Resilient, Inclusive & Innovative Cities in Bangladesh

The major objective of the evaluation is to review the value for money of the projectconcentrating on specific criteria such as effectiveness, sustainability, equity, scalability, & cost-effectiveness by:

Gather evidence on the project performance by assessing the prescribed set of indicators compared to the Annual Development (AD) Plan and Mid Term Evaluation.
Evaluate the impact of the Resilient, Inclusive, Innovative Cities Bangladesh (RIICB) Project following OECD-DAC criteria (relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability)
Generate learning on best practices for improving the influencing/advocacy strategy of the project, considering the context and the external factors affecting the project environment.

The evaluation key questions should focus on the following but not limited to:

How effective and efficient are the processes of the project’s efforts in achieving the project objectives and outcomes?
How effectively and appropriately has the project team worked with others (alliances, private sector, policymakers, media, etc.) and involved them in relevant stages through the process?
What were the gaps which affected service delivery or what were the gaps in service delivery?
What was the progress toward the project outcomes (based on project indicators)?
What is the value for money of the project interventions in the field and sector?
What are the unintended positive and negative results of the Project? How have the external socio-economic and political factors affected this process, constraints, and contributing external factors.
Relevance of the project to the priorities and policies of the Bangladesh Government to which it is relevant to both
- a) national governments in the countries,
- b) as well as the donor,
- c) beneficiaries, Alliance members, with specific reference to the experiences and opinions of women and other marginalized groups.