Mid Term Evaluation of the SWIOFP West Indian Ocean

SWIOFP - Project Dates:
January 2011 - February 2011

Description of Project:
The South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) was a regional project implemented by the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) countries of Comoros, France (by virtue of its islands in the region), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa (East Coast only), the United Republic of Tanzania and Somalia (as observers).

The External Mid Term Review of the SWIOFP had the following global objectives:

1)Documenting progress toward achieving the Project objectives;
2)Identifying obstacles to Project implementation and suggesting ways to resolving them;
3)Suggesting adjustment in targets and corresponding programs to reflect progress achieved in the implementation of the Project as of the date of the review;
4)Evaluating the Project against the indicators set forth in the Project Implementation Manual (PIM).

Services Provided:
A Poseidon consultant completed regional consultations to achieve these objectives, and assessed the Project in terms of its: Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact and Sustainability, and Coherence.