Iraq: An Evaluation of WFP’s Portfolio (2010 –2015)

This country portfolio evaluation (CPE) covered the WFP Iraq country strategy (CS) 2010–2014 and WFP activities for 2010–2015. The Iraq component of the regional emergency operation (EMOP) 200433 covering Syrian refugees was evaluated in 20151 and so was not within the scope of this evaluation.
As in all CPEs, the evaluation assessed:

1. the alignment and strategic positioning of WFP’s country strategy and portfolio;
2. factors and quality of strategic decision-making; and
3. the performance and results of the WFP portfolio.

An independent external team undertook the evaluation – in which 305 stakeholders participated – using mixed methods: review of secondary data and literature; review of qualitative and quantitative primary data; and site visits in March and April 2016, including focus group discussions with women and men beneficiaries. Constraints included restricted access to some operational areas and limited institutional memory resulting from staff turnover, which was mitigated by conducting two online surveys.