[{"bbox": [87, 121, 286, 147], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.8 Pre-conditions"}, {"bbox": [72, 177, 115, 199], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [72, 230, 615, 261], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [87, 293, 412, 323], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [82, 337, 1145, 522], "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": [82, 548, 1144, 628], "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": [82, 655, 728, 681], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [82, 708, 1145, 811], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to ensure an efficient donor coordination and smooth project implementation, monitoring and payments will be delegated to AFD (Outputs 1 to 4). AFD will conduct (a) the review procedures for procurement; (b) regular supervision missions, independent auditing, review of quarterly/bi-annual technical and financial reports provided by NEDCo and VRA."}, {"bbox": [82, 814, 1145, 893], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the conditions of the Contribution Agreement, AFD will be responsible for annual reporting to the EU on implementation of the project, (collection, synthesis and presentation of the reports of all involved parties / sub-delegates, contractors and sub-contractors)."}, {"bbox": [82, 919, 1145, 973], "category": "Text", "text": "The monitoring & evaluation & reporting system will reflect the social impact of the project (from a gender and human right approach), including if possible disaggregated data/indicators."}, {"bbox": [82, 974, 1145, 1000], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU funds will be kept on a separate account and will be subject to direct payments made by AFD to contractors."}, {"bbox": [82, 1026, 689, 1053], "category": "Text", "text": "On-site supervision mission will be undertaken by AFD regularly."}, {"bbox": [82, 1079, 1145, 1158], "category": "Text", "text": "As for the last complementary actions (output 5 which will be supported separately), reporting will be inserted in the AFD annual progress report (narrative) to highlight the status of implementation of the TEI. In addition, TEI partners will report at the Joint Steering Committee."}, {"bbox": [87, 1178, 246, 1204], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [82, 1248, 1145, 1301], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a mid-term and ex-post evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [82, 1327, 1145, 1380], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes, in particular with respect to the rehabilitation of the distribution network, as it will be key to the results of the project."}, {"bbox": [82, 1433, 1145, 1509], "category": "Text", "text": "The ex-post 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 new digitalisation solutions will be provided to NEDCo/VRA."}, {"bbox": [82, 1539, 1145, 1592], "category": "Text", "text": "In the case of a TEI, evaluations jointly with other contributing Member States and EDFIs will be the preferred option to provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the TEI."}, {"bbox": [1041, 1669, 1158, 1692], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 22"}]