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Overall achievements

• The evaluation found that the overall achievements of EPIM III are substantial and have taken place against the backdrop of a difficult political climate. Although aggregating and summing the achievements of the grantees into a single statement about the results of EPIM III is challenging (given the very diverse nature of the projects undertaken by the grantees, their objectives and approaches), a number of programme level outcomes and impacts were identified.

Capacity building

• EPIM III resulted in capacity-building outcomes and development among all grantees, but particularly among newer and less mature organisations. Capacity building of grantees was central to the EPIM 'funding plus' model. All grantees evidenced outcomes of increased capacity to conduct research, to run advocacy and awareness campaigns and to influence stakeholders. However, for newer organisations the EPIM III grants enabled them to substantially build capacity. Workshops and conferences organised by EPIM provided grantees with valuable networking opportunities. Such linkages were welcomed by grantees and appeared to have helped grantees to achieve their outcomes and impacts, not just at the national, but also at the European level.

Delivering benefits to individuals

• Through the work of some grantees, EPIM III was able to deliver benefits to individual migrants and asylum seekers. These outcomes were primarily as a result of direct service delivery by grantees, or as a result of grantees' engagement with professionals (such as healthcare workers) who were themselves working directly with migrants and asylum seekers.