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Food for Work in Ethiopia: Challenging the Scope of Project Evaluations

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posted on 2024-09-05, 22:27 authored by Liz Humphrey
Evaluations of the numerous Food-for-Work (FFW) projects in operation across Ethiopia are designed to assess their effectiveness, and are often defined by the objectives stated in the terms of reference. The paper asserts that the quality and usefulness of evaluations is greatly enhanced when the qualitative impacts of a project on the beneficiaries are included in the assessment since they often have a direct influence on conventional donor concerns such as targeting and the mode of payment. An evaluation framework is proposed which covers the design and delivery, outputs and impacts of a project and this structure is then adopted for a review of FFW evaluation documents. The analysis reveals the heavy emphasis on design and delivery mechanisms in the literature, and suggests the scope of evaluation exercises might be broadened to capture both the intended and unforeseen socio-economic impacts of a project.

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Humphrey, L. (1998) Food for Work in Ethiopia: Challenging the Scope of Project Evaluations, IDS Working Paper 81, Brighton: IDS.

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IDS working papers 81

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Institute of Development Studies

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Ethiopia

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en

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