MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S SUPPORT TO THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE Country Level Evaluation Contract n°EVA/116-828 Final Report Annexes 14th December 2007 Evaluation for the European Commission MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II This evaluation is commissioned by: The Evaluation Unit common to: EuropeAid Co-operation Office, Directorate General for Development and External Relations Directorate-General This evaluation is carried out by EGEval II EEIG on behalf of PARTICIP GmbH. John Clifton is the contact person in the external evaluation team ([email protected]). Mirjam Luthe-Alves is the contact person in PARTICIP ([email protected]). Dr. Georg Ladj is the Evaluation consortium contract manager ([email protected]). The evaluation is managed by the Evaluation Unit, who also chaired the reference group composed by members of the services (EuropeAid, DG Dev, DG Budget and the EC Delegation in Mozambique) and the Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Belgium. The opinions expressed in this document represent the authors’ points of view, which are not necessarily shared by the European Commission or by the authorities of the countries concerned. Status and versions of the document Vers. Date Status Feedback / Date Reference 01 10/06/07 1st draft Final Report 02 15/06/07 2nd draft Final Report 03 17/08/07 3rd draft Final Report 04 14/12/07 Final Report MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II Table of Contents Annex A Terms of Reference Annex B Logical diagram of EC strategy Annex C List of persons met Annex D Bibliography Annex E Forms of Evaluation Questions, Judgment Criteria, Indicators and Analysis Annex F Project fiches Annex G Country statistics Annex H PARPA I & II – Comparison of main features Annex I Development partners aid to Mozambique Annex J EC resources allocated to Mozambique Annex K Prospects of Achievement of MDGs in Mozambique Annex L Intervention list Annex M Key Health Indicators 2001-2006 Annex N Compromissos dos Parceiros de Apoio Programático para 2008 MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II Annex A Terms of Reference 4 MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II EUROPEAN COMMISSION EuropeAid Co-operation Office Evaluation I:\1. Evaluations - ON-GOING\Mozambique\1.ToR\Draft ToR Mozambique.doc EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S SUPPORT TO THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE TERMS OF REFERENCE December 2006 o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o 5 MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II Table of contents “Terms of reference” I. Mandate and Objective ………………………………………………………………7 II. Background ………………………………………………………………………..7 III. scope of the evaluation………………………………………………………………9 IV. The Evaluation’s Basic Methodology and Approach ………………10 IV.1. PREPARATION PHASE ………………………………………………………………………11 IV.2. DESK PHASE ………………………………………………………………………………..11 IV.2.1. Inception report ………………………………………………………………………………11 IV.2.2. Desk phase report …………………………………………………………………...12 IV.3. FIELD PHASE ……………………………………………………………………………….13 IV.4. FINAL REPORT-WRITING PHASE …………………………………………………………….13 IV.5. DISSEMINATION AND FOLLOW-UP …………………………………………………………….13 V. Identification of the evaluation questions ……………………...14 VI. Responsibility for the management and the monitoring of the Evaluation …………………………………………………………………………………………14 VII. The Evaluation Team …………………………………………………………….14 VIII. Timing ………………………………………………………………………………..15 IX. Cost of the Evaluation …………………………………………………………….15 X. Payment Modalities …………………………………………………………….16 Annexes …………………………………………………………………………………………17 Annex 1: Key documentation for the evaluation ………………………………..17 Annex 2: Outline Structure of the Final Report ………………………………..19 Annex 3. Quality Grid ………………………………………………………………………19 Annex 4. Models ………………………………………………………………………………..20 6 MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II I. MANDATE AND OBJECTIVE Systematic and timely evaluation of its expenditure programmes is a priority of the European Commission (EC), as a means of accounting for the management of the allocated funds and of promoting a lesson-learning culture throughout the organisation. Of great importance also, particularly in the context of the programmes of the so-called Relex Family Directorates- General1, is the increased focus on impact against a background of greater concentration of external cooperation and increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches. The present evaluation on the European Commission’s support to the Republic of Mozambique, hereafter referred to as Mozambique, is part of the 2006 evaluation programme as approved by External Relations Commissioners. The main objectives of the evaluation are: − to provide the relevant external co-operation services of the EC and the wider public with an overall independent and accountable assessment of the Commission’s past and current co-operation relations with Mozambique; − to identify key lessons from the Commission’s past overall co-operation, and thus provide the Commission’s policy-makers and managers with a valuable aid for the implementation of the current Strategy and Indicative Programmes and indication for the revision of future strategy and implementation. II. BACKGROUND GENERAL EC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1. The European Union's co-operation policy is based on Article 177 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC). It determines that the sphere of development co-operation shall have three objectives namely: fostering sustainable development of developing countries; assisting the smooth and gradual integration of the developing countries into the world economy and campaigning against poverty in the developing countries. 2. In November 2000, the Council and the Commission endorsed a Development Policy Declaration2 that identifies six priority themes/areas. These are: Trade and Development; Regional Integration and Co-operation; Support to Macro-economic Policies linked to Social Sector Programmes; Transport; Sustainable Rural Development and Food Security; and Institutional Capacity Building, Good Governance and the Rule of Law. Environment and Gender are considered as crosscutting issues, which needs to be integrated into all these six themes in order to make development sustainable. 3. The EC has made Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSPs) the point of departure for its Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) in all countries that have/produce a PRSP. The PRSP approach, with its six principles: (1) national ownership, (2) results focus, (3) comprehensive, (4) prioritised, (5) long-term, and (6) partnership-oriented, forms the core for donor support, and the common framework within which all stakeholders 1 Directorates General of External Relations, (RELEX), Development (DEV), Enlargement (ELARG), Trade (TRADE) and the EuropeAid Co-operation Office (AIDCO). 2 Council document 13458/00. 7 MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY LEVEL EVALUATION FINAL REPORT ANNEX EGEVAL II supporting poverty reduction in a country expect to work3. Furthermore CSPs are the culmination of a joint programming process, which started with the launching of the Cotonou Agreement in January 2001 and involved many actors (the European Commission, EU Member States, the Government, civil society and the private sector). 4. The overall policy objectives towards Africa are stated in the 2005 Communication (COM /2005/489 final). The document gives a comprehensive, integrated and long- term framework for the EU relations with Africa. 5. In February 2006 "The European Consensus" (2006/C46/01) - a joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the EU Development Policy – was adopted. "The European Consensus" presents common objectives and principles for development co-operation (poverty eradication, ownership, partnership, delivering more and better aid, promoting policy coherence for development) as well as it sets out the renewed European Community Development Policy. EUROPEAN COMMISSION COOPERATION STRATEGY WITH MOZAMBIQUE 6. At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. The civil war and political instability (1977 – 1992) ended only at the beginning of the '90s. A new constitution in 1990, Rome General Peace Accords in 1992 and finally first democratic elections in 1994 started peace and democracy processes in Mozambique. Since 1992 substantial progress has been made in terms of governance and economic development. Thanks to the increased political stability, economic reforms and financial support from the international community, the GDP growth since 1993 has been significant despite the negative impact of the floods in the years2000-2001. Nevertheless, Mozambique still remains highly dependent upon foreign assistance and the majority of the population remains below the poverty line. 7. The development partnership between the EU and Mozambique started more than 20 years ago. The forms of co-operation have been developing during the past years. As stated in the EC – Mozambique 2003 Joint Annual Report, Mozambique experienced the transition from an emergency assistance to a phase of post-war rehabilitation and finally the development process. 8. From 1978 the European Commission disbursed more than €1,790 million euro from European Development Funds, European Investment Bank funds and budget