EEPP Program Support Unit 

EPF Operating Manual   General Principles 

reports specified in the project contract, principally progress reports and a completion report.  

Progress reports address project implementation progress and will normally be submitted on a 

quarterly basis.  They should be brief in summarizing implementation details and should 

highlight any problems and deviations from the work plan.  The completion report will 

summarize the overall project achievements. 

Fund staff will monitor project implementation, review progress reports prepared by 

applicants and conduct periodic site inspections.  The major purpose of monitoring is to 

ensure the project s objectives described in the project document are realized in a timely 

manner.  

The Fund recognizes that continuous management oversight of projects by the Fund is costly.   

Accordingly, Fund staff will visit the project site once during implementation and at the 

conclusion of the project.  The necessity for site visits for grant projects will be determined 

during negotiation and modified as needed.

Reviews and Evaluations 

Reviews are more limited in scope, time, and focus than evaluations and take place midway 

between monitoring and evaluation, hence are called  interim reviews.   Interim reviews are 

conducted on projects with duration of more than one year.  They may be carried out by the 

EPF staff or by external consultants appointed by the EPF. 

End of project evaluations are conducted at the end of projects to assess the effectiveness, the 

impact, and sustainability of the project.  They also aim at serving to improve the quality of 

EPF support through better knowledge of the content and consequences of projects in 

addition to documenting the results to governmental authorities, concerned agencies and the 

general public.  Evaluations are conducted by EPF staff or by external consultants appointed 

by the EPF. An evaluation report format is exhibited in Annex 9. 

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