| dc.description.abstract | This Final Evaluation provides an external evaluation of the PACE programme process,
achievements and impacts measured against the Programme's Logical Framework. From
July 2nd to July 26th 2006, the Final Evaluation Mission undertook in-depth evaluations,
including field visits, in 9 PACE countries including Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina
Faso, Mali, Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. The Final Evaluation Mission had
also working sessions with PACE Kenya and the Somali Ecosystem Rinderpest Eradication
Co-ordination Unit (SERECU). During the 6th Annual Co-ordination Meeting for all National
PACE countries in Mombassa from June 27th to 30th 2006, the Mission had discussions with
the PACE National Co-ordinators from Burundi, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea Bissau,
Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The PACE programme is a major development programme in the field of animal health
covering 30 African countries. It was originally planned to cover 32 countries but, because
of their economic and political situation, Sierra Leone and Liberia did not continue in the
programme. The structure of the PACE Programme includes national operations planned
and implemented in each country and regionally co-ordinated under the auspices of the
Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources of the African Union (AU-IBAR). The PACE
Programme includes a Programme Co-ordination Unit (PCU) in Nairobi and a Regional Coordination
Unit in Bamako for West and Central Africa.
The PACE Programme is funded by the European Union (EU). The PACE Financing
Agreement (FA) was signed on 5th July 1999 by the European Commission and on 30
August 1999 by the AU-IBAR respectively. The total EC contribution is EUR 77 million: 72
million for the PACE Programme from November 1999 to October 2004 and EUR 5 million to
top-up the overall budget for the PACE Programme extension from November 2004 to
February 2007. The Fund Commitment of EUR 72 million was from 7th and 8th European
Development Fund (EDF) resources and the Fund Commitment of EUR 5 million is from 9th
EDF resources. A total budget of EUR 51,680,000 was allocated to the National component
(30 countries) and a total budget of EUR 25,320,000 to the Regional Component (PCU,
Regional Co-ordination Unit Service Contracts, Audits/Consultancies and Research). The
situation relating to commitments, expenditure and balances for the National and Regional
Components is provided in Section 4.2. | |
