions, use of financial services) connected to improvements in confidence brought about by SIIPE;

3. Measure the changes in well-being (such as food security) of individual households that could have been attributed to the programme.

The impact evaluation methodology combined a randomised controlled trial at the level of households living in the SIIPE pilot areas with a complementary quasi-experimental component including households in non-pilot areas. The econometric and qualitative impact analysis used data from baseline and endline surveys of pastoralist households conducted by the evaluation team in the Somali region.

The evaluation was used to decide on further scale-up of the intervention in Ethiopia, inform about potential replication in other countries, and to glean lessons learnt for the design of future interventions. Its results have also been used to refine and improve the product and processes of the SIIPE programme.

Report available here: https://www.wfp.org/publications/ethiopia-satellite-index-insurance-pastoralists-2017-2019-impact-evaluation

This evaluation served to understand the performance of the Action (The Development Effectiveness and Accountability Programme (DEAP) whose main Implementing Partner (IP) is the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development - a joint programme funded by the European Union (EU) and United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women) -, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results with a particular view to their sustainability, in order to adjust its design or implementing modalities for future programmes. It furthered document lessons learnt and any best practices identified and made recommendations to be considerered in future programming of similar initiatives.

The project had three main Intermediate Objectives/Outputs as follows:

• Intermediate Objective 1: National Institutions utilize RBM systems for planning, monitoring and

evaluation to enhance ownership and leadership for achievement of development results.

• Intermediate Objective 2: National Institutions have the capacity to align policies, programmes and

budgets with national development strategies and Agenda 2030, including the Sustainable Development

Goals(SDGs), for efficient achievement of development results.

• Intermediate Objective 3: Government has sufficient capacity to effectively negotiate, manage and

account for development assistance.

The global objective was to facilitate EU + EU MS in Kenya's contribution to Kenya's development agenda through the implementation of Joint Programming.

The specific objectives were to:

• Undertake an evaluation of the key lessons learnt, progress, achievements and challenges from the first phase of Joint Programming in Kenya
• Assist EU Development Partners involved in Joint Programming in Kenya to prepare a second phase of Joint Programming for the 2018-2022 period.

The global objective was the systematic and timely evaluation of the twinning projects “Support to Kosovo Assembly” (CRIS 2011/277-389), “Strengthening the functioning of Kosovo Assembly”(CRIS 2014/341-055) and “Further support to the Kosovo Assembly” (CRIS 2016/372-105). The focus of evaluations was on the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of actions in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches. From this perspective, evaluations looked for evidence of why, whether or how these results were linked to the EU intervention and seeked to identify the factors driving or hindering progress.

The specific objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the projects
• key lessons and recommendations in order to improve future actions. In particular, this evaluation served the EU Office in Kosovo relevant services in headquarters for planning future assistance to the Assembly, the Ministry of European Integration and the main users of this evaluation were the above institutions.

In particular this evaluation served:

• To understand the extent to which the programme has contributed towards the creation of the independent institution, with strengthen oversight role, and role in EU related issues;
• To understand the performance of the programme, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results as to inform the planning of the future EU interventions and actions in the Kosovo Assembly.
• Provide recommendations for the possible future actions in the Kosovo Assembly.

The global objectives of the mission were:

1. Enhance the overall effectiveness of aid to Philippines in order to ensure more rapid achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and more rapid, equitable and sustainable poverty reduction.

2. Maximise the impact of EU aid to Philippines, through increased co-ordination, harmonisation and alignment among EU Member States and the European Commission, leading to strengthened aid effectiveness.

The specific objective was to support the EU development partners in the Philippines to improve aid effectiveness including joint programming and improved coordination mechanisms.

The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Moldova to implement its reform Agenda and in particular to assist the government in developing the capacities required for the implementation of the Association Agreement (AA), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), as well as to ensure the necessary follow-up for the post Visa Liberalisation stage.

The project supported the deployment of EU High Level Advisers in the Republic of Moldova.

The High Level Advisors, selected by the European Commission, assisted the ministries and State agencies involved in the implementation of EU – Moldova agreements.

The activities making up this project included the contracting of the designated EU High Level Advisers, providing them with logistical support (such as travel, installation, conference organisation) and with local office support (project manager, assistants, interpreters, translators).

The locally-based project coordinator from the Contractor's team was responsible for organising events, logistics, visibility, coordination, reporting, steering committees and liaison with the EU Delegation

The overall objective of the assignment was raising the awareness of young people worldwide about the activities of the EU on development and cooperation and especially about the positive impact they have on changing people’s lives for the better.

The specific objective was achieving this by creating enhanced international, regional and national media exposure by having a fresh different perspective on the EU-funded projects. This new perspective was provided by a blogging competition and a reporting trip of 4 young people on 3 continents (Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America and Caribbean).

Communicating directly from the field did not only provide for a closer, more concrete understanding of the EU activities and people’s needs and achievements but also provided DEVCO with new, updated, good quality material that can be used for further communication purposes at EU level as well as at regional and national level in the third countries.

The overall objective of the assignment was to assist the Government of Eswatini in the reduction of poverty in the country.

The purpose of the project was to improve the speed, the quality and the amount of the EU support to Eswatini. The programme aimed to develop the capacity of the NAO support unit to enable the NAO to effectively and efficiently perform and fulfil all of the responsibilities as set out in Article 35 of Annex IV of the Cotonou Agreement. The project also developed the capacity of line ministries, parastatals and NSAs to manage EDF/EU funds and strengthen their capability to design and implement policies, as well as to optimise absorption capacity.

The results of the assignment were defined as follows:

1. The consultant/TAT must ensure that all NAO staff, line ministries, parastatals and NSA’s currently implementing EU funded programmes are well trained in all disciplines related to PCM (identification, formulation, implementation and evaluation), EU procedures, and sound financial management. Training to be undertaken must include but not limited to on the job mentoring, formal training, etc.

2. The consultant/TAT must ensure smooth implementation which includes but is not limited to formulation of contract documents, meeting of contract deadlines, processing of all contract related documents, monitoring and supervision of contracts etc, of all EU funded projects by backstopping programme managers. The TAT is expected to be semi-operational, depending on the situation on the ground.

3. The consultant/TAT is expected to offer technical support at all levels in the identification, formulation as well as the implementation of the 10th EDF and 11th EDF.

4. The consultant/TAT is expected to offer technical support to the NAO/ACMS in performing its general ODA coordination and management role.

The overall objective of the assignment is to further strengthen the capacity of the staff of the EC

(including EUDs) and of the ENI partner countries involved in the design, monitoring and

implementation of EU assistance in line with sector focused approach and results based

management principles.

The specific objectives are to:

1. Increase the capacity of EC and ENI partner countries' staff to design, implement and monitor programmes/ actions in line with sector focused approach;

2. Improve the quality of actions/interventions and the achievement and reporting of results;

3. Increase the capacity of EC and ENI partner countries' staff to design and manage

evaluations.

The direct beneficiaries of this assignment are the European Commission, DG NEAR, including the

EU Delegations and the national authorities in the ENI partner countries.

• EU stakeholders are (non-exhaustive list): EC services - DG NEAR Directorate A, B, C and R; the EU Delegations (Office) in ENI partner countries;
• National stakeholders include (non-exhaustive list): General Secretariats of Government/ Deputy Prime Minister´s or Prime Minister´s Offices, Ministries of Finance, European Integration, other line ministries, Statistical Office etc. The staff of the national authorities of the ENI partner countries and that of the European Commission in headquarters (DG NEAR) and in the EU Delegations involved in programming, monitoring and implementation of EU assistance is the target group of this contract.

Particip reviewed and improved recruitment processes and procedures for CBR.

Furthermore, the team ensured prevention of financial loss to GoIRA which otherwise had needed to pay back salaries to ARTF in case of mis-recruitments.

Objectives of the Assignment were:

• Ensuring merit-based recruitment for CBR positions
• Ensuring smooth continuation of RQA for CBR positions
• Review and improve recruitment processes and procedures for CBR
• Prevention of financial loss to GoIRA (need to pay back salaries to ARTF in case of mis-recruitments)