The evaluation’s main purpose is to generate substantial knowledge and evidence on equity in the Malaysian context to guide UNICEF Malaysia’s forthcoming Country Programme Document (CPD) 2016-2020, as well as to inform national development policies and strategic planning processes.
Specific Objectives include the following: (a) To assess to what extent the equity focus has been integrated in to country programme design and implementation and contributed to achieve results for children (b) To identify the challenges faced, bottlenecks and barriers in applying an equity focus and to address the specific needs and rights of the most marginalized and vulnerable children in Malaysia; and to assess the extent to which such bottlenecks and barriers have constrained achievement of equity-focused results. (c) To assess the extent to which key partners (government agencies, NGOs and civil society, academic and research institutions, private/corporate sector and others) have contributed to pro-equity interventions and have the capacity to partner with UNICEF in achieving sustainable results for children (d) To make recommendations on how the equity focus can be more effectively used and applied in policy and programme development; recommendations on how to ensure staff capacity, resources and partnerships for effective pro-equity interventions are also expected (to feed into the process of the development of the next country programme 2016-2020) 3.3. Scope: The unit of analysis will be the Country Programme 2011 to 2014. The scope of the evaluation will include a comprehensive review of country programme implementation during this period and the key sectoral/cross-sectoral strategies used to achieve results for children. This will be undertaken in consultations and focus group discussions with staff, key partners and others in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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