C - List of evaluations completed in the reporting period Investment number and name Name of evaluation Date completed Date Evaluation report Uploaded into AidWorks Date Management response uploaded into AidWorks Published on website INK 459 Afghanistan Australia Community Resilience Scheme Mid-term review 17 July 2017 22 August 2017 TBC November 2017 TBC December 2017 List of program prioritised evaluations planned for the next 12 months Evaluation title Investment number and name (if applicable) Date – planned commencement (month/year) Date – planned completion (month/year) Purpose of evaluation Evaluation type INI510 Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund Evaluation March 2017 November 2017 Verify performance of ARTF and demonstrate results Partner led – note this evaluation was scheduled to be complete in this reporting period but delays beyond DFAT’s control mean it has been deferred. INL281 Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan Evaluation TBC TBC Verify performance of humanitarian funding DFAT led
Annex D - Aid Quality Check ratings AQC ratings Investment name Approved budget and duration year on year Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Monitoring and Evaluation Sustainability Gender equality and Safeguards Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) $429m 2017 AQC 6 4 4 4 4 4 n/a 2009-21 2016 AQC 5 4 6 5 4 4 5 Afghanistan National Security Forces Sustainment (LOTFA) $158.46m 2017 AQC 5 3 4 3 4 3 n/a 2015-20 2016 AQC 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 Ending Violence Against (EVAW) $30.1m 2017 AQC 6 5 4 5 3 5 n/a 2012-17 2016 AQC 5 5 5 4 4 6 4 Australia Afghanistan Community Resilience Scheme (AACRS) $29.4m 2017 AQC 5 5 5 4 5 4 n/a 2011-17 2016 AQC 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 ACIAR Afghanistan Agricultural Research Portfolio $17.7m 2017 AQC 5 4 4 3 4 4 n/a 2012-17 2016 AQC 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 CARE – Empowerment through Education $10.6m 2017 AQC 5 5 5 5 4 5 n/a 2011-17 2016 AQC 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 HAQC ratings Humanitarian response AQCs assess performance over the previous 12 months (ratings are not compared to previous years). Investment name Approved budget and duration Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Monitoring and Evaluation Connectedness Protection Gender equality and Safeguards
Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights Improve access to justice for all, in particular women, by ensuring that the Constitution and other fundamental laws are enforced expeditiously, fairly and transparently; ensure that women can fully enjoy their economic, social, civil, political and cultural rights; fight against corruption, including strengthening efforts; and improve the capacity of state institutions. Police, law and justice, and government officials are trained in gender-based violence case management and national legislation Data source: UNFPA and TAF progress reports (quarterly/bi-annual) n/a An additional 900 police, law and justice and government officials trained An additional 640 police, law and justice and government officials trained TBC Improved gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment across Australia’s aid program Shared outcomes ARTF Corporate Scorecard rating for Gender Mainstreaming in Results Monitoring Baseline: Yellow (slight delays) – 53 per cent Data source: ARTF Corporate Scorecard Improve % from baseline Improve % from 2014-15 Improve % from 2015-16 Improve % from 2016-17 Evidence that Australia has supported women’s empowerment and addressing gender issues through policy dialogue and advocacy on women’s empowerment and gender issues. N/A Member of ARTF Gender Working Group Progress Gender reporting through ARTF Steering Committee membership; Advocate for revision of TMAF Component 2 hard deliverables through membership of TMAF Component 2 Working Group Member of ARTF Gender Working Group Progress Gender reporting through ARTF Steering Committee membership; Advocate for clear and measurable gender equality outcomes through the Mutual Accountability Framework (to be finalised September 2015) Member of ARTF Gender Working Group Advocate for progress against gender equality outcomes through the Mutual Accountability Framework Member of ARTF Gender Working Group Advocate for progress against gender equality outcomes through the Mutual Accountability Framework Australian aid milestone Aid Quality Check gender ratings for target bilateral investments (AACRS, ACIAR, PFM, Empowerment through Education, Children of Uruzgan, EVAW) Baseline (2013-14 ratings): AACRS (N/A); ACIAR (4); PFM (2); Empowerment through Education (5); Children of Uruzgan (5); EVAW (N/A) Data source: Aid Quality gender ratings Improve or maintain ratings from 2013-14 Improve or maintain ratings from 2014-15 Improve or maintain ratings from 2015-16 Improve or maintain ratings from 2016-17 Objective 3: Building resilience and supporting at-risk populations