USAID Legislative Strengthening Program (LSP) Midterm Performance Evaluation Report

by Usaid

This Midterm Evaluation of the Iraq Legislative Strengthening Program (LSP), financed by USAID’s Democracy and Governance Program, is organized into two parts: (1) LSP performance assessment since 2008 and (2) recommendations for future directions. The LSP is implemented by AECOM in partnership with Management Systems International (MSI). LSP’s purpose is to strengthen the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) and help to ensure its sustainable development. The program began October 1, 2008 and has since been extended to March 2014. Its current project value is $73.1million. The scope of the program is defined by the following six sub-results, hereinafter referred to as objectives: 1. Developed and strengthened Iraq Center for Parliamentary Development; 2. Strengthened staff capacity and political will for staff reform; 3. Streamlined legislative process and improved committee operations; 4. Strengthened oversight and budget review capacity; 5. Strengthened COR outreach; and 6. Improved donor coordination and COR development planning abilities. This midterm evaluation serves four purposes: (1) to substantiate whether LSP’s objectives have been or will likely be achieved; (2) to assess whether the methodology and approach of the LSP is effective in working toward those objectives; (3) to help set reasonable expectations for what can be achieved over the next three years, if the Mission continues to invest in LSP activities; and (4) to inform the scope of future investments in Iraq’s national legislature.

66 pages, ebook

Published November 1, 2011