Evaluation of CODESRIAs programme cycle

The evaluation considers that CODESRIA contributes significantly to the public good in diverse ways through its programmes and thatis has a wide constituency of support and appreciation. This is impressive given the small size of the Secretariat and the ambitions ofits agenda. It is also an organisation on a dynamic evolutionary trajectory. It is evident that CODESRIA through its membership andSecretariat staff has been an organisation in strong debate within itself and the wider world. Its open mindedness and the quality of itskey staff, combined with fixed term appointments as well as its membership and governance structure appear to have created anopen institutional culture that fosters constructive argument and change. The long term support of Sida, and other Nordic donorsincluding NORAD, has undoubtedly contributed to this.