| General Information |
Project/Program |
Programme |
| Project Name |
UK Department for International Development(DFID) programme in Cambodia |
| Duration |
April 2003 to October 2008. |
| Donor |
UK Department for International Development |
| Implementiong Organization |
UK Department for International Development |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Countery Development |
| Region |
Cambodia |
| Financing |
2714381 |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Asian Development Bank，Council for the Development of Cambodia，Cambodia Development Resource Institute，DFID Cambodia， |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
The most significant impact of DFID support has been in the health sector, where there is evidence of institutional improvements including increased access to services, improved health facilities and growing and more predictable budget allocations to the sector. Support to the sector has had a positive impact on government capability and responsiveness. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
DFID Cambodia’s strategy incorporated these concerns with its focus on accountability and on local government. However, engagement with civil society has reduced, with priority given to government and development partner partnerships. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
The fragile state policy and (more recently) the state building framework have informed strategy development increasingly over the last two years. However, this has simply served to reinforce the governance and aid effectiveness perspective that was adopted at the time of the Country Assistance Plan. |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The documentation review focused on the annual reports, and formal reviews of all the projects and programmes undertaken between 2003 and 2008. These contemporary assessments of effectiveness and impact were reviewed with reference to the objectives in the strategies that covered the evaluation period. Interviews and discussions with individuals and groups of DFID staff, donor representatives, government officials, contractors, civil society representatives and service users gave qualitative assessments of the perceived impact and effectiveness of DFID’s programme and presence in Cambodia. The findings from semi-structured interviews were triangulated with findings from other sources to build up a comprehensive view of the ways in which the strategic objectives had been pursued through projects and programmes, policy engagement, influence and representation. Emerging findings were shared with the Cambodia team to test hypotheses and understandings.
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| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
In addition to the DFID bilateral country programme, DFID has provided support for humanitarian interventions and civil society development through central departments. These presently include the Programme Partnership Agreements (PPAs), which provide core funding to UK-based international non-government organisations (INGOs) for their overall programmes. It is not possible to disaggregate by country, but, in the case of Cambodia, this covers significant support to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), World Vision, Oxfam and others. Additional civil society support detailed in Table 6 is provided through the Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department (CHASE) and the Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF). |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Other Remarks |
In considering the sustainability of DFID development assistance in Cambodia, it is important first to consider what this concept means in a fragile state setting. For this we refer to recent guidance emanating from the OECD81, which asserts that state building should be the central objective of international engagement in fragile states. |
