October 11, 2010
Following the Mozambique floods of February 2007 rural population from six Provinces was displaced. Women collecting water water point in the accomodation center in Caia, Sofala Province, IASC RTE. ©2007 Riccardo Polastro, DARA
Members of DARA were commissioned to assess the WFP Country Programme in Mozambique. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the degree to which objectives had been achieved according to UNEG’s evaluation criteria [link to UNEG site]. Mozambique remains among the world’s poorest countries. The country has one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in Africa: approximately 1.3 million children are chronically undernourished and chronic malnutrition among children under the age of five is, at 41 percent, still extremely high. The Country programme aims to:
- Support access to education and reduce gender disparity
- Strengthen countries’ and regional capacities to establish and manage food-assistance and hunger-reduction programmes
- Support the improved nutrition and health status of children, mothers and other vulnerable people
The evaluation approach was based on identifying main issues related to programme performance that could help improve existing and future interventions. The evaluation followed WFP’s Evaluation Quality Assurance System (EQAS). Data collection was based on interviews and analysis of secondary data related to CP activities. The two-man evaluation team carried out its mission from 19 October to 1 November 2008. A list of recommendations targeting the implementation of activities in Mozambique and the need to apply more development-oriented and sustainable approaches, was provided. The evaluation results and recommendations were presented at the WFP’s board in June 2009, providing evidence that evaluations can be used as tools for policy and programme decision-making processes – and, eventually, for change.
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