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Evaluation for the European Commission EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COM M ISSION’S COUNTRY STRATEGY FOR LESOTHO Synthesis Report Volume 1 AUGUST 2004 Evaluation for the European Commission This evaluation was commissioned by: The Evaluation Unit common to: EuropeAid Co-operation Office, Directorate General for Development and External Relations Directorate-General This evaluation was carried out by the MWH Consortium The evaluation was managed by the evaluation unit who also chaired the Reference Group composed of members of the Commissions Services (EuropeAid, DG Budget, DG Development and the EC Delegation in Lesotho). 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. CSE Lesotho August 2004 CSE Lesotho August 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................I MAIN REPORT .......................................................................................................................1 1 Evaluation Methodology .................................................................................................1 1.1 SCOPE AND APPROACH.........................................................................................................1 1.2 METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................................1 1.3 WORK PLAN..........................................................................................................................2 2 Country Context ..............................................................................................................3 2.1 POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND MANDATE OF THE COMMISSION .........................3 2.1.1 The Lomé Convention.......................................................................................................3 2.1.2 The Cotonou Agreement ...................................................................................................4 2.2 OVERALL POLITICAL, ECONOMIC SOCIAL SITUATION IN LESOTHO .................................5 2.2.1 Political ............................................................................................................................5 2.2.2 Economic Situation...........................................................................................................6 2.2.3 Social Situation.................................................................................................................7 2.2.4 Government Policies.........................................................................................................9 2.2.5 Infrastructure..................................................................................................................12 2.3 OTHER DONORS..................................................................................................................14 3 The Commission’s Strategy for Lesotho 1996-2007 ...................................................15 3.1 STRATEGY FORMULATION .................................................................................................15 3.1.1 Description of Strategy 1996-2000.................................................................................15 3.1.2 Description of the Strategy: CSP (2001 – 2007) ............................................................17 3.2 ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGY ...............................................................................................18 3.2.1 Relevance and Coherence with Government Polices and Country Needs......................18 3.2.2 Internal Coherence, Relevance and Complementarity with Other Commission Instruments....................................................................................................................................20 3.2.3 Other European Commission Instruments......................................................................22 3.2.4 Programme Implementation ...........................................................................................22 4 Evaluation Questions, Formulation and Answers ......................................................24 4.1 SELECTION OF EVALUATION QUESTIONS..........................................................................24 4.2 ANSWERS TO EVALUATION QUESTIONS ............................................................................26 4.2.1 Economic Development & Regional Integration............................................................26 4.2.2 Macroeconomic Support.................................................................................................29 4.2.3 Governance.....................................................................................................................32 4.2.4 Transport ........................................................................................................................36 4.2.5 Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................................41 4.2.6 HIV/AIDS........................................................................................................................45 4.2.7 Food Security..................................................................................................................49 4.2.8 Democratisation and Human Rights...............................................................................53 4.2.9 Ownership, Co-ordination, Complementarity and Coherence .......................................57 4.2.10 Funding Modalities/Policy Mix ......................................................................................60 5 Overall Assessment of the Commission’s Strategies...................................................63 5.1 SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.............................................................................63 5.2 ACHIEVEMENT OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES .....................................................................63 5.3 EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE COMMISSION’S USE OF MEANS .....................65 5.4 OVERALL ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................67 6 Recommendations..........................................................................................................69 6.1 GENERAL ORIENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION STRATEGY...........................69 6.2 MANAGEMENT OF THE STRATEGY.....................................................................................71 6.3 RECOMMENDATIONS BY SECTOR.......................................................................................72 6.3.1 Water (section 4.2.5).......................................................................................................72 6.3.2 Transport (section 4.2.4) ...............................................................................................73 6.3.3 HIV/AIDS (section 4.2.6)................................................................................................75 APPENDIX A: Terms of Reference......................................................................................77 APPENDIX B: List of People Interviewed - Field Phase....................................................88 APPENDIX C: Map of Lesotho ............................................................................................91 APPENDIX D: Key Donor Activities ...................................................................................92 APPENDIX E: PRSP Priority Areas....................................................................................95 CSE Lesotho August 2004 FINAL REPORT TABLE OF ACRONYMS Table of Acronyms AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act ARV Anti-Retroviral (drugs) BEDCO Basotho Economic Development Corporation BFVC Basotho Farm and Vegetable Canners BNLS Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland BoS Bureau of Statistics CCM Country Co-ordinating Mechanism (for the Global Fund) CDE Centre for Development of Enterprise CFSAM Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission CHAL Christian Health Association of Lesotho CMT Cut, Make and Trim COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CoW Commissioner of Water CRIS EC database of projects CSE Country Strategy Evaluation CSP Country Strategy Paper (9th EDF) DATF District AIDS Task Force DBS Direct Budget Support DCEO Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences DCI Development Co-operation Ireland DFID Department for International Development (UK) DNAO Deputy National Authorising Officer DRR Dept for Rural Roads DRWS Dept. of Rural Water Supply DWA Dept. of Water Affairs EBAS EU-ACP Business Assistance Scheme EC European Commission ECD EC Delegation EDF European Development Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIB European Investment Bank EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Economic Partnership Area EQ Evaluation Questions EU European Union FA Financing Agreement FANR Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Directorate) FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the UN) FDI Foreign Direct Investment FFW Food For Work (R)FSTP (Regional) Food Security Training Project FTA Free trade area or agreement FY Financial Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GFATM Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria GIS Geographic Information System GNI Gross National Income GoL
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