[{"bbox": [145, 151, 1083, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "The rules and procedures of the entrusted entity will be applied to project implementation and disbursement. The IFI and EU funds will be made available to the Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Finance who will make IFI loan and EU grant funds available to ESCOM. Project invoices will be paid by ESCOM upon certification by the supervising engineer and endorsement by the IFI."}, {"bbox": [145, 269, 1083, 402], "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, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [145, 430, 700, 464], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [145, 495, 491, 527], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [145, 541, 1083, 770], "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": [145, 786, 1083, 899], "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": [145, 917, 1083, 1118], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring: availability of relevant public statistics will be researched by the implementers for use as baselines and subsequently to measure progress at the end of the Action. Where such public data is not available the implementers will launch specific surveys at the start and end of the Action to measure progress. The cost associated to these possible surveys will be integrated in the relevant contracts. Whenever possible the project will harmonise its data collection with national partners systems. A joint monitoring system will be agreed wherever possible."}, {"bbox": [145, 1134, 1083, 1192], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender equality and the human rights-based approach will be mainstreamed into the monitoring and evaluation of the project and indicators will be sex-disaggregated whenever possible."}, {"bbox": [145, 1209, 326, 1238], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [145, 1255, 1083, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, an ex-post evaluation will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants, contracted by the Commission, and through a joint mission. It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that this action represents a significant investment under a TEI."}, {"bbox": [145, 1417, 1083, 1534], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 30 days 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": [145, 1550, 1083, 1606], "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"}, {"bbox": [966, 1681, 1082, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 19"}]