The purpose of the evaluation was to help improve the effectiveness and quality of UNICEF’s nutrition response and learn lessons for similar future emergencies in Tharparkar or in other districts of Pakistan. The evaluation analyzed both the processes and outcomes of the intervention.
The main users of the evaluation are UNICEF’s Pakistan Country Office, the Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) and the Global Emergency Unit. Intended users also include key government agencies, including the National Disaster Management Authority, the District Disaster Management Authority, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Sindh, the Provincial Department of Health, Sindh, and the Provincial Nutrition Cell and Planning and Development Department, Government of Sindh. The implementing partners of UNICEF and the implementing partners of the Department of Health, Sindh, could also benefit from the findings and recommendations for implementation of the nutrition strategy.
The objective of the evaluation was to assess UNICEF’s humanitarian response in Tharparkar, using standard criteria for evaluation of humanitarian action, such as relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coverage, connectedness, coordination and coherence. The evaluation was also expected to assess crosscutting issues such as coordination, management and the inclusion of gender equity and human rights and to identify challenges and lessons for implementation of multi-sectoral nutrition interventions.
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Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
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Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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