GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF FINAL REPORTS FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD TRANCHE

(WILL BE REVISED FOR FOURTH TRANCHE PROJECTS)

Following operational and financial completion of the projects funded under the 2nd and 3rd tranches, the Programme Manager would like to request that a final report on the projects' impact in compliance with General Assembly criteria be prepared and submitted to him, no later than 1 September 2006.

The final report is an opportunity for the implementing entity to present the project's outcome, particularly with regard to meeting the expected accomplishments and delivering the anticipated impacts.

Assessments contained in the final report will enable the Programme Manager to distill lessons learned and promote sharing of information on good practices and report to the General Assembly on impacts achieved.

It is desirable to keep the reports concise and the language crisp. Should you have any further questions, please contact Martin Kraus tel: 212 963 4645). 

The final report should elaborate on the following questions: 

(i) GA criteria-based questions:

• " What impact does the project have at the field level? " 

• Has the project resulted in durable, self-sustaining initiatives to develop national capacity building? If yes, please give examples. 

• " What are the multiplier effects of the project? " 

• How did the project take advantage of information and communication technology, knowledge management and networking of local expertise? " 

• How did the project utilize the technical, human and other resources available in developing countries? " What are the benefits from partnerships with non-UP stakeholders?

(ii) Data on project activities:

" Number of workshops, participants at workshops and missions and a list of countries which benefited from the project's implementation; " Supplementary funds raised during the course of the project and after its completion to support the project's objective and facilitate the achievement of the expected accomplishments

(iii) Highlights of good practices and lessons learned from the implementation of the project.

(iv) List of additional information materials on project activities available, such as press clippings, media coverage, meeting reports, evaluation reports, publications etc. These materials should not be included in the report at this stage unless the information is available online and can be hyperlinked.