Evaluations

“This is a review of Islamic Relief East Africa’s (IR EA) current and recent portfolio of food security and livelihood (FSL) programmes. The purpose of this review is to assess how well the East Africa programme portfolio is aligned with IRW regional and global strategies and identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities for development.”

“The opinions expressed are those of the evaluation team, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Islamic Relief. Responsibility for the opinions expressed in this report rests solely with the authors. Publication of this” document does not imply endorsement by Islamic Relief of the opinions expressed.”

“This independent evaluation was in response to funds provided to Islamic Relief as a means of
accountability to the UK Public. The main purpose of the evaluation was three-fold, namely to assess the extent to which planned outputs and outcomes have been achieved according to OECD-DAC criteria, specifically, Relevance, Coherence, Co-ordination, Effectiveness, Efficiency, impact and Sustainability/Connectedness; evaluate the appropriateness and extent of application of quality standards, with particular focus on the Core Humanitarian Standard; and
identify lessons and good practices from this intervention to inform future responses by both IR Worldwide and IR Malawi, as well as the wider humanitarian sector.”

The project evaluated is Rural Integrated Development in Somaliland implemented in the Dacarbudhuq and Abdaal districts. The project aim was to reduce rural poverty, contribute to Somalia/Somaliland’s national development plans and sustainable development goals. The target beneficiaries were 6955 households, most of whom were deemed vulnerable when the project commenced.

The overall purpose of this final evaluation is “to document and inform the stakeholders (donors, partners and beneficiaries) of the project’s relevance, effectiveness, sustainability, the potential impact in relation to project outcomes and the lessons learned, disaggregated by age and gender.”

This document is the evaluation report for Phases 1 and 2 of the ‘East Africa Crisis Appeal, Somalia, 2017’, commissioned by IRW.

The purpose of evaluating this DEC funded project is to conduct “a systematic and impartial examination of humanitarian action intended to draw lessons to improve policy and practice and enhance accountability.” (ALNAP EHA Guide, 2005).

The devastating earthquakes of April-May 2015 in Nepal triggered a massive humanitarian response under the leadership of the Government of Nepal (GoN). Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) mobilised fast and launched relief operations within 24 hours of the disaster, with funding from its partners and the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC, UK). After the relief phase (first six months), IRW launched an 18-month recovery and reconstruction programme with funding from the DEC in one district, namely Rasuwa. The response during this phase focused on three outcomes, namely:

1. Increased access to disaster resilient permanent housing;
2. Increased access of affected households to safe water and proper sanitation;
3. Improved access to livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable women.

This report documents the findings from the evaluation of the Sustainable Initiatives for Relief & Transformation (SIRAT) project. IRP implemented this project in two areas of Pakistan; namely Baluchistan and Sindh. Both are amongst the most deprived and calamity hit provinces of the country. The SIRAT project aimed to build the resilience of the targeted communities through social mobilisation. This project also focused on the provision of diversified portfolio of disaster resilient livelihoods, access to clean water, and in community development and advocacy.