Evaluation Office PALESTINE Independent evaluation of emergency programmes in Palestine PICTURE OF THE PROJECT 2015 | Evaluation Report INDEX List of acronyms ................................................................................................. 4 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 7 PART I – INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................................... 11 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 11 1.1 General Information ................................................................................. 11 1.2 Evaluation scope and purpose ...................................................................... 11 1.3 Structure of the report .............................................................................. 11 2 Programme Context and Description ................................................................... 12 2.1 Emergency in Palestine: A Unique Case .......................................................... 12 2.2 Between Emergency and Development: A reference framework for the emergency intervention in Palestine ................................................................................... 13 PART II – RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION (PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS) .............................. 15 3 Evaluation of the Emergency Programmes ............................................................. 15 3.1 The Emergency Programmes of the Italian Cooperation in Palestine ........................ 15 3.2 The approach to emergency within Programmes 9310 and 9555 ............................ 16 3.2.1 Strategic Vision and Approach ................................................................ 16 3.2.2 Mechanisms and Procedures ................................................................... 17 3.2.3 Continuity and Discontinuity within the Emergency Programmes Approach .......... 18 3.2.4 Operational Environment ...................................................................... 20 3.3 Recommendations .................................................................................... 21 3.3.1 General recommendations .................................................................... 21 3.3.2 Emergency Programmes approach ........................................................... 22 3.3.3 Mechanisms and Procedures ................................................................... 22 3.3.4 Operational Environment ...................................................................... 22 3.3.5 Sustainability .................................................................................... 22 4 Projects’ Evaluation ....................................................................................... 23 4.1 Projects selected for in-depth analysis ........................................................... 23 4.2 Cross-cutting Analysis by criteria .................................................................. 23 4.2.1 Short Term Effectiveness ...................................................................... 23 4.2.2 Impact Pathway: Medium Term Results ..................................................... 24 4.2.3 Long Term Effects (Impact) and Sustainability in the context of the Emergency Programmes ............................................................................................... 26 4.2.4 Efficiency ........................................................................................ 29 4.2.5 Added Value (consistency and coordination with other actors) ......................... 30 4.2.6 Inclusion, Participation and Ownership ..................................................... 32 4.3 Evaluation per project ............................................................................... 32 4.3.1 Terre des Hommes 9555 - Support to Vulnerable Children and Particularly Children and People With Disabilities in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip ................ 32 4.3.2 COOPI 9310 – Implementation of a Pilot Plastic Recycling System in Gaza City – Palestinian Autonomous Territories ................................................................... 34 4.3.3 Overseas 9555 – Emergency Rehabilitation and Development of Income-generating Activities in the Field of Agriculture Based on Integrated Echo-sustainable Aquaculture (fish- farming) and Agricultural Activities ................................................................... 35 4.3.4 Oxfam IT 9555 – Support to Breeders in the Central-Southern Area of the Gaza Strip 37 4.3.5 COSPE 9310 - Doing Gender: A Gender Resources Centre for the Empowerment of Women in Gaza ........................................................................................... 38 4.3.6 Vento di Terra 9555 - Peace Architecture for Education in Gaza Strip ................. 39 4.3.7 ARCS 9555 Support to Psychic and Social Wellbeing and Resilience of Children and Minors at Risk in Bab Hutta and Al Bustan-Silwan Neighborhoods (East Jerusalem) ........... 40 4.3.8 Save the Children 9555 - Promotion of Children Protection in East Jerusalem ....... 41 4.3.9 COOPI 9555 – Improvement of Vocational Training Opportunities for Young People in East Jerusalem ........................................................................................... 42 1 5 Relevance: international principles and priorities of the beneficiaries ........................... 44 5.1 Alignment with international principles .......................................................... 44 5.1.1 Overview: Italy and Human Rights ........................................................... 44 5.1.2 Human Rights and Advocacy .................................................................. 44 5.1.3 Millennium Development Goals ............................................................... 46 5.1.4 Humanitarian Action Effectiveness Principles .............................................. 46 5.1.5 OECD/DAC Recommendations ................................................................. 47 5.2 Beneficiaries’ priorities and needs ................................................................ 49 5.2.1 Consistency with National Plans and Strategies ............................................ 49 5.2.2 Identification and selection of Beneficiaries ............................................... 50 5.2.3 Constraints, Resilience Experiences and Change Patterns in the Beneficiaries’ Perspective ................................................................................................ 51 PART III – CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES ........................................................................... 54 6 Gender Analysis ............................................................................................ 54 6.1 As a general strategy ................................................................................ 54 6.2 At programme level .................................................................................. 54 6.3 At project level ....................................................................................... 55 6.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................ 56 6.5 Recommendations .................................................................................... 56 7 Disability in emergency actions in Palestine .......................................................... 57 7.1 As a general strategy ................................................................................ 57 7.2 Actions and approach of the Emergency Programmes .......................................... 57 7.3 Lessons learnt from the actions .................................................................... 58 7.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................ 59 7.5 Recommendations .................................................................................... 59 8 Environmental Sustainability ............................................................................. 60 8.1 As a general strategy ................................................................................ 60 8.2 At programme level .................................................................................. 60 8.3 At projects’ level ..................................................................................... 60 8.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................ 61 8.5 Recommendations .................................................................................... 62 PART IV – Accountability and Learning Systems ........................................................... 62 9 Monitoring system ......................................................................................... 62 9.1 At Programme level .................................................................................. 62 9.1.1 Approach ......................................................................................... 62 9.1.2 Tools .............................................................................................. 62 9.1.3 Results and Continuity ......................................................................... 63 9.2 At projects’ level ..................................................................................... 63 9.3 Conclusions