Evaluation of DFID Country Programmes: Country Study - Bangladesh 2000-2005

This document describes a comprehensive evaluation of DFID's Country Programmes in Bangladesh from 2000 to 2005, focusing on their effectiveness in promoting economic growth, poverty reduction, and addressing governance challenges. The evaluation, conducted by ITAD Ltd and KIT, employed a methodological approach that included country and field visits, and report drafting, to assess the impact of DFID's interventions. The findings indicate that DFID played a positive role in policy changes, particularly in health and education, and reached millions of beneficiaries across various sectors. However, the evaluation also identified areas needing improvement such as staffing, monitoring, partnerships, and environmental strategies. Challenges included political environment, policy consistency, and risk management. Recommendations were made for better poverty impact assessment, risk management, longer-term strategic planning, improved monitoring and evaluation, and enhanced communication strategies. The document concludes that DFID has made significant contributions to Bangladesh's development, particularly in gender parity in education and child mortality, but needs to address issues like maternal mortality and environmental sustainability. **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; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Other
• Process methods: Individual interviews
• 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: May 2006

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