Synthesis of Country Programme Evaluations conducted in Fragile States

This document describes a comprehensive evaluation of the Department for International Development's (DFID) engagement in fragile states, assessing the effectiveness of development programs aimed at improving aid effectiveness, government legitimacy, and service delivery. The evaluation, conducted by ITAD with authors Nick Chapman and Charlotte Vaillant, utilizes Country Programme Evaluations (CPEs), the OECD Survey on Monitoring of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and DFID's own reviews. Results reveal that DFID has made strides in increasing aid and supporting state-building initiatives, yet faces challenges in aligning political and development agendas, managing budget support, and harmonizing aid, particularly with regard to gender and social exclusion issues. The evaluation highlights successes in fostering inclusive political settlements and security sector reforms, but also notes difficulties in sustainable implementation. Staffing challenges in fragile states, such as recruitment and retention, under-utilization of local staff, and monitoring and evaluation issues, are identified as areas needing improvement. The document concludes with recommendations for DFID to enhance aid effectiveness, adapt monitoring and evaluation for fragile contexts, and improve partnerships, while also providing supplementary data and terms of reference for future evaluations. **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: Generic research method
• 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: February 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