Emergency Assistance to Vulnerable Rural Communities Affected by El Niño Drought In
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EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY EL NIÑO DROUGHT IN ZIMBABWE FINAL PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT MUDZI DISTRICT Report submitted To Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) On the 8thof December 2017 29 January 2018 FINAL PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT PREFACE PREFACE This document is the Final Project Evaluation Report for The Emergency Assistance to Vulnerable Rural Communities Affected by El Niño Drought in Zimbabwe project, which was implemented by CAFOD, Caritas Harare in partnership with Development and Peace - Caritas Canada and with support from The International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) Program, Global Affairs Canada in 10 wards of Mudzi District. The report draws upon consultations and review work conducted by three consultants (hereafter evaluation team). The report has been prepared by: Consultant - 1 Dr. Pathias Paradzayi Bongo (DRR Specialist, Lead Consultant and Contact Person) Mobile Number +26378 350 6505 or +263 73 250 6505 Email [email protected] Skype paradzayi.pathias.bongo Consultant – 2 Jackson Jack (MEAL Specialist) Mobile Number +263 773 063 488 or +263 71 842 3334 Email [email protected] or [email protected] Skype Jjekiseni Co-consultant Fungai Gutusa (Nutritionist) Mobile Number +263 712 868 685 Email [email protected] Skype fungai.gutusa2 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY EL NIÑO DROUGHT IN ZIMBABWE FINAL PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT Mudzi District November – December 2017 1 FINAL PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 2 TABLES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 BOXES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 5 ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 6 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................... 6 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................... 6 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM THE FIELD ......................................................................................................................... 6 Demographics of Households ................................................................................................................................ 7 Overall Project Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 7 Project Performance ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Validity of the design .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Relevance............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Efficiency ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Effectiveness .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Immediate Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Sustainability .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Gender.................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Lessons learnt ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 10 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 PROJECT AREA ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2.1 Mudzi District ............................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2.2 Targeted wards............................................................................................................................................ 12 1.3 EVALUATION PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................... 13 2. METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 EVALUATION DESIGN .............................................................................................................................................. 13 2.2 QUANTITATIVE DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1 In-depth HH interviews ................................................................................................................................ 13 2.3 QUALITATIVE DATA ................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.1 Sampling Design ......................................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Exhaustive Desk Review ............................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.3 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) ............................................................................................................... 14 2.3.4 Test Cases .................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.5 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) ................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.6 Observation ................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE EVALUATION EXERCISE ........................................................................................ 15 3. FINDINGS ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1 DEMOGRAPHICS ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.1 Respondent ................................................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.2 Surveyed Household ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3 ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS BY EVALUATION CRITERIA ...................................................................... 18 3.3.1 Overall Project Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 18 3.3.2 Distribution of drought tolerant early