Dfid's China country programme

This document describes a comprehensive evaluation of the UK Department for International Development's (DFID) programs in China from 2004 to 2011, with a focus on achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education, health, water, and sanitation, as well as addressing global development issues. The evaluation, led by Julian Barr from ITAD Ltd., employed various methods such as interviews, document reviews, surveys, and a performance framework to assess the effectiveness, impact, and strategy of the programs. Results showed that DFID's partnership strategy, particularly with the World Bank and UN agencies, was largely successful in reaching MDGs and establishing government relationships. However, there were challenges in managing smaller projects, integrating a 'beyond-aid' approach, and improving evaluation systems. The evaluation highlighted the evolution of DFID's strategy from a donor-recipient relationship to one based on dialogue and cooperation, with innovative aid instruments like blending grants with loans and establishing trust funds. Despite some issues with indicator selection, monitoring, and sustainability, the programs were deemed effective by the UK House of Commons International Development Committee. Recommendations were made for future strategies, emphasizing the importance of learning from non-aid based development cooperation and improving areas such as gender integration, sustainable financing, and systematic analysis of interventions. **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: April 2010

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

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