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WFP Operation Evaluation in Djibouti

DARA recently conducted an evaluation of the World Food Programme (WFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) in Djibouti, Enhancing the Resilience of Chronically Vulnerable Rural, Urban and Refugee Populations and Reducing Under Nutrition. The evaluation [...] Read more...

Evaluation of UNICEF’s Response and Recovery Efforts to the Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal

DARA conducted an evaluation of UNICEF’s response and recovery efforts to the Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal.  The evaluation assessed how core elements of the emergency response were addressed and the linkages between the response, early recovery and reconstruction [...] Read more...

3ie Impact Evaluation of WFP moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) Interventions in Chad

Results disseminated at the 8th African Evaluation Association Conference in Kampala Read more...

Evaluation of the DG ECHO Actions in Coastal West Africa 2008 – 2014

DARA in consortium with Particip (lead agency) and Prolog Consult undertook an evaluation of DG ECHO actions in coastal West Africa 2008-2014. The humanitarian situation in coastal West Africa is complex, due to a mixture of natural and man-made [...] Read more...

WFP Regional Operation Evaluation in Central America

DARA recently conducted a Regional Evaluation of the World Food Programme (WFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) in Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The evaluation analyzed the extent to which WFP’s programme responded [...] Read more...

3ie Proposal Preparation Grant

DARA was awarded by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) a Proposal Preparation Grant under 3ie’s Humanitarian Assistance Thematic Window to prepare a proposal for an impact evaluation of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) program targeting [...] Read more...

WFP Operation Evaluation in Somalia

Evaluation of WFP’s food and nutrition support and strengthening resilience in Somalia. DARA conducted an Operation Evaluation for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia. For over two decades Somalia has suffered from prolonged conflict, protracted [...] Read more...

WFP Operation Evaluation in Iran

Evaluation of WFP's food assistance and education incentive support for Afghan and Iraqi refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran. DARA conducted an Operation Evaluation for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Iran. Iran hosts the second largest number of refugees [...] Read more...

DARA Annual Report 2014

At no time in history has there been such need for broad, international action to provide effective humanitarian aid to millions of people suffering from crises. In 2014, the world experienced a surge in humanitarian crises, with 5 countries being given the L3 [...] Read more...

Evaluation of UNICEF’s Response and Programme Strategies to the Crisis in CAR

DARA has been commissioned by UNICEF to conduct an external evaluation of its response and programme strategies to the humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic (CAR). The emergency in CAR, which started in December 2012, is a growing humanitarian and [...] Read more...