Evaluation of the Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre for ...
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121 Introduction1.1 Background <strong>and</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evaluationThe purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evaluation is to critically assess <strong>the</strong> interventions undertaken by<strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>and</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>for</strong> Women’s Law (SEARCWL)<strong>and</strong> which have been funded by Norway <strong>for</strong> over 25 years. The funding has comethrough <strong>the</strong> Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) in Harare <strong>and</strong> with <strong>the</strong> NorwegianAgency <strong>for</strong> Development Co-operation (Norad) participating in related activitiessuch as reviews, annual meetings <strong>and</strong> appraisals.The overall goal <strong>of</strong> SEARCWL (stated in <strong>the</strong> 2008-12 funding phase) is: ‘to improvewomen’s legal <strong>and</strong> social status as well as research capacities in women’s law in <strong>the</strong><strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>and</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Africa</strong> region’.The objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evaluation are to assess <strong>the</strong> following two elements:− Impact- <strong>the</strong> long-term impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> support to <strong>the</strong> women’s law program− Sustainability-<strong>the</strong> academic, regional, technical (infrastructural) <strong>and</strong> financialsustainability.The Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference (TOR) requested <strong>the</strong> consultants to review whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>situation <strong>of</strong> women in <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>and</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Africa</strong>n has been improved byenhancing <strong>the</strong>ir legal <strong>and</strong> social status through <strong>the</strong> work by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. The scope <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> evaluation is thus centred upon assessing <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>and</strong> sustainability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Centre</strong>’s work. In addition to <strong>the</strong> comprehensive questions presented in <strong>the</strong> ToR,NIBR has added a brief section on Women’s Law as a discipline. This addition isdeemed necessary particularly in light <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> core m<strong>and</strong>ate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SEARCWL whichis, after all, first <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong>emost, an educational <strong>and</strong> academic research centre.Identifying <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e what is being transferred to <strong>the</strong> students is potentially highlysignificant. The main evaluation questions are summarised from <strong>the</strong> ToR <strong>and</strong>grouped according to two keys areas:− Has <strong>the</strong> programme achieved its long-term objective?− Has <strong>the</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>the</strong> strength to survive <strong>and</strong> develop so it can fulfil its functionson a permanent basis?The evaluation report is organised in such a way as to answer <strong>the</strong>se questions.