Bodhi has been contracted by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to conduct an evaluation of the Pretoria Mission strategy from 2022-2026. The evaluation examines the performance of Embassy Pretoria across the three Strategic Objectives, which focus on deepening political partnerships, advancing human rights and sustainable development, promoting trade relations, advancing expanding Ireland’s influence and interests, and delivering high-quality services. It will focus on the Embassy’s work in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The evaluation is timed to correspond with the final year of implementation of the current Mission strategy and will inform the analysis of, discussions around, and subsequent drafting of the successor Mission strategy expected to be approved by end-2026. The evaluation’s findings will highlight learnings across the work of the Mission in recent years, support future Mission programming, and inform wider Departmental and global policy planning and programming.