DFID’s livelihoods work in Western Odisha

This review assesses the performance of DFID’s Western Orissa Livelihoods Project (WORLP) in India. WORLP cost £32.75 million over 2001-11 and sought to reduce poverty by improving communities’ water resources, agriculture and incomes.

Score: Green
  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 21 February 2013
  3. Type: Other
  4. Subject: Livelihoods and social protection
  5. Assessment: Green
  6. Location: India
  7. Lead commissioner: Graham Ward CBE

Read the inception report

Read the terms of references

Our approach

This report considers the performance of the Western Orissa Livelihoods Project (WORLP) against ICAI’s standard criteria. Our evaluation took place nearly two years after the project had been completed, enabling us to examine the Department for International Development’s (DFID) own assessment of impact.

We focussed our attention on the findings and quality of a final performance assessment undertaken by DFID which was completed in early 2011. We also wanted to see if benefits from the project were still evident.

Review questions

  1. Objectives: What is the programme trying to achieve?
  2. Delivery: Is the delivery chain managed so as to be fit for purpose?
  3. Impact: What is the impact on intended beneficiaries?
  4. Learning: What works and what needs improvement?

Timeline

Review publication

Published 21 February 2013

Government response

Published 28 February 2013

ICAI follow-up

Published 12 June 2014