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Project: Empowering Rural Communities in Bhutan through Mass Media
Evaluation Date: December 2022
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

In a country like Bhutan, where culture is overwhelmingly dominant in every aspect of life and policies and seen separately from democracy, implementing a project that promotes democracy through strengthening media is not without challenges. Bhutan is ambitious to make the cultural perspective visible in all development co-operation and projects, which suggests a “mainstreaming” approach. Since culture is a complex concept and naturally varies considerably from country to country, mainstreaming is difficult. But, at the project level, it would be more appropriate to address culture using a rights perspective that focuses on freedom of expression and information. Nevertheless, it would be highly relevant to systematically include the roles of culture in media development and the promotion of democracy and democratic institutions.

Theme: Interaction with government, Media
Bhutan   culture, development, expression, freedom, human rights mainstreaming, information, journalism, media, project design, radio, rights, rural
Project: Increased Citizen Dialogue through Strengthened Media in Jordan
Evaluation Date: October 2017
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

A platform allowing journalists to detail the background of their created a consolidated network of like-minded professionals. The project’s “Maidan” platform became a space for journalists, citizen journalists, and engaged individuals to access continuing professional development of contributing to the professionalization of journalism in Jordan and elsewhere.

Theme: Media
Jordan   development, digital, journalists, network
Project: Pour une Diplomatie Non Gouvernementale
Evaluation Date: March 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project could have expanded the nongovernmental diplomacy exercises by including alternative development paradigms. This would have increased understanding multinational dynamics and global problems. It could have also enhanced the effectiveness of civil society advocacy activities.

Theme: Community activism
Brazil, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Morocco, Senegal, United States of America   development, training
Project: Engaging civil society and youth in public policy dialogue in North Africa
Evaluation Date: September 2015
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project had an indirect impact through encouraging participants to engage in their own local development projects, for example, youth participants worked on awareness-raising on drugs; campaigns to encourage girls to complete secondary education; vocational training for young unemployed people and research on the exploitation of underage domestic employees.

Theme: Youth engagement
Morocco, Tunisia   development, engagement
Project: Empowering Civil Society to Monitor Development Programmes in Tanzania
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project’s baseline needs assessment revealed that development projects at the local level depended on external support. This dependence on external resources could undermine self-initiative in the villages that the grantee was unable to reach.

Theme: Community activism
Tanzania, United Republic of   development, resources
Project: Empowering Civil Society to Monitor Development Programmes in Tanzania
Evaluation Date: December 2012
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The civil society organizations in Tanzania networked with each other and were prepared to coordinate development priorities when lobbying for development planning at the district level. Members of the local community advocated for their needs during village-level meetings and through lobbying at district government levels. There is also evidence demonstrating early stages of participation in the monitoring of development programme processes.

UNDEF/ Tanzania
Theme: Community activism
Tanzania, United Republic of   development, grassroots, knowledge

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