Social Water and Integrated Management Project Takhar Province, Afghanistan Contract No. Food/2007/147-691 Reference: EuropeAid/125953/L/ACT/AF FINAL EVALUATION January 2011 Paul D Smith Natural Resources Consultant Contents ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND LOCAL TERMS ...................................................................................................... 5 PROJECT DATA ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 SUMMARY OF EVALUATION ....................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 7 RELEVANCE AND QUALITY OF DESIGN ....................................................................................................................................... 7 EFFICIENCY OF IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................................................................ 7 EFFECTIVENESS .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 IMPACT PROSPECTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................10 THE PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AMU RIVER BASIN PROJECT .............................................................................................. 10 SCOPE OF SOCIAL WATER AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PROJECT........................................................................................... 10 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 11 2. PROGRESS AGAINST LOGICAL FRAMEWORK INDICATORS .....................................................................................15 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Indicators .................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Improved water supply ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Sub-basin council representation .............................................................................................................................. 16 EXPECTED RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Expected Result 1: Establishment of Water Management Institutions .................................................................... 16 Expected Result 2: Infrastructure improvement plans .............................................................................................. 19 Expected Result 3: Water management plans .......................................................................................................... 19 Expected Result 4: Maintenance plans ..................................................................................................................... 21 3. PROJECT EVALUATION AGAINST ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION & DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA ...22 RELEVANCE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Project design ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Quality of logical framework .................................................................................................................................... 22 Selection of beneficiaries .......................................................................................................................................... 23 EFFICIENCY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Quality of management ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Partnership with DWHH ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Quality of monitoring ................................................................................................................................................ 24 Cost-effectiveness and utilization of funds ............................................................................................................... 25 Timeliness ................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Quality of inputs........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Quality of outputs ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Co-operation with government and local leaders ..................................................................................................... 30 Access........................................................................................................................................................................ 30 EFFECTIVENESS .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Achievement of results and objectives ...................................................................................................................... 31 Appropriateness of activities and technical designs ................................................................................................. 31 Co-ordination with other projects and donors .......................................................................................................... 31 IMPACT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Result of project ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Impact on beneficiaries ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Impact on women and other disadvantaged people ................................................................................................ 32 Effect on local government and leaders ................................................................................................................... 32 Uniformity of impact ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Visibility ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Continuation after end of project ............................................................................................................................. 33 Contribution from local communities ....................................................................................................................... 33 Role of government and local leaders ...................................................................................................................... 34 Aid dependency ......................................................................................................................................................... 34 4. SWIM AND CONCERN’S STRATEGIC PLAN ..............................................................................................................35