GRZ/UNFPA 8Th Country Programme Evaluation: Zambia Period Covered: 2016 - Mid 2019
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GRZ/UNFPA 8th Country Programme Evaluation: Zambia Period covered: 2016 - mid 2019 Final Evaluation Report November 2019 Map of Zambia with UNFPA Supported Provinces Provinces implementing UNFPA supported Consultant Team Position and Role Name Team Leader Helen JACKSON Sexual and Reproductive Health Helen JACKSON Adolescents and Youth Patrick NKANDU and Helen JACKSON Population and Development Vesper Hichilombwe CHISUMPA ii Acknowledgments The evaluation team would like to extend our warm appreciation to UNFPA for the opportunity to undertake this end evaluation of the GRZ/UNFPA 8th Country Programme 2016-2020 (extended to 2021). We would like also to extend our appreciation to the Department of Population and Development in the Ministry of National Development Planning for the overall coordination of the evaluation. Their leadership role throughout the process contributed to a quality-assured evaluation. In particular we valued the capable, diligent support and guidance of the Evaluation Manager, Rita Magawa, and Lisa Gullbransson who provided support in her absence, to Margaret Thwala Tembe, to the Country Representative Gift Malunga for her warm encouragement and guidance, to Sibeso Mululuma, Isabella Aphiri and the Deputy Representative Leonard Kamugisha and, importantly, the support of all programme managers and staff who generously gave their time to talk with us, facilitate the process, and provide critical documents, links and information. Our thanks also to everyone who competently facilitated all the logistics for the evaluation, including the administrative staff and drivers both in the country office and in the sub-offices, and to Nachilima Kaunda, Elizabeth Kalunga and Marshal Mizanda for their time, patience and support in ensuring that we managed to achieve our intended stakeholder visits in Lusaka and in the provinces and districts supported by UNFPA. In addition, we would like to express our gratitude to all stakeholders in government, the international development community, civil society implementing partners, training schools, primary and secondary beneficiaries and other stakeholders for meeting with us and sharing their knowledge and insights, and also for the additional documentation that some could provide. In particular, our warm thanks to the provincial nursing officers, Hellen Mahamba in North-Western Province, Mercy Kanswata in Luapula Province, Sidney Monze in Central Province, and Obbie Shibwangu in Western Province, and also district staff, who escorted and introduced us in the provinces and districts respectively, and to all the health facility staff for their time and for organising group discussions with community volunteers and beneficiaries. We also extend our appreciation to the Evaluation Reference Group for their valuable comments, enabling us to strengthen both the research design and the quality of the evaluation report, and to all stakeholders contributing to quality assurance of the evaluation report. iii Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................... xi Chapter One: Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose and Objectives of the Country Programme Evaluation ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Scope of the Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Methodology and Process .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter Two: Country Context ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Development challenges and national strategies .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2 The role of external assistance ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter Three: United Nations/UNFPA Response and Programme Strategies ......................................................................... 13 3.1 United Nations/UNFPA Strategic Response ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 UNFPA Response through the Country Programme ........................................................................................................ 13 3.2.1 UNFPA Previous Cycle Strategy, Goals and Achievements and Transition to the Current CP ................................... 13 3.2.2 Current UNFPA Country Programme ......................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.3 The Country Programme Financial Structure ............................................................................................................ 17 Chapter Four: Findings ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1. Relevance ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 4.2 Effectiveness ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3: Efficiency ......................................................................................................................................................................... 44 4.4 Sustainability .................................................................................................................................................................... 49 4.5: Coordination .................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Chapter 5: Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 5.1.1 Strategic Level ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 5.2.1 Programme Level: Sexual and Reproductive Health ..................................................................................................... 56 5.2.2 Programme Level: Adolescents and Youth .................................................................................................................... 58 5.2.3 Programme Level: Population Dynamics ....................................................................................................................... 59 Chapter 6: Recommendations................................................................................................................................................. 61 6.1 Strategic level ................................................................................................................................................................... 61 6.2. Programme Level: Sexual and Reproductive Health ....................................................................................................... 62 6.3 Programme Level: Adolescents and Youth ....................................................................................................................... 63 6.4 Programme Level: Population Dynamics .......................................................................................................................... 64 Lessons Learned ......................................................................................................................................................................... 65 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Annex 1: Terms of Reference ..................................................................................................................................................... 66 Annex 2: Institutions and Persons Met ...................................................................................................................................... 86 Annex 3: Documents Consulted ................................................................................................................................................. 92 Annex 4: Atlas Projects ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 Annex 5: Evaluation Matrix ........................................................................................................................................................ 99 iv Annex 6: Main Tools ................................................................................................................................................................