| Name: | Mid Term Evaluation of the First Phase of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in South Africa |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Client: | National Treasury |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Background: | The Paris Declaration in South Africa was intended to increase the impact of aid in reducing poverty and inequality, increasing growth, building capacity and accelerating the achievement of the MDGs. PD aims ultimately to strengthen aid delivery and stresses the importance of the five principles (Ownership, Alignment, Harmonisation, Management for Development and Mutual Accountability) as key to improving the use of aid. |
| Objectives: | This was a mid-term evaluation, to be followed by an impact evaluation scheduled for 2009/10[1]. As a mid-term evaluation, it will focus on assessing the performance to date (inputs to outputs) and evidence of progress and direction made towards the intended outcomes. It will also emphasis seeking out early lessons from the implementation process of the Paris Declaration in order to deliver practical lessons and help take stock of implementation performance at the 3rd High-Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness to be held in Ghana.Specific objectives included:To assess how effectively the principles have been translated into specific actions in South AfricaTo determine whether and now effectively the PD has built upon pre-existing partnership principles and agreements in South AfricaTo determine how effective the implementation of the PD has been in South Africa against its own objectives and targets, as a basis to assess what (if anything) needs to change and for the purpose of international comparisonTo determine whether the current pattern of implementation is likely to result in the intended outcomes, in part measured by the indicators and associated targetsTo determine the extent and causes of positive behavioural changes implied by the implementation of the PD, both amongst development partners (donors), the government and other actors.To provide the evidence base for the final impact evaluation of 2009/10.To review the monitoring framework and determine it’s utility and continued relevance.To deepen the understanding of the lessons emerging from the Paris Declaration’s baseline survey conducted in 2006To facilitate national and global learning on aid effectiveness |
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