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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s Official Development Assistance in 2012
- DAC peer review
- On the path to 2015
- II. Cooperation with partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. Cooperation with non-governmental organisations
- VI. Humanitarian aid
- VII. Programme support
- VIII. Awareness-raising and development education
- IX. Microfinance
- X. Evaluation
- XI. Progress report on the Inter-ministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
X. Evaluation
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From control tool to management tool
According to the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, evaluation is the “systematic and objective assessment of an on-going or completed project, programme or policy, its design, implementation and results. The aim is to determine the relevance and fulfillment of objectives, developmental efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. An evaluation should provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learned into the decision making process of recipients and donors.”
Since the early 1990s, the ministry has been evaluating its bilateral projects and programmes and co-funded projects implemented by NGOs. At this stage evaluation and audit represent a quality control method that the ministry occasionally turns to in order to fulfil the obligations that the management of public funds implies.
From the beginning of the 2000s, and through the widespread general use of cooperation management tools such as the “project cycle” and “results-based management” approaches, the ministry broadened the focus of its evaluations.
In addition to the financial monitoring, the ministry also conducts a qualitative analysis of its current programmes. This analysis is mainly based on the principles advocated at international aid effectiveness conferences, namely the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the activities that have been carried out.
Indeed, Luxembourg’s development cooperation adheres to the DAC’s principles for the evaluation of development assistance and has adapted its norms and standards regarding the need for evaluations to adhere to the principles of impartiality, independence, credibility and relevance.
