Evaluation
Evaluation stands for systematic, objective analysis and assessment: We evaluate German Financial Cooperation activities for their impacts that cannot be observed until a project has been largely completed. Ex post evaluations are therefore of crucial importance in our work. They examine whether a project has achieved its objectives, what worked well and what did not and why. Evaluations serve the purpose of rendering account of the activities of KfW Entwicklungsbank. And they help us to draw lessons from our experiences, to design and manage new projects even better and to allocate resources even more efficiently.
Independent Evaluation Department
Being independent is an important prerequisite to be able to make an unbiased, neutral and credible assessment.
Methodology
Evaluating impact is a complex activity. A variety of methods is therefore applied.
Ex Post Evaluation
An ex post evaluation assesses a completed project and follows the DAC criteria.
Thematic and other Evaluations
Topic-based evaluations are an important supplement to the work of the FC evaluation unit.
Learning from Evaluations
We apply lessons learned from ongoing and completed projects to our future work.
Evaluation Results and Publications
We publish the results of our evaluations in a variety of reports.
Opportunities for Consultants
The Evaluation Department regularly contracts the professional expertise of external experts.







