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Project: Governance and Transparency through Radio in Southern Africa
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

In practice, while the project did reach poor, rural communities, it failed to engage with their urban counterparts. There was little relationship between the rural and urban programming supported, and the urban programming was not aimed at the poor, but at the educated middle class.

Theme: Community activism
Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia   radio, urban rural
Project: Governance and Transparency through Radio in Southern Africa
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

An example of poor integration across the project components concerns was the baseline research undertaken in the four participating countries. This baseline report did not inform the planning and needs assessment work done at the project sites.

Theme: Community activism
Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia   baseline, planning
Project: Governance and Transparency through Radio in Southern Africa
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Given the budget, the scope of the work was too ambitious. Insufficient resources were allocated to core activities which had a negative impact on the outputs and results achieved. Scarce resources were allocated to activities which had marginal relevance for overall project outcomes

Theme: Community activism
Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia   budget, impact, resources
Project: Governance and Transparency through Radio in Southern Africa
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The Project was ambitious, organizationally complex and geographically scattered. It required strong coordination and direction. For various reasons, including gaps in project planning, a weak central management role, lack of clarity on organizational roles and responsibilities, and inadequate resources allocated for monitoring and technical support, the project was not implemented in a coordinated way.

Theme: Community activism
Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia   management, planning
Project: Governance and Transparency through Radio in Southern Africa
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project made a difference, certainly in Zambia, and, in the case of some communities in Malawi, within the target areas, in improving the understanding of development issues and of the value of community organization in advocacy with local authorities in seeking support to solve local problems.

Theme: Community activism
Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia   radio
Project: Democratizing governance for development: LDC civil society engagement
Evaluation Date: August 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The relevance of the project is questionable, however, in relation to the capacity building and empowerment of constituent CSOs who participated in the project. Insufficient attention was paid to the capacity-building needs of the CSO partners.

Theme: Community activism
Angola, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia   capacity, partners
Project: Democratizing governance for development: LDC civil society engagement
Evaluation Date: August 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The evaluators believed that the grantee cannot simply continue advocacy actions but must put in place a strategy and work plan that reflect the needs of its members and that might include actions – like training and information processes – that donors would consider funding.

Theme: Community activism
Angola, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia   advocacy, funding, strategy
Project: Democratizing governance for development: LDC civil society engagement
Evaluation Date: August 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The value of the grantee as a coordinating body is not in dispute, however its members do not pay fees and it has no way to raise funds other than through projects submitted to donors.

Theme: Community activism
Angola, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia   coordination, sustainability
Project: Democratizing governance for development: LDC civil society engagement
Evaluation Date: August 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Over-reliance on one person’s credibility and profile is a risk. Succession planning, especially in between major events – like the international conferences on Least Developed Countries –  should be a priority.

Theme: Community activism
Angola, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia   credibility, staff, sustainability
Project: Democratizing governance for development: LDC civil society engagement
Evaluation Date: August 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The impact of the project activities on the LDC-IV outcome document is questionable. Few respondents considered that CSO efforts had translated into impact on the outcome of LDC-IV (the IP0A), which is essentially a political outcome decided by governments.

Theme: Community activism
Angola, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia   advocacy, government
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