FIGURE 2. Gender results effectiveness scale Gender Negative
Result had a negative outcome that aggravated or reinforced existing gender inequalities and norms.
Gender Blind
Result had no attention to gender, failed to acknowledge the different needs of men, women, girls and boys or marginalized populations.
Gender Targeted
Result focused on numerical equity (50/50) of women, men and marginalized populations that were targeted.
Gender Responsive
Gender Transformative
Result addressed differential needs of men and women and equitable distribution of benefits, resources, status, rights but did not address root causes of inequalities in their lives.
Result contributes to changes in norms, cultural values, power structures and the roots of gender inequalities and discriminations.
Source: Illustrated Summary, Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, IEO, UNDP, 2015
stakeholders on UNDP’s performance and contributions at the national level. In order to ensure coverage of issues affecting the programme as a whole, rather than specific projects, the ICPE focused on interviewing stakeholders that had been involved across the whole spectrum of projects. Data and information collected from different sources and through various means were triangulated before the evaluation reached conclusions and recommendations. This triangulated data helped confirm findings and reduce subjective bias. It was also used in the theory of change analysis to confirm or refute the assumptions. As a result of the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the ICPE team had to conduct the full evaluation remotely, adapting its methodology to rely more on desk reviews of available material and conducting online and telephone consultations. These were complemented by written exchanges with stakeholders via email. Connectivity and time zones presented some challenges for accessibility and quality of interviews, but consultations were complemented by additional questions submitted in writing. Most stakeholders were willing to contribute further information. Despite the challenges and 27
delays, the evaluation was still able to guarantee and respect evaluation norms and professional standards. The ICPE report went through an internal and external quality assurance process before being submitted to the country office and the Regional Bureau to check for factual errors and make comments. It was then shared with the government and other national partners.
Theory of change (See annexes for graph and mappings) The programme is assessed against the theory of change, which mapped the CPD strategy with its intended causal links, assumptions and risks reconstructed based on the CPD and interviews with staff and other stakeholders. The UNDP country programme’s initial, intended theory of change was grounded in an integrated approach to strengthen policy coherence, accountability, institutional reform and public participation, with three pillars (inclusive growth and social development, environmentally sustainable economic development, and governance and participation).27 There was an overarching assumption that
The Inclusive Social Development pillar is assessed under the Inclusive Growth and Social Development portfolio; Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development is assessed under the Environment and Energy portfolio; and Governance and Participation is assessed under the Governance and Gender portfolio in the following chapter.
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND INTRODUC TION
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