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Project: Promotion of Women’s Empowerment and Rights in Somalia
Evaluation Date: June 2016
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The engagement of “community catalysts/mobilizers” included men in leadership positions within the communities. These men were recruited to spread the messages of women’s empowerment in conjunction with the grassroots campaigns. One community catalyst interviewed was a teacher and religious leader who was also consulted on the nature of the messages and said he considered them “excellent”. Another religious leader said his job was to “undo communities’ negative views on women’s rights and empowerment” and to help change people’s perceptions, including those of parents so that they allowed their daughters to explore their potential “even by seeking leadership positions”. The community catalysts also helped smooth the way for CSOs to gain access to regional administrations. Several of those interviewed expressed their satisfaction at having been consulted and then brought into the project.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Somalia community, gender, men

Project: Civic education and empowerment for more women in leadership, from villages to parliament in Fiji
Evaluation Date: July 2016
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

As part of the capacity building process, at the end of the training session, each facilitator had to submit to the class a project proposal, including a selection of the topics more relevant for her own communities, including an action plan and a budget. This was a very practical approach that worked. The action plan was also a condition for the release of funds to start implementing workshops at the local level.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Fiji community, relevant, training

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: Empowering Communities to participate in Local Governance
Evaluation Date: April 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Numerous success stories show that the establishment of the Local Action Groups in Kyrgyzstan offered a new mode of cooperation between local Kenesh deputies, other relevant stakeholders and the local population to bring about change. As a consequence, public input and participation is now effectively considered in decision-making processes relevant to these local communities.

Theme: Community activism

Kyrgyzstan community, ownership

Project: Panchayati Raj Institution Action for Community Development
Evaluation Date: January 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project mainly addressed social issues through women’s federations, which were recently founded in Haryana and Uttarakhand States in India. The federations provided opportunities for women from several Panchayats to share and exchange ideas on how to solve pressing local issues related to domestic violence, health and education. Former project staff – on a voluntary basis – are still involved as facilitators in the federation process.

Theme: Community activism

India community, networks, women

Project: Empowerment of Women in India through Innovative Vocational Education and Training
Evaluation Date: May 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project generated 35 self-help groups which involved 451 former trainees in joint community and / or entrepreneurial activity in India. Graduates organised numerous initiatives to address community problems (e.g. alcoholism, domestic violence, poverty, social exclusion, traffic accidents).

Theme: Women's empowerment

India community, decision making

Project: Empowerment of Women in India through Innovative Vocational Education and Training
Evaluation Date: May 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The women participants who graduated from the programme in India were not only more employable; they also were better able to take informed decisions and actively engage in the identification and resolution of most pressing community issues.

Theme: Women's empowerment

India community, empowerment, training

Project: Grassroots Gender Accountability in Uganda
Evaluation Date: April 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Although written in English, Village Budget Club members found the budget monitoring and service tracking manual easy to use, because (i) English-speaking training facilitators were recruited from within the local community to address possible language and literacy issues; and (ii) at trainee stage, monitors teamed up in pairs comprising of one English speaker, thus enabling easy reference to the manual as and when needed

Theme: Interaction with government

Uganda community, language, relevance

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