The Secretariat’s Country Evaluation Series aims to respond to member countries’ need for evidence-based reporting on how countries are benefiting from the programmes and actions of the Secretariat. They seek to validate reported results and identify emergent outcomes due to the Secretariat’s actions.
This report presents the findings of an assessment of the Secretariat’s engagement with Jamaica since financial year 2017/18. This is one in a series of country reviews conducted by the Secretariat in the current strategic period and the first of the Secretariat’s support to Jamaica.
The country review of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s engagement with Jamaica during financial years 2017/18 to 2024/25, assessed the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the Secretariat’s support. Within the broad coverage of engagements over that period, the review assessed 66 project actions where there was sufficient maturity and data to support an assessment of results. It reviewed more than 178 documents and web resources and drew on 64 key informant interviews across 21 institutions in Jamaica.
The review found the portfolio of products and services delivered to Jamaica since 2017 were aligned with priorities in Jamaica’s Vision 2030 and particularly SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions).
