Yemen monitoring and evaluation project, phase II (YMEP II) : mid-term performance evaluation of the Yemen communities stronger together (YCST) project
2020EnglishEvaluated task order title: Yemen communities stronger together (YCST) | Project title: Yemen monitoring and evaluation project, phase II (YMEP II) | AOR/COR: Jessica R. Pomerantz Conflict preventionCODE: 279; Yemen
Metadata
- Authors
- Al-Zoubah, Afrah | Al-Dawsari, Nadwa | Al-Akhali, Rafat
- Contract/Code
- AID-279-C-15-00001
- Institution
- 1891 - International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) 8624 USAID. Mission to Yemen
- Keywords
- Communities | Electricity | Evaluation | Governance | Managers | Rule of law | Water sanitation | Women JA35 Top/Human settlements/Communities (73.59) | Top/Population and demography/Population characteristics/Women (42.5) | Top/Management/Administrative occupations/Managers (21.0)
- ID
- PA00WGJX
- File size
- 721 KB
- Source
- Open PDF
USAID)/Yemen contracted IBTCI to conduct a mid-term performance evaluation of the Yemen
Communities Stronger Together (YCST) Program implemented by Global Communities. This program
works to build the capacity of Yemeni communities to identify and address conflict stressors and threats
in order to enhance their resilience and lay the foundation for communities to be better prepared for
national peace efforts. Six overarching evaluation questions were centered around three primary
categories of the program: relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability. The evaluation was completed by
three Yemeni researchers who first conducted a desk review of YCST project documents, and then
executed key informant interviews and focus group discussions with key YCST stakeholders in Yemen,
Jordan, Germany, and Washington DC.
Evaluation findings indicate that the YCST program is making a relevant contribution to USAID?s Yemen
Programming Approach (YPA): Objective 2, ?Enhance Yemen?s ability to manage conflict? and Outcomes
2.1, ?Mechanisms that allow citizens to identify and address grievances strengthened,? and 2.2, ?Social
cohesion of communities strengthened.? A competent local partner, an established methodology deployed
by YCST, and the high level of need within the target communities have all contributed to the project?s
achievements thus far; however, the ongoing conflict and its security challenges, a shifting regulatory
environment, and multiple staffing changes are challenges that have affected implementation of
YCST. While progress has been made in the area of relevance, additional measures could be taken to
further enhance the program?s effectiveness and long-term sustainability. The report concludes with
recommendations to guide YCST going forward.