Projects and references

The Tajikistan Millati Solim Project is a US$57 million World Bank–financed initiative to improve the quality and efficiency of primary healthcare and strengthen health emergency preparedness. It supports PHC strengthening, digitalization, strategic purchasing reforms and emergency response capacity across selected districts. A major focus is the creation of a Health Services Purchasing Structure and the development of national tools such as a PHC benefit package, staffing norms and regulatory frameworks. The project includes extensive analytical work, network optimization planning and climate-resilient health infrastructure assessments. It also delivers capacity-building activities, legal and policy reform support, and a roadmap for implementing a national health service delivery network plan to 2040.

The assignment supports the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Social Protection in designing and supervising the rehabilitation and construction of three new maternal and child health facilities in Dangara, Ayni and Darvoz, under ADB additional financing. Acting as the Engineer (under the FIDIC yellow book), services cover the full project cycle, from architectural and engineering design (preliminary and detailed) through to construction supervision and equipment installation. The Consultant prepares all technical documentation including drawings, bills of quantities, cost estimates and ADB-compliant bidding documents, and provides procurement assistance for both civil works and medical equipment. During the construction phase, the team deploys resident engineers on all three sites to ensure quality control, contract administration, EHS compliance and financial monitoring. The assignment also addresses cross-cutting aspects including environmental and social safeguards, medical waste management, deployment of a maintenance system, and training and capacity development for the Ministry and hospital staff.

The current assignment aimed at the progress monitoring, implementation review and impact evaluation of the Economic and Business Development (EBD) programme in Georgia’s Sector Reform Contract (SRC) through analytical assessments for the disbursement process of the variable tranches in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The mission assessed the General Conditions (GC 1) of the SRC Public Policy and all 9 performance indicators with targets for the variable tranches.

Support to the European Commission to improve the impact of the EIDHR (European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights) projects supporting civil society activities aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, by strengthening the Commission’s ability to draw on lessons learnt from past and ongoing interventions for future planning, programming and project identification.
Assessment of the effectiveness and relevance of the EIDHR funded projects in support of the implementation of the EU guidelines and policy on the death penalty.

The objective of this project is to provide assistance to selected enterprises in terms of agricultural marketing and brand development in niche markets with a view to developing premium brands for Mongolian agricultural products and to develop partnerships with foreign brands.
The project also aims to set up the foundations for a brand development agency whose objective would be to help enterprises develop original and collaborative brands in the long term.

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:
· an overall independent assessment of the performance of two TVET projects, paying particular attention to their final results measured against their expected objectives and the reasons underpinning such results;
· key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations.