The overall objective of this framework contract in terms of training is to strengthen the skills in identifying, monitoring and evaluating projects of organizations in the development cooperation sector in Belgium.

It also presents three specific objectives:

Promote understanding of fundamental concepts of project cycle management;
Promote the mastery of methodological tools in a “results-based management” type approach;
Strengthen the capacity of organizations to make links between project cycle management, results-based management and theory of change (ToC).

February 2021 to February 2024

This training aims to strengthen the skills in managing independent evaluation processes of Belgian CSOs and IAs. It presents the following objectives for the participants: 

• Master the drafting of TOR of quality evaluations and in accordance with the regulations in force; 
• Master the stages of launching an evaluation offer and the objective selection of an independent and external evaluator; 
• Master the methods of monitoring an evaluation conducted by an external evaluator;
• Know the methods to develop a managerial response and its effective follow-up after an evaluation report. 

January to March 2021

The objective of this service is to facilitate a workshop for the co-construction of a technical assistance system. The mission is part of the capacity building of Mauritanian health actors. The two main issues are:

• Achieve a shared understanding and a common reading of the intervention logic updated by all stakeholders and clearly define the responsibilities, roles and tasks of each actor involved in the project, as well as the mode of communication and information circuits to be adopted;
• Co-construct, in a participatory manner, the ToRs for Technical Assistance. 

January to March 2021

This study, advice and facilitation service aims to build the capacity of AFD’s current and potential counterparts in the context of the appraisal and implementation of its operations. As such, the Cota, as a tier 1 contractor, will be responsible, at the request of the agency:

Carrying out diagnoses (of context, organisational, institutional, project management capacities);
The development of capacity building strategies (sizing of project management assistance or technical support, preparation of capacity building plans);
The implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
May 2019 to May 2020, renewable three times a year.

Missions carried out

2019

• ASTBEF diagnosis (Chad)
• Support for the definition of the “capacity building” component of a support grant intended for the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Development (Burkina-Faso)

2020

• Moderation of workshops for the co-construction of a technical support system as part of the sector budget support (SBS) project for tax reform in Niger

2021

• Participatory organizational diagnosis and support strategy for capacity building (RC) of the Ministry of National Education, Literacy and the Promotion of National Languages ​​(MENAPLN) Applied to Education in Emergency Situations – Burkina Faso
• Feasibility study for a support project for the mobilization of internal resources in The Gambia
• Support for the introduction of performance bonuses for the PROGOUV project and ownership of the related TA mechanism (Djibouti)

2022

• Animation of a co-construction process of the support project for the urban community of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
• Main facilitator-moderator for the co-construction and stakeholder dialogue workshop around the adaptive social protection program in the Rio Yaque del Sur watershed (Dominican Republic)
• Support for the organization, preparation, animation and facilitation of a workshop for the development of the master plan of the General Directorate of the Treasury of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Madagascar

The objective of the service is to act as the main facilitator and moderator to finalize the financing request to the SME and produce a first theory of change (identification of actions, products and impacts, measures to undertake and process to engage, as well as risks). This workshop is designed to promote speaking and listening, while setting a clear framework for achieving the desired results.

September – November 2019

The implementation of this mission will consist of training in Niger and Ethiopia.

August to December 2019

This mission presents four main goals :

• Methodologically support the conduct of a diagnosis of training needs at the location of civil status stakeholders in Cameroon ;
• Methodologically support the definition of a stakeholder training strategy ;
• Accompany the creation and / or updating of training modules ;
• Support the formation and training of a group of national trainers.

May 2019 to March 2021

November 2018 to November 2019

This mission aims to improve the evaluation policy currently in place within Africalia, the management of its internal processes as well as its tools, with regard to its new practices and changes in the context (internal changes within the team, new processes and monitoring tools in place, new ways of reporting according to the DGD, ECB certification, etc.).

The three objectives of this training are :

• To improve the integration of the evaluation function within Africalia ;
• To enrich evaluation processes through ad hoc tools to ensure quality ;
• To update the organizational repositories (RBM, M&E, functional organization chart).

January to March 2019

As part of a continuous organizational development effort, this coaching mission aims to define the following three interrelated elements :

• A global vision on learning ;
• The terms of a coherent strategy for collaborative expertise ;
• A relative action plan.

Cota supports ASF for the definition phase of these three products, but also for the implementation phase, with a support and advisory role.

November 2018 to December 2019

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DDC) in Burundi supports the Burundian government in the implementation of the National Decentralization Policy in general and in supporting the land reform process in particular. It is within this framework that this Directorate has technically and financially supported the creation and operation of land services in six municipalities in Ngozi province for ten years. On the basis of the needs expressed, the capacities of communal land agents and members of hill reconnaissance commissions were strengthened through the design of land training courses.

As the content and methodology of the training provided were not harmonized, it was considered necessary to organize a training of trainers on these modules for a better use. This training should make it possible to constitute a pool of trainers in the field of land which can be put to use for the training of land agents, or even other actors of decentralization.

November 2018 to January 2019

This 2-day training focuses on the design and implementation of an evaluation. The member organizations of Acodev and Fiabel are preparing for the implementation of mid-term evaluations of their 2017-2021 program and specific support in this regard is needed. The training aims to provide participants (20 people per session) with the basics.

At the end of the training, the participants will self-evaluate on the following 4 objectives :

• Train Terms of Reference writing quality assessments and comply with regulations in force ;
• Master the stages of launching an evaluation offer and the objective selection of an independent external evaluator ;
• Master the procedures for monitoring an evaluation conducted by an external evaluator ;
• Know the methods to develop a managerial response and its effective follow-up after an evaluation report.

June 2018

This 2-day training focuses on the design and implementation of an evaluation. The member organizations of Acodev and Fiabel are preparing for the implementation of mid-term evaluations of their 2017-2021 program and specific support in this regard is needed. The training aims to provide participants (20 people per session) with the basics.

At the end of the training, the participants will self-evaluate on the following 4 objectives :

• Train Terms of Reference writing quality assessments and comply with regulations in force ;
• Master the stages of launching an evaluation offer and the objective selection of an independent external evaluator ;
• Master the procedures for monitoring an evaluation conducted by an external evaluator ;
• Know the methods to develop a managerial response and its effective follow-up after an evaluation report.

June 2018

IFSI wants to improve its evaluation policy, internal process management and dedicated tools, in line with its new practices, donor requirements and the preparation of an external evaluation. This training in 3 sequences spread over 8 days presents 4 expected results :

• The results-based management (RBM) policy is improved ;
• The integration of the evaluation function within IFSI is better ;
• Evaluation processes are enriched, through dedicated tools, to ensure their quality ;
• The results of this process are integrated into a monitoring and evaluation manual for IFSI’s southern partners, to enable them to benefit from this learning.

June 2018