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UNEG Report UNEG Evaluation of the Pilot Initiative for Delivering as One Evaluability Assessment Report on Tanzania December 2008 UNEG Evaluability Assessment Team for Tanzania: Segbedzi Norgbey, UNEP Lucien Back, UNICEF Janie Eriksen, Consultant Sheila Reed, Consultant UNEG/RPT/DAO/TZ(2008) Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 5 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Mission dates and composition ................................................................................................................. 9 Objectives and purpose of the mission ..................................................................................................... 9 Method and programme of the mission .................................................................................................. 10 Limitations .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 10 B. History, context and scope of DaO in Tanzania ................................................................................ 11 Development context and history of DaO ............................................................................................... 11 The UN Development system and other forms of External Aid ............................................................. 11 Conceptualization of DaO and the relationship of the DaO pilot with UNDAF .................................... 13 DaO management mechanisms ............................................................................................................... 14 Relationship with national policies and planning ................................................................................... 15 Size of the One Programme, its characteristics and importance relative to other forms of external aid 15 Participation of national and international stakeholders in the DaO pilot .............................................. 15 UNCMT composition and relation with specialized and NRAs ............................................................. 15 C. Assessment of the substantive design of the DaO pilot ..................................................................... 17 National ownership and leadership in the design .................................................................................... 17 Responsiveness to specific needs and priorities of the country .............................................................. 17 Articulation of strategic intent ................................................................................................................ 18 Quality of the design of the pilot ............................................................................................................ 18 M&E systems .......................................................................................................................................... 23 D. Initial assessment of the DaO processes and implementation .......................................................... 26 National ownership and leadership in the DaO processes ...................................................................... 26 Inclusiveness of UN stakeholders, notably specialized agencies and NRAs .......................................... 26 Relationship with other forms of external aid ......................................................................................... 27 Joint programmes .................................................................................................................................... 29 Assessment of progress in the implementation of the five Ones ............................................................ 29 Change management ............................................................................................................................... 31 Investment and transaction costs............................................................................................................. 32 E. Identification of national resources to support a future evaluation ................................................ 33 Existence of independent and credible evaluation institutions ............................................................... 33 Key documents reflecting the substantive design and pilot processes .................................................... 33 Identification of stakeholders to be consulted during a future evaluation .............................................. 34 F. Overall evaluability of the Tanzania DaO pilot ................................................................................. 36 Annex 1: Terms of Reference ................................................................................................................... 38 Annex 2: People consulted ........................................................................................................................ 45 2 UNEG Evaluation of the Pilot Initiative for Delivering as One: Tanzania Evaluability Assessment Acronyms and Abbreviations CPAP Country Programme Action Plan DaO Delivering as One UN DPG Development Partners Group FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GoT Government of Tanzania HLCP High-level Committee on Programmes IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labour Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IOM International Organization for Migration JAST Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania JSC Joint Government-United Nations Steering Committee M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals MKUKUTA Kiswahili acronym of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty MKUZA Kiswahili acronym of the Zanzibar Poverty Reduction Plan NRA Non-resident Agency ODA Official Development Assistance OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OMT Operations Management Team RBM Results-based Management RC Resident Coordinator SMART Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound TCPR Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review UN United Nations UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCT United Nations Country Team UNEG Evaluation of the Pilot Initiative for Delivering as One: Tanzania Evaluability Assessment 3 UNCMT United Nations Country Management Team UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDG United Nations Development Group UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEG United Nations Evaluation Group UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNIC United Nations Information Centre UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women UNSAC UN Civil Society Advisory Committee UNV United Nations Volunteers USD United States Dollars WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organisation 4 UNEG Evaluation of the Pilot Initiative for Delivering as One: Tanzania Evaluability Assessment Executive Summary 1. The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) conducted an assessment of the evaluability of the „Delivering as One United Nations‟ (DaO) pilot initiative in Tanzania from 3-7 March 2008. The purpose of the evaluability mission was to assess the design processes to date, evaluate the strategic framework and framework for Monitoring and Evaluating (M&E) of the pilot initiative, and suggest ways to improve the quality of design of the pilot to facilitate effective evaluation of both processes and results and impact at a later stage. 2. The main elements of the method comprised a review of key documents and group meetings with the United Nations Country Management Team (UNCMT)1, Government of Tanzania (GoT) officials, bilateral and multilateral development partners, and representatives of civil society. There were some challenges to scheduling meetings due to the busy agendas of UN staff as well as the formation of a new government and accompanying rotation of staff. Main findings 3. Tanzania asked to be pilot country for the DaO initiative in late 2006. The pilot was officially launched in January 2007. The strategic intent of the pilot is, under the aegis of „Delivering as One‟2, to provide a substantial and integrated response to national priorities as formulated in Vision 20253 and the 2006 National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP) known as MKUKUTA/MKUZA4. The key pillars of the NSGRP include the following: growth and reduction of income poverty; quality of life and social well being, with particular focus on social services for the poorest and the most vulnerable groups; and good governance and accountability. 4. A Joint Government/UN Steering Committee (JSC) was established in April 2007 to provide overall guidance to the pilot process