Evaluation of WFP Policy on Capacity Development (2009-2015)

The evaluation covered the implementation of the 2009 WFP Policy on Capacity Development: An Update on Implementation until 2015, and focused on the quality of the policy and its implementation, including guidance, tools, technical capacity, resourcing, and policy results. It assessed outcomes at all three levels as stated in the policy (enabling environment, institutional and individual levels). When assessing the quality of the policy, the evaluation also used international benchmarks for policy design since October 2009. The evaluation also assessed the follow up of the recommendations of previous evaluation reports and the extent to which these recommendations were integrated in the reviewed policies. The evaluation aimed to provide evidenced-based findings to assist in decision-making around further implementation and eventual revision of the policy on capacity development. The evaluation was timely in the context of the recent adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and WFP’s shift from food aid to food assistance.