Soniya Carvalho

World Bank · Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) (Operations Evaluation Department)

Social fund agencies channel resources to small-scale subprojects1 proposed by central or local governments, NGOs, or community groups and screened against eligibility criteria. Unlike a typical project implementation unit, social fund agencies usually have a high degree of independence from line ministries and sectoral budgets and make decisions o...

The theory-based evaluation approach documents the assumptions implicit in program design and points to the data required to test these assumptions. Collecting and analyzing such data through quantitative and qualitative techniques enhances understanding of the validity of the assumptions and the relevance of key program processes. This article lay...

The theory-based evaluation approach documents the assumptions implicit in program design and points to the data required to test these assumptions. Collecting and analyzing such data through quantitative and qualitative techniques enhances understanding of the validity of the assumptions and the relevance of key program processes. This article lay...

This paper, based on a recent OED review of World Bank social fund projects, presents findings relating to two aspects of social fund performance that have been relatively under-researched in the social funds literature-the sustainability of benefits and the institutional development impacts. On sustainability, the review found that social fund fac...

This book examines experience with the implementation of 67 projects in the portfolio of the International Development Association during fiscal 1988-90 that were directly aimed at benefiting the poor. Chapter 1 defines development impact and discusses conceptual issues in monitoring it. The outcome of a project is influenced heavily by the way in...

This paper discusses the indicators that are relevant in monitoring the performance of the World Bank's lending for poverty reduction. For every project, three classes of indicators can be distinguished - input, process, and impact. This paper reviews 178 Staff Appraisal Reports (SARs) for IDA-financed targeted poverty projects and 32 President's R...

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Since 1987 the Bank's operational guidelines have required President's Reports supporting structural adjustment loans (SALs) to pay particular attention to an analysis of the short term impact of the adjustment program on the poor and to measures proposed to alleviate negative effects. The authors review how SAL President's Reports prepared between...