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LESSON

Lesson Learned: Monitoring Implementation of UN Treaty Bodies’ Recommendations in Morocco

Projects that require input from key decision-makers (e.g., members of parliament) can start at the national level and then trickle to the grassroots level, for more impact. In this case, input from the grassroots level assured nuances in project activities and addressed different local needs, but project sustainability and impact were assured through the critical work with high-level decision makers.

Project Name
Monitoring Implementation of UN Treaty Bodies’ Recommendations in Morocco
Project Partner
Médiateur pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme
Project Description

The project’s objective is to support in an inclusive way the monitoring of governmental efforts to implement UN treaty body recommendations, by bringing together civil society organizations and parliamentary actors to develop a monitoring mechanism; conducting a capacity development programme on international human rights law, monitoring, and advocacy in four regions; and mobilizing legislators to effectively exercise their roles and responsibilities in holding the government accountable for its commitments to implement UN treaty body recommendations.

Report
udf-18-806-mor_final.pdf
Evaluation Date
February 2024
Theme
Interaction with government
Country
Morocco
LESSON

Lesson Learned: Monitoring Implementation of UN Treaty Bodies’ Recommendations in Morocco

When projects fall on electoral calendars or are directly linked to elected officials which can shift, clear mitigation strategies must be developed to avoid significant project interruptions. In this case, the Implementing Partner was able to effectively use its advocacy skills to garner the attention of newly elected legislators and legislative staff, ensuring project continuity while shifting a potential barrier to a critical opportunity by working with a different set of decision-makers.

Project Name
Monitoring Implementation of UN Treaty Bodies’ Recommendations in Morocco
Project Partner
Médiateur pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme
Project Description

The project’s objective is to support in an inclusive way the monitoring of governmental efforts to implement UN treaty body recommendations, by bringing together civil society organizations and parliamentary actors to develop a monitoring mechanism; conducting a capacity development programme on international human rights law, monitoring, and advocacy in four regions; and mobilizing legislators to effectively exercise their roles and responsibilities in holding the government accountable for its commitments to implement UN treaty body recommendations.

Report
udf-18-806-mor_final.pdf
Evaluation Date
February 2024
Theme
Interaction with government
Country
Morocco
LESSON

Lesson Learned: Fostering the Electoral Participation of Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia

Along with the multiyear experience and expertise in the field, the two main preconditions for the successful accomplishment of the project were the team’s political impartiality and decentralization of efforts. In transitioning societies, where democratic institutions are not yet fully mature and division between public administration and the ruling force is still not clear, being politically unaffiliated is crucially important for a project team to ensure the project’s success, especially when it regards projects promoting participation in elections.
Project Name
Fostering the Electoral Participation of Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia
Project Partner
Consortium Legal Aid Georgia
Project Description
The project aims to increase awareness of electoral processes and to create an informed type of participation for internally displaced persons in Georgia. This will be achieved through mobilization and training to improve knowledge of electoral processes and encourage meaningful electoral involvement in the upcoming 2020 parliamentary election, and 2021 municipal elections. Capacity building activities will target civil society organizations who observe and monitor local elections.
Report
udf-17-776-geo_evaluation_report_finalr.pdf
Evaluation Date
November 2021
Theme
Community activism
Country
Georgia
LESSON

Lesson Learned: Promoting Citizen’s Participation in the Constitutional Reform Process in Ghana

The grantee failed to anticipate that, once the grassroots-level had submitted its recommendations, the consulted representatives from women, youth and disability groups, would expect get feedback on how their inputs were being used in the constitutional reform process in Ghana.
Project Name
Promoting Citizen’s Participation in the Constitutional Reform Process in Ghana
Project Partner
Institute of Economic Affairs
Project Description
The project facilitated the participation of marginalized and vulnerable groups of citizens in the constitutional reform process in Ghana. This process was initiated by the Ghanaian government when it established a Constitution Review Commission (CRC). The project aimed to consult the country’s marginalized populations on key constitutional issues and considered their recommendations in conjunction with the results of field surveys and thematic research papers. The project organized workshops with participants. On average 21 new relevant recommendations were made by each participant. This improved the quality of submissions - compared to the officially conducted CRC consultations – and prompted various Members of Parliament (MPs) to declare their support. Over 80% of the Constitution Review Commissions’ recommendations were informed by the project’s input, which demonstrates the impact the project had.
Report
UDF-GHA-09-294-ER-1.pdf
Evaluation Date
January 2013
Theme
Rule of law
Country
Ghana
LESSON

Lesson Learned: Prévention de la violence durant la période électorale de 2010

The grantee’s political neutrality created an image favourable towards sustainable peace in Burundi and has allowed the organization to position itself as a known and respected mediator in potential conflicts.
Project Name
Prévention de la violence durant la période électorale de 2010
Project Partner
Association of Catholic Lawyers of Burundi
Project Description
The aim of the project was to build on the peace process in Burundi and consolidate democratic principles through peaceful elections by encouraging the population in three heavily war-affected provinces to vote in a reflected and enlightened manner and by further encouraging these populations to express their needs and aspirations in order to be included in the electoral programmes of the political parties.
Report
UDF-BDI-08-222-ER-1.pdf
Evaluation Date
November 2011
Theme
Rule of law
Country
Burundi
LESSON

Lesson Learned: Prévention de la violence durant la période électorale de 2010

The project would have benefitted from making use of knowledge gained during the training and research activities. This could have encouraged all actors to use the research and knowledge acquired as reference material in order to develop party practices at the Burundian national level. This could have reinforced declarations made by political party leaders before and after elections, and to give a sense of responsibility to grassroots communities with regard to the importance of their role when it comes to applying the acquired knowledge.
Project Name
Prévention de la violence durant la période électorale de 2010
Project Partner
Association of Catholic Lawyers of Burundi
Project Description
The aim of the project was to build on the peace process in Burundi and consolidate democratic principles through peaceful elections by encouraging the population in three heavily war-affected provinces to vote in a reflected and enlightened manner and by further encouraging these populations to express their needs and aspirations in order to be included in the electoral programmes of the political parties.
Report
UDF-BDI-08-222-ER-1.pdf
Evaluation Date
November 2011
Theme
Rule of law
Country
Burundi