Ex-post evaluation of the Programmes of Support for Basic Social Sectors (PASSOBA) in education and health

The main objective of the Programmes of Support for Basic Social Sectors was to improve access to health and education services for vulnerable populations in nine regions of Madagascar. The evaluation used the five Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact), the two specific EU criteria (EU added value and coherence with the EU strategy and with other Member States' actions) and took the cross-cutting themes into account (gender, the environment and the rights-based approach). An overall and independent analysis of the performance achieved during the implementation of the programmes has been carried out, in order to provide points for reflection for EU cooperation programming.