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The European Commission prioritizes systematic and timely evaluation of its programs to assess achievements, quality, and results, emphasizing result-oriented approaches and SDG implementation. Evaluations aim to uncover evidence of the link between EU interventions and outcomes, identifying factors driving or hindering progress and clarifying cause-and-effect relationships. The specific objectives of evaluating the "Support to the Papua New Guinea National Wash Policy 2015–2030-part 1" include providing an independent assessment of its performance, focusing on results versus expected objectives, and the reasons behind these results. It seeks to extract key lessons, conclusions, and recommendations to improve current and future actions, review the appropriateness of Wash technologies used, and present findings to stakeholders in a workshop. This evaluation will inform future EU interventions in the Wash sector, with main users including the EU Delegation to Papua New Guinea, the Government of Papua New Guinea, and UNICEF.CYE Consult, as Implementing Partner, had overall responsibility for the implementation of the contract. CYE was responsible for the provision of one Senior Expert throughout the contract, for a total of 40 working days.

The Climate Change Mitigation Support Program (PALCC) was launched on March 31, 2017, as part of the Global Alliance Against Climate Change (AMCC+), an initiative of the European Union. The program's total budget was €10.6 million, with 94.34% funded by the European Union (€10 million) and 5.66% by contributions from NGOs benefiting from grant contracts. PALCC's overall objective is to assist Togo in implementing a national response to climate change challenges, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, particularly addressing Goal 13 (Life on Land) and Goal 15 (Climate Action).

The specific objectives involve reducing Togo's climate vulnerability through measures for preserving forest resources, soil, and energy efficiency. Additionally, the program aims to enhance the institutional context related to climate change.

 CYE Consult provided the whole experts team. The evaluation deliverables included the final report and the production of two videos and four infographics focusing on the results achieved by the PALCC as well as the difficulties encountered.

The project to revive the pineapple sector in Guinea, called REFILA and financed by the EU (5 million Euros), is part of a vast program to support the competitiveness of West African countries and its integration into regional and international trading systems. Its ambition is to establish the pineapple sector as one of Guinea's competitiveness levers for inclusive and sustainable economic growth through: (i) improving the performance of the sector by promoting its growth and stimulating its contribution to industry, regional trade, export, and job creation; and (ii) improving the business climate in Guinea through the integration and ownership of regional competitiveness policies. The main objectives of this mid-term evaluation have been to provide the relevant EU services, interested stakeholders and the general public with an overall independent analysis of REFILA’s performance, paying particular attention to its different levels, and comparing with the expected results.

Environmental degradation and climate change are undermining progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The European Green Deal is the EU’s new flagship policy to achieve sustainable growth, the SDGs and the goals of the Paris Agreement. Mainstreaming environment and climate change in all areas of EU action is a central feature of the Green Deal. it is crucial that mainstreaming support covers all actions financed under the EU Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument and the related policy and programmatic work, as well as on-going programmes financed under the thematic and geographic financing instruments under the EU Multiannual Financing Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument and European Development Fund). That’s why this evaluation was  significantly important. It provided a better understanding of how the current facility has contributed to the above mentioned overall high ambition as well as gave suggestions for further improvements in order to design a future cooperation that successfully contributes to the new EU’s objectives and targets (in particular, to allocate at least 35 % of EU funding under the 2021-2027 MFF to climate change related action, and to double external funding for biodiversity, in particular for the most vulnerable countries.

This evaluation covers 14 projects grouped by 5 results area. Each project has been evaluated against the 5 DAC criteria, namely: relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and early signs of impact, and other cross cutting criteria. The overall objective of the programme was to increase incomes and reduce food insecurity through support to economic growth. The programme’s specific objective was strengthening livelihoods, nutrition and resilience of agro-pastoralists and pastoralists, farmers, fishermen and other vulnerable households.

The BAFS project (funded under the 11^th European Development Fund) constituted a sector wide approach promoting agricultural development, food security and resilience in Sierra Leone,  strengthening capacities to formulate and implement agricultural and resilience policies and promoting the most promissory value chains while ensuring the inclusion of marginal groups of the rural population in such approach along the priorities of the national development agenda. The  objective of the Mid-term evaluation was to provide the Government of Sierra Leone and the European Union with independent and reliable evidence-based performance assessment of the achievements, the quality and the results of the project and its activities in the context of an evolving cooperation policy and its contribution towards the implementation of the SDGs. The evaluation mission was also able to identify key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve implementation for the remaining operational period of the project.

In 2013 the Government of Honduras and the European Union signed the European Support Action for the Forestry Sector (EuroFor - DCI-ALA/2012/023-510). The Action is consisted with two components: A Climate Change Adaptation Action in the Forestry Sector (CliFor) with a total of € 21.4 million and a Budget Support Actionme (PAPSFor) with a total of € 26 million. The purpose of CLIFOR is to improve the socioeconomic well-being and environmental resilience of the local population in response to the challenges posed by climate change.  The programme has three outputs to achieve this purpose relating to the promotion of community forestry, improved local socioeconomic conditions and improved capacity to implement national polices and strategies related to forestry, climate change and biodiversity conservation. 

The main priorities for the evaluation mission were highlighted in the ToR, especially linked to the specific evaluation criteria added to the usual DAC criteria. As requested, the focus of evaluation has been on the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of KCEP-CRAL and IPP-GAP projects with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches and the contribution towards the implementation of the SDGs. The logic of intervention and the relevant theory of change have been described during the inception phase to guide the development of the final evaluation questions and provide a better understanding of the relationships between actions, and outcomes. Lessons learned and evidence-based conclusions were drawn out, as well as recommendations related to the improvement of the ongoing KCEP-CRAL project and to the design of future Actions with particular reference to coherence with EU and national policies and coordination with other development partners.

The AIESRP Project aimed to improve the competitiveness and national and international economic integration of Paraguay by supporting three production chains (production of pork, production of chicken meat and production of dairy products). The final evaluation of the project began on February, 2018 with a documentation phase; subsequently, a field phase was carried out in Paraguay and finally a synthesis phase that included the preparation of the Final report. CYE prepared a methodology respecting the Terms of Reference and the methodological guidelines of the European Union. During the field phase, the main representatives and actors involved in the project were interviewed and focus groups and field visits were conducted. The assingment ended in May, 2018 with the approval of the Final report.

The financing agreement of the Program of Improvement of Agricultural Productivity in Cameroon-PAPA (EDF / 2010 / 021-465) was signed on 16/02/2011 and its effective implementation ended with a final workshop of capitalization held in November 2017. The objective was to improve the income of North Cameroon family farms through better performing professional networks, the sustainable use of land and production resources, and supporting coffee and cocoa cultures in the southern zone, thereby improving food security in the country.  With a total amount of € 20,000,000, the program was implemented through three components, which themselves contained a significant number of results and activities.

The evaluation mission actually started in Cameroon with a briefing meeting at the EUD and CAON. After the start-up phase and the document phase, the field phase was held for two weeks. The objective of this phase was to meet the main stakeholders and beneficiaries and to visit a maximum of physical achievements. Particular emphasis has been placed on program-induced effects and the potential viability of outputs. The team of consultants split into three to cover the three components of the Program. A provisional restitution of the results of the mission was held at the return of the field and the workshop of restitution and final dissemination took place in Yaoundé. The process of writing and finalization of the report was then put in order to incorporate relevant comments from key stakeholders.

Main activities:

•  Advisory service on all aspects of evaluation methodology and processes
• Facilitation and coordination service for the Evaluation Coorespondent's Network
• Quality Assurance service
• Service to promote knowledge uptake and innovative evaluation practice within DEVCO 

Since 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) in Rwanda has developed and implemented three consecutive strategic plans for agricultural transformation in Rwanda (PSTA-1, PSTA-2, PSTA-3), all aiming at harmonising the agriculture sector development activities with the national Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy and long-term development vision (Vision 2020) respectively. PSTA-3 had a particular focus on sustainable intensification of food production to ensure the envisaged reductions in rural poverty and malnutrition and on greater involvement of the private sector to increase agricultural exports, processing and value addition.

This assessment exercise aimed to identify the key gaps and lessons learned in PSTA III implementation as the basis for proposed improvements/adjustments to achieve the objectives of PSTA III by 30 June 2018. The assessment provided precise inputs for short-term (PSTA-III) and medium-term planning (PSTA IV), made full use of relevant past and on-going review exercises in an effective manner.

For this assignment, CYE Consult provided the Team Leader with a total of 72 working days.

• An overall independent assessment of the past and on-going performance of the EU-financed Programmes implemented by FAO, paying particular attention to the results of the different projects against their objectives and expected impact;
• Key lessons and recommendations in order to improve current and future actions in partnership with FAO.

• Assessment of concept notes
• Elaboration of evaluation grid per each proposal 

•   Assessment of results of the project
•   Formulation of  lessons learnt and recommendations for the project
•   Assessment of the sustainability of the intervention and the impact

Main activities:

• Collect data from the projects and any other relevant sources to relate the findings to coherent and realistic conclusions and recommendations; 
• Draw conclusions about the achievement of implementation of the Programme
• Make recommendations on how to improve the impact of the Programme and determine longer-term priorities in the areas covered by the Programme

• Collect data from the projects and any other relevant sources to relate the results
• Draw conclusions about the achievement of implementation of the Programme
• Make recommendations on how to improve the impact of the Programme and orient future actions

•   Assessment of progress and results of the project
•   Formulation of  lessons learnt and recommendations for project monitoring

• Performing the final evaluation
• Evaluation of the achievements and impact of the results of the project

Main activities:

• Technical evaluation of concept notes
• Technical and financial evaluation of full applications

 Main activities:

•   Evaluation of 63 concept notes and 13 full proposals

• Evaluation of the progress of the programme
• Evaluation of the progress in increasing agriculture production, food security and in developing value chains
• Compilation of the lessons which can be learnt both in agriculture and rural infrastructures development for future programmes

• Evaluation of the relevance, efficiency, effectivenes, impact, sustainability and cross-cutting issues of the SURUDEC
• Assessment of synergies and cooperation between SURUDEC and the Eastern Cape Local Economic Development Programme
• Recommendations for the perfomance of the SURUDEC programme in achieving its key results

• Evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, impact, EU added value and coherence of the Programme
• Verification, analysis and assessesment of the integration and impact of cross-cutting issues in the project
• Field visits and meetings with all the stakeholders participating in the Program

The general objective of the PASILD ("Programme d’Accompagnement Structurant d’Initiatives Locales de Développement") is to structure and follow-up participative initiatives for integrated local development (environment, governance, gender). 

The mission was carried on within two distinct phases: the first allowed establishing an independent and global appraisal of the results reached by the PASILD at mid term, evaluating the methodology of its implementation and formulating recommendations regarding the evolution of the EU support in the field of local development in Chad. The second, in the framework of the implementation of the Country Strategy Paper and of the National Indicative Programme (10th EDF in Chad), consisted in the formulation of the Programme GRN/Local development and in the validation of the technical documents.

The overall objective of the SLPP is intended to contribute to the reduction of poverty and food insecurity in rural areas by increasing the rate of growth of livestock GDP through increasing smallholders’ incomes (in cash and in kind) from livestock production in ways that are sustainable and accrue equitably to both men and women.

The consultancy’s objective is to assess implementation and progress of the Programme and determine whether the project will achieve its objectives. Where there is concern that projected outcomes will not be achieved, the consultants recommended changes to practices and procedures.

The principal objectives of the Programme are:
(i) Information: improve and implement information systems to adequately prevent from, anticipate and respond to natural disasters.
(ii) Preparedness: improve the assistance to the victims thanks to a decentralized answer that would be more efficient, timely and adapted to the requirements of the moment
(iii) Prevention: reduce the vulnerability of the country towards natural disasters by means of prevention measures through the use the state’s resources focusing on risks and a major control of forest fires. The efforts of the Programme aim at fostering the Government institutions in charge of Risk Management.

The goal of the mid term evaluation was to provide the Dominican Republic Government, the EC Delegation, the PNUD and all the partners of the Programme sufficient information to:

• Have a general independent evaluation on the results of the Programme
• Identify the lessons learned and propose recommendations to continue the implementation of the Programme, including its possible reorientation.

FIDP’s overall objective is to achieve a sustainable improvement in the livelihoods of rural communities through diversifying farmers’ incomes. This is to be achieved by assisting smallholder farmers to consider farming as a business rather than a means of subsistence, while at the same time conserving and enhancing the natural resource base upon which production depends. Through an integrated approach the programme supports: the sustainable use of soil and water resources; a diversification and intensification of agricultural production; the strengthening of farmer organizations; and the marketing of produce.

The general objective of the consultancy was to undertake the mid-term evaluation of the FIDP.
The consultants also provided recommendations for the design of the potential phase two of the programme including examining a number of possible modalities, compliance with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the proactive integration of cross cutting issues.

The overall objective of the Programme is oriented towards improving life quality of rural communities in Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces through support to strengthening local capacities with a view to obtaining coordinated management in between co-executing institutions and taking advantage of their existing capacities and activities through social basic infrastructure, irrigation, environment, education and production projects.

The Programme’s components:

• Social infrastructure (drinking water, sanitation, schools, etc.).
• Agricultural production infrastructures: irrigation schemes, food security of small producers, support to the development of the coffee sector and collection centres.
• Environment and sustainable management of water resources through integrative approach of hydrologic basins.

The Programme aims at supporting the initiatives proposed and/or implemented by civil society organizations and local authorities originated from the Community and from partner countries in the field of Development.
The overall objective of the consultancy was to enable the European Commission to co finance the best proposals according to criteria established in the Calls for proposals by supporting the services concerned at administrative and qualitative levels (relevance, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability, impact, financial and operational capacity, methodology, budget and cost-effectiveness) in the evaluation of proposals.

The objective was to analyze the concept of the Programme and the conjectural changes of the context, to valorize the progresses to date and to gather information to adjust the planning of the support to the sustainable economic development in mining and non-mining domains of activities with a view to future management.

STABEX is a compensatory finance scheme intended to stabilize the export earnings of the ACP States. STABEX resources mainly target the commercialization of industry and the restoration of confidence by improving the capital base of banana growers, providing working capital assistance and the provision of infrastructure such as sheds, reception centres and irrigation systems. The Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) Programmes from 1999 to 2001 came into being to further modernize the banana sector. These funds were earmarked for infrastructure, improving farm productivity and yields and for agriculture diversification.

Program whose objective is to promote and develop operational co-operation, both scientific and technical, between the countries of the region as regards to plant health protection. This co-operation must result in the development and implementation of a regional strategy for crop protection specifically via the creation of a network for “protection of plants in the Indian Ocean”, the regional harmonization of the plant health legislations, quality controls (material plants and phytopharmacological products), research applied to the experimentation of the phytopharmacological products and alternative fighting methods as well as advice, support and training.

PROBANANO is a programme cofinanced by the EC (EDF) with a contribution of 1.650.000 EUR. Its goal is to improve the competitiveness of the exporting banana sector of the Dominican Republic. The target group are 713 producers working a total of 5.000 hectares of banana tree plantation.

Final evaluation mission of a project financed by the EC (20.75 M EUR) through EDF, including an assessment on the use of the hydropower plant revenues for financing rural development projects in the same river basin, and related institutional issues.

Mid term evaluation of an EC financed project (22 M EUR) including upgrading and extension of water and wastewater networks (110.000 inh), WWTP, institutional re-structuring of the operator, technical assistance to the Municipality in urban planning and managing of water public services.