The previous Programme has also generated a strong lesson, which should be taken into consideration for the formulation of the new Programme: effective programme implementation requires adequate field presence of UNICEF in the countries.
The evaluator begins with the formulation of the initial programme theory (PT), that is, the designers' and other stakeholders' assumptions around which the programme was planned, and which explains why the programme should reach its objectives.
But, while the goals, objectives, problems and strategies have been adequately identified, the formulation of the four programme areas to address the problems poses difficulties in establishing a direct causal linkage between these areas and the objectives.
This led to the formulation of the initial programme theory, which links the intervention inputs (capacity-building strategies) to the expected outcomes (positive work behaviour) with mechanisms that point in the direction of drivers of motivation.
It is in the nature of democracy that political parties are built from the bottom up by a process of opinion-forming, followed by the formulation of political programmes and the launch of parties that go on to win support in general elections.
In Albania, constraints analysis was undertaken since the commencement of Phase I, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, limited work was undertaken as part of the programme formulation process.
This needs assessment results in the formulation of programme outcomes.
These needs to be strong institutional commitment, due consideration of constraints analysis, problem identification, literature reviews, and formulation of a programme's logic and theory of change.
Background: Evaluation of the pilot phase of the UNICEF Brazil Urban Centers Platform - PCU Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the pilot phase and lessons learned, to support the expansion of the programme and formulation of the new edition's methodology.
