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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Final Evaluation of the Project “Strengthening Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Nepal (SIWPSAN)” Final Evaluation Report COMMITTENTE Authors: 8th December 2016 Gana Pati Ojha (Team Leader), Marta Balestrini and Sita Gautam SIWPSAN Final Evaluation Report TABLE of CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1 INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Background and Context ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Purpose, Objectives and Scope of the Evaluation ................................................................................ 7 1.3 SIWPSAN project overview ................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.1 SIWPSAN Theory of Change 12 1.3.2 SIWPSAN Approach and Strategy 13 2 APPROACH AND METHODS 14 2.1 Evaluation approach, Methods and Process ....................................................................................... 14 2.2 Ethics ................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 Evaluation Constraints and Limitations ............................................................................................... 19 3 FINDINGS BY EVALUATION CRITERIA 20 3.1 Relevance ............................................................................................................................................ 20 3.2 Effectiveness ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3 Efficiency.............................................................................................................................................. 35 3.4 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................................ 39 3.5 Impact .................................................................................................................................................. 43 3.6 Human Rights and Gender Equality .................................................................................................... 47 3.7 Overall .................................................................................................................................................. 51 4 CONCLUSIONS AND LESSON LEARNED 52 4.1 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 52 4.2 Lessons learned .................................................................................................................................. 53 5 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS 55 ANNEXES ANNEX A: Stakeholders Mapping ................................................................................................................... 58 ANNEX B: Evaluation Matrix ........................................................................................................................... 59 ANNEX C: Evaluation management and reference group members .............................................................. 68 ANNEX D: List of documents consulted .......................................................................................................... 69 ANNEX E: List of people consulted ................................................................................................................. 73 ANNEX F: Data Collection and AnalisysTools ................................................................................................ 80 ANNEX G: Sample strategy and sampling design .......................................................................................... 91 ANNEX H: Tool for Triangulation of Information ............................................................................................. 93 ANNEX I: Indicators for measuring results ...................................................................................................... 94 SIWPSAN Final Evaluation Report LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1:Geographical coverage of SIWPSAN................................................................................................ 10 Figure 2:SIWPSAN Theory for Change ........................................................................................................... 12 Figure 3:Type and number of stakeholder consulted (KIIs, FGDs, workshops) .............................................. 16 Figure 4: Monthly income of participants from the enterprise (N=29) ............................................................. 28 Figure 5: Budget and Expenses ...................................................................................................................... 37 Figure 6: Difference in Budget Allocation and Expenses (in %) ...................................................................... 38 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Primary intended users and uses of the evaluation ............................................................................ 8 Table 2: Project Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 3:Evaluation process and approach ...................................................................................................... 14 Table 4: Selected VDCs in three project districts ............................................................................................ 15 Table 5: Number of respondents by district and by type of consultations ....................................................... 16 Table 6: Ethnic group/caste representation in the population and project intervention .................................. 24 Table 7:Awareness and knowledge on rights and services (N=98) ................................................................ 29 Table 8: Leadership position of participants (N=98) ........................................................................................ 30 Table 9: Capacity and influence (N=98) .......................................................................................................... 30 Table 10: Budget allocation ............................................................................................................................. 36 Table 11: Recommendations with specification of action and timeframe ....................................................... 55 SIWPSAN Final Evaluation Report List of Acronyms BASE Backward Society Education BPfA Beijing Platform for Action CAW Conflict Affected Women CAWG Conflict Affected Women Group CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CDO Chief District Officer CDS Creative Development Society CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women CFUG Community Forest Users’ Group CO Country Office CPA Comprehensive Peace Accord/Agreement CPN Communist Party of Nepal CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRSV Conflict Related Sexual Violence CSOs Civil Society Organizations CVCP Conflict Victim’s Common Platform DAC District Action Plan DAO District Administration Office DAP District Action Plan DCC District Coordination Committee DDC District Development Committee DHS Dalit Help Society DLAs District Line Agencies DPO District Police Office DWC Department of Women and Children EM Evaluation Matrix EMG Evaluation Management Group ERG Evaluation Reference Group EQs Evaluation Questions FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FGDs Focus Group Discussions GE Gender Equality GERAAS Global Evaluation Report Assessment and Analysis System GOF Government of Finland GoN Government of Nepal GRB Gender Responsive Budgeting HRC Human Rights Council ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ILO International Labour Organization IOM International Organization for Migration IPWN Inter Party Women Network KIIs Key Informants Interviews LA Lattanzio Advisory SpA LDO Local Development Officer LDTA Local Development Training Academy SIWPSAN Final Evaluation Report LPC Local Peace Committee MDGs Millennium Development Goals M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development MoPR Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction MoWCSW Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare MSC Most Significant Changes MTE Mid Term Evaluation NAP National Action Plan NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NPTF Nepal Peace Trust Fund Prodoc Project Document PSC Project Steering Committee PSWG Peace Support Working Group RG Reference Group RRF Results and Resource framework RUWDUC Rural Women’s Development and Unity Centre SCI Small and Cottage Industry SMC School Management Committee SfCG Search for Common Ground SIWPSAN Strengthening Implementation of Women Peace and Security Agenda in Nepal SIYB Start and Improve Your Business SNV The Netherlands Development Organisation TCN Training Centre Nepal ToC Theory of Change ToR Terms of Reference UNEG United Nations Evaluation Group UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolutions UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UPR Universal Periodic Review VAW Violence Against Women VDCs Village Development Committees WCO Women and Children Office WCSC Women and Children Service Centre