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

Thanks to the grantee’s dense network and strong capacity of local NGOs this project was able to effectively implement activities in rural areas, even in traditional and remote regions. By reducing travel costs and enhancing the participation of women at grass-roots level, this contributed to positive findings related to effectiveness, efficiency, and ultimately impact and sustainability.

Theme: Women's empowerment
Project: Development Pacts: An accountability tool in the hands of local communities in Kyrgyzstan
Evaluation Date: November 2013
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Another reason for the smooth introduction of the new process was the clear and easy-to-use Development Pact (DP) template structure, which comprised of: introduction (topic and monitoring committee purpose agreed upon), definition of the DP priority, description of the issue and how to address it, identification of partners involved (including their inputs) in implementing the DP, clarification of financing (including in-kind contribution), purpose of monitoring, activity plan and deadline for DP completion (including target indicators and schedule for monitoring purposes).

Theme: Community activism