Purpose of the Evaluation
With the aim of closing the existing financing gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), donor countries are encouraged to make greater use of innovative financing mechanisms and instruments in development financing, which, in addition to public funds, increasingly includes the mobilization of private resources. One of the main obstacles to private investors engaging in investments in developing countries is that these are often considered too risky. Every investment involves financial risks, but in emerging and developing countries these are often considered prohibitively high.
For this reason, the BMZ is continuing its efforts to develop and implement innovative solutions for mobilizing private capital. Fiduciary investment funds in particular are used in various regional and sectoral contexts and are considered to have great potential for financing the SDGs.
The evaluation provides input on how scarce resources should be allocated through these funds. In particular, the evaluation considers the development impact of the instrument. The evaluation should therefore be used for learning on how to most effectively use and steer the instrument, but also for accountability to parliament and the public.
To accomplish this purpose the evaluation has three focus areas:
The survey will collect data from companies that are potential target companies of the fund, regardless of whether they have (already) benefited from the fund. In total ideally about 300 interviews are expected. However, successfully conducted interviews should not be less than 250. The survey will take place between October and November 2025 in Ecuador. The questionnaire will focus on the potential effects and impacts of the financial products delivered by the fund on investees and the market environment of the targeted companies. The fund provides loans to local finance institutions which in turn grant loans to local companies which operate in the sectors of sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing or tourism. The recipient of the tendered consultancy services is the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) in Bonn, Germany.
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If your are interested and have questions contact me via e-mail: hamide.bayramoglu-fatoum@deval.org
About DEval
The German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) was founded in 2012 and is based in Bonn. The institute is organized as a German non-profit institution with limited liability (German Limited Liability Companies Act, GmbH). Its sole shareholder is the German Federal Government, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The main task of DEval is the independent analysis and assessment (evaluation) of German development cooperation interventions. Additional tasks include the development of appropriate methods and standards, providing qualification measures, as well as supporting evaluation capacity building in the partner countries for German development cooperation. The institute thereby engages in various national and international forms of cooperation.
