Applying opportunity criterion in the selection of evaluations

Initially the project established a number of priority subjects for the evaluation work throughout its implementation. However, policy priorities are highly variable and it is dificult to align ministries, agencies and sectoral actors that are working on a given policy.

Therefore, high level political leadership and support is essential in order to carry out quality evaluations. Based on this fact, the project started selecting evaluations depending on the timeliness and feasibility of the process, rather than on the initially prioritized subjects.