European Commission/Cardno Emerging Markets Ltd - Final Evaluation of the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme -2016

Project Description:

The mission is the final evaluation of the EC-funded Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (ESRT Programme in Vietnam). The overall project objective was: "To mainstream responsible tourism principles into Vietnam’s tourism sector to enhance competitiveness and contributing to achieving the Socio Economic Development Plan (SEDP)."

The programme worked in three key component areas:

(1) Policy Support and Institutional Strengthening

(2) Product Competitiveness and Public-Private Dialogue

(3) Vocational Training and Education.

The main objective of the Final Evaluation was to review project progress, to check results against targets, and to provide a clear and concise opinion and assessment whether the progamme has met its objectives. In this respect the mission assessed the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the ESRT programme related to its stated purpose and expected results, in accordance with EC evaluation guidelines. By identifying weaknesses and challenges, the evaluation helped the European Commission Delegation and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to assess the impact of the programme as well as consider lessons learnt.

 
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IBF/EC - Formulation of the EC-funded Health Sector Policy Support Programme in Vietnam (HSPSP) - 2009

Project Description:

The specific objective of this assignment was to:

(i) draft an Action Fiche (AF) for HSPSP, which is the EC format for a technical and financing proposal;

(ii) propose a result framework linked to a disbursement schedule, while examining a possibility to use fixed and variable tranches;

(iii) provide a detailed formulation report, updating the 7 key assessment areas and containing all justifications for the above-mentioned AF and its contents.

 
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Vietnam Vietnam

HTSPE/EC - Mid-Term Evaluation of Institutional Support - 2008

Project Description:

The mid-term evaluation provided decision-makers in the Government of Viet Nam and the European Commission with information to make informed judgments about the performance of the project and decisions about any required changes to project scope.

MKE provided an international consultant who explored the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, coherence and EC’s value added in its programme.

 
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