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Abstract:
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This report presents the results of the second independent evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration in Malawi. The purpose of the Phase 2 evaluation is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Paris Declaration and its contribution to aid effectiveness and ultimately development effectiveness, including poverty reduction in Malawi. The evaluation design acknowledges the importance of country-specific differences including differences in policy, history, and resources both among donors and aid recipients. The evaluation is therefore expected to analyse results in context, taking into account preconditions or enabling conditions that may lead to or inhibit positive development results supported by aid. According to the Terms of Reference (ToRs), the specific objectives for the Malawi Evaluation included:
(a) To document the results achieved by implementing the Paris Declaration in Malawi;
(b) To enable country-based “partnerships, partner countries and donor/agencies to clarify, improve and strengthen policies and practices with the Paris Declaration in the pursuit of aid effectiveness and development effectiveness;
(c) To highlight barriers and difficulties that may limit effectiveness of the Paris Declaration and the effects and impacts – and how these barriers and difficulties may be overcome;
(d) To strengthen the knowledge base as to the ways in which development partnerships can most effectively and efficiently help maximise development results through aid in different development contexts – including various degrees of “fragility”; and
(e) To enable sharing and exchange of experience amongst stakeholders, countries and partnerships to facilitate reflection, lesson –learning and policy improvement. |