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Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The community organization members who served on the governance committees are still active in the indigenous communities and could serve as a continuing resource for community members. However, the committees themselves were not sustainable as most participants linked them to the project, rather than to a continuing community institution or system.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh institutions, structures, sustainability

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project met its outputs however the extent of its impact is unclear. It did undertake a baseline in Year 1 that provided some descriptive but useful information on the targeted communities. However, this baseline was not repeated so there is no end-of-project data that it could be compared to.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh baseline, impact, survey

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The cascade nature of the project structure made it possible for the grantee to reach the grass roots, but the distances – in terms of time to travel – were great, which limited the ability of the grantee to monitor activities and provide mentoring at the community level. The project did not develop synergies with other ongoing projects, several of which were governance related and which could have helped extend its reach and increased its impact.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh scope, synergy

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

These communities are marginalized and lacked the understanding needed to participate more effectively. The project’s approach was to create alternative leaders to advocate on behalf of their community rather than working directly to engage these indigenous communities. The project also could have focused more on issues of critical concern to the communities, such as land tenure which is essential to their livelihood and traditional way of life.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh indigenous, land, livelihoods

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project’s implementing structures were efficiently established because of the grantee’s existing relationship with many of the community based organizations in the region. About a quarter of the 240 community based organizations included family members working in the grantee’s existing water and sanitation projects. The existing links between these members and local officials, many of which worked on other projects together also facilitated project start-up and implementation.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh community, links

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Exchanges between traditional tribal communities and government officials had been rare prior to the project. The efforts to link traditional with local government officials established some lasting individual relationships, and these types of exchanges may continue as the project activities have set an important precedent.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh government, relationships

Project: Promoting Good Governance among Tribal Inhabitants in Bangladesh (PROGGATI)
Evaluation Date: December 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project used existing networks to establish a project structure. This proved an effective way to reach down to the grass roots level within a relatively short period of time. This allowed for a quick mobilization of the project despite the dispersed nature of the communities. These communities were able link to the local governance officials as many of them had already worked together on other issues.

Theme: Community activism

Bangladesh grassroots, indigenous, networks

Project: Engendering democratic governance in South Asia
Evaluation Date: May 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Review the budget monthly and, when it becomes clear that there will be unspent funds, discuss immediately with the donor how these funds might be reallocated within the project to reinforce other components of the project.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan budget, donor, planning

Project: Engendering democratic governance in South Asia
Evaluation Date: May 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

When planning and managing the budget, emphasis quality rather than quantity – for example, fewer meetings but more hands on support to the Watch Groups and journalists.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan budget, training

Project: Engendering democratic governance in South Asia
Evaluation Date: May 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The regional components of the project were limited. There remain untapped regional synergies that would add value to the project’s outcomes. In particular, there is great potential for a regional network to be created bringing together the members of Watch Groups in the three countries. Journalists also indicated an interest in developing a regional network of media professionals interested in women’s issues and participation in government.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan networking, online, sustainability

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