Development Consulting

Service Expertise includes:

Results-Based Program Cycle Management

Needs Assessments and Program Planning
Appraisal of project design documents
Integration of M&E plans in the project design

Monitoring and Evaluation

Evaluation of development and humanitarian assistance programs
Evaluation to improve the performance of aid programs
Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks
Assess the combined impact of multiple development actors
Conflict-sensitive performance indicators

Strengthening of Civil Society Organisations

Support organisational learning in program planning, results-based monitoring and evaluation

Impact Assessment of CSR Policies

Impact of CSR policies in developing communities

Peace, Conflict and Violence Assessment

Analysis of conflict and violence dynamics in communities and provide guidance on program interventions
Develop evaluation methods to assess the interrelation between conflict, violence and development

Action-Oriented Research

Innovative approaches towards evaluations
Develop practical guidance to increase effectiveness of aid programs in reducing conflict and violence
Appropriate and effective compliance mechanisms for CSR policies

Evaluation - Mindanao
Contracted by AusAID, Martine Van de Velde took part in the review of the UN Multi-Donor program: “Strengthening the Foundations for lasting Peace & Development in Southern Philippines”. Responsibilities included: 1. The assessment of the M&E system, baseline survey and program design document; 2. The assessment of program performance towards Peace and Development outcomes; and 3. provide recommendations to enhance program impact. The review mission resulted in the development of a common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and System for the Mindanao Working Group (Government of the Philippines, UN Agencies, World Bank and donor countries) to measure the performance of aid programs against conflict transformation and peace-building goals in the southern Philippines.
Evaluation - Palestinian Territories
Martine Van de Velde has been providing support to the design process of AusAID’s Middle East Cooperation Agreement (AMENCA2). Independent appraisal of the project design documents developed by the Australian NGOs and their Palestinian partner NGOs. Development of a program-level M&E Framework to assess the collective contribution of the individual NGO projects toward the overall AMENCA program goal of poverty alleviation and capacity building. The M&E Framework incorporated the ‘Do No Harm’ approach, the development of conflict-sensitive and gender-sensitive performance indicators.

Evaluation Bougainville Planning and Community Support (BPCS)Project

Following the signing of the 2001 peace agreement, which brought an end to a nine-year violent conflict in the province of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, development, capacity-building and reconciliation programs have been implemented by development agencies.

In June 2009, Martine Van de Velde took part in the evaluation of the UNDP BPCS Project which promotes good governance, human rights, peace consolidation and poverty alleviation.

The evaluation team assessed: 1. The effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and sustainability of the program activities. 2. UNDP’s future capacity development and peace building efforts in Bougainville, recommending possible areas of intervention and support.

The evaluation considered the relation between indigenous reconciliation processes and the support given to women and youth in peace-building and community development efforts.

Palestinian Territories

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Development Consulting

Service Expertise includes:

Evaluation - Mindanao

Evaluation - Palestinian Territories