Evaluering
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Program
The objective of the FGM evaluation was to evaluate NCA's cross regional program on FGM and not the individual projects where NCA is involved. The program was originally for 10 projects in 6 countries (Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia and Kenya), but during the initial 4-year program the program had increased to 21 projects in 9 countries as also Mauritania, Egypt and Tanzania had been added. As the first phase ( 4-years ) has come to an end, it was felt that the achievements and lessons learned during the first phase of the program should be assessed and carefully analyzed before a new program phase should be designed. The evaluation has shed light on the key strategic elements and its relevance as well as identified certain needs for adjustment and re-design in NCA' s new 5 year plan. Another element of the evaluation was to establish to what extent NCA and partners have met objectives based agreements in project documents, what challenges they had faced during the 4 year period, and to recommend strategies and methodologies for the next phase. The evaluation is meant to contribute to further improvement of anti FGM campaigns by the collation, analyse and disseminate experiences from current and completed activities. Among others the findings from the evaluation exercise were to provide quality information generated from stakeholders, which would help to guide NCA's future program development and thus improve relevance and effectiveness of its support to projects and partners in Africa.