[{"bbox": [142, 164, 1132, 220], "category": "Text", "text": "Monitoring and evaluation exercises, whether internal or undertaken by the Commission, shall involve social science experts (sociologists or anthropologists) who by default apply a gender based approach."}, {"bbox": [142, 238, 786, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [142, 283, 1133, 367], "category": "Text", "text": "The arrangements for monitoring and reporting on indicators of the logframe matrix, including the collection of baseline data are of the responsibility of the implementers. Arrangements and details will be agreed upon at contracting level."}, {"bbox": [130, 401, 308, 427], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [142, 502, 1132, 558], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, mid-term and final evaluations may be carried out for this action or its components contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [142, 576, 1133, 689], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to coordination and coherence of different implementers and strategic lessons for a possible second phase of the Action, for example with respect to the involvement of smallholder farmer associations and how the home-grown school feeding approach is faring in new districts and new schools."}, {"bbox": [142, 707, 1133, 817], "category": "Text", "text": "The final or ex-post evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), considering innovations in programme design, such as the cash for work component, as well as the fact that a post-war government may build on this action to expand school feeding to more schools."}, {"bbox": [142, 838, 1133, 952], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least one month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [142, 970, 1133, 1083], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders (duty-bearers) following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments. The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another Decision."}, {"bbox": [142, 1101, 1133, 1211], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, all evaluations shall assess to what extent the Action is taking into account the human rights-based approach (including vulnerable groups, disability, migration status etc.) as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment. Expertise on human rights and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [130, 1272, 445, 1300], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [142, 1329, 1128, 1413], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [130, 1478, 1066, 1512], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [142, 1555, 1132, 1611], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [1023, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 43 of 45"}]