The scale and breadth of DARA’s field research and evaluation work gives the organisation an unparalleled overview of what works well and what does not in aid – based on direct experience and evidence from the field:
Training session for the CECOD IV course on evaluation of cooperation interventions EVAL
DARA (LF&SP) did a training session for the CECOD IV course on evaluation of cooperation interventions. The session was part of the last phase of the course, based on real practical experiences. According to this purpose, DARA presented two past evaluation [...] Read more...
Technical assistance for AECID for the next CERF Advisory Group Meeting EVAL
Spain has become the fourth largest donor to the CERF (Central Emergency Revolving Fund) in 2009 mainly due to currency fluctuation. AECID (The Spanish Development Cooperation Agency) contracted DARA to prepare a background paper highlighting what is the CERF, [...] Read more...
Assessment of the Aid provided by the Spanish Bilateral Cooperation within the Health Sector EVAL
The DCSyM (Sectorial and Multilateral Cooperation Directorate) of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID in its Spanish acronym) has selected DARA to review the aid provided by the General Administration of the State (AGE) to the health [...] Read more...
Mid-term Evaluation of WFP Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO) in Timor Leste EVAL
DARA was part of the evaluation team on the mid-term evaluation of WFP’s PRRO in Timor Leste. The evaluation had the purpose of informing WFP staff in Mozambique, the regional office and head-quarters about the progress of the PRRO and suggested changes to [...] Read more...
Mid-term Evaluation of WFP Country Programme in Mozambique EVAL
DARA’s staff member was team leader on the assignment that performed a mid-term evaluation of WFP’s Country Programme in Mozambique. The evaluation had the purpose of informing WFP staff in Mozambique, the regional office and head-quarters about the progress [...] Read more...
UNICEF Regional Training Course for Asia-Pacific: Approaching Monitoring and Evaluation as a strategic function EVAL
The overall objective of the regional training course is to reinforce capacities of UNICEF Asia Pacific Country Offices to approach monitoring and evaluation as a strategic function. Type of services provided: Prepared and presented key note on evaluation [...] Read more...
Comparative Analysis of Humanitarian Intervention Models of the Spanish Cooperation. Case Studies: OPT, Haiti/Panama and Mozambique EVAL
The humanitarian reform process of the Spanish Cooperation initiated in the previous government includes a controversial element: the new role of the Spanish Cooperation as a direct implementing partner of humanitarian aid. Some independent studies have raised [...] Read more...
Evaluation of the DG ECHO’s Action in the Saharawi Refugee Camps (2006-2008) EVAL
DG ECHO has been assisting the Saharawi refugees since 1993. ECHO funds most of UN agencies and international organisations that work in the camps. In 2007 and 2008, assistance was provided through two different funding decisions (one on humanitarian aid, and [...] Read more...
Mapping and Identification of Mechanisms and Development Funding to Respond to Disaster Emergencies in Latin America, 2008 EVAL
The heads of state at the Iberia-American Summit (Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 2007), concerned by the damage natural disasters cause to the countries of the region, commissioned the SEGIB to hold a meeting of expert to evaluate the possibility of establishing [...] Read more...
The UN Emergency Response to the 2007 Tabasco And Chiapas, Mexico EVAL
The purpose of this study was to establish how well the UN System, and individual UN-agencies, succeeded in responding to the emergency caused by the 2007 floods that affected Tabasco and Chiapas, in Mexico. The objective was to assess the most important strengths [...] Read more...
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