This Evaluation is a highly complex evaluation that is part of a Capacity Development Assistance. It will consist of three separate, but closely coordinated evaluations covering support to capacity development by Denmark, Norway and Sweden, respectively.

The purpose of the evaluation is to improve decision-making and strategy development regarding support to capacity development in developing countries. The evaluation will focus on support to public sector institutions and will in particular assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Scandinavian agencies´ support to capacity development, and will address issues of efficiency.

It may also generate knowledge about the sustainability and impact of the support to capacity development. With regard to learning, the evaluation aims to produce knowledge that enables policy, strategy and decision makers to design good strategies for support to capacity development and to review, adjust or discard planned and ongoing interventions based on previous experience with support to capacity development.

With regard to accountability, the evaluation aims at assessing results of support to capacity development and to what degree it represents value for money in terms of both relevance, effectiveness and efficiency.