The evaluation has been conducted as a part of the Strategic Positioning Evaluation (SPE) of UNICEF Bangladesh Country Programme 2017-20 commissioned by UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia (ROSA). Gender is a critical corporate priority for UNICEF. It is a critical normative principle of programming that supports the UNICEF’s vision of leaving no child behind. The overall methodology of this evaluation integrated a gender specific focus to probe the extent to which the Bangladesh country programme has addressed issues of gender inequality. The methodology comprised of in-depth consultations with key internal and external stakeholders including of the Bangladesh Country Office (BCO). The primary data was collected from various sources, including stakeholder consultations and observation made during field visits. The key findings was compiled using triangulation of both primary as well as the secondary data analysis. This essentially comprised of review of sample literature including evaluation, situational analysis studies, pilot reports and programme implementation reports published in the term of the present country programme.
The evaluation included field visits and consultations with UNICEF Office staff and stakeholders at both the national and the sub national level across two field offices of UNICEF. An internal stakeholder workshop was conducted at the UNICEF office in Dhaka and teams reflected on the office’s focus, maturity and prioritization of issues related to gender programming within the Country Programme.
The findings have been drawn against the four outcome areas of the present country programme. Subsequently the extent of gender integration adopted has been analyzed under five categories namely the technical capacity of the Bangladesh Country Office to deliver gender results; resource allocation for gender programming; evidence generation; findings across convergence, collaborative environment and upstream spaces and results on Gender.
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Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
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Agency Focal Point | Andrea Parks |
Focal Point Email | aparks@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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