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Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Enhanced Resilience (REGIS -ER) FINAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (English Version) Centre d’Expérimentation, d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Afrique (CESAO), and Centre d’Etudes, de Recherche et de Formation pour le Développement Economiques et Social (CERFODES) March 2021 DISCLAIMER This evaluation was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. AID-625-A-14-00001. The contents are the sole responsibility of CESAO (Centre d’Expérimentation, d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Afrique) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors of this report include the following: ● Dramane Coulibaly, Regional Coordinator, CESAO ● Yacouba Yaro, Director General, CERFODES ● Goamwaoga Kabore, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, CESAO ● Jean-Marie Zongo, Senior Consultant for Nutrition and Health Systems ● Mark G. Wentling, Senior Consultant (working remotely from his home in the U.S.A.) ● Kadisso Nacambo, Associate Senior Consultant, CERFODES ● Bengdo Benjamin Sawadogo, Senior Consultant in Governance These authors were assisted by: ● Malik Traore, Statistician and Data Manager ● Hippolyte Roumaba, CAPI Specialist ● Theophile Kabore, Statistician ● Abdoul Olas Diallo, Field Coordinator, CESAO ● Boureima Kologo, Sociologist and Field Supervisor ● Bila Henri Ilboudo, Statistician and Research Assistant CERFODES ● Edmond Sawadogo, Research Assistant, CERFODES ● Alimata Nana, Administrative Assistant, CERFODES ● Boureima Ouedraogo, CERFODES ● Ursulle Kaboré, CERFODES The evaluation team wishes to thank the following people for their inputs: ● Douglas Steinberg, Practice Director, NCBA/CLUSA, Washington ● Lauren Tyler, Program Manager, NCBA/CLUSA, Washington ● Kiera Derman, Senior Program Manager/Technical Director, NCBA/CLUSA, Washington ● William Stringfellow, REGIS-ER, Chief of Party, Niamey ● Amath Diop, REGIS-ER, Deputy Chief of Party, Ouagadougou ● Aï Abarchi, REGIS-ER, Technical Director, Niamey ● Doudou Ndiaye, Acquisition Officer Representative, Regional Agricultural Specialist, Sahel Regional Office, USAID/Senegal, Dakar ● Abdourahamane Ndiaye, Deputy Regional Environmental Officer, Sahel Regional Office, USAID/Senegal, Dakar ● Fatou Ndiaye, Gender Specialist, Sahel Regional Office, USAID/Senegal, Dakar ACRONYMS ADROC Association pour la Rédynamisation et le Renforcement des Organisations APOR Action pour la Promotion des Organisations Rurales AREN Association pour la Rédynamisation de l’Élevage au Niger AZN Association Nodde Nooto AZND Association Zood-Nooma pour le Développement BDL Bioreclamation of Degraded Lands CBO Community Based Organization CBSP Community Based Solution Provider CF Conservation Farming COVID Corona Virus Disease CP Community Provider DRM Disaster Risk Management EAA Eau et Assainissement d’Afrique FGD Focus Group Discussion FMNR Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration FY Fiscal Year GPS Global Positioning System HA Hectare HDI Human Development Index IEC Information, Education and Communication IR Individual Provider KII Key Informant Interview KOKARI Local NGO in Niger M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises NCBA CLUSA National Cooperative Business Association/Cooperative League of USA NCE No-Cost Extension NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRM Natural Resource Management PCPR Community Resilience Plan PDC Communal Development Plan REGIS-ER Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Enhanced Resilience RISE Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced SAREL Sahel Resilience Learning SBCC Social Behavior Change Communication SDP Sahel Development Partnership SECCA Self-Managed Community Savings and Loan Strategy URC University Research Company USAID United States Agency for International Development VVV Vaccinateur Volontaire Villageois WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene TABLE OF CONTENTS Illustrations Tables ........................................................................................................................... v Charts ............................................................................................................................................... v TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 3 The authors of this report include the following: ................................................................................................. 3 These authors were assisted by:................................................................................................................................ 3 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................... vii INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1. OVERALL PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................ 3 1.1. Context and financing of the project ............................................................................ 3 1.2. Project implementation partners ................................................................................. 3 1.2.1. International partners of the American consortium .................................................. 4 1.2.2. National partners ....................................................................................................... 4 1.3. Project phases ............................................................................................................... 5 1.4. Project coverage ........................................................................................................... 6 1.5. Beneficiaries and participants in the project ................................................................. 7 2. SOURCES OF EVALUATION DATA ................................................................................................ 8 2.1. Administrative sources ................................................................................................. 8 2.2. Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Project Target Groups .................................... 8 2.2.1. Methodology of the quantitative survey ................................................................... 9 2.2.1.1. Sampling plan ........................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1.2. Choice of sampling method ...................................................................................... 9 2.2.1.3. Sample size of villages by country and by Sub-group ............................................. 10 2.2.1.4. Distribution of the sampled villages by country and by sub-group ........................ 10 2.2.1.5. Sample size of households by country and by sub-group ...................................... 11 2.2.1.6. Drawing of the sample of households in each village ............................................ 12 2.2.1.7. Sampling for qualitative data collection ................................................................. 12 2.2.1.8. Interviews with key informants .............................................................................. 12 2.3. Interviews with local institutions in the approach based on REGIS-ER coaching for the period 2019-2020 ........................................................................................................... 13 Page i 2.4. Organization of teams and collection of quantitative data ....................................... 13 2.4.1. Organization and deployment of teams in the field ............................................... 13 2.4.2. Alternative data collection strategy in inaccessible areas ...................................... 14 2.5. Safety and health protection devices for field staff ................................................... 14 2.5.1. Security devices ...................................................................................................... 14 2.5.2. Health protection measures for field staff against COVID-19 ................................ 15 2.6. Additional Computer processing of data .................................................................... 15 2.7. Constraints, difficulties and limits of the evaluation.................................................. 15 2.8. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents by subgroup and country ... 16 2.8.1. Structure of the surveyed households.................................................................... 16 2.8.2. Heads of surveyed household by gender ............................................................... 18 2.8.3. Sample coverage ..................................................................................................... 18 2.8.4. Spatial distribution of key informants .................................................................... 19 3. ............ KEY QUESTION 1: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE REGIS-ER PROJECT ACHIEVE ITS STATED OBJECTIVES? ................................................................................................................................