social media

Project: Enlarging the Social Base for Democracy and the Rule of Law in Egypt
Evaluation Date: April 2013
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

Despite the emphasis on social media and development of trainees’ ICT skills, there was no strong evidence that project beneficiaries stayed in contact or used the ICT skills required to engage in robust advocacy campaigns as per the project’s goals. More attention should have been paid to promoting post-workshop networks.

Theme: Rule of law

Egypt network, social media, sustainability

Project: Civil society advocating for quality education & healthcare in Mexico
Evaluation Date: February 2012
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

The project did not take advantage of the internet or social media to develop a common platform for the project to connect the state networks and draw in supporters from other locations and sectors on project issues and action. Although many of the beneficiaries may not have had access to the internet, most of the participating CSOs did, as did local officials, and leveraging information technology would have been a programmatic and cost-effective way to deepen participation.

Theme: Tools for knowledge

Mexico social media

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

Lesson Learned:

Grantee has a unique niche but other NGOs working for gender equality and legislative reform can also help deliver the message through their different channels and constituencies. Expand reach by training partner NGOs in every state to deliver project workshops. Harness the power of celebrities for public service announcements. Continue to leverage social media and build an online site for persons to find information on the Muslim Family Law, join the network, register complaints, lobby their policy maker and endorse legal reform.

Theme: Rule of law

Malaysia collaboration, social media

Project: Gender Equality and Equity - Follow Up to CEDAW and Romani women
Evaluation Date: October 2011
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

It is essential that the grantee finds ways to stay in contact with young people with whom it has worked. How best to provide further support to trainees who have participated in various short-term training programs, such as those supported in this project? For example, the establishment of an internet-based youth network, which would facilitate communication among young people who have been involved in training programs, allow grantee and others to post notices and share news, while also providing a forum in which ideas for new initiatives can be put forward and explored.

Theme: Women's empowerment

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) platform, social media, sustainability

Project: Renforcement des capacités des journalistes et blogueurs arabes pour la promotion des droits de l’Homme
Evaluation Date: October 2014
Report: [report link]

Lesson Learned:

None of the project components were explicitly designed to continue beyond the project period. The Facebook page was thankfully able to sustain the positive image of the project. Other project activities, such as the prize for bloggers, could be maintained at a low cost, thus constituting a potential “exit strategy” for the project.

Theme: Media

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen social media, sustainability