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Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project could have capitalised on existing successful natural resource governance models and fostered exchanges of experiences among Mukim communities. The needs that should have been addressed by the project involved strengthening of Mukim capacity to rule and manage their natural resources with a good knowledge of local constraints and specificities. Therefore, sharing lessons learned from other Mukims or other indigenous communities’ experiences could have played a key role in disseminating methodologies and techniques about governing natural resources.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   collaboration, natural resources, network
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The inclusion of baseline data was a good idea, but the survey carried out by the grantee used unrealistic indicators which made it difficult to measure changes and impact. The baseline data did not clearly identify the nature of the Mukims’ weaknesses in dealing with the community, village and local government which resulted in inappropriate activities and ultimately in inadequate appreciation of results.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   baseline, data, risk
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

In the absence of performance data it was difficult to assess the project’s impact. It was probable that Mukim members who undertook the trainings about alternative models of natural resource management increased their knowledge. However without tracking progress against baseline information it was impossible to determine the extent to which awareness was raised. This shows the importance of not only measuring activity outputs, but elaborating a results-based project performance and monitoring plan from the project beginning to track progress made towards achieving outcomes and to measure results.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   monitoring, results
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The reasons for selecting the five Mukims from among the 755 that exist in Banda Aceh, were not clear. The locations of the five chosen led to high expenditure on travel with little left for actual on site activities and microprojects. Given the grantee had longstanding working experience with Mukims, it was surprising that the grantee did not select those Mukims with which it had already collaborated in the past.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   budget
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Activities were focused on rewriting existing Mukim bylaws instead of using existing laws to build context-based alternative models.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   governance, natural resources
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

There had been extensive mapping of Mukims in Indonesia previously, but the project did not take advantage of this to further develop the mapping to include gender needs, household spending, natural resource zoning, nor to define the extent to which alternative models could promote Mukim communities’ economic and social cohesion. As a consequence, none of the existing mappings were associated with the project’s financial, implementation or monitoring strategies and women and vulnerable groups stayed outside of the development of the natural resource governance process.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   gender, mapping, natural resources
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Activities were focused on rewriting existing Mukim bylaws instead of using existing laws to build context-based alternative models.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   governance, natural, resources
Project: Developing alternative models of natural resource governance based on indigenous community participation in Aceh
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Strategic weaknesses in the project’s design and needs assessment undermined the project’s relevance. The project did not capture the contextual information needed for project implementation and therefore the issues faced by Mukims were not adequately addressed during the design and implementation phases. As a consequence, activities were not related to priority issues.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   design, needs, relevance
Project: Empowering Civil Society Groups to Promote Social Accountability
Evaluation Date: June 2014
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project was built around eight intensive visits by members of the grantee’s project team. This approach, which excluded partnership in project implementation with a Papua-based organization, and which made no allowance for continuity between team visits, resulted in certain inefficiencies.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   partners, sustainability
Project: Empowering Civil Society Groups to Promote Social Accountability
Evaluation Date: June 2014
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

A small number of activities, including a national seminar in Jakarta, a study-tour to Australia, added little to project results and diverted resources which might have been better used elsewhere.

Theme: Community activism
Indonesia   budget, travel
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