The evaluation will assess the extent to which UNICEF Egypt’s Social Inclusion Component of the Country Programme is on track in contributing in addressing major child rights and human rights issues on social inclusion and protection, reducing equity gaps, budgetary national budgetary provisions for the purpose and demand for and use of evidence to address these issues in the past year and half and how it can be strengthened in the current Country Programme Cycle and beyond. It will explore and document the strategic lessons learned to inform future programming. The evaluation should produce evidence, conclusions and key lessons and recommendations concerning the Social Inclusion programme of UNICEF Egypt.
The main users of the evaluation are UNICEF Management and Programme staff of UNICEF Egypt. Results will also be useful the relevant ministries of social solidarity, planning and finance. The secondary users will include other UNICEF country offices, regional and headquarter offices, major donors and partners. For the Government and other stakeholders, the evaluation will bring clarity on the role of UNICEF and its intended support in achieving their results.
The evaluation is timely since it is being undertaken almost at the middle of the UNICEF supported programme for 2018-2022, signed with the Government of Egypt. Given the context and the programme intended outcomes and planned outputs, and hence will fulfil its formative purpose. The knowledge generated by the evaluation will be used by the Government, the different stakeholders as mapped and UNICEF to be better informed about the present state of social protection and social inclusion in the country, implementation of the Social Inclusion programme by UNICEF in the present cycle of 2018-2022, with leads on course correction, that will help shaping 2023-2027 programme cooperation with regard to country office strategy on social policy.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Dalia Bayoumi |
Focal Point Email | dbayoumi@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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