Mid-term evaluation of the community livelihoods project (CLP)

(Creative), through Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) 279-A-00-10-00032-00, has been implementing the Community Livelihoods Project (CLP). Three modifications have been made during this 18 month evaluation period, all of which, except Modification No. 02, were for incremental financing. Amendment No. 02 altered the agreements scope of work, but did not extend the Award from its original 36 months with two one-year options. Through USAID/Yemens Yemen Monitoring and Evaluation Project (YMEP) implemented by International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a mid-term evaluation was requested by the Mission. The field work for this report was carried out in January and February 2012 and the evaluation review period covers July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011. The primary evaluation questions consisted of: Has the CLP implementation mechanism of issuing grants to local awardees been an effective strategy for achieving program results? Have the efforts to include women and youth in the program achieved expected results? Has the program achieved all of the other expected results at mid-term? Has the program been cost effective?