Evaluation of Peace Corps/Nepal

We recommend that the director of programming and training work with staff, Volunteers and project partners to re-focus the food security project framework (its purpose, goals, objectives, activities, and indicators) and related training for Volunteers, drawing on agency specialists and Focus In/Train Up guidance as needed.

We recommend that the director of programming and training and program manager for food security improve the site selection and development process so that programmatic site selection criteria are clarified and staff knows how to identify and document the characteristics of a potential site according to the selection criteria.

We recommend that the director of programming and training and program manager for food security improve the site selection and development process to include more opportunity for staff and/or Volunteer leaders to assess the availability and interest of both primary counterparts as well as community-based counterparts in collaborating with the Volunteer in support of project goals.

We recommend that the director of programming and training and program manager for food security improve the site selection and development process so that sites that meet the post’s programmatic selection criteria are presented for approval to host government officials, and sites that do not meet the post’s selection criteria are not presented as options for Volunteer placement.

We recommend that the director of programming and training, program manager for food security, and the safety and security manager review the criteria for host family selection and determine if additional flexibility can be applied to the host family location and its distance from the Volunteer’s assigned work site (local health post or agriculture office).