114 . MOPAN 2017-18 ASSESSMENTS . UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST • Contribution to medium-term development results are noted in two evaluations with mixed results: the Evaluation the Engaging Youth Project in Syria and the Decentralized Evaluation of UNRWA Gender Initiative. In both of these evaluations, find that the projects have increased livelihoods opportunities and made investments in strengthening capacities. In the case of the Gender Initiative Evaluation, this translates to mobility, awareness of rights, business and job application skills, and self-confidence. Both evaluations note that there is a certain ‘project-dependency’ of some project participants. • Missed opportunities to sustain results are reported in three evaluations. The Evaluation of the 9, 61, 63, 66, 77, 89, 133, 141, 142 Transition to E-Cards notes that UNRWA did not make the most of partnerships that could have supported embedding results. The Evaluation of the Improvement of Living Conditions of Vulnerable Palestine refugees in Jerash Camp notes that the project missed opportunities to support livelihoods of camp residents. The Rented Schools Evaluation finds that the project’s sustainability may be limited due to the limited involvement of beneficiaries in the design and planning at the outset, leading to lack-of-ownership and buy-in from beneficiaries. MI 12.1 Evidence confidence MI 12.2: Interventions assessed as having built sufficient institutional and/or community capacity for sustainability, or have been absorbed by government Score MI rating N/A MI score N/A MI 12.2 Analysis Source document Three evaluations assess the extent that UNRWA has built institutional or community capacity for sustainability finding mixed results. While the sample does not provide a large body of evidence about the extent that interventions have built institutional, community, or government capacity to support the sustainability of interventions, evaluations provide specific examples of UNRWA’s capacity building at each of these levels: institutional, community, and host government absorption. • At the community level, the Rented Schools evaluation describes limited capacity-building of the community which is expected to constrain the sustainability of the project’s outcomes. Specifically, the failure to consider the community’s interests means that the enrolment rates of the school in question may not be sustained. • Referring to institutional capacity building, the Gender Initiative Evaluation identifies some successes in building organisational sustainability through the capacity building of CBOs provided by the Gender Initiative which has provided capacity building on gender and women’s empowerment issues and organisational management and planning. • In terms of government uptake of programming, the Evaluation of the Transition to E-Cards suggests that the intervention has not been successful in building institutional capacity. The evaluation finds no evidence of host country willingness to discuss planning for greater integration or absorption of UNRWA’s caseload due to political and financial factors. MI 12.2 Evidence confidence 133, 141, 142