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Project: Civil Society Monitoring of Governorate Councils in Iraq
Evaluation Date: August 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The grantee faced some challenges during project implementation in Iraq, but due to a well-developed risk mitigation plan, the grantee was able to manage. For instance, the grantee had anticipated the risk of the non-cooperation of some Governorate Councils, so when two of six identified Councils withdrew from the initiative, the grantee took rapid action to replace them. The Councils were absorbed into project activities without much loss of time, and the grantee and its partner organizations managed to build trust and understanding with the two added Councils rather quickly.

Theme: Interaction with government

Iraq adapt, government, risk

Project: Campaign for Stressing Community Concerns and Seeking Political Resolutions in the South and South Centre of Iraq
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project had an uneven performance in securing the participation of women. Given the many barriers to women’s involvement in public activities in Iraq, this is not surprising. The grantee made considerable efforts to ensure the prominence of women as facilitators, panellists and experts but these were not always effective.

Theme: Rule of law

Iraq culture, women

Project: Campaign for Stressing Community Concerns and Seeking Political Resolutions in the South and South Centre of Iraq
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

A particularly innovative feature of the project was planning, implementing and using the findings from a large-scale public opinion survey, based on a random sample of 3,000 individuals, drawn from the population in the nine target provinces in Iraq. The report on the survey provided essential input to discussions on local priorities, in particular how to use non-violent methods in dispute resolution. The use of this survey was a positive factor in the success of three of the major, sequential activities of the project: the local focus groups, civic forums and provincial conferences.

Theme: Rule of law

Iraq consensus, evidence

Project: Campaign for Stressing Community Concerns and Seeking Political Resolutions in the South and South Centre of Iraq
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The civic forums, provincial conferences and advocacy meetings between groups of community representatives and decision-makers, were notable in bringing citizens and elected officials together to consider community priorities and what might be done to address them. It is a testament to the effectiveness of the project that many of the issues raised have subsequently been addressed, or put on the agenda for practical action to follow.

Theme: Rule of law

Iraq advocacy, government, priorities

Project: Campaign for Stressing Community Concerns and Seeking Political Resolutions in the South and South Centre of Iraq
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The activities built the beneficiaries’ capacity to collect information, analyse situations and work with other parties in coming to a consensus view in establishing priorities and in understanding how to bring such issues and associated solutions, to the attention of decision-makers.

Theme: Rule of law

Iraq consensus, negotiation

Project: Campaign for Stressing Community Concerns and Seeking Political Resolutions in the South and South Centre of Iraq
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The continuing role of both the facilitators and the nine implementing organizations ensured that the project’s central ideas were well-adapted to the requirements of the local context in each of the nine provinces of Iraq.

Theme: Rule of law

Iraq adaption, expertise, local

Project: Renforcement des capacités des journalistes et blogueurs arabes pour la promotion des droits de l’Homme
Evaluation Date: October 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Some participants clearly learned a lot from the training sessions, and have disseminated the skills they acquired, contributing in some cases to the sustainability of the project. However these elements of impact were relatively limited, partly because the project team did not systematically maintain a liaison with all the participants following the training sessions. A more pro-active approach to management would have been welcome, for example in terms of maintaining communications with each participant after the training sessions.

Theme: Media

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen sustainability, training

Project: Renforcement des capacités des journalistes et blogueurs arabes pour la promotion des droits de l’Homme
Evaluation Date: October 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project was relatively weak in that costs were high and that it cannot be considered that the results achieved were commensurate with the expectations arising from the project document, or with the resources expended, even when taking into account the fact that political instability in the region increased the cost of activities.

Theme: Media

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen budget, results

Project: Renforcement des capacités des journalistes et blogueurs arabes pour la promotion des droits de l’Homme
Evaluation Date: October 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

It should be noted that the project document demonstrated some weaknesses in the presentation of the intervention logic, to the extent that project results were conflated with objectives. The wording of the three outcomes was identical to that of the objectives.

Theme: Media

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen design, management, results

Project: Renforcement des capacités des journalistes et blogueurs arabes pour la promotion des droits de l’Homme
Evaluation Date: October 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Bloggers and journalists benefit from human rights training. However, these activities should address more directly the needs and expectations of this target group, in particular by emphasizing economic, social and cultural rights and the practical aspects of training sessions.

Theme: Media

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen journalists, needs, rights

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