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Summary of reviews from the project evaluation subcommittees for sub-component 1-2

Reminder about the SWEDD project
Proposal Approval Process
Call for proposals
Country project development
Project reviews by subcommittees
Summary retreat for subcommittees (April 25-27)
CRP Validation Meeting (April 28-29)
Analysis
and Results of
syntheses
Conclusion and Next Steps
summary
{00A15C55-8517-42AA-B614-E9B94910E393}Président/Vice Président
Function
CAPP 3
Members
Technical support
RCI
Dr.
Ouattara

Josephine

Yéné
 
headmistress
of the DEMOS
Mr. Amadou
Samake
Ms. MANDAH MAHAMAT RAHMA SALEH
Mali:
Director
national deputy of functional education
 
Chad:
Director of Girls' Education at the Ministry of National Education
UNFPA
World Bank
Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation
CAPP4
 
Niger
M. 
Soumana

Halidou
 
Deputy Director for the Promotion of Girls' Education
Ministry of Secondary Education
KOMOU
Issoufou
 
Mrs
Fatimetou
Samba Ely
Burkina Faso
 Ministry of National Education
Mauritania 
Gender Specialist / Ministry of National Education (MEN)
UNFPA
World Bank
Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation
Composition
subcommittees
devaluation
project proposals

Girls' education
 
Development of technical tools for evaluation (grid, summary sheet)
Development of a timeline for the project proposal approval process
The STR organized a conference call with subcommittees, UNFPA focal points, and the World Bank to discuss guidelines for conducting the evaluation.
Submission of proposals to the evaluation subcommittees (April 08, 2016)
Review of bids by each member of the subcommittee (deadline 18 April 2016)
Summary of STR evaluations
Analysis of syntheses and quality control by the STR
Pre-assessment and proposal validation retreats (April 25-27 and 28-29)
Project proposal evaluation approach
Analysis of Evaluation Summaries
Analysis of the summaries:
Summary table of CAPP 1 assessments
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Projects
Budget (USD)
Duration
Notes
Comments
BF
School for husbands and future spouses
2 993 388
03 years
88,7
The project has been deemed eligible by the evaluators. However, it will need to be revised to improve the monitoring and evaluation mechanism, and the involvement of local authorities.
«
Sukaabe

rewle
» Fight against child marriage
4 505 041
03 years
90,3
Overall, the project is deemed eligible by the evaluators. However, it will need to be revised to better define the provisions relating to the sustainability of the achievements and the evaluation of its impact.
Women in Business
4 917 852
4 years
90,3
This project is generally considered eligible. However, the proposed duration exceeds the implementation period of the SWEDD project and will need to be revised.
Mauritania
Promoting youth, girls and adolescent girls through the realization of reproductive health and rights and gender equality (RHRR)
810448
2,5 years
87,3
The project is considered generally eligible, but the budget will need to be revised, taking into account the initial allocation, and further specifying the institutional mechanism and the monitoring and evaluation system.
Empowerment of women and girls who are out of school or never attended school
1800000
2,5 years
81
This project is deemed eligible. However, its sustainability and evidence-based programming are considered weak. These weaknesses should be addressed before implementation.
Niger
Safe spaces and clubs for future husbands
4 980 333
03 years
80,3
The project is deemed eligible, but the coordination mechanism and monitoring and evaluation system need to be reviewed.
Improving the level of autonomy of women and girls
5.431.109
03 years
76,0
This project is deemed eligible, but the coordination, monitoring and evaluation system is not clearly defined.
Take
taking into account the specific comments of B&MGF
Analysis of the summaries:
Summary table of CAPP 2 assessments
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Projects
Budget (USD)
Duration
Notes
Comments
RCI
Improving women's and girls' access to SRMIN services
3169899
3,5 years
97,0
The project is deemed eligible by both evaluators. However, there are differences in their assessments.
Take
taking into account the specific comments of B&MGF
Gender and life skills promotion
3265001
03 years
94,0
The project is deemed eligible by both evaluators. However, there are discrepancies in the ratings.
Take
taking into account the specific comments of B&MGF

Mali
Support for women's learning and economic empowerment associated with SRMIN
6433340
3,5 years
92,5
The project is deemed eligible by both evaluators. However, there are differences in their assessments.
Error in the budget and duration reporting
Strengthening the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people
1750000
3,5 years
89,5
The project is deemed eligible by both evaluators. However, there are differences in their assessments.
Chad
Women's and girls' access to their reproductive health and rights
3439972
2,5 years
85,0
The project is eligible, but its relevance needs to be reviewed in order to base the analyses on evidence.
Strengthening the economic power of women and girls
3210000
2,5 years
72,0
The project is eligible, but the impact assessment methodology needs to be reviewed.
{00A15C55-8517-42AA-B614-E9B94910E393}Président/Vice président
Function
CAPP 1
Members
Technical support
Mali
Mr. Mohamed
Ataher

Gentle
 
 
Secretary General of the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Children and Families.
Mrs
Kaba
Yaya FOFANA
Mrs
Habiba
DJALLAH
Ivory Coast: National Observatory for Equity and Gender
 
Chad: Director General of Planning, Administration and Communication of the Ministry of Women, Social Action and National Solidarity
UNFPA
World Bank
Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation
CAPP2
 
M
Auritania
 
Mr.
SaleckOuldJeireb
 
Director of Studies, Cooperation and Monitoring/Ministry of Social Affairs, Childhood and Family (MASEF)
)
Zabsonré
Emile
 
Mrs. Amadou
Mariama
Seydou
Burkina Faso
 Ministry of Women, National Solidarity and Family
Niger:
Director of Communication Strategies for Behavior Change and Advocacy MP/PF/PE
UNFPA
World Bank
Bill &
Melinda Gates
Foundation
Composition
subgroups for evaluating project proposals

Economic empowerment and skills development for women
 
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Themes
Life skills and knowledge of the
SR
Improving the level of economic empowerment of out-of-school women and girls
Improving girls' access levels
secondary school
Supplier
of Women's and Girls' Access to the Service
SMIR
Promotion
gender and life skills for the socio-economic empowerment of out-of-school or unschooled girls
Supplier
of keeping the girl in the first cycle of secondary school
School for husbands and future husbands in Burkina Faso: Better involving men in the promotion of
SR
Combating child marriage
"Women in Business" Project
Promotion
girls' education.
Enhancement
of the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people
Support
to the learning and economic empowerment of women associated with the
SRMNIN
Wrestling
against school dropout among young people
girls
Women's and girls' access to their health and reproductive rights
Strengthening the economic power of women and girls
Girls' education and their retention in
educational system
Safe spaces and clubs for future husbands
Improving the level of economic empowerment of women and girls
All
the girls
school
Promotion
of youth, young girls and adolescent girls through the achievement of reproductive health and rights and gender equality"
Empowerment
women and girls who are out of school or never attended school"
Supplier
access to and retention of girls in secondary school"
Details of project proposals by country
SWEDD project development objective
Accelerating the demographic transition in order to create the conditions for
realization of the demographic dividend and reduction of inequalities between
the sexes in the Sahel region.
More specifically, SWEDD aims to:
Improving the empowerment of women and adolescent girls to enable them to access quality reproductive, child and maternal health services more easily
Increase the production and sharing of knowledge,
Strengthening regional capacities and coordination
Budget allocations for sub-component 1-2 (Millions USD)
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Burkina

Burkina
Ivory Coast
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Chad
Regional Fund for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (Total Allocations)
15,88
12,99
11,24
8,42
18,0
11,65
Strengthening education on reproductive health and social skills
4,60
4,69
5,0
0,89
6,50
3,44
Economic empowerment
5,80
3,40
4,50
1,16
6,50
3,21
Girls' education
5,40
4,70
1,74
4,98
5,00
5,0
The SWEDD project is structured around 3 components
Component 2
Strengthening regional capacities for the provision of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and nutritional health products (
SRMNIN
) and qualified personnel
Component 1
To improve demand for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and nutritional health services by promoting social and behavioral change and the empowerment of women and adolescent girls
Component 3
Promote political engagement and strengthen policymaking capacity related to the demographic dividend and the implementation of the Project
1
2
3
Project proposal approval process
Setting up the meeting room
Opening remarks (UNFPA, World Bank, President of the CRP)
Agenda Review
Presentation of subcommittee reports
Review and approval of evaluation subcommittee reports and project proposals
Approval of the final communiqué
Reading of the final communiqué
Press conference
Visit to Sally
Reception
TDRs
of the Project Proposal Validation Retreat (CRP)
Validation of the framework and process of the call for proposals by the CRP (03
Nov
2015 in Niamey)
Call launch date
(
November 11, 2015)
Initial submission deadline set for February 26th, then extended to March 31st, 2016
Mobilization of technical assistance at the country level (2-3 international consultants to support countries with 2 visits per country)
Call for proposals
Analysis of the summaries:
Summary table of CAPP 3 assessments
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Projects
Budget (USD)
Duration
Notes
Comments
Burkina Faso
Project
demousso

kalan

yiriwa
or promotion of girls' education
4 870 777
03 years
76,3
The project is deemed eligible by the evaluators
Mauritania
Improving girls' access to and retention in secondary education
3 507 320
03 years
77,7
ELIGIBLE PROJECT
to take into account issues of economic empowerment of the target group in order to be more inclusive
Reconsider the project duration to 3 years
Niger
All Girls at School (TFE)
4 078 480
03 years
76,0
ELIGIBLE PROJECT
The links with other themes related to early marriage and economic empowerment should be further emphasized.
Take
taking into account the specific comments of B&MGF
Component 1 is structured around two sub-components
Component 1
1
Subcomponent 1.1
Subcomponent 1.2
Launch a regional media campaign for social and behavioral change
Establish a regional financing mechanism for the design, financing and evaluation of country programmes aimed at empowering women and girls
Analysis of the summaries:
Summary table of CAPP 4 assessments
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Projects
Budget
(USD)
Duration
Notes
Comments
Ivory Coast
Project to improve the retention of girls in the first cycle of secondary school
3 264 999
4 years
85,7
ELIGIBLE PROJECT
The economic empowerment component needs to be strengthened and linked to other themes.
Capacity-building activities must be budgeted.
Take
taking into account the specific comments of B&MGF
Mali
Project to combat school dropout among girls in the regions of Kayes, Sikasso, Ségou and Mopti
4 458 660
4 years
91,7
ELIGIBLE PROJECT
Review the consistency of the figures regarding the number of girls targeted, budget all activities (launch of the educational project, development of a communication plan), and verify the total project amount.
Chad
Girls' schooling and their retention in the education system
5 031 040
2,5 years
67,7
ELIGIBLE PROJECT
Strengthen the case to support the project with evidence/data, refine the impact assessment strategy (no control group for impact assessment),
d
Provide a detailed breakdown of costs (salaries, maintenance, logistics, etc.), clarify the monitoring and reporting mechanism,
Analysis of the summaries:
Comparative table of budgets (USD)
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SR and Life Skills
Economic empowerment
Girls' education
Comments
Allocation
Proposed budget
Allocation
Proposed budget
Allocation
Proposed budget
Burkina Faso
4,60
2, 99
5,80
9,42
5,40
4,87
Need for reallocation
Cote
ivory
4,69
3,17
3,40
3,27
4,70
3,26
Possibility of additional allowance
Mali
5,00
1,75
4,50
6,43
1,74
4,46
Need for reallocation
Mauritania
0,89
0,81
1,16
1,90
4,98
3,51
Possibility of additional allowance
Niger
6,50
4,98
6,50
5,43
4,50
5,49
Possibility of additional allowance
Chad
3,44
3,44
3,21
3,21
5,00
5,03
Need for reallocation
Next Steps
Approval of the work schedule
Review of evaluation summaries by subcommittees
Sharing of summaries
Validation of the summaries in plenary session
Validation of reports to be submitted to the CRP
Confirmation of
draft
from the CRP press release
Draft
CRP Agenda
TDRs
Pre-assessment retreat with the CAPP
The call for proposals went smoothly.
Submission of 19 projects distributed as follows:
Strengthening SR education and social skills (06 projects)
Economic empowerment of women and girls (07 projects)
Girls' education (06 projects)
Total amount requested: USD 73,42 million, representing 94% of the available budget
The submitted proposals were of satisfactory quality, and all were deemed eligible by the evaluators.
Agreement requested for the submission of proposals to the CRP for approval with a view to disbursement as soon as possible
Conclusion
SWEDD Project
Summary of reviews from the project evaluation subcommittees for sub-component 1-2
Dakar, April 25-27, 2016
Analysis of the summaries:
Comparative table of budgets (USD)
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Overall budget
Total Budget
offers
difference
Comments
Burkina Faso
15,88
17, 29
+ 1,41
Readjust the overall budget to stay within the allocated budget
Cote
ivory
12,99
9,70
-3,29
Possibility of reallocating the gap
Mali
11,24
12,64
+ 1,40
Readjust the budget
overall
to
stay in the envelope
Mauritania
8,42
6,22
-2,20
Possibility of reallocating the gap
Niger
18,00
15,90
-2,10
Possibility of reallocating the gap
Chad
11,65
11,68
+ 0,03
Readjust the budget
overall
to
stay in the envelope
Member Countries
Regional Steering Committee and Subcommittees
World Bank
UNFPA
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
The evaluators
Consultants
Technical and financial partners
SWEDD Regional Technical Secretariat Team
Thanks