This is the Final Evaluation report of the Multi-country Emergency Appeal operation for drought in Southern Africa. This evaluation was conducted following the IFRC evaluation criteria and hence it assesses relevance, coverage, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability in the implementation of the Emergency Appeal actions.
Relevance: To address food insecurity and its drivers, the National Societies designed response which was largely through Cash and Voucher Assistant (CVA) across the four countries in Multi- County Appeal. The CVA modality utilized by National Societies was in tandem with the manner in which governments of the four countries deliver social assistance to vulnerable persons/households.