DFID’s work through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Over the period 2007-11, the UK government was the second largest donor to UNICEF, contributing £690 million. The review looks at the impact and effectiveness of DFID’s partnership with UNICEF.
Read the inception report
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- Published: 22 Mar 2013
Read the terms of reference
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- Published: 22 Mar 2013
Our approach
This report provides insight into the UK’s relationship with UNICEF by examining the delivery of a range of aid programmes in Africa.
We examined a water and sanitation programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two complex health programmes in Sierra Leone and a single-focus malaria bed net programmes in Sierra Leone and Ghana. In each case, the Department for International Development (DFID) was the major donor.
We carried out four streams of work:
- we mapped DFID’s funding to UNICEF over the period 2007-11;
- we reviewed documents provided by DFID and UNICEF about the relationship and programmes;
- we visited three countries to review programmes, visit delivery locations and meet beneficiaries and programme staff; and
- we interviewed key personnel in DFID centrally, including the United Nations and Commonwealth Department (UNCD), the Procurement Group and specialist advisers.
Review questions
- Objectives: What is the programme trying to achieve?
- Delivery: Is the delivery chain managed so as to be fit for purpose?
- Impact: What is the impact on intended beneficiaries?
- Learning: What works and what needs improvement?