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Project: House of Initiatives by and for Syrian Women in Reyhanli
Evaluation Date: February 2019
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Projects aiming for a sub-grant component should research local law regarding fundraising and grant-giving at the design stage to prevent issues at the implementation stage.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States, Syrian Arab Republic Arab States, Refugees, Syria, Turkey, women

Project: House of Initiatives by and for Syrian Women in Reyhanli
Evaluation Date: February 2019
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

A strong commitment by a refugee empowerment project to humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence gains them trust and respect among both internal and external stakeholders, and will help them operate smoothly in the long term.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States, Syrian Arab Republic Arab States, Refugees, Syria, Turkey, women

Project: House of Initiatives by and for Syrian Women in Reyhanli
Evaluation Date: February 2019
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Involving host country citizens in the leadership of a refugee empowerment project is a good model of coexistence and sharing, allowing for refugees to build a relationship with the host community while maintaining links with their home country.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States, Syrian Arab Republic Arab States, Refugees, Syria, Turkey, women

Project: Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab Civil Society Agenda
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Monitoring the progress of SDG implementation in the Arab region (and other regions where there is a lack of reliable/accurate data and access to information) would be more effective through the use of qualitative rather than quantitiative information. Since national statistics are highly unreliable and access to information is limited, work on SDGs has been more successful when the focus is on qualitative policy reform or when the work is highly localized to areas where statistics are reliable and information is accessible.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States Access, project design, project strategy, statistics

Project: Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab Civil Society Agenda
Evaluation Date: December 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

For effective implementation of regional-level projects, it is imperative that the appropriate local partners and coordinating mechanisms are used. Organizations should consider selecting more than one partner organization for a country as one national partner may be ideal for some project activities but less so for others.

Theme: Interaction with government

Arab States collaboration, coordination, partners

Project: Defence of Vulnerable People and Democracy Restoration for Workers in the Exploitation of Mines in Democratic Republic of Congo
Evaluation Date: August 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

In areas where long-distance travel is difficult, it is important to take this into account in project design. The legal clinics provided to miners in this project would have had greater impact if there were more of them or if they were provided with means of transport. The distance between clinics prevented those in need from taking advantage of the legal resources provided to them.

Theme: Interaction with government

Democratic Republic of the Congo Access, Advocacy/advocate, local development, natural resources

Project: Defence of Vulnerable People and Democracy Restoration for Workers in the Exploitation of Mines in Democratic Republic of Congo
Evaluation Date: August 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Knowledge of the characteristics of the target group is of paramount importance to effective project implementation. The target group in question in this project was Congolese miners. The miners frequently move from one mine site to another depending on whether ores are easy to find or facilities are offered by traders or well owners. Thus, a better awareness of this target group requires that in addition to theoretical training, documents be made accessible to wherever they travel.

Theme: Interaction with government

Democratic Republic of the Congo Access, Advocacy/advocate, local development, natural resources

Project: Defence of Vulnerable People and Democracy Restoration for Workers in the Exploitation of Mines in Democratic Republic of Congo
Evaluation Date: August 2018
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

In order to increase the efficiency of radio broadcast awareness campaigns, these programs need to be interactive and broadcast on local radio in the local language.

Theme: Interaction with government

Democratic Republic of the Congo Access, Advocacy/advocate, local development, natural resources

Project: Defence of Vulnerable People and Democracy Restoration for Workers in the Exploitation of Mines in Democratic Republic of Congo
Evaluation Date:
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Steps must be taken to ensure the effective participation of public officials. Activities involving the intervention of the public authorities must be planned ahead of time because of their possible unavailability related to their positions. The activities targeting public officials require the involvement of their leaders in their implementation, otherwise there is no guarantee of their participation, especially when it comes to activities organized by public associations related to the defense of human rights. Lastly, for greater impact, training activities should target as many leaders as possible in different localities.

Theme: Interaction with government

Democratic Republic of the Congo Access, Advocacy/advocate, local development, natural resources

Project: Monitoring and Influencing the Central Budget by Civic Empowerment
Evaluation Date: February 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The involvement of the grantee and its partners in initiatives with specific local government units in Turkey stimulated interest on the part of mayors and senior local officials in the ideas promoted by the project, as well as with the leadership of the Urban Councils and Women’s Assemblies. This increased interest contributed to the project’s effectiveness through strengthening links between the municipal executive and the Urban Councils, and, in some cases, closer consultation on budgetary matters.

Theme: Interaction with government

Turkey government

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