External Evaluation of MAG’s project – Battle Area Clearance to Support Socio Economic Development in Southern Lebanon (ENI/2015/259-866) funded by the European Commission

Project details

Overall objective of the project:

Contribute to restoring the necessary conditions for improved socio-economic development and physical security in Lebanon

Specific objective of the project:

Reduce cluster munition risk and increase access to cleared land for productive use to support socio-economic development in prioritised affected communities in southern Lebanon.

Outputs:

National authority prioritised land contaminated by cluster munitions, cleared, made safe and handed back to the LMAC for hand over to communities

National authority prioritisation systems enhanced through provision of socio-economic impact data and methodologies to LMAC by MAG

ACTORS, MANAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION

It is expected that the evaluation will involve meeting (either face to face or through the use of telephone interviews) with a variety of stakeholders. These will include, but not be limited to:

• Beneficiaries (represented by both groups and individuals) in at least two locations
• International programme staff in Lebanon (management, technical and community liaison)
• National programme staff in Lebanon (management, technical and community liaison)
• Management and support staff in MAG HQ in Manchester, UK

While in the programme, the evaluator will be the responsibility of the Country Director, Lebanon, who will ensure that visits to relevant sites are facilitated and supported and that any necessary in-country information is made available for analysis. This individual will also hold overall responsibility for setting up appropriate meetings with external actors, where possible, if requested by the evaluator.

QUESTIONS AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

This evaluation should provide a clear response to the following:

• To what extent have the activities undertaken by MAG under the remit of this project met
• the overall objective and
• the specific objective of this grant?
• Making reference to each of the outputs and related activities listed in the proposal evaluate their:
• Relevance
• Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Impact
• Unplanned effects of the project

in terms of achieving the objectives detailed above

METHODOLOGY AND WORK PLAN

The methodology used will be designed to effectively respond to the questions raised above. Activities are expected to include, but not be limited to:

• Desk top review of all relevant documents provided by MAG Iraq and available from other sources
• Primary data collection from staff teams and key stakeholders
• Review and discussion of initial findings with MAG Iraq management
• Submission of draft / final report

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