The NGO Vehicle-Sharing Initiative (VSI), launched almost three years ago in Lebanon, is now at a turning point in its history as funding comes to an end and the project initiator prepares to hand over to NGO members themselves. This evaluation report sets out the main results and lessons learned from this innovative and inspiring experience for mobility management in the aid sector and other areas of humanitarian action.
This evaluation is above all an opportunity for collective learning to explore new ways of collaborating for improving the quality of aid, with regards to cost, environmental footprint and creation of collaboration amongst NGOs. Thus, the main objective of this exercise is to conduct a technical and systemic evaluation of Fleet Forum’s vehicle sharing initiative by:
(1) Assessing if the initiative has reached its intended goals, of operational effectiveness, cost efficiency, and environmental benefits;
(2) Questioning the collaborative mechanisms implemented, including governance aspects;
(3) Analysing the project’s potential in creating behavioural and sectoral change vis-à-vis humanitarian transport;
and (4) Identifying the main success factors and lessons learned for scalability and replicability of the initiative.
