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Project: Promoting Citizen’s Participation in the Constitutional Reform Process in Ghana
Evaluation Date:
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Only 10 of those MPs who followed the advocacy seminars and expressed their support were recently re-elected into parliament, which gives additional reason for concern.

Theme: Rule of law

Ghana parliament, sustainability, training

Project: Creation of Women's Parliament in Azerbaijan
Evaluation Date: July 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Gender related themes cover a huge range of issues from domestic violence to early marriage. While they may be linked pursuing each of them in-depth, would enhance the comprehensiveness of the project objectives and society-wide impact. The thematic coverage by the Women’s Parliament was too broad.

Theme: Community activism

Azerbaijan gender, impact, parliament

Project: Empowering Female and Youth Domestic Workers in Uganda
Evaluation Date: September 2020
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Building allies in parliament and providing technical inputs whilst allowing them to drive the reform process, is a strategy that has worked well.

Theme: Rule of law

Uganda parliament, reform, technical

Project: Promoting the representation of Malagasy Women in Political and Public Affairs
Evaluation Date: February 2015
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Nine woman candidates trained by the project were elected in the 2013 parliamentary elections. The training sessions were an important first step, however sustained mentoring and support will be required to ensure the women elected can continue to promote the gender equality agenda.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Madagascar elections, parliament, women

Project: Creation of Women's Parliament in Azerbaijan
Evaluation Date: July 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

A lesson learned from the Women’s Forum – a predecessor of the woman’s parliament – was the need for a coordinated media outreach strategy. However, this lesson was not systematically incorporated into the design of the Women’s Parliament. As a result the women’s parliament was not fully effective in gaining recognition among the female population of Azerbaijan.

Theme: Community activism

Azerbaijan engagement, media

Project: Creation of Women's Parliament in Azerbaijan
Evaluation Date: July 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project increased the capacity of members of the women’s parliament in Azerbaijan through a number of activities including thematic and plenary sessions and various working groups. The selection of these activities reflected well the main gender issues in the country. The women’s parliament members are now represented in various coalitions and settings and have become recognized experts on women’s rights and gender equality. Each of the members utilized her networks and areas of influence for a further promotion of gender equality principles.

Theme: Community activism

Azerbaijan equality, influence, network

Project: For a More Vigilant Civil Society in Morocco
Evaluation Date: May 2016
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The capability of the CSOs to dialogue and to make themselves heard by political and legislative decision-makers remained limited, in particular at parliament level. Advocacy and lobbying activities among members of parliament supported by audio-visual tools, infographic sheets and properly written and formatted press releases could ensure better visibility and awareness.

Theme: Rule of law

Morocco advocacy, lobbying, media

Project: The National Campaign towards Muslim Family Law Reform (MFL Campaign) in Malaysia
Evaluation Date: March 2016
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The overall situation regarding women’s rights in Malaysia was largely unchanged by the project. However, if the project had not occurred, it is likely that the space to discuss Muslim women’s rights would have closed further as grantee activities kept these issues in the public arena. It also seems likely that this project provided a safe space for women to discuss their problems and to find strength in collective voice. The project also gave some of the women’s groups, pro-reform media and interested Members of Parliament (MPs) the language and justifications they could use to support Muslim Family Law reform when that issue arose.

UNDEF/ Malaysia

Theme: Rule of law

Malaysia law, reform, solidarity

Project: Women in Democratic Transition in Egypt
Evaluation Date: July 2015
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Using credible data and statistics, the project made a tangible and significant contribution to advancing women’s democratic rights. The grantee was a leading force in lobbying for constitutional measures to ensure women’s representation – unsuccessful in the case of parliament but successful in the case of local councils. It also took the lead in successfully advocating for the institution of female quotas on political lists for the 2015 parliamentary elections and the adoption of a political parties’ Code of Ethics (formulated by the project, based on a situation analysis and consultations with 20-30 political parties) regarding women’s democratic participation.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Egypt advocacy, credibility, statistics

Project: Creation of Women's Parliament in Azerbaijan
Evaluation Date: July 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The strong project ownership by the members of the women’s parliament in Azerbaijan created a positive environment for the project to be sustainable. One of the successes, in this regard was selection of which members to work with. The interest and engagement of high-profile international stakeholders strengthened the members’ motivation to maintain their involvement and to utilize lessons learned.

Theme: Community activism

Azerbaijan ownership, participation

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