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A N N E X 4 – I N C E P T I O N R E P O R T
Annex 1 - Evaluation matrix Maghreb Regional
Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Questions Sources of Information/Indicators
Evaluation per theme/criteria
RELEVANCE
Relevance of the project
per country: institutions,
policies, reforms
EFFECTIVENESS
Has the project reached
its objectives ? How ?
Is the project and approach
relevant ?
Outcome 4+5 added
value
Regional cooperation
reinforced
OVERALL QUESTIONS
How relevant was the project in country’s
reform efforts of the labour market, the specific
target groups ?
Have the events of 2011 affected the objectives
of the project and where adaptations necessary
and introduced ?
How has Sida/AF ensured quality control ? (
accountability, performance, cost effectiveness
)
Were risks assessed and what mitigation strategy
has been identified ?
How relevant was the assistance in view of
assistance from other donors or agencies ?
Was the project relevant to all three countries
from a regional perspective: what were the
assumed commonalities ?
To what extent has the project achieved its
objective of increasing the institutional capacity
of the three partner organisations to provide
assistance to selected target groups, i.e. young,
highly educated persons as well as members of
vulnerable groups in the labour market
(women, handicapped and long-term unemployed).
To what extent have the members of the vulnerable
groups targeted by the project benefitted
from the project?
To what extent do the beneficiary organisations
perceive the outcomes of the cooperation as
relevant in relation to their needs and priorities?
Could project achievements be expected to
contribute to reduced levels of unemployment
within the target group? The analysis should
consider also the situation and conditions that
prevailed when the project was designed and
initiated.
Outcome four and outcome five in the project
document have received insignificant attention
and support by the project. What has been the
value-added of including them in the project
design?
Could any progress in relation to these outcomes
be attributed to project interventions?
What measures have been taken during and
after the completion of the project in order to
institutionalise the cooperation between the
employment agencies in Algeria, Morocco and
Leading officials in the three
countries
Sida/AF overall policies for the
region.
ILO/PES/WB/AfDB
AF/Sida. Progress reports, correspondence.
Results of training,
visiting missions, workshops.
Log frame
Documents that address changes
in particular to assumptions and
amendments after the 2011
events
Interviews with responsible
project managers and implementers.
Discussions with beneficiaries ( E)
and with the target groups: vulnerable,
employers, job seekers,
women groups youth groups.
Data and statistics that could be
attributed to the project from AF
or the beneficiary organisations.
Interviews with NGOs and other
umbrella organisations
Progress reports, intermittent
reporting to
Sida/AF
See above relevance.
Trends for each country and
across the three countries as
expressed in policy reports.
Interviews with government
officials and specific ministries (
outsiders) and project management
( insiders).
Interviews with clients of the PES.
Sida and AF
Per country: project management
Notes on log frame workshop
Project management and those
participating in the regional
events. Trainers
ILO
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