DFID’s Use of Contractors to Deliver Aid Programmes

DFID uses private sector contractors to assist in delivering aid, accounting for 9% of its aid expenditure in 2011-12. Their roles range from procuring equipment to providing technical advice, to delivering programmes. This report focuses on contractor programme delivery, likely to remain an important option for DFID given its increasing budget and focus on fragile and conflict states.

DFID's Support for Civil Society Organisations through Programme Partnership Arrangements

This report examines the Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPAs) – one of the principal mechanisms through which it funds civil society organisations(CSOs). Through the PPAs, DFID supports CSOs that share its objectives and have strong delivery capacity.

The technical assistance transfer of AFD

The French technical assistance remains an essential tool for the reinforcement of the parnerts capacities of the French development co-operation as well as for its visibility and its influence. It contributes to clarify the differents functions of the technical assistance, and appreciate the relevance, consistency, efficiency of the whole measures put into places to reach its objectives.

Working with the World Bank. Evaluation of Dutch Bank policies and funding (2000-2011)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the dialogue with Banks and IFC at Ministerial, senior official, and expert level, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance. Biannual Bank/IMF meetings and the regular BNPP and NIPP dialogues were used to highlight Dutch positions and priority themes. The Netherlands occasionally worked in accordance with donors (in particular UK, Germany, Nordic countries).

Irish Aid South Africa Country Strategy Programme (2008-2012) Evaluation

The overarching evaluation question examined was: to what extent did the Irish Aid country strategy contribute to the reduction of poverty and inequality in line with the Government of South Africa’s policies and targets?

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Related Documents

• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 1 and 2
• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annex 3
• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 4 to 10

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 4 to 10

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annex 3

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Évaluation de la Société Belge d’Investissement pour les Pays en Développement

L'évaluation recommande de reconfirmer le rôle de BIO comme acteur important du développement du secteur privé en tant que maillon de la coopération au développement belge.

Evaluation of Danida's Fellowship Programme

Danida Fellowship Centre manages and implements the Danida supported Fellowship Programme, which supports Capacity Development in developing countries by organizing and/or implementing courses, studies, research, study tours, seminars, etc. in Denmark as well as in developing countries.