FEMCIDI Project Evaluations: Summary of Seventh Cycle Results

Background Evaluations are a standard in the Development Community. – Increase in popularity in mid 90s. – Are standard practice for OECD, IADB, WB, CIDA, UNDP, ADB, USAID, etc. Approved by IACD in 2002, Res 163/03. Follows evaluation guidelines published by the OECD – DAC: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability. Follow the principles of recent Intl Agreements on Aid Effectiveness: – Declaration of Paris on Aid Effectiveness, 2005 – Accra Agenda for Action, 2008 Benefits: – Improve project design, execution, and results. – Provide objective information to member countries regarding use of funds. – Facilitate future replication of successful practices – Facilitate future funding partnerships through increased transparency – Provides track record of results. – Strengthen development cooperation in FEMCIDI

Results: Cycles 1 to 7 To date: 167 reports, $30.6M executed Represent all regions and sectors Evaluation cost: US ~$1.3M, ~4.5% of project amount Evaluation consultants: ~150 in roster Results – Relevance: 97% good or excellent – Efficiency: 85% good or excellent – Effectiveness: 80% good or excellent – Sustainability: 65% good or excellent All completed reports available online Año de evaluación – Total Ciclo de evaluación Numero de Proyectos Evaluados Monto desembolsado por FEMCIDI (millones de USD)$4.3$4.4$5.5$5.0$5.3$4.4$1.7$30.60 Costo de las evaluaciones (miles de USD)$251$238$236$162$195$178$137$1,322.00

Results: Cycle 7 Ten projects evaluated Represent $1.7 Million executed Cost: $137,000 All evaluations completed in time All reports available online Results: – Relevance: All were good or excellent – Effectiveness: 90% good or excellent – Efficiency: 80% good or excellent – Sustainability: 90% good or excellent – Design: 80% good or excellent

Conclusions Evaluations: – FEMCIDI track record of transparency – Standard in the Development Community – Objective feedback – Facilitate external partnerships

End Please visit the FEMCIDI Evaluation webpage for more information and all the completed evaluation reports: –English: –Español:

List of Project Evaluations, Seventh Cycle CountrySector Amount (thousands USD)Project NameProj. ID AREDU$124 Memoria y Derechos Humanos en el MERCOSUR, Biblioteca y Materiales Didácticos 0270 BSS&T$145 Go Creative 0229 BSEDU$357 Establish Resiliency in Students at Risk so as to Facilitate Retention and Successful Matriculation During Their Final Year in High School and First Year in College 0010 ESENV$100 Formulación de una Guía Metodológica Estandarizada para Determinar la Calidad Ambiental de las Aguas de los Ríos de El Salvador Utilizando Insectos Acuáticos ESSOC$124 Promoción de Capacidades Emprendedoras para Grupos de Mayor Vulnerabilidad Social 0285 ESENV$83 Programa de Asistencia Técnica en Eficiencia Energética para Medianas y Pequeñas Empresas (MYPES) 0329 MEEDU$90 Centros de Recursos de Enlace, Comunicación y Capacitación para las Escuelas - CRECE 0299 MEEDU$126 Respuestas al Desafío de Mejorar la Calidad de la Formación Inicial, el Desarrollo Profesional y la Evaluación Docente en los Países del Hemisferio (componente proyecto hemisférico presentado por TT) 0199 PYCOM$313 Evaluación Regional del Impacto de Sustenibilidad de la Cadena Productiva de Soja 0258 URS&T$253 Programa de Fomento al Uso de Redes Avanzadas en Latinoamérica para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación 0319