The synthesis report concludes that the projects score moderate to satisfactory on the contribution to poverty alleviation and changes in sustainable growth, self-reliance, food security, safety and public health. The added value of the PPP’s is mostly positive. As for financial, institutional, ecological, technical and social sustainability particularly the projects in Ethiopia show good results.

John Cameron, Niek de Jong, Carley Pennink and Nico van der Windt. Evaluation of Projects Co-financed by the Sustainable Water Fund (FDW) – Synthesis Report. Report commissioned by the Department of Inclusive Green Growth of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. July 2020.

The external evaluation of the ORIO programme assessed its achievements so far. Its main objectives were:

• to determine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, additionality and policy coherence of the ORIO programme;
• to learn from the assessment of the functioning and effects of the ORIO programme and the use of resources, in order to generate relevant information for the improvement of similar programmes.

The evaluation focused on the period from 2009 to the end of 2018 and addressed key issues at both the programme level and the project level. It combined qualitative research, based on a study of documents and interviews with stakeholders, with quantitative research, based on data from the portfolio of projects and data collected for the following case studies:

• Enhancement of maternal Health and Paediatric Service in the Zanzibar archipelago, Mnazi Moja Hospital, Tanzania;
• Rehabilitation of Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania;
• Development of the Port of Ziguinchor, Senegal;
• Satellite-Based Water Monitoring and Flow Forecasting System for the Niger River Basin, Niger.

As far as available, it made use of findings of six impact assessments (being) conducted by external consultants under separate contracts.

The team of consultants for the evaluation was led by Nico van der Windt (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and furthermore comprised Elena Gross (University of Bayreuth), Martin van der Linde (independent researcher), Niek de Jong, Dr. Ogenis Brilhante, Floris de Haan, Jan-Jelle Witte and Prof Dr. Geske Dijkstra (all of Erasmus University Rotterdam). Viviana Cordero Vinueza provided helpful research assistance. The following evaluators also contributed to the underlying case studies of this evaluation: Dr. Stephen Kirama from Tanzania, Mr. Ousseynou Diop from Senegal and Ms. Fannata Souleymane Mamdou Mari from Niger.

Period of implementation: January 2019-March 2020

Main report:

Nico van der Windt and Niek de Jong. Evaluation ORIO – “Ontwikkelingsrelevante Infrastructuurontwikkeling”. Final Report. Report commissioned by the Department of Sustainable Economic Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Erasmus University Rotterdam, March 2020.

This external evaluation intended to reflect on and provide input for adjustment of the approach of CBI – the centre for the promotion of imports from developing countries. Its main purpose was therefore to determine a series of lessons and recommendations for the future. It covered three regional Integrated Programmes (IPs) that were implemented in 2012-2018 and dealt with agro-food products and food ingredients in Central America, East Africa and Southeast Asia.

The evaluation was carried out in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute. For the evaluation, interviews were held in Honduras, Indonesia and Uganda.

Implementation period:

October 2018 -June 2019

Reports:

Niek de Jong, Froukje Kruijssen and Nico van der Windt. Evaluation of CBI Integrated Programmes 2012-2018. Final Report. Report commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rotterdam and Amsterdam: ERBS, Erasmus University Rotterdam and KIT Royal Tropical Institute. July 2019

Niek de Jong and Rafael del Cid. Country Report Honduras – Evaluation CBI Integrated Agro-Food Programmes. Report commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rotterdam and Tegucigalpa: ERBS, Erasmus University Rotterdam. July 2019