Evaluation of the Red Cross EU Office’s Members’ ECHO Coordination Process

The evaluation was planned to capture effectively lessons learnt and provide information on the effect, the achievements and the existing gaps in the coordination procedures and tools. The overall purpose was to learn how to improve the effectiveness of what EUNSs and IFRC do and the tools they use.

In addition, the evaluation took into consideration the important aspect of the alignment between Red Cross priorities, expertise and geographical presence with DG ECHO set of annual priorities guiding the allocation of funding to DG ECHO partners.

The evaluation ensured both a geographical and sectoral coverage, considering the specific areas of intervention of the 14 members of the EU Coordination Office.

The Evaluation exercise was conducted following four main research areas:

• To explore if whether and how the implementation of Red Cross internal ECHO coordination procedures and tools has affected the funding allocated by ECHO to EUNSs and IFRC.
• To explore how the Red Cross priorities and expertise in terms of type of crisis and sectors align with DG ECHO priority sectors, geographical focus, type of crisis and areas of intervention.
• To identify if the coordination process put in place has helped shaping the strategic relationship between ECHO and Red Cross partners.
• To analyse if the coordination procedures and tools have enhanced the collaboration between Red Cross EU Office members (EUNS and IFRC).