Evaluation Card:
Evaluation of housing construction projects in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, from the Tsunami Special Plan of the Spanish Red Cross
Country:
Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Team:
2,5 m/m
Name of client:
Spanish Red Cross Society
Origin of funding:
Spanish Red Cross Society
Dates (start/end):
Oct. 08 – Jan. 09
Name of consortium members (if any):

Description of project

The evaluation sought to learn from the important operation of the Spanish Red Cross (SRC) in the December 2004 tsunami hit areas of Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The evaluation covered three projects of housing construction in Kalutara (Sri Lanka), Aceh Barat and Nias island (Indonesia), with the goals of assessing the overall performance of SRC projects and extracting lessons learned for future interventions. Moreover, it was perceived as an exercise of accountability before donors, public opinion, and other relevant actors.

The evaluation criteria used were relevance, design effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability and replicability, using summative and formative approaches combined.

The overall budget of the projects assessed is 4,689,727.13 €, and they implemented housing construction using varied approaches to building and management methods.