In 2012, EPIM commissioned RAND Europe to undertake an evaluation of EPIM’s third funding phase. The report “Evaluation of EPIM III: 2012-2015″ has now been published. The report looks at the projects from civil society organisations which EPIM supported between 2012 and 2015 and which aimed to influence EU policies and their national implementation in three defined focus areas: asylum seekers; undocumented migrants; and equality, integration and social inclusion of vulnerable migrants.
The aims of this external evaluation of EPIM III are to assess the progress made at the level of the EPIM III programme as a whole and to identify lessons learned by the grantee organisations about pathways to achieving impact.
The following key findings, among others, are highlighted in the report:
- The evaluation found that the overall achievements of EPIM III are substantial and have taken place against the backdrop of a difficult political climate.
- EPIM III resulted in capacity-building outcomes and development among all grantees, but particularly among newer organisations. All organisations evidenced outcomes of increased capacity to conduct research, to run advocacy and awareness campaigns and to influence stakeholders. Workshops and conferences organised by EPIM provided grantees with valuable networking opportunities.
- Data collection and dissemination featured prominently among grantees’ objectives and through supporting these outputs, EPIM III added value to other civil society organisations and policy makers.
- EPIM III contributed to early steps towards changing policy in a number of areas. The ability of national-level grantees to reach policy makers at the European level was enhanced by the networks facilitated by EPIM III.
- Through the work of some grantee organisations, EPIM III was able to deliver benefits to individual migrants and asylum seekers.
The report can be downloaded via this link.