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Project: Learning and Living Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Evaluation Date: September 2010
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

By effectively involving local education authority representatives during the open forums and during the youth summer camp, the grantee was able to use representatives as advocates. Through the advocacy of local education authority representatives the project was able to reach more effectively the communities who were affected by the non-accessibility of education to Roma children and children with special needs

Theme: Rule of law

Project: Participatory Rights of Physically Disabled Persons in Georgia
Evaluation Date: April 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Some 11% of the participants in the project found part- or full-time jobs. This percentage could have been higher with better cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science in Georgia, which piloted inclusive vocational education for people with disabilit8ies within six of Georgia’s 18 vocational training centres.

Theme: Rule of law

Georgia disability, education, employment

Project: Learning Democracy DemoLab in Hungary
Evaluation Date: September 2020
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The Hungarian and other Eastern European public education systems have been facing a series of challenges (many of which are also shared by their Western European counterparts),

such as the lack of experience-based experimental education practices. Projects that open new perspectives for young people – to obtain new inspiration, ideas and skills that help

them to adapt to the real trends and challenges of the 21st century – are much in need everywhere in Europe.

Theme: Youth engagement

Hungary education, experiment, skills, youth

Project: Towards a better electoral process in Mongolia
Evaluation Date: November 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The efforts to develop a new module for civic education, that contained the information on the structure of government and voter’s rights, roles and responsibilities, directly addressed the lack of a civic education program in the schools that was relevant to Mongolian democracy in the 21st century. The grantee worked directly with the Ministry’s Institute of Educational Research which increased its relevance and significance for the Ministry and for the national school system.

Theme: Community activism

Mongolia education, government, research

Project: Learning and Living Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Evaluation Date: September 2010
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The grantee had been involved – theoretically and pedagogically – in the education sector for a long time. This contributed to the project’s success Through an effective and official partnership within the relevant education ministries the project was able to encourage and support student’s policy projects over the school year.

Theme: Rule of law

Bosnia and Herzegovina education, sustainability

Project: Learning and Living Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Evaluation Date: September 2010
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project influenced not only the individuals but also the BiH educational system at large through the inclusion of education quality standards required by European countries in the framework of the Bologna process. The project tackles also the modernization of the education system through application of interactive and up-to date working methodologies for teachers.

Theme: Rule of law

Bosnia and Herzegovina education, standards

Project: Learning and Living Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Evaluation Date: September 2010
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Although the project aimed to specifically address the needs of children with special needs and from Roma minorities, it struggled to identify these groups as participants since they are mostly absent from schools. Since the project strategy relied on working with official education authorities this was a weakness.

Theme: Rule of law

Bosnia and Herzegovina education, minorities, Roma, youth

Project: Promoting Women's Participation in Local Budgetary Processes
Evaluation Date: March 2016
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

An important indicator of the project’s relevance was its consistency with Niger’s health, education and water sanitation sector priorities, which frequently concern women first and of which they are barely consulted about.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Niger education, health, water

Project: Learning Democracy DemoLab in Hungary
Evaluation Date: September 2020
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Secondary schools, teachers and students in Eastern European countries are often in a disadvantaged position, especially due to the unfavorable economic situation and very low

salaries; often hampered by a political climate that does not favor creative and democratic learning methodologies. Therefore, projects that try to break out from these constraining conditions and environment in secondary school education are much needed and should be highly supported.

Theme: Youth engagement

Hungary democracy, education, environment, high school, learning, political climate, teacher

Project: Learning Democracy DemoLab in Hungary
Evaluation Date: September 2020
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Bringing together stakeholders in ‘unexpected combinations’, creating the opportunity for joint working and ‘co-creation’ can have a high added value. For instance, bringing artists

into the traditional high school education and making teachers working directly with artists; and both working as equal partners with students can be seen as one of the most valuable

added values of the DemoLab project.

Theme: Youth engagement

Hungary artist, collaborate, education, high school, partner, stakeholder, student, teacher

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