1. Executive Summary Project See attached project proposals. 2. Background of WWF involvement WWF-Netherlands has supported the Virunga project since FY04 and the Itombwe project since FY10. For FY 16-FY 18, WWF NL invested 900 000 Euros for supporting the two projects in Virunga and in Itombwe 3. WWF’s Objectives and Strategies See attached projects proposals. 4. Context of the Evaluation The three years phase of the WWF NL funded project in the two localities of Virunga and Itombwe will be completed in June 18 after implementation on the ground. Both projects have a focus on great apes and were funded through the WWF-NL African great Apes program. For WWF NL, any contract above 500 000 Euros has to be evaluated. The evaluation has to be done externally based