Objectives of the evaluation
Systematic and timely evaluation of its programmes and activities is an established priority of the
European Commission. The focus of evaluations is on the assessment of achievements, the quality and
the results of Interventions in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis
on result-oriented approaches and the contribution towards the implementation of the SDGs.
From this perspective, evaluations should look for evidence of why, whether or how these results are
linked to the EU intervention and seek to identify the factors driving or hindering progress.
Evaluations should provide an understanding of the cause and effect links among: inputs and activities,
and outputs, outcomes and impacts. Evaluations should serve accountability, decision making, learning and
management purposes.
The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the
interested stakeholders and the wider public with:

-	an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) Project, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results; key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and

future Interventions. In particular, this evaluation will provide recommendations for possible adjustment of the project design
and/or implementation modalities.
The main users of this evaluation will be the EU Delegation to Nigeria, the German Federal Foreign Office,
the ECOWAS Commission and relevant institutions in the ECOWAS Member States.