[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1135, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term may be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to public diplomacy."}, {"bbox": [97, 207, 1135, 283], "category": "Text", "text": "An ex-post evaluation may be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that it is the first time the Delegation pools substantial funds into one contract."}, {"bbox": [97, 314, 1135, 430], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 1 month 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": [97, 430, 1135, 510], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination³. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [97, 538, 1040, 565], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [85, 579, 405, 607], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [97, 625, 1135, 706], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 732, 1026, 767], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [97, 799, 1135, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle has adopted a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources. Regional and global strategic communication and public diplomacy funds will be managed from headquarters."}, {"bbox": [97, 898, 1135, 1029], "category": "Text", "text": "At country level, action documents for specific sector programmes are no longer required to include a provision for communication actions promoting the programmes concerned. These resources will instead be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure action documents, allowing Delegations to plan and execute multiannual strategic communication and public diplomacy actions with sufficient critical mass to be effective on a national scale."}, {"bbox": [97, 1049, 1135, 1157], "category": "Text", "text": "To that end, Delegations have developed a short strategic communication and public diplomacy plan that reflect the objectives of the Delegation as a whole in this domain, initially covering the period up to the Mid-Term Review (MTR). The plans have been endorsed by a coordination mechanism comprised of the EEAS, DG INTPA, DG NEAR and FPI, and will be reviewed, modified and extended as appropriate as part of the MTR process."}, {"bbox": [97, 1175, 1135, 1308], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU has developed a positive track record in Sierra Leone and is significantly known for its programming in infrastructure, support to elections and its fight against gender-based violence. Many people however view the EU simply as a donor rather than a strategic development ally and partner with the Government and people of Sierra Leone. As a result, people are unaware of its sterling work in human and civic right protection, private sector development or environmental action and other areas."}, {"bbox": [97, 1327, 1135, 1406], "category": "Text", "text": "Against that backdrop, the Communication Plan of the Delegation in Sierra Leone, identifies a wide range of audiences targeted such as government institutions, CSOs, policy-makers, private sectors representatives, influencers, community based groups or regional bodies."}, {"bbox": [97, 1426, 1135, 1478], "category": "Text", "text": "Depending on the targeted audience and the nature of the messages, different channels can be mobilised including: 1) traditional local and national media, 2) radio and TV, 3) digital and social media and 4) events."}, {"bbox": [97, 1478, 1135, 1533], "category": "Text", "text": "The Communication Plan identifies five sector components which are priority areas of the current EU/ Sierra Leone Partnership with specific objectives:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1533, 1135, 1587], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Governance: the objective is to popularise and provide information to targeted groups on activities that support democratic processes, National Electoral Reform, election observation, strengthening of the"}, {"bbox": [85, 1621, 475, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ See best practice of evaluation dissemination"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 15"}]