[{"bbox": [146, 150, 1083, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "The entrusted entity, supporting service delivery in areas related to S.O.1, 2 and 3 and related technical assistance to Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, and District Administration (Contributing to S.O. 1 of the Action), will provide secretariat support to the PMC."}, {"bbox": [146, 277, 1083, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the Action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements and Memoranda of Understanding, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [146, 447, 700, 482], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [146, 512, 491, 545], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [146, 558, 1083, 788], "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": [146, 800, 1083, 1029], "category": "Text", "text": "The entrusted entity supporting service delivery in areas related to S.O.1, 2. and 3 and related technical assistance to MoFEA, Ministry of Gender and District Administration (Contributing to S.O. 1 of the Action) will be required to manage the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework in relation to the delivery of the Action. As part of these responsibilities, the entrusted entity will be asked to implement the mid-line and end-line of the ongoing SCTP impact evaluation, building on the baseline perfumed in 2022 under the previous EU support to the sector. Additional baseline and endline surveys will be developed as needed. Funding for these surveys actions shall be drawn from the budget of the contribution agreement subject to confirmation by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [146, 1041, 1083, 1154], "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": [146, 1173, 326, 1203], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [146, 1219, 1083, 1277], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the Action, a mid-term and a final evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via an implementing partner."}, {"bbox": [146, 1289, 1083, 1346], "category": "Text", "text": "It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account the many innovative elements the Action will introduce."}, {"bbox": [146, 1358, 1083, 1473], "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 partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [146, 1485, 767, 1514], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted via an implementing partner."}, {"bbox": [966, 1680, 1082, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 24"}]