Mid-term Review of the Diakonia Strategic Peace Building ... - Sida

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2 M E T H O D O L O G Y
Efficiency:
To what extent have Diakonia’s organisational structure, managerial support
and coordination mechanisms effectively supported the delivery of the programme
so far?
Sustainability:
Is the programme supported by regional/national/local institutions?
Has the funding base been diversified? How has the work to obtain financial
sustainability and reducing the dependency on Sida core support turned out?
2.2 CLARIFICATION OF THE USERS AND OF THE
INTENDED USE OF THE EVALUATION
On the donor side, the main user of the evaluation is Sida. Some other donors might,
however, be interested in the findings. This evaluation is intended to help Sida to better
understand the work of Diakonia and to serve as a basis when deciding on future
commitments with the organisation.
For Diakonia, the evaluation is an opportunity to have someone from the outside reflect
on the strategies, accomplishments and on the organisational structure and capacity.
The assessment is not only meant to look backwards but also to use the findings,
insights and lessons to inform the implementation of the new programme. Following
the evaluation performed in 2011, Diakonia’s programme has gone through a
series of changes at organisational and content levels. The evaluation is an opportunity
to gain expert advice on the focus and approach in the new programme.
The evaluation is also an opportunity to provide evidence to potential donors and
partners regarding the value of Diakonia as a partner in Zimbabwe.
2.3 EVALUATION APPROACH AND
METHODOLOGY
2.3.1 General Approach
This assignment has integrated different methods. They have been adapted to the various
types of informants and information that the evaluator believes were necessary to
approach and to collect. The evaluator has incorporated a mix of three key methods to
analyse the information in a variety of ways.
i. Analysis of the available documentation
The evaluator has analysed all relevant documents provided by Diakonia (proposal,
narrative reports of the programme, analysis of partner organisations, minutes from
meetings with partners, capacity building/empowerment material, advocacy campaigns’
documents), the documents provided by Sida (assessment memos, decisions)
and a few documents provided by Diakonia’s partner organisations. The purpose of
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