ANCP Pacific Cluster Evaluation Report

This document reports the process and findings of a cluster evaluation of four nongovernment organisation (NGO) projects in Vanuatu and Fiji that have been supported by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the AusAID NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). ANCP cluster evaluations involve a rapid qualitative assessment of partnerships between ANGOs, in-country agencies and other relevant stakeholders to implement ANCP projects. ANCP cluster evaluations acknowledge the complexity of issues surrounding performance measurement of international aid projects. Performance is analysed in terms of three dimensions: 1) Organisational analysis: the capacity of ANGOs and their partners to deliver quality interventions; 2) Development strategy: the influence of geopolitical factors on the relevance of the project design; 3) Activity implementation: the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of implementing activities, and the learning captured by the implementing team. the organisations are rated against these factors with the best rating being Good Practice. One feature of this evaluation was that one consultant was appointed by the donor and the other by the evaluated NGOs.