In our work, we place great importance on measuring the impact of our projects and responding to change. We regularly review whether we are achieving the goals we have set.
The focus of our quality assurance lies on participatory processes involving all stakeholders and actors.
Each partner organization reports twice a year on programme progress based on an agreed implementation plan; annual reporting includes a comparison with predefined target values. An external evaluation conducted at the end of each project phase forms the basis for developing the subsequent phase.
A professional team at the headquarters is responsible for supporting and overseeing the projects. A project commission, made up of volunteer external experts, contributes its know-how. The board serves as the strategic body.
Project managers at IAMANEH Switzerland regularly travel to the project countries and remain in continuous exchange with project partners.
In West Africa and the Western Balkans, project managers are supported by local coordinators. These coordinators promote and accompany partners in their development and advise them in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities. The coordination offices are crucial for efficient networking with other actors in the respective regions. They also play an important role in politically unstable times, serving as an information hub for project managers in Switzerland.
Our overall programme, which is based on long-term objectives, is reviewed annually for the attention of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), which provides financial support for the programme. This review is carried out in collaboration with three other organizations with whom we form the “Alliance Gender Equality & Health”.
The Alliance is committed to promoting the implementation of key objectives of the UN 2030 Agenda (Sustainable Development Goals) through partnerships with local actors: Good Health and Well-being (including sexual and reproductive health and rights) (SDG 3), Gender Equality (SDG 5), and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16).
