Finnish Concessional Aid Instrument

The main conclusion of the report is that the scheme rates poorly on most of the criteria. Lack of proper monitoring and evaluation is a major weakness and all concessional credit projects lack indicators for the determination of the baseline and the results.

Country Programmes between Finland and Nepal, Nicaragua and Tanzania

This evaluation of the Finnish country programmes with Nepal, Nicaragua and Tanzania over the past decade and focused on how anti-poverty development policies and the agents of policy implementation interacted, and influenced each country programme.

German Humanitarian Aid Abroad - Summary

German humanitarian aid abroad offers multifaceted, successful and exemplary approaches in humanitarian crises and transition situations. At the same time the evaluation also points out that there is potential to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of German humanitarian work.

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• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - Band I: Hauptbericht
• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - Band II: Anlagen
• German Humanitarian Aid Abroad - Uganda Country Study
• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - DR Kongo
• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - Sudan
• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - Myanmar
• Die deutsche humanitäre Hilfe im Ausland - Haiti

Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities

The evaluation offers an overview of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities. In addition to the targeted support, the report identifies a few general programs in which disability aspects have been mainstreamed.

Country Programme between Finland and Tanzania

National capacity constraints and weakening dialogue with government encouraged donors, including Finland, to revert to the increased use of projects after 2007. Some of these lacked grounding in policy, were not plausibly linked to poverty, and were founded on inadequate dialogue and analysis.

Country Programme between Finland and Nepal

The program scores highly on most evaluation criteria, but requires a review to identify ways to address climate change adaptation in a participatory and effective way. Finland was also found to contribute strongly to donor coordination and leadership.

Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme of Finland

As a tool for producing experienced development practitioners, the programme is very effective. Clearer policy and relevant logical actions are required though to achieve greater retention within the multilateral organisation following the assignment.

Evaluation of CIDA’s Regional Inter-American Program from 2004-2005 to 2009-2010

Examples of results that helped improve the livelihoods of the poor included: eliminating Rubella in the Americas, interrupting vector transmission for Chagas disease in parts of Peru, and increasing micronutrient concentration in target crops.

Country Assistance Evaluation of Peru

To maximize the effects of assistance when implementing ODA, prudent selection of a governmental institution that is able to follow through with policies in the long term is essential for effective country assistance in Peru.

Evaluation of Aid for Trade

Based on the apparent improvements in economic performance (economic and export growth) in the main countries receiving Aid for Trade from Japan, positive conclusions could be reached regarding the effectiveness of results.