Evaluation Report: DEC Project Phase 2 Typhoon Haiyan Response

The ‘Strengthening Healthcare and Protection Services and Supporting the Rehabilitation and Diversification of Livelihoods for Typhoon Haiyan affected Populations Project’ was implemented by Plan Philippines with assistance Plan United Kingdom, from May 2014 to October 2016. Funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), the project (known as the DEC 2 Project) focused on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of services in the sectors of health, protection and livelihoods for populations affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Although some DEC 2 Project activities, including several close-out activities are ongoing, the purpose of the evaluation was to assess the effectiveness, relevance, outcomes and sustainability of the project, with the aim of capturing lessons learned that can be applied to other reconstruction and rehabilitation projects implemented in the wake of natural disasters in the future. The evaluation included 22 semi-structured interviews with 30 informants and 10 focus group discussions with 108 participants, a document review and a results workshop to develop findings.