Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP) and Students For Development (SFD) (Partnership with AUCC) Evaluation Division Performance Knowledge Management Branch May 2007 Canadian International Development Agency 200 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0G4 Tel: (819) 997-5006 Toll free: 1-800-230-6349 Fax: (819) 953-6088 (For the hearing and speech impaired only (TDD/TTY): (819) 953-5023 Toll free for the hearing and speech impaired only: 1-800-331-5018) E-mail: [email protected] Acknowledgements The Evaluation Division, Performance and Knowledge Management Branch (PKMB), would like to acknowledge the excellent work by Ruth Baldwin of CAC International, who was the lead consultant for this evaluation. We would also like to thank the following people at AUCC for their cooperation throughout the evaluation process: • Isabelle Légaré, AUCC’s Manager of International Initiatives and Exchanges for her thorough, prompt and cheerful responses to all queries; • Margaux Béland, Director of AUCC’s Partnerships Programs (International Affairs Branch) for her insights into AUCC’s approach and perspective; • Jeanne Gallagher, Manager of the Programme Canadian des bourses de la Francophonie and Kim Baudoin, Manager of domestic scholarship programs for taking time to discuss their programs. Thanks also to the Selection Committee members and the many International Liaison Officers who took the time to return survey questionnaires. Finally, the Division would like to thank Larry Thériault, Evaluation Manager, PKMB, who managed the evaluation, and Caroline Delaney, officer, Office for Democratic Governance, who undertook a series of interviews in Ghana. Performance and Knowledge Management Branch Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................i Acronyms....................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary ........................................................................................................v 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Background .........................................................................................................1 1.2 Purpose of the Report/ Evaluation Context ..........................................................1 1.3 Key Audiences.....................................................................................................2 1.4 Scope of the Evaluation.......................................................................................2 1.5 Evaluation Team..................................................................................................2 1.6 Organization of the Report...................................................................................2 2. Evaluation Profile .....................................................................................................3 2.1 Objectives............................................................................................................3 2.2 Focus...................................................................................................................3 2.3 General Approach................................................................................................4 2.4 Methodology........................................................................................................6 3. Profile of the Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP) and Students for Development (SFD) ...................................................................................................9 3.1 Background .........................................................................................................9 3.2 Objectives and Expected Outcomes ....................................................................9 3.3 Implementation Model .......................................................................................11 3.4 AUCC Program Management ............................................................................11 3.5 Project Management at the University Level......................................................14 3.6 Level of Interest – Universities and Students .....................................................16 3.7 Difficulties Encountered .....................................................................................17 4. Evaluation Findings................................................................................................17 4.1 Development Results Achieved .........................................................................17 4.2 Effectiveness of the CCUPP ..............................................................................19 4.3 Results for Students ..........................................................................................24 4.4 Relevance of Results to CCUPP and SFD Mandate..........................................25 4.5 Factors of Success ............................................................................................25 4.6 Sustainability .....................................................................................................26 4.7 Comparison of Results for the Two Models........................................................26 4.8 Implementation of Gender Equality Policy in Programming................................27 4.9 Public Engagement............................................................................................28 4.10 Program Management .......................................................................................29 4.11 Cost Effectiveness of the CCUPP and SFD.......................................................32 Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP) and Students for Development (SFD) – May 2007 Performance and Knowledge Management Branch 4.12 Benchmarking with Other Programs ..................................................................33 4.13 Summary of Findings.........................................................................................36 5. Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................39 5.1 Overall Conclusions...........................................................................................39 5.2 Recommendations.............................................................................................39 6. Lessons .................................................................................................................40 Annex 1: Evaluation Framework for CCUPP and SFD 2005-2006.................................41 Annex 2: Interviewees ...................................................................................................44 Annex 3: Sample Comments from Developing Country Partner/ Host Organizations ....45 Annex 4: Comparison of CCUPP and SFD with Other Programs ..................................55 Annex 5: Management Response by AUCC..................................................................59 Annex 6: Management Response by CIDA ...................................................................63 Tables and Figures Table 1: Basic information on CCUPP and SFD............................................................10 Table 2: CCUPP and SFD Internship Approvals............................................................12 Table 3: CCUPP and SFD Project Costs.......................................................................33 Figure 1: Project Outputs/Outcomes are Indicators of Overall Program Results..............5 Figure 2: Categories of partners involved in Internships ................................................21 Figure 3: Categories of partners involved in Team projects...........................................21 Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program ii (CCUPP) and Students for Development (SFD) – May 2007 Performance and Knowledge Management Branch Acronyms AUCC Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada CCUPP Canada Corps University Partnership Program CBIE Canadian Bureau for International Education CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIP Canadian Implementing Partner CPB Canadian Partnership Branch CWY Canada World DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade IDRC International Development Research Centre ILO International Liaison Officer (university-based AUCC contacts) IYIP International Youth Internship Program ODA Official Development Assistance ODG Office for Democratic Governance PE Public engagement PBA Program Based Approach SFD Students for Development UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UPCD University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development VSO Voluntary Services Organization WUSC World University Services of Canada Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program iii (CCUPP) and Students for Development (SFD) – May 2007 Performance and Knowledge Management Branch Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program iv (CCUPP) and Students for Development (SFD) – May 2007 Performance and Knowledge Management Branch Executive Summary Background corrected for 2006, prevented an accurate Former Canada Corps provided $2 M per assessment of results related to gender year to the Association of Universities and equality issues. Colleges of Canada (AUCC) for a total