CLEAR Midterm Evaluation

The CLEAR Midterm Evaluation report examines the CLEAR initiative, which was established in 2010 with the goal of enhancing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity in developing countries. The initiative is supported by multiple partners and managed by the World Bank. The evaluation, conducted by ePact and Universalia Management Group Ltd., utilized interviews, site visits, and document reviews to assess CLEAR's progress, challenges, and impact between 2010 and 2013. It found that CLEAR's relevance to global aid effectiveness discussions is clear, but it lacks specific success definitions and mechanisms for testing its assumptions. The CLEAR Secretariat has been effective in administration, but the Board needs more diversity and strategic guidance. Regional centers have made uneven progress and require clearer strategies and success measures. The evaluation recommends establishing Regional Advisory Committees, developing center-specific theories of change, and reformulating the global learning component. It also suggests the need for strategic partnerships, improved learning opportunities, and regional capacity development. The report concludes with recommendations for the overall program, regional components, and the global learning component, highlighting the need for clearer strategies, theories of change, and data collection to assess long-term effects. It also notes the lack of evidence of positive changes from interventions and the need for more explicit consideration of the enabling environment. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: October 2014

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes