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Evaluation of NRC Food Security and Livelihoods Projects in Chiredzi and Chipinge Districts of ZimbabweContents1. Rationale ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12. Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................ 13. Relevance / Appropriateness ............................................................................................................................... 14. Impacts ........................................................................................................................................................................... 34.1 Impacts On Household Nutrition and Food Security ...................................................................... 34.2 Impacts On Household Income and Expenditure .......................................................................... 44.3 Impacts On Household Assets ....................................................................................................... 54.4 Impacts On Household Relationships ............................................................................................ 64.4 Impacts On Community Relationships ........................................................................................... 74.4 Impacts On Integration of IDPs / Returnees .................................................................................. 84.4 Other Impacts ................................................................................................................................ 85. Efficiency ....................................................................................................................................................................... 85.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 85.2 Conditional Cash Grants ................................................................................................................ 95.3 Unconditional Cash Grants .......................................................................................................... 105.4 Low Input Gardens (LIG) ............................................................................................................... 105.5 Market Linkages / Partnerships with the Private Sector ............................................................. 115.6 Small Livestock Pass-On Program ................................................................................................ 125.7 Conservation Agriculture (CA) .................................................................................................... 135.8 Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................................................................................... 145.9 Project Management and Administration ................................................................................... 156. Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................................. 157. Sustainability / Connectedness ......................................................................................................................... 168. Cross-Cutting Issues .............................................................................................................................................. 189. Adherence to Sphere Standards ....................................................................................................................... 1910. Partnerships with Government Stakeholders ............................................................................................. 2011. NRC Project Staff Support and Development .............................................................................................. 2012. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................................ 21Appendix 1: Review of Existing Data Sources ........................................................................................................... 22Appendix 2: Persons Interviewed and Places Visited ............................................................................................ 24Appendix 3: Additional Background to Recommendations Efficiency ........................................................... 25Appendix 4: Causes of impacts on household and community relationships .............................................. 30Appendix 5: Breakdown of Beneficiary Numbers and Demographics ............................................................ 31Appendix 6: Evaluation Terms of Reference .............................................................................................................. 33