Leaving no one behind: how do IFAD independent evaluations contribute? Simona Somma, Evaluation Officer, IOE Joint Conference RELAC-REDLACME-IDEAS Guanajuato, 6 December 2017 IFAD in the context of the Sustainable Development Agenda - 2 -
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Leaving no one behind: how do IFAD independent evaluations contribute? Simona Somma, Evaluation Officer, IOE
Joint Conference RELAC-REDLACME-IDEAS
Guanajuato, 6 December 2017<br>
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IFAD in the context of the Sustainable Development Agenda - 2 - IFAD’s Mandate – to reduce rural poverty through investments in agriculture and rural development
IFAD 2016-2025 Strategic Framework: targeting is a principle of engagement
IFAD Policy on Targeting (2006):
IFAD’s target group: rural people living in poverty and food insecurity in developing countries. Reach the extremely poor people.
Targeting methods: geographic, self and direct<br>
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How do IFAD independent evaluations contribute to leaving no one behind? - 3 - Document when and where vulnerable groups are left behind. Relevance and effectiveness of targeting assessed in all evaluation products (mix-methods)<br>
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How do IFAD independent evaluations contribute to leaving no one behind? (cont.) - 4 - Explain why they are left behind;
Provide lessons and recommendations on how to improve and what to do, so that they are not left behind.
IFAD’s Management Response System:
President’s Report on the Implementation Status of Evaluation Recommendations and Management Actions (PRISMA)<br>
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Lessons from selected IFAD independent evaluations: why are vulnerable groups left behind? - 5 - Evaluation Synthesis Reports on Youth, IPs, Pastoralists, Gender:
Weak poverty analyses: differences among groups of rural poor are not captured. Scope for better tailoring of targeting approaches;
Weak M&E systems: data quality and timeliness. Disaggregated indicators to track the participation and benefits for different groups;
Specific knowledge and specialised experience not always available.<br>
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Lessons from selected IFAD independent evaluation: why are vulnerable groups left behind? (cont.) - 6 - Activities often do not reach all target beneficiaries
CSPE-Peru:
Targeting at design: geographic and self-targeting
CSPE results:
Geographic targeting relevant and effective
Targeting of the most vulnerable within these communities was less effective
Why? “Barriers at entry” at design which excluded the participation of the poorest (youth/women without land and financial resources)<br>
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Selected recommendations from IFAD independent evaluation: what to do and how to ensure that vulnerable groups are not left behind? - 7 -<br>
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Conclusions - 8 - Focus on “no one left behind” – requires enhanced strategies for targeting & outreach, M&E, and capacities to implement them.
Independent evaluations – key to assess and present evidence on whether an operation reached vulnerable groups; to stimulate learning, follow up on recommendations and improve.<br>
