Christian Aid Iraq Emergency Appeal Evaluation

The evaluation considered evaluating the 3 years emergency programme for the Iraq IDPCrisis appeal programme, as well as relief and recovery projects targeting Syrian refugees in Iraq funded through Christian Aid’s Syria crisis appeal programme. The programme has beenimplemented through 6 local partners across Iraq and the Kurdish region, between 2014 and2018. And included emergency food, NFIs, Protection and GBV case management, Livelihood and Social cohesion projects.

The evaluation examined if projects met its intended objectives and captured lessons as well as recommendations to inform future programming. It also provided a brief overview ofeffectiveness of the partnership model between Christian Aid and local partners.

The methodology consisted of a desk review phase, debrief with the CA team, then it was followed by interviews with stakeholders at different levels, including CA team in London, partners team, community representatives and local authorities in the Kurdish region.

FGDs formed an integral part of the evaluation, where NSDation team engaged directly with beneficiaries through facilitating informative discussions to capture their opinion around services and aid received. To ensure hard to reach beneficiaries were also included in the study, phone calls were held with different beneficiaries’ groups including males and females. Their inputs and feedback were reflected fairly in the evaluation findings.