TERMINAL EVALUATION OF THE UNDP SECURITY SECTOR REFORM (SSR) PROJECT FUNDED BY UN PBF FINAL DRAFT EVALUATION REPORT Submitted by Cliff Bernard Nuwakora (International Consultant)Submitted by: c/o CASE International Consultants Ltd P.O Box 6916, Kampala – Uganda Telefax. +256-772-525661 Email: [email protected] www.caseconsultug.com MAY, 2020 i Acknowledgement The evaluators would like to extend sincere thanks to the stakeholders who participated and supported the evaluation work in various ways. Special mention goes to the UNDP Senior Management Team especially the UNDP Resident Representative and the Deputy Resident Representative-Programs/Operations as well as the Programme Specialists and implementation team at UNDP. Mentionable too is the generous participation and contribution of all Development Partners and both the Central and Local Governments’ agencies and institutions of the Gambia that sacrificed their valuable time to respond to the evaluation questions during extensive stakeholder consultations. Despite your busy schedules, you all agreed to attend multiple virtual consultation meetings and provided all the guiding documents. The overt and covert contributions of all participants was invaluable for the success of this evaluation. ii Contents Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................. ii List of acronyms and abbreviations ....................................................................................................... v Executive summary .............................................................................................................................. vi 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Programme background ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project context .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Project design and implementation ............................................................................................... 2 Fig 1.1 Project’s intervention logic ...................................................................................................... 3 1.4 The Terminal evaluation ............................................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Evaluation specific objectives .................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Evaluation scope ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Evaluation Methodology................................................................................................................ 5 2.0 Evaluation Findings ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Project relevance .......................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 Project Concept and Design ...................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Project implementation and Management .................................................................................. 8 2.1.3 Derivation of Project relevance .................................................................................................. 9 2.1.4 Strengths and weaknesses of Project relevance enhancement strategies ............................... 15 2.2. Project Management .................................................................................................................. 18 2.2.1. Project Management Arrangements ........................................................................................ 18 2.2.2. Partnerships arrangements ..................................................................................................... 19 2.2.3. Coordination mechanism ........................................................................................................ 19 2.2.4. Strengths and weaknesses of project management. ............................................................... 20 2.3 Project effectiveness ................................................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Output level achievements ....................................................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Outcome level achievements ................................................................................................... 25 2.3.3 Project impact .......................................................................................................................... 25 2.3.4 Appropriateness of the Project’s Theory of Change. ................................................................ 28 2.3.4 Facilitators and inhibitors of performance ................................................................................. 28 2.4 Project efficiency......................................................................................................................... 30 2.4.1 Project expenditure to date ...................................................................................................... 30 2.4.2 Cost minimization strategies adopted ...................................................................................... 31 2.4.3 Project’s financial management and accountability system ...................................................... 31 2.5 Project sustainability ................................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Availability and structure of the sustainability plan ................................................................... 41 2.5.2 Strengths and weaknesses of the Programme sustainability plan ............................................ 41 2.5.3 Opportunities and challenges to Programme sustainability ...................................................... 42 3.0 UNDP Programming Principles .................................................................................................. 43 3.1 Gender mainstreaming ............................................................................................................... 43 3.2 Application of Results Based Management (RBM) ...................................................................... 45 3.3 Human Rights Based Approach .................................................................................................. 46 3.4 Capacity Development ................................................................................................................ 47 3.5. UNDP Role in the SSR implementation ..................................................................................... 47 4.0 Lessons learnt, best practices and recommendations ............................................................ 48 4.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................ 48 4.2 Lessons learnt ............................................................................................................................ 50 4.3 Best practices ............................................................................................................................. 51 4.4 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 52 Annexes ............................................................................................................................................. 56 Annex 1: OECD/DAC Ranking table ................................................................................................. 56 Annex 2: ToR ................................................................................................................................... 57 iii Annex 3: Data collection tools ........................................................................................................... 61 Annex 4: List of evaluation participants ............................................................................................. 65 Annex 5: List of documents reviewed ............................................................................................... 66 iv List of acronyms and abbreviations ADRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Secretariat AGDI African Gender Development Index AUTSTG AU Technical Support Team to the Gambia CDA Conflict and Development Analysis CDRs Combined Delivery Reports CEDAW Convention of the Elimination of all forms of violence CSOs Civil Society Organisation DIM Direct Implementation Modality DLEAG Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia ECOMIG Economic Community Military Intervention Group ECOWAS Economic Community for West African States GAF Gambia Armed Forces GBV Gender based Violence GMIS Gender Management Information Services GPF Gambia Police Forces GPU Gambia Press Union M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MOD Ministry of Defence MOU Memorandum of Understanding NaLA National Agency for Legal Aid NHRC National Human Rights Commission NSP National