[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1134, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [141, 218, 1134, 298], "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": [141, 310, 787, 337], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [141, 349, 1134, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partners will be responsible for data collection, analysis and monitoring. Whenever possible the Action will harmonise its data collection with national partners systems and results framework. The implementing partner will set up a comprehensive results-based monitoring system which assigns clear responsibilities for data collection and reporting and ensures that all relevant data to report on the indicators in the log frame is collected on a regular basis. The Action will consider both, quantitative and qualitative data to measure achievement, or to reflect the changes connected to stated outcomes. In addition, the implementing partner will be required to contribute to the regular and structured monitoring of the results achieved by EU-funded actions through OPSYS. This responsibility will include encoding of the log-frame and regularly update indicator values in OPSYS."}, {"bbox": [141, 600, 1134, 681], "category": "Text", "text": "At regular interval, the result framework (logframe) will be recalibrated, considering the latest available data (e.g. PEFA report, including Gender responsive and Climate responsive PEFA modules) and changes in the government's priorities for PFM and public sector accountability (e.g. new PFM Reform Strategy)."}, {"bbox": [141, 693, 1134, 824], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach and gender equality. The Action will adopt gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems and processes, ensuring that in all data collection and analysis processes, the project considers how its activities impact people differently because of their gender (i.e. through gender disaggregated data, gender analysis, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [130, 852, 326, 879], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [141, 898, 1134, 1005], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action a mid-term evaluation will be carried out to assess progress and address challenges, in particular with respect to issues at the end line. The mid-term evaluation will assess the relevance of the action in an evolving context. The mid-term evaluation will also take stock of overall progress of the GRZ's reform agenda and the programme contribution to these efforts."}, {"bbox": [141, 1017, 1134, 1204], "category": "Text", "text": "The 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 reforms in the area of PFM, anti-corruption, transparency and accountability are a complex and lengthy process. The evaluation will also assess the long-term impact of the action and provide recommendations on the sustainability of EU-funded interventions. Both evaluations will inform a potential follow-on phase of this action. A new PEFA (including the gender and climate responsive modules) could be conducted at the end of the project implementation to assess progresses in performance of the PFM system."}, {"bbox": [141, 1216, 1134, 1322], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluations shall also 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. They will provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the agreed Zambia joint programme. They will be prepared in cooperation with contributing donors."}, {"bbox": [141, 1334, 1134, 1441], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partners at least three months in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partners shall collaborate efficiently 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": [141, 1452, 1134, 1533], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partners and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [141, 1547, 759, 1574], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [130, 1681, 247, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 31"}]