Mid-Term Evaluation

EXTERNAL MID-TERM EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME “EQUAL ROOTING: GREATER GENDER EQUALITY IN PALESTINE”

The purpose is to assess the programme “Equal rooting” Sida Contribution No. 14763, which began on
January 1st 1, 2022 and the expected end date is December 31st, 2024.
The intervention to be evaluated has the general objective "to Contributing to greater gender equality in
Palestine: addressing the root causes of discrimination and violence and promoting the recognition and
full exercise of women ́s rights in West Bank and Gaza Strip." As a specific objective, it pursues "increased
agency and economic empowerment of women in Gaza and the West Bank, especially of SGBV survivors
and other marginalized women”.
The project counts with multiple activities broken down into 3 actions (one for each expected outcome),
stated in the logical framework: 1) Increased access to specialized, survivorcentered services, especially
Sexual and Reproductive Health and GBV multisectoral protection services; 2) Promoted actions for
women's economic autonomy and women ́s economic rights; 3) Strengthened the capacities of women
to exercise their active citizenship by reinforcing their role as advocacy agents in the promotion of their
rights.

Justification and rationale for assessment
Alianza por la Solidaridad is committed to carrying out actions that facilitate learning and feedback on
the programmatic lines it develops. The midterm evaluation of this agreement will allow a response to
the needs on the progress of the actions, the design of the intervention, and provide recommendations
that allow for their adjustment. The focus on the external evaluation allows the contribution of an
external perspective that can contribute with new elements that until now have not been taken into
account.
Additionally, there are some strategic reasons for carrying out the evaluation related to the generation
of knowledge within the framework of the sectoral line of promotion of Economic Rights and the Right
to a Life free of Violence, undertaken by Alianza por la Solidaridad in the country, as well as with learning
processes that allow improving the quality of the intervention strategy.
Based on the evaluation processes, it is intended to follow a culture of quality improvement from the
design, implementation, measurability and impact of Alianza por la Solidaridad's interventions together
with its partners.

General objectives of the assessment:
The main objective of this assessment is to establish recommendations and draw lessons learnt in order
to improve the quality and impact of the intervention, paying special attention to the degree of
achievement of the expected results, implementation, coordination, quality, relevance, impact of the
collective processes carried out together with the design, implementation and monitoring of the
intervention as a whole.
In relation to the strategic reasons for the assessment, the aim is to incorporate lessons learnt in the
decision-making process and develop capabilities within the team, in a way that ongoing interventions
and future actions are strengthened and improved progressively.
Furthermore, through accountability to the funding agency and to the local community, the aim is to
foster a culture of transparency and increase the coherence of the intervention in relation to the context
of the areas of intervention and to the experience of Alianza and its partners.

TOR is here :

TOR_midterm_Evaluation-EqualRootings (1).pdf