IMPAKT is delivering consulting services in thematic assessments, appraisals and reviews of international aid and development programmes in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Areas of specialization include assessments and analyses of programme design, implementation strategies, policies and results-based frameworks. Programmes are assessed based on the coherence of their Logical Framework Approach supporting Results-Based Framework and narrative Theory of Change describing the pathways and interlinkages between engagements and proposed interventions.

We use an appreciative and dialogue based approach in our assessments. We take point of departure in partners and stakeholders implemented results and outcomes. We consider this first acknowledgement of actual results and outcomes of the partnership to be critical in order to establish mutual trust and acceptance of the need to also discussing more critical and potentially less positive outcomes with partners and stakeholders. Our experiences show that by approaching partners from an appreciation angle it becomes easier to enter into more sensitive areas where challenges and constraints potentially hampers efficiency and effectiveness of activities. 

By engaging with partners based on acknowledgement and constructive dialogue on challenges and weaknesses partners become more disposed to identifying own solutions and ways forward. In other words we don’t operate with blue-print frameworks for how organizations or programmes achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. We have strong believes in adaptive approaches utilizing external opportunities with internal capacities and opportunities.

IMPAKT is specialized in performing assessments of staff and leadership capacities, organisational management capacity including interlinkages between human and financial resources, supporting structures, operational systems and strategies. Further, IMPAKT has particular experiences assessing advocacy and communication approaches and capabilities, as well as programmes’ applying human rights based approaches and principles of participation, accountability, non-discrimination and transparency.

In all assessments and reviews OECD/DAC evaluation criteria of programmes’ relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact are applied.

IMPAKT have particular experiences in environment, climate, energy, education, health, and labour market sectors.

Examples of assignments:

• Review of the Danish Institute for Human Rights

• Evaluation of the Democratic Governance Facility in Uganda;

• Review of the Low Carbon Transmission Unit at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate;

• Thematic Reviews of Danish NGOs: Danmission, Sustainable Energy, DIGNITY (Danish Center of Victims of Torture), Danish Refugee Council, Plan Denmark, Trade Union 3F and others;

• Appraisal of MFA Sector Support Programmes: Mozambique Climate Change and Environment; Programme, Uganda Water Sector Programme, Bolivia support to Productive Sectors Programme, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) in Washington/USA;

• Review cum appraisal of Sector Budget Support Programme to the Ministry of Finance in Tanzania.