Page 1 of 68 www.moorestephens-ye.com PRECISE. PROVEN. PERFORMANCE. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 9 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH ........................................................................ 10 SUB-COMPONENT 1.1: CASH-FOR-WORK AND YOUTH-TARGETED COMMUNITY SERVICES .... 11 1.1.1 CASH-for-WORK ..................................................................................................................... 11 Assessment on Quality of Project Management .................................................................... 13 Assessment on Implementation Progress towards Targets .................................................... 19 Impact/Effect of Interventions ................................................................................................. 19 Recommendations ................................................................................................................. 22 1.1.2. CASH-for-SOCIAL SERVICES - YOUTH ................................................................................. 24 1.1.3. CASH-for-SOCIAL SERVICE - NUTRITION ...................................................................... 31 SUB-COMPONENT 1.2: SMALL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................. 37 Quality of Project Management .............................................................................................. 38 Assessment of Implementation Progress compared to Targets ............................................. 42 Impact/Effect of Interventions ................................................................................................ 49 Lessons Learned ...................................................................................................................... 50 Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 50 SUB-COMPONENT1.3: SME REVITALIZATION AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ......................53 1.3.1 Hadhramaut Microfinance Program ......................................................................................... 53 Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................... 53 Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 56 1.3.2 Farmers Support ...................................................................................................................... 57 Quality of Project Management: .............................................................................................. 57 Livelihood Improvement and Impact: ...................................................................................... 60 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 61 ANNEXS .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Annex A: GIS System ...................................................................................................................... 62 Annex B: MAPs ................................................................................................................................63 Annex C: Datasets of 5th TPM Survey .............................................................................................. 65 Annex D: Data Collection Tools ....................................................................................................... 66 Annex E: M&E Notices and IPs Responses........................................................................................ 67 Annex F: MFI Assessment Details ..................................................................................................... 67 Annex G: Photos .............................................................................................................................. 67 Annex H: Videos ............................................................................................................................... 67 Page 2 of 68 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CAC Cooperative and Agricultural Credit CEO Chief Executive Officer CfW Cash-for-Work CfSS Cash-for-Social Services CfSS-Y Cash-for-Social Services – Youth GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System IDPs Internally Displaced Persons KI Key Informant KII Key Informant Interview LLC Limited Liability Company M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MFI Micro Finance Institution MFP Micro Finance Program MSY Moore Stephens Yemen PPE Personal Protection Equipment PWP Public Works Project SCI Small Community Infrastructure SEEP Small Enterprise Education Promotion (SEEP) framework SES Social and Environmental Screening SFD Social Fund for Development SME Small and Medium Enterprise SMEPS Small and Micro-Enterprise Promotion Service TPM Third Party Monitoring TPMA Third Party Monitoring Agency U5 Under five years UNDP United Nations Development Programme WC Water Closet WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene YECRP Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project Page 3 of 68 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (YECRP) is a 34-month project funded by the World Bank and launched in September 2016. The project is implemented by UNDP through two national institutions: Social Fund for Development (SFD) and Public Works Projects (PWP). The project aims to mitigate the adverse impact of the current crisis on the people of Yemen through supporting emergency recovery efforts. To strengthen UNDP’s management role, Moore Stephens - Yemen (MSY) was contracted as a Third-Party Monitoring Agent (TPMA) to conduct field monitoring and evaluation of the sub-project activities and outputs. This report covers project implementation during January – March 2018; and highlights TPMA findings on results and impact, challenges, recommendations and lessons learned. During this assessment period, MSY conducted 25 field visits to monitor progress in all aspects of the project. The assessment was designed in consultation with UNDP considering several factors including sample size; methodology; and scope of qualitative data, analysis and presentation. Accordingly, UNDP reviewed the assessment tools including forms (desk review and assets verification), direct beneficiary questionnaire, and key informant semi-structured guides. The tools aimed to verify interventions on ground, assess progress and impact, and capture community and beneficiary perceptions for each sub-component. Moreover, MSY verified implementation of planned interventions, adherence to agreed implementation procedures, quality of interventions and impact on target communities, and satisfaction among beneficiaries and community members. This report also provides different decision-making entities (World Bank, UNDP, SFD, and PWP) with a prioritized list of recommended actions according to the findings. Major Findings Sub-component 1.1: Cash-for-Work and Youth Targeted Community Services o Interventions created considerable improvement in the livelihoods of most beneficiaries and their families as confirmed by 95 percent of the beneficiaries, (gender disaggregated data1: 94 percent of male, 100 percent of female). It was found that project supported income opportunities helped beneficiary families to afford food, health care and education for their children. 1 Gender disaggregation in this report critically analyzes the differences in gender roles, perception, activities, needs, opportunities and rights/entitlements that affect men and women in all aspects of YECRP interventions. In addition, the analysis examines the relationships between men and women, their access to and constraints relative to each other. Data analysis focuses on gender in terms of the socio-economic context rather than only biological markers (sex: male and female). For instance, for satisfaction with the payment process, the report first focuses on overall opinions from all interviewed beneficiaries (both male and female); and then considers male and female as separate groups and highlights their opinions separately (i.e. A certain percentage of males are satisfied within the interviewed group of male beneficiaries, and similarly a certain percentage of females are satisfied within the interviewed group of female beneficiaries). This method considers UNFPA and World Bank approaches of gender disaggregation (Sources: Guide on the Gender Analysis of Census Data | UNFPA 2014; 2016 The Little Data Book on Gender, World Bank Indicators, World Bank, http://datatopics.worldbank.org/gender/country/yemen,-rep). Page 4 of 68 o Cash-for-Work (CfW) interventions helped targeted communities have improved access to services like transport (44 percent), drinking water (65 percent), hygiene and sanitation (39 percent) and irrigation water (17 percent) as reported by interviewed community members. o It was found that community members were engaged in identifying priorities during selection of interventions as 94 percent of Key Informants (KIs) stated. o The quality of visited sub-projects was satisfactory to targeted communities as 95 percent of respondents confirmed, with 69 percent being strongly satisfied.