Peserving the oasis ecosystem in Southern Morocco and enhancing the livelihoods of local communities.
Description
Thee goal of this project was to preserve the oasis ecosystem in Southern Morocco and enhance the livelihoods of local communities. Programme support aimed at developing quality tourism and eco-tourism and promote local products, employment specially for youth and women in the oases.
The specific objectives of the evaluation were focused on the verification of the results in accordance to the following levels: effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, sustainability and impact of the SOP program and to propose new approaches for the development of the next program.
The evaluation covered all programme activities completed during the period 2006-2013 taking into account the SOP refocusing in (2007, 2010) mainly: strengthening of local communities, development and capacity building of local associations, natural resources, climate change, agriculture, setting-up social and basic infrastructure, solidarity economy, tourism and promotion of local products. The evaluation of the real impact of the program on the development of a local and regional economy and its ability to absorb the unemployment rate and the reduction of poverty among women and young people was at the center of the programme.
Services
Quantitative measurements and a qualitative assessment of the monitoring indicators of the programme’s logical framework as well as their analyses:
- Situation analysis
- Secondary data review
- Qualitative surveys of beneficiaries and SOP stakeholders
- Analysis and consolidation of results
- Validation workshop and the final report of the evaluation
French Project Title:
Mise en œuvre de l’évaluation finale du Programme des Oasis du Sud (POS)