Our Evaluations

Wars and conflicts force millions of people worldwide to flee their homes. Within the framework of the German Government's 'Partnership for Prospects in the Middle East', DEval has investigated how short-term assistance and development cooperation can be meaningfully connected in order to improve the lives of both refugees and the local population in the host communities.

Germany’s official development cooperation has been supporting policy initiatives in partner countries for a long time. However, little is known about how influential or useful this support is assessed to be by partners. Together with the AidData research lab at the College of William & Mary in the USA, DEval set out to close this knowledge gap.

Engagement Global was founded in 2012 to promote citizen engagement in development policy. Amongst other things, the DEval evaluation aimed to determine what benefits the organisation has for its target groups, whether the organisational structure is suitable for its tasks and how well the organisation is managed.

Structured funds are designed to make it easier for private investors to invest in development interventions. DEval investigated how successful the funds are in achieving this, and whether they generate the desired development impact while being financially sustainable at the same time. The evaluation was completed in 2020.