Third-Party Monitoring of Six UNRWA Projects Supported by the Government of Japan (Client: UNRWA)
“Japan-UNRWA Project Management and Monitoring Mechanism” was established upon Japan’s contribution from the supplementary budget in April 2024. As part of this mechanism, IDCJ conducted an independent Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) commissioned by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), targeting projects funded by the Government of Japan in 2024 and 2025. The main areas of the projects monitored are as follows:
Gaza: Provision of Non-Food Items for women and baby
West Bank: Health services
Syria: Assistance to vulnerable Palestine refugees, health services, livelihood support
Lebanon: Health services and vocational training
Jordan: Assistance to vulnerable Palestine refugees and MHPSS support
Multiple fields: Delivery of health services to Palestine refugees
Observation at a health centre in the West Bank
ODA Policy Evaluation
Evaluation of Japan’s Grant (through International Organizations) (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) conducts policy and program-level ODA evaluations (third-party evaluations) to improve the management of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and ensure accountability to the public. In FY2025, IDCJ conducted a cooperation modality evaluation of the Grant Aid managed by international organizations (excluding food assistance).
IDCJ conducted a cross-cutting review of relevant documents for 50 projects implemented between 2019 and 2022 and interviewed relevant stakeholders. Additionally, four specific projects across three countries—Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines—were examined as case studies. Based on these findings, IDCJ evaluated the modality from both development viewpoints (policy relevance, effectiveness of results, and appropriateness of the process) and diplomatic viewpoints, to produce recommendations for the improved implementation of this modality. The evaluation results have been published on the Ministry’s website.
Evaluation of Japan’s ODA to Uzbekistan (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
Evaluation of Japan’s ODA (2024) of ASEAN connectivity support centered on the “Japan-ASEAN Connectivity Initiative” (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
Evaluation of Japan’s ODA to the Kingdom of Thailand (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
Evaluation of Japan’s ODA to Forcibly Displaced Persons and Host Countries (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
Evaluation by Themes, Case Study, and Project Study
Study of JICA’s Operations Evaluation System under Cluster Management (Client: JICA)
Evaluation of the Peacebuilding Impact: Water Supply Improvement in the Host Communities of Syrian Refugees in Jordan (Client: JICA)
FY2024 Thematic Evaluation on Project Effectiveness and Lessons Learned from Gender Projects (Client: JICA)
JICA conducts ex-post evaluation (1) to fulfill its accountability to the Japanese public and other stakeholders, including the counterpart country, by evaluating the results of the project; and (2) to provide recommendations and lessons learned based on the evaluation results, and to provide feedback for improvement of the projects and future projects by the recipient country government and JICA.
Acting as an external evaluator, IDCJ conducted ex-post evaluations for the following five Grant Aid projects. For each project, sub-ratings were assigned based on the six DAC evaluation criteria (relevance, coherence, effectiveness, impact, efficiency, and sustainability), leading to an overall rating. Additionally, recommendations as well as lessons learned for future similar projects were formulated.
Democratic Republic of Congo: “The Project for Improvement of Road Maintenance Equipment in Kinshasa City” (Grant)
Burkina Faso “Project for Improvement of the southeastern Tansoba bypass in Ouagadougou” (Grant)
Burkina Faso “Secondary School Building Construction Project” (Grant)
Tanzania “The Project for Widening of New Bagamoyo Road (Phase 2)” (Grant)
Liberia “The Project for Reconstruction of Somalia Drive in Monrovia, The Project for Reconstruction of Somalia Drive in Monrovia (Phase2) (Integrated Evaluation)” (Grant)
Procured road maintenance equipment (Democratic Republic of Congo)
The Third-Party Evaluation of “the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects” (FY2023) (Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan)
Detailed Planning Survey of the Project for Strengthening One Health Surveillance for Early Detection, Alert and Response System of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Evaluation Analysis) (DR Congo and Zambia) (Client: JICA)
Terminal Evaluation for Project on Capacity Development for Nutrition Improvement in Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria and Mid-term Review of the Project for Improvement of Food and Nutrition Security through Building Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya (Evaluation Analysis) (Client: JICA)
Detailed Planning Survey on “Project for Capacity Building for Countermeasures against Disaster and Landslide on Major Highways in Nepal” (Evaluation Analysis)
FY2023 Ex-post Evaluation: Package I-4 (Republic of Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) (Client: JICA)
Follow-up Evaluation of the FY2020 “Okinawa Single Mother Empowerment and Capacity-Building Project” (Client: The Japan Network for Public Interest Activities: JANPIA)
Follow-up Evaluation of “Support Project for Children and Their Guardians Affected by Typhoon in 2019” (Client: The Japan Network for Public Interest Activities: JANPIA)
Training
Training Course of JES-Certified Evaluators (Client: Japan Evaluation Society)
Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Group)-Capacity Building for Evaluation Design, Implementation and System- (Client: JICA Kansai Center)
Knowledge Co-Creation Program -Policy Evaluation and Project Formulation For Tajikistan NDC- (Client: JICA Shikoku Center)
