programmecommittee.docVIP

Programme Committee Ninety-sixth Session Rome, 25 - 29 September 2006 Evaluation of TeleFood Table of Contents Pages ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT 3 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 II. INTRODUCTION 4 REQUEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF TELEFOOD 4 OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF TELEFOOD ANDMAJOR QUESTIONS ADDRESSED BY THE EVALUATION 5 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EVALUATION 5 III. EVALUATION OF THE USE MADE OF TELEFOOD FUNDS 5 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATION 5 STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF TELEFOOD PROJECTS 7 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR TELEFOOD PROJECTS 7 SUMMARY MATRIX OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TELEFOOD PROJECTS 9 TARGETING OF TELEFOOD PROJECTS 15 IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF TELEFOOD PROJECTS 16 TELEFOOD PROJECTS AND FAO’S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE 21 IV. FUND RAISING AND ADVOCACY 22 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION 22 OVERALL RESULTS OF TELEFOOD EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES 22 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN FAO 24 COUNTRY CASE STUDIES OF FUND RAISING AND ADVOCACY 25 V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 37   Evaluation of FAO TeleFood Team Leader: P. Spitz Assisted by: C. Insull – Fund and awareness raising D. Upsall - Fund and awareness raising E. Devillers – TeleFood Project evaluation J.C. Garcia Cebolla - TeleFood Project evaluation A. Kaminker – Research support FAO Evaluation Service, July 2006 Abbreviations Used in the Text ADG Assistant Director-General CSO Civil society organization FAOR FAO Representative GI General Affairs and Information Department GII Information Division LDC Least developed country LOJA Liaison Office with Japan LOWA Liaison Office for North America MDG Millennium Development Goal NGO Non-governmental Organization OFA Office of WFS Follow-up and Alliances PPRC Programme and Project Review Committee SPFS Special Programme for Food Security TCAP Field Programme Development Service TCO Field Operations Division TCOS SPFS Management and Coordination Service UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations