An Evaluation of the NAMFI/ICEIDA Cooperation Project 2002 -2004

Tumi Tómasson ICEIDA May 2004
Hafeni Mungungu
An evaluation of NAMFI
provide training to enable Namibians to fill officers’ posts on fishing vessels, both on deck
and in the engine room.
During the early years, the main emphasis of the ICEIDA support was to train future officers
for the fleet, but the emphasis shifted gradually to include general capacity building at
NAMFI itself. As both NAMFI and the fisheries sector have developed, new goals have been
set and the responsibility of NAMFI and the MFMR in the cooperation has increased. In the
current project from 2002-2004, the cooperative nature of the development project is more
explicit than previously. The project document provides a detailed rationale for the project
and an explicit account of the commitment and responsibilities of each of the three partners.
While the objective of the current project continues to be to provide the maritime sector with
trained Namibian staff, it is emphasized that this should be done through the development of
indigenous capacity at NAMFI. Specifically the objectives are as follows:
Development objective:
To provide the Namibian maritime sector with sufficient number of skilled
work force to meet increased demands in conformity with international
accepted standards.
Operational objective:
To develop and strengthen the effectiveness of NAMFI based on an indigenous
sound financial and professional foundation.
The inputs of ICEIDA to the project were technical assistance, both short and longer term,
training of Namibian instructors abroad and contribution to the improvement of training
facilities. NAMFI was to hire a deputy director to be a counterpart to the ICEIDA project
manager, provide counterpart instructors, take measures to retain trained staff and the MFMR
was to set NAMFI on a viable financial footing. The ICEIDA input was in part flexible so
that the project could complement the inputs and activities of other development partners.
The main outputs envisaged were:
• the operation of NAMFI should develop towards increased sustainability and
improved service to the maritime sector
• improved indigenous administrative and managerial capacity of NAFMI
• improved indigenous teaching capacity at NAMFI and improved ability of the
institute to retain qualified staff
• improved facilities for practical training and instructional materials
The Logical Framework Approach (LFA) elements of the project are set forth in a project
matrix in the project document and presented here in Appendix 2.
1.3 Methodology of the evaluation
Preparations for the evaluation began in late 2003 with the formulation of the terms of
reference and assembling of documents. The team leader appointed by ICEIDA received
some documents in Iceland in February 2004. He arrived in Namibia on 22 March 2004 and
was briefed by the ICEIDA Country Director and received further documentation.
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