Final evaluation of the cyclone response program: Final report

Cyclone Idai struck Zimbabwe in March 2019 destroying houses, schools, bridges and roads. The cyclone led to loss of life and livelihoods for people in Chipinge and Chimanimani districts of Zimbabwe. The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) estimated that the cyclone affected 270,000 people. World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ), together with several Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the GoZ responded to the disaster. World Vision Zimbabwe responded with support in the education, food security and nutrition, livelihoods, shelter, protection and water and sanitation sectors. With funding from Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC), WVZ supported affected schools with infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation facilities, learning materials and psychosocial support.

WVZ commissioned an evaluation of the DEC funded education program and other complementary grants in education, food security and nutrition implemented in Chimanimani. This report outlines findings, conclusions and recommendations from the evaluation.

World Vision Zimbabwe commissioned the evaluation for learning and accountability purposes. Although World Vision implemented over nine projects in response to the cyclone, this evaluation mainly focused on the DEC phase 1 and 2 projects and its complementary projects; namely the ECHO Cyclone Idai Education in Emergencies, Education Can't Wait (ECW), Cyclone Idai emergency Nutrition and Protection Services (CIENPS) and the Cyclone Idai preparedness and resilience services in schools and communities ES (CIPRS) project . In order to evaluate accountability, the evaluation focused on the accountability for resources and results. On the learning side, the evaluation looked at what the response did right and what could have been done differently. The evaluation focused on performance of the program against the eight Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).