Independent Evaluation Report - Job Creation through Cottage and Micro-Industries Promotion in Al-Qadessiya (MISP III), Iraq

This independent end-of-project evaluation concerns the joint UNIDO/FAO
project “Job Creation Through the Promotion of Micro Industries in Al-Qadissiyah”
(abbreviated ” Micro Industry Support Programme III” (MISP III). This project is
the third in a series of similar projects in other Governorates of Iraq.
The project budget was USD 6,171,891 (USD 5,871,891 from the United Nations
Development Group – Iraq Trust Fund (UNDG-ITF) and USD 300,000 from the
Government of Iraq as in-kind contribution). The planned project duration was
from 1st of February 2007 to 31 July 2008. However, the duration was extended
from 18 to 41 months with an effective end date of 30 September 2010.
The evaluation was conducted by HAP Consultants, Denmark, hereafter referred
to as “the evaluator”. The evaluation mission to Iraq took place between 7 and 23
April 2010. Two extensive surveys among Trained Trainers (TOT) and Trained
Beneficiaries (TOB) were conducted.