In the Far North region of Cameroon, communities affected by crises and displacement face significant needs in terms of access to water and essential services. To improve living conditions for these communities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has implemented a number of infrastructure projects and initiatives under its Water and Shelter (WatHab) programme.

This evaluation aimed to analyse the relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and impact of these interventions in relation to the needs of the population and the local context. It also assessed the level of community ownership of the infrastructure, the consideration given to vulnerable groups, and the mechanisms put in place to ensure the long-term viability of the investments.

Type of services provided

• Design of the evaluation methodology and definition of the data collection framework.

• Conducting interviews with institutional, community and technical stakeholders.
• Supervision of field surveys and quality control of the data collected.
• Analysis of the results according to the OECD DAC evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability).
• Assessment of governance, management and community ownership of infrastructure.
• Analysis of how vulnerable populations are taken into account in the planning and implementation of interventions.
• Identification of good practices, lessons learnt and areas for improvement.
• Reporting and dissemination of results to stakeholders.