Evaluation provides evidence of a project’s impact and identifies opportunities for improvement and adaptive management.*
The recommended SolutionMUS evaluation framework focuses on three components:
What was delivered by the project
The short-term goods or services produced directly by project activities
Examples: water systems constructed, people trained
The specific intermediate results for target beneficiaries?
The medium-term results flowing from combined project outputs
Examples: delivery of water services, changes in hygiene behaviors
The overall, combined longer-term benefits
The long-term benefits produced by project outputs and outcomes
Examples: improved health, increased incomes, increased aquatic biodiversity
*Adaptive Management: modifications to project activities based on what is learned from the evaluation
