Evaluation helps enhance DFID’s accountability both to Parliament and the public. It identifies how results are achieved so that lessons can be learned for the future.
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Evaluation of DFID's country programmes: DRC 2003-2008 (EvSum Ev704) [PDF - 98 KB]opens in a new window
01 February 2010
Summary of the Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which assessed the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and – to the extent possible – the impact and sustainability, of DFID’s assistance programme from 2003 - 08.
DFID Global social exclusion stocktake report (Ev707) [PDF - 2.2 MB]opens in a new window
This stocktake supports the strengthening of DFID’s response to realising the corporate commitments of its 2005 policy ‘Reducing Poverty by Tackling Social Exclusion’.
Evaluation annual report 2009 [PDF - 1.7 MB]opens in a new window
03 December 2009
A summary of DFID's evaluation activities and recommendations between October 2008 and October 2009
Measuring change and results in voice and acccountability work [PDF - 3.5 MB]opens in a new window
01 December 2009
Citizen voice and accountability (V&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda, and is part of the broader debate about the importance of governance in improving prospects for poor people. (DFID Working paper 34)
DFID influencing in the health sector [PDF - 1.5 MB]opens in a new window
30 November 2009
This review was carried out by independent researches from ODI, and aimed to assess whether DFID’s influencing and policy dialogue activities in the health sector provided good value for money.
Evaluation of the UNHCR Joint Organisation Strategy 2007-2009 with Canada, Denmark and UK [PDF - 2.8 MB]opens in a new window
01 November 2009
The evaluation found that the JOS has played a contributory role, largely as a challenge function in support of the evolution of UNHCR’s planning and performance measurement system. This is one of the major benefits of the JOS and demonstrates how the....
Promoting social transfers: DFID and the politics of influencing (Working paper 32) [PDF - 7.1 MB]opens in a new window
01 August 2009
.efforts by donors such as DFID to promote social transfers and social protection in low and middle-income countries over the past five or so years have yet to achieve significant outcomes in terms of actually reducing vulnerability and poverty. However..
DFID social transfers evaluation summary [PDF - 1.6 MB]opens in a new window
01 July 2009
Over the past few years DFID have increased their efforts to promote social transfers and social protection. The outcomes and impacts of social transfers and social protection schemes and DFID-influencing activities vary greatly
Evaluation policy: Building the evidence to reduce poverty [PDF - 1.2 MB]opens in a new window
25 June 2009
The UK's policy on evaluation for international development.
Thematic study of support to statistical capacity building [PDF - 4.9 MB]opens in a new window
30 May 2009
Evaluation of the implementation of the Paris declaration