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| Cambodia |
- Strategic post-crisis evaluation for the Agence Française de Développement (AFD):
In 2005, the Agence Française de Développement began an analysis of its operational practices in crisis and post-conflict contexts, which was later broadened to include the issues of fragile states and prevention. The objective of this analysis was to establish what lessons could be learned from the strategy adopted and the projects put in place in crisis and post-conflict situations, and to make recommendations about how to improve the pertinence of its operations.
The project was run by the AFD’s 'Direction de la Stratégie’, in partnership with Groupe URD, with a steering committee at the helm. It involved:
- Detailed analysis of AFD’s archives;
- Numerous interviews with the agency’s executive, both at AFD headquarters and throughout the network;
- Visits to several development agencies with a clear commitment to these issues, and also in five countries where AFD carries out operations.
Seven mission reports were written: Cambodia (January 2006), the United States (February 2006), Chad (March 2006), United Kingdom (March 2006), Haiti (May 2006), and Guinea (December 2006). |
| Lao |
- Real-time review of selected food aid programmes implemented in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) and the implications for emergency food security assesments
Between 2005 and 2006, Groupe URD carried out a series of field visits for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan, in Colombia and in Laos to look into how needs were assessed and how this affected decision-making.
The project was commissioned by ODAN, the Emergency Needs Assessment Unit of the WFP, based in Rome, which had just published the first draft of the ‘Emergency Food Security Assessment Handbook’. The research results led to specific recommendations for each programme and general recommendations to revise the handbook.
The study involved both field work and discussions with the WFP and its partners and led to an overall analysis of WFP’s methods of carrying out initial assessments, operations, monitoring and evaluation. Almost the whole Groupe URD research team was involved in the project, with each member taking part in a different mission. The final synthesis was the product of collaboration and exchange – principles which are fundamental to the way Groupe URD functions.
Both fascinating and challenging, this project reflected the complexity of humanitarian action, covering different types of crisis, different types of intervention, different cultures, different ways of operating, etc. |
| Indonesia |
- Evaluation of aid from the French state to countries affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004 (2005 - 2006)
François Grünewald, Béatrice Boyer, Hugues Maury and Peggy Pascal evaluated the use of public and private funds employed in post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Evaluation Report (Only available in French)
Synthesis on www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
- Evaluation of a water and sanitation programme by Solidarités in the Yogyakarta region on the island of Java. A Groupe URD evaluator visited the island from 8 to 18 March 2007.
A Groupe URD evaluator visited the island from 8 to 18 March 2007. Solidarités had run the programme following the earthquake in May 2006. The evaluation had two objectives: to evaluate the impact of the project for the funders, ECHO, and to use the Dynamic COMPAS® as part of the ongoing test of the COMPAS method within the Solidarités organisation.
- Indian ocean Tsunami 2004 : 10 lessons learnt from the evaluation of the humanitarian response funded by the french state
François Grünewald, Béatrice Boyer and Hugues Maury of Groupe URD presented 10 lessons to be drawn from the evaluation of French aid to countries on the Indian Ocean hit by the natural disasters of December 2004 and March 2005.
Evaluation Report |
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