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Evaluation of FAO’s Country Programme in Rwanda

Rwanda has been a member state of FAO since 1963, and the organization strengthened its presence in the country through the establishment of a fully-fledged Representation in 1985. Since then, FAO has been an active development partner of the National Government of Rwanda in implementing a portfolio of programmes and projects to improve food security and management of natural resources and reduce poverty.

The main purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen the relevance and coherence of FAO’s country programme in Rwanda and enhance its contributions toward national development priorities.

At the national level, a Country Programming Framework (CPF) provides the basis for collaboration between the Government and FAO defining where FAO should focus its support over a period of two to four years. Jointly developed with the Federal Government of Rwanda and other partners, the current CPF for Rwanda covers the period from 2019 to 2023 and focuses on: crop, livestock and aquaculture production systems; food security, nutrition, and climate shocks; value chains; enhancing environment and responsive institutions.

What will this evaluation cover?

The evaluation will cover the totality of FAO’s cooperation with the Government of Rwanda over the period of the current CPF 2019-2023, which also take into account activities backstopped by HQ, the Regional Office for Africa and the Sub regional Office for Eastern Africa.

FAO’s strategic relevance in the country will be assessed in terms of its response to national needs and challenges within the areas of FAO’s mandate and comparative advantage. In addition, the CPE will evaluate the strategic positioning of FAO in terms of partnerships, programme coherence, synergies with other development actors, and pursuit of UN norms and standards including gender equality, human rights, and climate change.