Evaluering
Competence Building Network on Early Childhood Development in Southern and East Africa Evaluation Report
The Competence Building Network for Early Childhood Education (CBN) in eastern and southern Africa was started in 1999. Its goal is to help develop the professional capacity for ECD in the mentioned region. This is done in and through member institutions and organizations in seven countries above mentioned. After the third period, the network applied for a new phase of operation (2014-2018) because it had made tremendous achievements, but still felt there were a lot more to accomplish in building the capacity for ECE in the target region. The application was rejected from Digni, based on the judgment that the Network did not demonstrate a stronger local ownership and sustainability; lacking also a display of local initiative by participants in the application. Digni strongly recommended an external evaluation of the ended project in 2014 as part of the process of the way forward for the Network. CBN accepted the rejection by Digni and recognizing the significance of the recommendation to undertake an evaluation of the Network. An application to PYM and Digni for a year’s intermediate funding for 2014 with a special focus on an external evaluation and related activities was made, and was approved.