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U N I D O EVALUATION GROUP Independent Evaluation Report S O M A L I A Integration and progress through skills and employment for displaced groups in Somalia UNIDO Project Number: TF/SOM/11/001 UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION UNIDO EVALUATION GROUP Independent Evaluation Somalia Integration and progress through skills and employment for displaced groups in Somalia UNIDO Project Number: TF/SOM/11/001 UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna, 2013 Distr. GENERAL ODG/EVA/12/R.9 February 2012 Original: English The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of company names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of UNIDO. The views and opinions of the team do not necessarily reflect the views of the involved Governments and of UNIDO. This document has not been formally edited Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ v Abbreviations and acronyms ............................................................................... vi Glossary of evaluation related terms .................................................................. vii Executive Summary .............................................................................................. ix 1. Introduction and background ....................................................................... 1 1. 1. Independent final evaluation .......................................................................... 1 1. 2. MIPS .................................................................................................................. 1 1. 3. Project context .................................................................................................. 2 1. 4. Evaluation background ................................................................................... 4 1. 5. Evaluation purpose and scope ...................................................................... 5 1. 6. Evaluation methodology ................................................................................. 5 2. Project identification and formulation ......................................................... 9 2. 1. Funding .............................................................................................................. 9 2. 2. The Intervention logic ...................................................................................... 9 2. 3. MIPS and IFAD .............................................................................................. 11 2. 4. Conflict sensitivity .......................................................................................... 12 2. 5. Inception phase .............................................................................................. 13 3. Project relevance ......................................................................................... 15 3. 1. Alignment to partners and beneficiaries ..................................................... 15 3. 2. Project methodology ...................................................................................... 17 3. 3. Value chain development ............................................................................. 17 4. Project coordination and management ..................................................... 19 4. 1. Project management ..................................................................................... 19 4. 2. Coordination and partnership ...................................................................... 21 4. 3. Reporting, monitoring and evaluation ......................................................... 21 5. Efficiency of Implementation ...................................................................... 23 5. 1. Project design ................................................................................................. 23 5. 2. Cost of outputs ............................................................................................... 23 5. 3. Inputs ............................................................................................................... 24 5. 4. Procurement ................................................................................................... 25 iii 6. Effectiveness ............................................................................................... 27 6. 1. MIPS ................................................................................................................ 27 6. 2. Beneficiaries selection .................................................................................. 28 6. 3. Technical Training ......................................................................................... 32 6. 4. Income generation ......................................................................................... 34 6. 5. Toolkits ............................................................................................................ 35 6. 6. Institutional strengthening of the selected VTCs ...................................... 36 6. 7. Marketing strategies and producer groups ................................................ 36 6. 8. Government participation ............................................................................. 37 6. 9. Use of the Media ............................................................................................ 37 7. Impact and sustainability ............................................................................ 39 7. 1. Development of the VTCs ............................................................................ 39 7. 2. Vocational skills training ............................................................................... 40 7. 3. Environmental impact .................................................................................... 40 7. 4. Social impact .................................................................................................. 41 8. Conclusions and findings ........................................................................... 43 8. 1. Project Management and Coordination ...................................................... 43 8. 2. Relevance ....................................................................................................... 43 8. 3. Efficiency ......................................................................................................... 44 8. 4. Effectiveness .................................................................................................. 44 8. 5. Sustainability and Impact .............................................................................. 44 9. Recommendations and lessons learned ................................................... 47 9. 1. Recommendations ......................................................................................... 47 9. 2. Lessons learned ............................................................................................. 48 9. 3. Recommendations for the thematic evaluation ......................................... 49 Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 50 List of Tables and Figures ................................................................................... 51 ANNEX – A: Project Evaluation Terms of Reference ......................................... 52 ANNEX – B: Project Logical Framework............................................................. 60 ANNEX – C: List of individuals interviewed ....................................................... 62 ANNEX – D: Questionnaires for trainers and trainees (adapted as needed) ... 64 iv Acknowledgements The evaluators acknowledge with thanks the support and information provided by numerous individuals and organisations interviewed. The kind assistance of national coordinators, project managers and the UNIDO Evaluation Group is particularly acknowledged. v Abbreviations and acronyms AMC Programme Approval and Monitoring Committee AYODA Africa Youth Development Association CCF Country Cooperation Framework CTA Chief Technical Advisor DAC Development Assistance Committee DG Director General FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FC Field Coordinator GOJ Government of Japan GOSL Government of Somaliland HAVAYOCO Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee IDP Internally Displaced Person IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development LER Local economic recovery MDG Millennium Development Goals MIPS Integration and progress through skills and employment for displaced groups in Somalia MoA Ministry of Agriculture, Somaliland MoCIT Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Somaliland MoE Ministry of Education, Somaliland MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Japan MOL Ministry of Livestock, Somaliland MOLSA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Somaliland MoNPD Ministry of National Planning and Development, Somaliland MoPDE Ministry of Pastoral Development and Environment, Somaliland MSME Micro Small and Medium Enterprises NDS National Development Strategy Nuba Hoe A simple spring-tine cultivator that can be used for both soil preparation and weeding by changing the working