Performance evaluation of the USAID/Mozambique support program for economic and enterprise development (SPEED)

It works primarily to influence governmental policy advocacy, reform, and implementation. SPEED has a national scope and is designed to increase export diversification, support job creation, and contribute significantly to income generation. The purpose of the performance evaluation was four-fold: (1) to determine whether the current approaches and strategies are working well or not; (2) to capture important information on lessons learned and best practices from the implementation of SPEED activities; (3) to offer recommendations on any necessary, immediate modifications that would re-focus and strengthen the activity for the remaining life of SPEED; and (4) to offer recommendations and findings that would inform the design of future USAID/Mozambique policy advocacy support activities. The evaluation provides detailed analysis of findings for these areas: (1) effectiveness; (2) stakeholder collaboration; (3) sustainability; (4) gender; (5) quantitative activity data; (6) literature review and publications; and (7) key recommendations. (Excerpt, modified)