Evaluation of the ECHO Operations in Zimbabwe (2002 – 2003) - Sector: Water & Sanitation

The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the appropriateness of ECHO’s actions in Zimbabwe since 2002, to establish whether they have achieved their objectives and to produce recommendations for improving strategy, priorities and effectiveness of future operations. The Consultant's approach was based on the "ECHO Operational Manual for the Evaluation of Humanitarian Aid" based on the Consultant’s experience in similar projects taking into account the basic strategies which proved to be appropriate and which have been applied successfully in the past for the evaluation of humanitarian aid projects. The methodology was drawn up in response to the Terms of Reference and was a phased, participatory approach, which took the beneficiaries, the project administrations and the local institutions involved through a process from careful analysis of the existing situation through an adequate judgement of the individual partner projects and of the ECHO strategy, based on demand driven programme modalities and managerial competence.