SEforALL’s evaluation activities are guided by principles of impartiality, objectivity, relevance, use, participation, credibility and measurability, in line with SEforALL’s values of partnership, agility, diversity, equity, results and trust. Our evaluations apply OECD-DAC criteria, including relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, coherence and complementarity, while also considering gender equity, innovation, replication and scalability.
Evaluation provides evidence on what works, what does not, why, for whom, and under what circumstances. SEforALL uses evaluation to assess expected and unexpected results, understand how change happens, and strengthen accountability, learning, knowledge sharing and evidence-informed decision-making.
Through our evaluation activities, we aim to:
(i) Provide robust evidence on the contribution of our interventions towards intermediate and long-term outcomes.
(ii) Identify any unexpected outcomes resulting from SEforALL’s interventions that cannot be revealed through monitoring; and
(iii) Capture and understand the good practices, lessons learned, and indirect effects of our work across programmatic activities.
Evaluations also consider progress against SEforALL’s theory of change, including how intermediate outcomes contribute to advancing SDG7 in alignment with the Paris Agreement.
The Sierra Leone Healthcare Electrification Project is improving the reliability and quality of electricity for critical healthcare services. This impact assessment reviews Phase 1, which supported the electrification of six major hospitals through 627 kWp of solar PV capacity and 1,561 kWh of battery storage, highlighting results in electricity reliability, diesel reduction, CO₂ emissions, staff working conditions and patient confidence.
Building on lessons from Phase 1, this developmental evaluation looks at Phases 2 and 3 of SEforALL’s healthcare electrification work in Sierra Leone. The report highlights early gains in energy reliability, healthcare service delivery, staff motivation and community trust, while identifying lessons on adaptive design, operations and maintenance, demand forecasting, monitoring, value for money and future scale-up.
This presentation brings together key findings from the impact assessment and developmental evaluation of SEforALL’s Sierra Leone Healthcare Electrification Project. It summarizes progress across 43 healthcare facilities, highlighting the project’s contribution to electricity reliability, healthcare service delivery, diesel reduction and climate benefits, while drawing out lessons for sustainability, monitoring, operations and maintenance, and replication.
SEforALL’s Sustainable Cooling for All Programme is advancing access to cooling as a critical issue for climate resilience, health, food security and productivity. This review assesses the programme’s progress from 2022 to 2024, highlighting achievements in policy support, data and evidence, partnerships, awareness-raising and finance mobilization, as well as lessons to strengthen future implementation.
SEforALL’s Gender and Youth Programme is helping expand women’s and young people’s participation in the sustainable energy sector through mentorship, technical training, youth leadership and gender mainstreaming. This review looks at the programme’s progress from 2022 to 2024, highlighting key achievements, lessons learned and opportunities to scale career pathways, deepen policy influence and strengthen partnerships for a more inclusive energy transition.
The SEforALL 10-Year Review Technical Report provides the evidence, methodology and analysis behind the 10-Year Review. Drawing on document reviews, interviews, workshops and stakeholder survey findings, the report examines SEforALL’s track record, value proposition, key milestones and opportunities to strengthen its contribution to accelerating sustainable energy progress through 2030.
The SEforALL 10-Year Review reflects on SEforALL’s journey from its establishment in 2011 through 2021, capturing the organization’s role in advancing SDG7 and building a global movement for sustainable energy. The report highlights key contributions, lessons learned and opportunities to build on SEforALL’s convening power, partnerships and evidence-based approach in the decade ahead.
SEforALL’s Cooling for All programme helped place sustainable cooling firmly on the global energy access and climate agenda. This evaluation reviews the programme’s work from July 2017 to May 2021, highlighting how it helped shift cooling from being seen as a luxury to being recognized as a basic need linked to health, food security, productivity and climate resilience.
SEforALL’s support to electrify six major hospitals in Sierra Leone helped improve access to reliable, renewable electricity for critical healthcare services. This evaluation reviews Phase 1 of the Powering Sierra Leone’s Hospitals Programme, highlighting achievements, alignment with national priorities and lessons to strengthen the sustainability, scalability and impact of future health facility electrification efforts.
SEforALL’s engagement around the 27 MW Betmai Hydroelectric Power Project helped strengthen Sierra Leone’s energy access ecosystem through high-level coordination, stakeholder engagement and government support. This evaluation reviews SEforALL’s contribution to advancing the project, supporting parliamentary ratification and generating lessons to improve project design, coordination, monitoring and long-term sustainability.