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Project: Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab Civil Society Agenda
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

For effective implementation of regional-level projects, it is imperative that the appropriate local partners and coordinating mechanisms are used. Organizations should consider selecting more than one partner organization for a country as one national partner may be ideal for some project activities but less so for others.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States collaboration, coordination, partners

Project: Enhancing Women's Land Ownership Rights in Eastern Sierra Leone
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Allocating a portion of the budget to carry out a research component at the beginning of the project is crucial in developing the best understanding possible of the key issues and barriers in the local context.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Sierra Leone local needs, project design, research

Project: Enhancing Women's Land Ownership Rights in Eastern Sierra Leone
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Providing platforms through which women can educate other women is key for project relevance and impact. Women in Sierra Leone were not scared of speaking out to challenge prevailing cultural norms in Eastern Sierra Leone, they were merely unaware of their rights to land access in the first place. Providing women who have successfully secured land a platform from which to share their experience can build awareness and also inspire others as to what is possible for them to accomplish.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Sierra Leone awareness, capacity building, expertise, land

Project: Enhancing Women's Land Ownership Rights in Eastern Sierra Leone
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

In Sierra Leone, chieftaincy authorities are key powerbrokers in local communities. When initiatives work to build the capacity of women and girls, these initiatives are made most effective when they also work to change the attitudes of men and in particular, of traditional authorities. In addition, ‘chieftaincy by-laws’ are the most applied legal framework in rural communities, regardless of what national laws may say.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Sierra Leone community, elite, gender relations, patriarchy

Project: Addressing Ghana’s Governance Deficits through Constitutional Reform
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The county/local level can be a more effective playing field on which to make improvements to government transparency and accountability. Not only are county/local level efforts more attainable than changes to national ones, but they often have more direct and bigger impacts on citizens lives on a day to day basis. This strategy can be made even more effective by making requests for these improvements in the run-up to election proccesses. These commitments can in turn be used to hold officials accountable when in office.

Theme: Rule of law

Liberia Accountability, local, local government, transparency

Project: Using Access to Information to Foster Open Expenditure and Budget Transparency in Liberia
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Newspaper coverage of a certain issue will have a wider reach than simply the number of copies printed. Stories about controversial or pertinent issues are often debated and discussed on community radio stations which have wider coverage.

Theme: Rule of law

Liberia debate, radio

Project: Using Access to Information to Foster Open Expenditure and Budget Transparency in Liberia
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Community-based radio is a key tool for raising community level awareness and promoting citizen engagement in debates around issues of corruption due to high levels of local listenership. Organizations should take care to conduct community radio programs in local languages in order to ensure maximum engagement with the local community.

Theme: Rule of law

Liberia awareness, community, local languages, radio

Project: Am I Equal in Kosovo Society?
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

When attempting to introduce or change perceptions of previously controversial and/or ‘taboo’ topics, organizations should highly consider the use of radio and TV in order to remove these concepts from social marginalization/isolation and encourage public debate on these topics.

Theme: Media

Kosovo communication, media, radio, TV

Project: Am I Equal in Kosovo Society?
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

To ensure meaningful and effective assessment of project results, use ‘SMART’ target indicators (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound). Organizations should use comparisons of pre- and post-project surveys to determine how their projects’ specific activities and results have contributed towards the achievement of the projects’ outcomes.

Theme: Media

Kosovo analysis, assessment, methodology, survey, targets

Project: Am I Equal in Kosovo Society?
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Grantees should conduct a pre-project assessment that establishes what the project activities’ inherent risks are (e.g: non-participation, disinterest, feasibility issues) as well as the underlying reasons for said issues in order to mitigate project risks.

Theme: Media

Kosovo local knowledge, objectives, planning, risk

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