EVALUATION OF ACOPAM: An ILO program for “Cooperative and Organizational Support to Grassroots Initiatives” in Western Africa 1978-1999

The subject of this evaluation is the ACOPAM program, a multi-bi ILO program financed by Norway. The program was put in place in response to the severe drought and subsequent famine that devastated the Sahel region in 1976. The program on "Cooperative and Organizational Support to Grassroots Initiatives" started in 1978 and closed in 1999. The total cost of the program was USD 42 million. The evaluation‟s mandate was to: (i) give a description of the program; (ii) conduct an analysis of program‟s achievements and their sustainability; and (iii) lessons learned: Generic experiences from ACOPAM.