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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR LEBANON II (PMSPL II) ANNUAL REPORT FY2017 DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Note: Limited redactions have been made to this version of the report in accordance with the principled exceptions to the presumption in favor of openness established in OMB Bulletin 12-01, “Guidance on Collection of U.S. Foreign Assistance Data.” USAID/PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR LEBANON II (PMSPL II) ANNUAL REPORT FY2017 (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017) Submission date: December 2017 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development Mission for Lebanon (USAID/Lebanon). Contract/Order No.: AID-268-C-15-00001USAID/Lebanon PMSPL II Project Social Impact, Inc. Librex Center Bldg, 3rd Floor Zalka, Beirut Lebanon This document is submitted by Social Impact, Inc., to the United States Agency for International Development under USAID Contract/Order No. AID-268-C-15-00001. i | PMSPL II | ANNUAL REPORT, FY2017 USAID.GOV CONTENTS Contents ii Figures and Tables ....................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................vii Program Overview/Summary ...................................................................................................... 1 Program Description and Introduction.................................................................................................................... 1 Reporting PMSPL II Work Plan Activities .................................................................................. 3 Purposes and Sub-Purposes ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Work Plan Meeting and Approval ............................................................................................................................. 4 Quarterly Reports ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Key Activities Status for FY2017 ............................................................................................................................... 5 Challenges Encountered in FY2017 ........................................................................................................................ 10 Summary of Results to Date..................................................................................................................................... 11 Activity Implementation Progress ............................................................................................ 12 Purpose I: USAID MEL Activities Enhanced ......................................................................................................... 12 Purpose II: Direct Support to USAID’s Program Management Increased..................................................... 40 Purpose III: USAID’s Architecture and Engineering Services Enhanced ........................................................ 51 Management and Administrative Issues ................................................................................... 54 Contract Administration Elements ......................................................................................................................... 54 Lessons Learned .......................................................................................................................... 55 Critical Assumptions ................................................................................................................... 57 Context for Achieving Targets and Goals of the CDCS ................................................................................... 57 Critical Assumptions for PMSPL II .......................................................................................................................... 57 Annex A: Progress Summary ..................................................................................................... 58 Annex B: Reports Submitted ..................................................................................................... 59 Annex C: Financial Report ......................................................................................................... 63 USAID.GOV PMSPL II | ANNUAL REPORT, FY2017 | ii FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 1. LWP engineer trains farmers on drip irrigation system. ...................................................................... 14 Figure 2. BALADI CAP MEL plan was approved in July of Q4 FY2017. ............................................................. 15 Figure 3. MENA II MEL plan received approval at the end of FY2017. .............................................................. 16 Figure 4. USP MEL plans for both AUB and LAU were approved. ...................................................................... 17 Figure 5. In Q4 FY2017, it was agreed that the beneficiaries’ database will be implemented with LIFE, since it is a newly established IM. ................................................................................................................................ 18 Figure 6. Collaboration with EnCompass took place throughout the year. ...................................................... 20 Figure 7. This Year’s Gender Training was titled “Integrating Gender into Economic Growth and Value Chains,” deriving examples from LIVCD. .................................................................................................................. 22 Figure 8. PMSPL II conducted a data verification for all indicators that were not verified in previous PSVs and no major findings or concerns were identified. ................................................................................................ 25 Figure 9. A data verification session was conducted with the BALADI Caritas team in the last week of FY2017. Most of the Caritas MEL team are newly employed, which presented many challenges. ............. 28 Figure 10. Sample map for olive oil value chain ........................................................................................................ 32 Figure 11. An in-depth midterm evaluation was conducted for QITABI in FY2017. ...................................... 38 Figure 12. IM news and events represent the major content for Facebook posts. ......................................... 44 Figure 13. A 60-page rural booklet was delivered by PMSPL II. ........................................................................... 44 Figure 14. PMSPL II suggested a testimonial from the son of a female beneficiary in the LRI project. ....... 46 Figure 15. The A&E component in FY2017 also included DV for LWP. ............................................................ 52 Table 1. Summary of PMSPL II ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 2. Key Activities Status for Q4 FY2017 ............................................................................................................ 5 Table 3. Reports Submitted .......................................................................................................................................... 59 iii | PMSPL II | ANNUAL REPORT, FY2017 USAID.GOV ACRONYMS A&E architecture and engineering ADS Automated Directives System ALI Association of Lebanese Industrialists AMIDEAST America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative AT+ AIDtracker Plus AUB American University of Beirut BALADI Building Alliances for Local Advancement, Development, and Investment BALADI CAP BALADI CAP Building Alliance for Local Advancement, Development and Investment – Capacity Building BEGA Basic Education Gender Assessment CCIAB Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture of Beirut CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CDP Community Development Project CEI Civic Engagement Initiative CERD Center for Educational Research and Development CIO chief information officer CIRS Context Indicator Reference Sheet CL Caritas Lebanon CLA collaborating, learning, and adapting COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CPFF cost plus fixed fee CSS Citizen Satisfaction Survey CSO civil society organization C-TIP Counter-Trafficking in Persons D-RASATI Developing Rehabilitation Assistance to Schools and Teachers Improvement DAHNT Dar al Handasah Nazih Taleb DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DEC Development Experience Clearinghouse DO Development Objective DOC Development Outreach and Communication DOPS Department of Orientation and Governance DQA data quality assessment DR design review DRI Democracy Reporting International DV data verification EGA Education Gender Assessment EGR Early Grade Reading EQUI Evaluation, Quality, Use, Impact FB Facebook FGD focus group discussion FTF Feed the Future FY fiscal year GBV gender-based violence GE/FE gender equality/female empowerment GIS geographic information system GOL Government of Lebanon HJC Higher Judicial Court USAID.GOV PMSPL

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