[{"bbox": [129, 153, 685, 188], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [129, 219, 476, 252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [139, 277, 1136, 466], "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."}, {"bbox": [139, 476, 1136, 597], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity. When relevant, indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex and age, and income level, area of residence, ethnicity and disability if possible."}, {"bbox": [139, 609, 1136, 693], "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": [139, 703, 788, 732], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [139, 741, 1136, 877], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partner will have specific responsibilities for monitoring and reporting under this Action. Indicators will as much as possible be used to allow wide reporting. Indicator values will be measured at regional or on a country-by-country basis depending on the nature of the activities, including gender disaggregation. All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the Action is considering the human rights-based approach and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [139, 886, 1136, 1019], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partner will be in charge of collecting and processing data and information in the sectors of intervention. Data and information to be produced will be indicated in the delegation agreement that will be signed within the framework of this decision. Given the need to collect data for several indicators, baseline and endline studies and survey will be conducted and budgeted by the implementing partner with the resources of this EU-funded intervention."}, {"bbox": [129, 1047, 311, 1077], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [139, 1105, 1130, 1161], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the Action, a mid-term and a final evaluation may be carried out for this Action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [139, 1170, 1136, 1253], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, with respect to the challenges and opportunities to achieve the planned outputs and outcomes. It will also help identify lessons learned and provide relevant strategic and operational recommendations for the second part of the project."}, {"bbox": [139, 1262, 1136, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), considering the new political environment and the different reforms put in place by the Government in the sector of PFM and anti-corruption interventions. The final evaluation will make recommendations in support of the sustainability of the Action."}, {"bbox": [139, 1381, 1136, 1499], "category": "Text", "text": "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 socioeconomic equality, gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion. Expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [139, 1524, 1136, 1633], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 1 months 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": [1118, 1678, 1145, 1703], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "26"}]