Mid-term Review of the Nca and Partner Response in Ukraine to gender-based Violence (gbv) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (mhpss) Programme and water, Sanitation and Hygiene (wash)

In line with the formal agreement with Norad, the external mid-term review will assess progress and results achieved to date under NCAs Ukraine response and provide recommendations for adjustments for the remainder of the program period.   

Within this framework, the  mid-term review is an opportunity to gain more knowledge on how NCA’s response is supporting Ukrainian civil society organisations and other actors, such as local authorities and service providers, churches and community groups, in their efforts to plan and deliver relevant and high-quality services within protection and WASH. Particular attention will be given to partnership dynamics and sustainability, including the equity of relationships, factors influencing partner selection and turnover, capacity-strengthening and power-shifting processes, and the management of risk, trust, and compliance. The review will also examine how strengthened capacities translate into effective service delivery, organisational autonomy, and longer-term local leadership. We expect to receive actionable recommendations on how the response can be adjusted to strengthen the scope, quality and impact of NCA’s response in 2027, while promoting more equitable, resilient and locally led partnerships.  

The mid-term review will complement the WASH evaluation (2024) and GBV/ MHPSS evaluation (2025). Findings and recommendations from the mid-term review will be followed by a management response letter providing an action plan based on the evaluation recommendations. 

For NCA, the mid-term review fits into our strategic knowledge approach, and will feed into our Global Knowledge Priority on Local partners and faith-based actors as agents of change (one of four Knowledge Priorities that the organisation has adopted for 2026-27); it also fits into our broader work on making our partnerships approach more equitable and localised, and complements other initiatives such as our annual partner surveys, to better understand and improve .