FAO WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex (Codex Trust Fund) Final Project Evaluation (2015): Report

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION 38thSession, CICG Geneva, Switzerland, 6-11 July 2015 MATTERS ARISING FROM FAO and WHO FAO/WHO PROJECT AND FUND FOR ENHANCED PARTICIPATION IN CODEX(CODEX TRUST FUND) FINAL PROJECT EVALUATION This document contains the full report of the final project evaluation of the FAO/WHO Codex TrustFund.This evaluation was carried out and the report prepared by TDV Global Inc. which had beenselected as the company to carry out the evaluation through an extensive process, and following WHOpolicies and procedures.It will be available in English,French,Spanish and Arabic. The Executivesummaryhas also been published separately as CX/CAC 15/38/18-Add.2 and is available in alllanguages. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Evaluation Team would like to give thanks to many people who facilitated the successfulconduct of this evaluation. A special thank you goes to the countries and the Codex ContactPoints that organized and hosted our missions for the country case studies. We were warmlygreeted in all the countries and the level of cooperation was greatly appreciated. We wereencouraged to see all the great work that is ongoing. We would also like to thank CatherineMulholland and Noha Yunis at the CTF Secretariat for their ongoing support and cooperationduring the conduct of the evaluation. Thank you from the Evaluation Team:•Michael Ennis–Team Leader •Brian McKay–Senior Evaluator•Eve Kasirye-Alemu–Subject Matter Expert / Evaluator•Graham Clarke–Subject Matter Expert / Evaluator Table of Contents SectionPage #Acknowledgements................................................................................................................iAbbreviations and Acronyms................................................................................................ivExecutive Summary..............................................................................................................vi1.0Introduction................................................................................................................11.1Overview......................................................................................................................11.2Program Description...................................................................................................11.3Resources....................................................................................................................42.0EvaluationScope,MethodologyandLimitations..........................................................52.1EvaluationObjectivesandScope.................................................................................52.2Methodology...............................................................................................................62.3Limitations....................................................................................................................83.0FindingsbyEvaluationIssueandQuestion.................................................................10Criteria 1:Relevance and Strategic Fit............................................................................10Criteria 2:Efficiency........................................................................................................13Criteria 3:Effectiveness...................................................................................................14Criteria 4:Sustainability..................................................................................................28Criteria 5:Impact.............................................................................................................30Criteria 6:Program Management...................................................................................31Criteria 7:Lessons Learned.............................................................................................35Criteria 8:Gender Equity and Other Cross Cutting Themes...........................................364.0Conclusions...............................................................................................................375.0Recommendations....................................................................................................40Annex A: Terms of Reference..............................................................................................A-1Annex B: Evaluation Matrix ................................................................................................B-1Annex C: Summary of Ratings.............................................................................................C-1Annex D: CTF Supported Capacity Building Events...............................................................D-1Annex E: Country Case Study Participation..........................................................................E-1Annex F: Stakeholder Analysis...........................................................................................F-1 Table of Figures FigurePage # Figure 1: Yearly Total Pa