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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...
Evaluation of WFP’s assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons affected by insecurity in Mali
DARA conducted an operations evaluation of the World Food Programme's (WFP) Regional Emergency Operation to provide assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons affected by insecurity in Mali. Following the outbreak of violence in the Gao, Kidal [...] Read more...
Evaluation of DG ECHO actions in coastal West Africa 2008-2014
DARA in consortium with Particip (lead agency) and Prolog Consult is currently undertaking 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 [...] Read more...
WFP Evaluation in Democratic Republic of Congo
WFP Democratic Republic of Congo Portfolio Evaluation DARA carried out a strategic evaluation of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) activities in DRC, with a special focus on the interrelation between the different coordination mechanisms, and the roles [...] Read more...
WFP Evaluations in Zimbabwe and Guinea Bissau
DARA carried out two humanitarian evaluations for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe and Guinea Bissau. Evaluation of WFP’s response to humanitarian needs and strengthening resilience to food insecurity in Zimbabwe In recent years, food production [...] Read more...
Retrospective evaluation of the GFDRR Program in a sample of disaster-prone countries
Despite overall awareness of the need to invest efforts in increasing Disaster Risk Management (DRM) among vulnerable country governments and the international aid community, there is a gap between high level commitments and actual achievements on the ground [...] Read more...
Study: How to Define and Measure Value for Money in the Humanitarian Sector
DARA, in cooperation with Indevelop and GRM International, carried out a study on value for money in the humanitarian sector for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and one of its long-standing partners in contexts strained by armed [...] Read more...
From slow boil to breaking point: A real-time evaluation of UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency
As the Syrian refugee emergency continues to escalate, with the 1 million mark reached in March, UNHCR has conducted a real-time evaluation of its response, focusing particularly on those countries receiving the largest numbers of refugees. The evaluation [...] Read more...
DARA’s Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluations
DARA was commissioned by World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to undertake two impact evaluations of food assistance in both Chad and Bangladesh in April 2012. The assignment was part of a four impact evaluation series, which aims to inform [...] Read more...
Real-time evaluation of UNHCR’s response to the Syrian refugee emergency in Jordan, Lebanon and northern Iraq
As the Syrian refugee emergency continues to escalate, with the 1 million mark reached in March, UNHCR has initiated a real-time evaluation of its response, focusing particularly on those countries receiving the largest numbers of refugees. The primary purpose [...] Read more...