Objectives:
JICA conducted an ex-post evaluation on ODA loan projects after two-years of the completion of the projects by sending an external evaluator to the borrowing countries for evaluation study of the projects. The objectives of the ex-post evaluation study were to evaluate the impact of the Upazila and Union road improvement, and the resulting increased efficiency of the transport system, on economic and social development in the project area. The objectives were:
- To evaluate the impact of the road improvements on transport;
- In respect of economic development, to evaluate the impact of the road improvements on
agricultural production and productivity, trade and business activities, employment, income generation, poverty alleviation, consumption and investment, and
- In respect of social development, to focus on evaluating the impact of the road improvements on the efficiency and use of health and education services.
Services:
On behalf of OPMAC, MSL was responsible for the following services:
- Prepared and checked the questionnaires whether or not it is comprehensible to the executing agency and/or other Project-related agencies;
- Provided necessary assistance for the concerned agencies to complete the questionnaire;
- Coordinated meetings between the executing agency and/or other Project-related agencies;
- Collected information and data on the project while visiting the executing agency and/or other Project-related agencies;
- Collected basic socio-economic information and data necessary for post evaluation other than the information provided by the executing agency and/or other Project-related agencies;
- Reviewed running sheets for FGD sessions;
- Prepared for FGD sessions including selection of target beneficiary, area, etc.;
- Implemented three FGD;
- Prepared a report on each FGD session;
- Prepared QS plan including selection of target beneficiary, area, etc.;
- Conducted a test survey;
- Supervised the team of surveyors during the implementation of the survey;
- Compiled the collected data to prepare a report on QS.
Timeframe: January, 2011 - August, 2011
Realated Countries: Bangladesh
Client(s): JICA
Categories: Infrastructure Development, Monitoring and Evaluation/ Impact Evaluation
