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Project: Democracy Academy for Young Adults in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: March 2023
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The adaptation strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic was key for the project success. In this regard, a strategy aimed at adapting methods to changing, external circumstances (natural, pandemic and/or geopolitical), going beyond the risks inherent to the project’s internal design, and defining the actions and measures to be to be taken should such potential changes materialize should also continue to be considered systematically in all UNDEF projects.

Theme: Electoral Processes, Youth engagement, Interaction with government

El Salvador adaptation, adjust, approach, challenge, complex, mitigate, mitigation, monitoring, plan, planning, project design, project management, response, strategy, unexpected

Project: Democracy Academy for Young Adults in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: March 2023
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The adoption of a coordination strategy between the project and other relevant actors (mostly from the Academic arena) would have been key in order to optimize resources and avoid duplication, while strengthening coordination. It is therefore important that UNDEF continues to require such strategies for all its projects.

Theme: Youth engagement, Interaction with government

El Salvador academia, approach, audience, Coordinate, effective, efficiency, efficient, partners, plan, planning, project design, resources, strategy, target

Project: Democracy Academy for Young Adults in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: March 2023
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project was conceived as a comprehensive capacity development project with an approach involving participants into the development of replication strategies and the development of common actions and strategies in traditional and non-traditional communication spaces. However, during its implementation, the project has mainly been an academic endeavour, with a rather classic approach to capacity development methodologies and systems. In this project, as designed, the components of socialisation by the students as well as the engagement with public authorities should have remained a priority, and practical, on-the-job training approaches should have been privileged as originally foreseen. If these practical aspects are not considered a priority, a more standardized approach to capacity development should be followed at the project design stage.

UDF-17-783-ELS

Theme: Youth engagement, Interaction with government

El Salvador academia, approach, capacity, effective, engagement, government, multiply, participation, practice, project design, strategy, training, youth

Project: Democracy Academy for Young Adults in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: March 2023
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Project design should focus on the detailed definitions of Global Objective, Specific Objectives, Actions, Indicators (at outcome and output level), Baseline and Targets. As it stands, the project definition lacked a clear project design matrix; overall and specific objectives and outputs were missing; outcome indicators were missing (outcome indicators were in fact output indicators), and outputs were not defined. Lastly, no sources of information/means of verification were formulated.

Theme: Youth engagement, Interaction with government

El Salvador baseline, indicator, measure, monitoring, objectives, outcome, outputs, project design, results, results framework

Project: Empowerment of Shanty Towns’ Settlers through Democratic Spaces
Evaluation Date: September 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project did not emphasise enough fundamental rights. It also could have done more to institutionalize opportunities for local engagement. The benefiting populations need greater opportunities for dialogue with local decision makers and for participation in negotiating venues. It is important that the community centres gain official representation so that they can be full-fledged partners in decision-making bodies.

Theme: Community activism

Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru community, government, housing, impact

Project: Empowerment of Shanty Towns’ Settlers through Democratic Spaces
Evaluation Date: September 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

At the end of the project, the beneficiaries from the four participating countries shared information about their practices and experiences with their counterparts from other countries and draw lessons for the future. This encouraged networking and inspired continued engagement and problem solving.

Theme: Community activism

Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru networking, sustainability

Project: Empowerment of Shanty Towns’ Settlers through Democratic Spaces
Evaluation Date: September 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Having acquired skills in organizing, participation, problem solving, and the search for solutions, the shanty town residents came to understand the importance of engagement and the role they should play in community development. The transfer of knowledge and skills not only raised capacity, but also launched a social dialogue among marginalized people, who have become more articulate about their needs.

Theme: Community activism

Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru community development, marginalized, solidarity

Project: Empowerment of Shanty Towns’ Settlers through Democratic Spaces
Evaluation Date: September 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

A salient feature of this project was its vigorous mobilization of qualified volunteers with a range of professional skills. These volunteers were very engaged in the project, and ensured quality volunteer monitoring and supervision. Young volunteers trained in leadership showed a strong and sustainable interest in community development. This approach also led to a positive cost-benefit ratio which was extremely beneficial to the project and its sustainability.

Theme: Community activism

Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru leadership, volunteers

Project: Strengthening Municipal Capacity for Access to Public Information in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: August 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The grantee created strategic alliances with three institutions of complementary capacities and competencies in an attempt to maximize impact. This allowed the issue to be raised in public educational centres, thereby significantly multiplying knowledge, and it enabled a more efficient deployment of resources. The grantee was a particularly important ally for the governmental Institute for Access to Public Information (IAPI) in El Salvador. However, IAPI’s institutional fragility kept it from capitalizing on the aid provided by the grantee by the end of the project. This could have been a key element to ensure a relevant and high-quality education process in other municipalities.

Theme: Rule of law

El Salvador collaborate, partnership

Project: Strengthening Municipal Capacity for Access to Public Information in El Salvador
Evaluation Date: August 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The methodology which the project applied to the educational processes was highly relevant, adapting successfully to the different audiences in El Salvador. Collaboration with an EU-funded project enabled the grantee to undertake a baseline study. The project’s advantage was that it was a “design-in-progress” depending on the specific needs of the beneficiaries, which meant that its effectiveness could be maximized. The intervention ultimately had an impact on local and national institutions, putting the enforcement of the Law on local agendas, creating links between different levels of government and speeding up the process of appointing information officers in the municipalities.

UNDEF/El Salvador

Theme: Rule of law

El Salvador assessment, government, training

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