Evaluation of Welthungerhilfe Programme in Somaliland 2008-2018

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. is a German Non-Governmental Organization, operating in the field of Emergency Aid, International Development Cooperation and Assistance. The organization supports development partner organizations and is as well active with own staff in 28 Country Offices and support implementation of projects in 40 countries worldwide.

Welthungerhilfe has been active in Somaliland for the past 17 years. It has officially started in 2001 with a food security project in Baki District with a total budget of 1.013.308, – Euro funded by EU. However, WHH made preparations already in early 2000 with small project planning with 23.481, – Euro. The first WHH Somaliland office was in Borama and field office in Baki. It expanded in successive years by opening other field offices in Togdheer and Sanag. It continued to work in the three regions until 2008. For safety reasons, the field offices in Togdher and Sanag were closed in 2008 and the intervention area has been limited in the Awdal Region since then. WHH had a liaison office in Hargeisa which closed in 2008 and has been reopened in 2017, now the WHH Country Program Office.

In the past 17 years, WHH Somaliland has worked for the poor people focusing on integrated food security, agriculture, natural resource management, education, health, resilience and on WASH. Recently with the reoccurring of climate related disasters, WHH has expanded its portfolio to include emergency response activities such as food distributions, water trucking and emergency-related cash-for-work.

The main donors have been the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), and WHH itself own sources. The funding share of each is EU 34%, BMZ 54% and WHH the remaining 12% from the total of 16.502.891,- Euro during the whole 17 years.

After working such an extensive period of time in Somaliland, it is now intended to have a closer look into the mid- and long-term impact of the WHH program regarding the aim to

1. strengthen resilience of the communities and their livelihoods to better withstand climate related disasters,
2. secure or even improve the natural resources base (water, soils, vegetation) for agriculture, horticulture and animal production,
3. provide the necessary and most effective inputs and linkages for improving livelihoods as well as living standards and
4. improve nutrition outcomes as an overall strategic objective of WHH

To achieve this objective, this evaluation will focus on the timeframe 2008-2018 and mainly on the activities in the Awdal Region. The evaluation is not to focus on the impact of specific projects but rather look on the programmatic level on how the overall set up of the activities have contributed towards the achievements of the above mentioned programmatic objectives.

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