Jim Bennett (consultant for GIZ) made this presentation during the parallel session hosted by the German International Cooperation (Deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit) , "Evaluating EITI Impact in Africa"

1. The Results Chain in Resource Governance Exemplary applications for EITI stakeholders By Jim Bennett (GIZ consultant) Kinshasa, May 27, 2011

5. In graphic form, a results chain can look like this:

6. Ou comme ça:

7. … or like this:

8. Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes (use of output) Direct impacts Indirect Impacts What resources are available? What does the project team do, together with whom and when? What does the project produce / deliver during the current phase? What do the users do differently because they use the outputs? What contribution is provided by the direct benefit to the „big“ development goals? Which direct benefit occurs because of those changes? … or like this External contribution (donors and others) Contribution of local partners Contributions of private sector and civil society Contributions of other bi- and multilateral donors Attribution Gap System Boundary System Boundary

9. Fictive example 1: The results chain of an MSG

10. Fictive example 2: National EITI reporting system