[{"bbox": [72, 121, 616, 153], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [87, 185, 417, 215], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 235, 1145, 313], "category": "Text", "text": "Due to the very nature of the NDICI TCF, its main performance indicator will be the levels of commitment and disbursement of EU development cooperation resources in South Africa, especially focusing at the MIP 2021-2027. This will involve the successful identification, formulation, implementation and evaluation of financed actions."}, {"bbox": [83, 326, 1145, 380], "category": "Text", "text": "An overall monitoring for the TCF will be conducted through regular reports on the implementation of the NDICI TCF with EU Delegation staff and the SA National Treasury, and at least bi-annually."}, {"bbox": [83, 392, 1145, 446], "category": "Text", "text": "As described above, specific and objectively verifiable indicators will be identified and measured, according to the expected results and activities specified in the Terms of References of each specific contract."}, {"bbox": [83, 458, 1145, 644], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [83, 656, 1145, 710], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicators shall be disaggregated by sex, age and disability at a minimum. All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights based approach and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [83, 755, 1145, 834], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 847, 1145, 952], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:\nBaseline assessments, monitoring data and evaluation will be undertaken systematically during the project and at each level of intervention and will inform the approval of further activities by the Steering Committee. All activities will be closely monitored and evaluated to assess outputs, outcomes and possible up-scaling to other countries."}, {"bbox": [87, 972, 250, 998], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 1022, 1145, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a final evaluation will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels."}, {"bbox": [83, 1113, 1145, 1191], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, other contracts for evaluation services to other actions shall be launched all long of the implementation period. But the evaluation budget line will solely be used to carry out the final evaluation of this action."}, {"bbox": [83, 1209, 1145, 1353], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹¹. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [83, 1365, 1145, 1443], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach 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": [83, 1460, 700, 1487], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [72, 1635, 527, 1661], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 19"}]