[{"bbox": [140, 152, 1135, 208], "category": "Text", "text": "partners will align with the logframe matrix in this Action Document, and implementing partners will provide\nbaseline and suggest targets."}, {"bbox": [140, 218, 1136, 432], "category": "Text", "text": "Monitoring and reporting of the Action’s implementation process may involve use of both internal and external sources of data. Primarily, programme reports/data will be used to monitor and assess progress of implementation at output level. Achievements of indicators defined at outcome and impact level require contribution from other interventions and will need use of external sources of data including the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), Health Management Information System (HMIS), other assessments/surveys and facility reports. When missing, baselines and suggested targets will be proposed through conducting surveys, which will be a responsibility of the implementing partners, and will be conducted at the inception phase."}, {"bbox": [129, 457, 311, 486], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [140, 504, 1135, 559], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid term and final evaluation may be carried out for this\naction or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [140, 569, 1136, 652], "category": "Text", "text": "Mid term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular concerning the effectiveness and complementarity of the different components but also to be able to adjust the components action/part of the action in case of a changing context."}, {"bbox": [140, 660, 1136, 846], "category": "Text", "text": "Final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that this Action is taking place in response to the conflict in Ethiopia and may inform future conflict sensitive approaches. The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 30 days 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": [140, 858, 1136, 942], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹². The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [140, 951, 760, 979], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [129, 1005, 449, 1034], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [140, 1051, 1135, 1133], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action,\nthe Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments\nfor one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 1171, 1072, 1208], "category": "Section-header", "text": "6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [140, 1237, 1135, 1293], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying\nstrategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [140, 1316, 1136, 1505], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2022 “Communicating and Raising EU Visibility: Guidance for External Actions”, it will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union’s support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement as appropriate on all communication materials related to the actions concerned. This obligation will continue to apply equally, regardless of whether the actions concerned are implemented by the Commission, partner countries, service providers, grant beneficiaries or entrusted or delegated entities such as UN agencies, international financial institutions and agencies of EU member states."}, {"bbox": [140, 1528, 1135, 1585], "category": "Text", "text": "However, action documents for specific sector programmes are in principle no longer required to include a\nprovision for communication and visibility actions promoting the programmes concerned. These resources"}, {"bbox": [129, 1620, 527, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 23"}]