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Performance Evaluation of USAID/Colombia Programa De Alianzas Para La Reconciliación

Olga Nazario, William Orlando Prieto, Juan Camilo Rivera

USAID; Democracy International, Inc (2021), vii, 26 pp.

"Colombia’s history of violence and armed conflict has eroded people’s trust in each other and trust, which ranks low among the components that Colombians consider important for reconciliation, is difficult to restore during the course of a project. Still, the Program of Alliances for Reconcilia ... tion (PAR) has achieved changes in perception that represent an important component in changing mindset that could eventually extend through the communities where participants live and work. Though implementers recognized positive effects on perceptions of reconciliation among participants, these further effects in communities may only be visible among non-participant indirect beneficiaries. Similarly, though PAR participants overwhelmingly reported positive effects of PAR participation on their behavior and some drivers of reconciliation, examples were limited to their personal thoughts and actions and not those of their communities. Without a baseline for comparison, the degree of shifts in attitudes and behaviors cannot be determined, but indications of changes in attitude paired with reporting of ongoing participation and continued use of skills indicate participants remain changed, at least in the short term, by their participation in PAR activities. DecidoSer workshops and the Ambassadors for Reconciliation initiatives are successful tools that provide the opportunity to identify lessons learned and good practices in the management of community changes beyond individual changes. DecidoSer is valuable not just for participants, but implementers (who are themselves members of communities whose contributions to reconciliation are worthwhile and necessary) as well, and the changes in trust and dialogue that contributed to improved business practices are a positive (and perhaps unexpected) result. Respondents generally saw the conceptual benefits of both DecidoSer and Ambassadors for Reconciliation for sustainability of reconciliation, though without specific evidence for believing this, or enough time to demonstrate it. Contrary to the notion that multi-sectoral relationships within a community might contribute to sustainability, the evaluation team did not find evidence of a correlation between PAR’s activities in a community and long-term engagement with other community actors." (Conclusions, page 28) more

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‘Working with the Media Taught Us a Lot’: Understanding The Guardian’s Katine Initiative

Ben Jones

Journalism, volume 22, issue 2 (2021), pp. 448-464

"One of the more important ventures in the world of media and development over the past decade has been The Guardian newspaper’s ‘Katine’ project in Uganda. The newspaper, with funding from its readers and Barclays Bank, put more than 2.5 million pounds into a Ugandan sub-county over the cours ... more

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Threat Modeling Guide: How to Identify Digital Risks in International Development Projects
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Daniel Moßbrucker

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 52 pp.

"Each section of this guide will explore another dimension of digital security—assets, attackers, risks and likelihood—and address these key questions: What do I want to protect? Who are my attackers? Is my attacker able to succeed? How likely is it that my attacker will succeed? Threat modeling ... more

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Meta-Review of Evaluations of Development Assistance to Afghanistan, 2008-2018

Christoph Zürcher

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (2020), 39 pp.

"Overall, one finding stands out: the international community has repeatedly overestimated its own capacity and the capacity of its Afghan partners to bring about rapid social change. What has worked best are modest, locally embedded projects with immediate, tangible benefits. What has rarely worked ... are complex projects aimed at building capacity and changing behaviour. More specifically, interventions in basic health and education, and in improving basic livelihoods, led to results. Interventions in building capacity for the administration, or in sectors such as the rule of law or gender, rarely worked. In reading these 148 reports, one also realizes that the international aid community is often not good at learning. Monitoring and evaluation systems are weak, and have hardly improved since 2002. Back in the early 2000s, many donors pointed out that, in order to achieve meaningful and sustainable development, more time was necessary. Fifteen years later, few sustainable results have been achieved, but many donors continue to suggest that better results will still require more time. Few donors appear to have changed their fundamental strategic approach, despite the fact that their own evaluations strongly suggest that many aid programs are neither e cient nor e ective in the Afghan context. In all fairness, the Afghan context is an incredibly challenging one, as these 148 reports vividly remind us on almost every page. The situation on the ground was and still is characterized by a lack of basic security; Afghan partners in government and in civil society lack basic capacities; many entrenched political actors have little interest in real reforms. Despite these challenging conditions, there was since the early days of the international engagement in Afghanistan tremendous political pressure on development actors to rush in and to provide quick results. An additional layer of complexity was added by the fact that the international engagement was from the beginning both a civilian and a military intervention, and planners in headquarters as well as practitioners on the ground had to learn how to cope with the task of civil-military cooperation. Under such circumstances, designing e ective aid programs is a herculean task." (Introduction, page 8) more

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Participation Tools for the Pacific

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2019), 56 pp.

"Engagement of key stakeholder groups in operations financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) promotes good governance, transparency, innovation, responsiveness, and development effectiveness. Effective engagement of stakeholder groups, including civil society, project beneficiaries, and project- ... more

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Search for Common Ground’s ‘Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society to Contribute to Sustainable Governance in Liberia’: Final Evaluation Report

Heather Gilberds, Katherina Thomas

Search for Common Ground (2017), 58 pp.

"Overall, the program set out what it achieved to do—namely to strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society organizations to improve their credibility, visibility, effectiveness and sustainability. There is evidence that many partner CSOshave refined theirmission, developed a multi-year ... strategic plan, a communications plan, a gender policy and an HR policy. In addition, they are beginning to integrate new financial reporting and M&E structures. All of the partner CSOs have improved their sustainability byreceiving additional funds to continue their work, and many of them hav developed strategies to diversify their revenue generation, such as expanding their offices to rent out board rooms. A number of organizations are eager to pass their new knowledge onto others, with many training peer CSOs on what they learned through the Search program. Finally, the program was effective in improving their own confidence, with all of the partner CSOs expressing their appreciation of the program, and in particular the freedom they had to define their own priorities and objectives.A number of lessons emerged during the course of implementation that are relevant for Search’s future work in civil society strengthening, as well as for other organizations working in this sector: 1. The participatory benchmarking approach is useful to help organizations track improvments in their organziational capacity over time. However, there was a tendency for CSOs to overstate what was possible within a limited timeframe. As a result, benchmarks were not consistently met, and many of the capacity-related development were not fully institutionalized by the project end. 2. The integration of radio programs with other civil society organizing approaches—town hall meetings, workshops, and house to house outreach—is an effective way to improve awareness and engagement of citizens in governance reform issues on a mass scale. 3. Programs to improve the capacity and sustainability of CSOs, and to professionalize the sector, are crucial but often overlooked, in efforts to improve local governance in fragile and trasitional countries such as Liberia. 4. There is a need to continue efforts to link civil society actors together for cohesive action and to further improve the enabling environment for civil society in Liberia by providing opportunities for CSOs to develop strategic collaborations, improve organizational capacity development, and attract donor funds to support their work." (Conclusions) more

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Wissensmanagement-Brevier für Projektleiter und andere Entscheidungsträger: Aus Erfahrung klüger werden

Jan Schwaab

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 2nd ed. (2009), 32 pp.

"Dieses Handbuch fasst die wichtigsten Schritte und Entscheidungen zusammen, die für ein gutes Wissensmanagement getroffen werden sollten. Es richtet sich an TZ-Vorhaben und ihre Partnerinstitutionen auf lokaler, regionaler oder zentraler Ebene sowie an die Organisatoren von Netzwerken. Das Handbuc ... more

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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects

Larry Hass, Leonardo Mazzei, Donald O'Leary

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.

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Instrumente zur AkteursAnalyse: 10 Bausteine für die partizipative Gestaltung von Kooperationssystemen

Arthur Zimmermann

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Sektorvorhaben Mainstreaming Participation (2006), 63 pp.

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Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes
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John Rowley, Frances Rubin

Oxford: Oxfam (2006), 175 pp.

"Using detailed checklists, the authors explain the stages of a typical consultancy, paying close attention to the practical, ethical, financial, and legal aspects of the process. Drawing on their own extensive experience and a wide-ranging survey of international NGOs and freelance consultants, the ... more

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Indicators for Human Rights Based Approaches to Development in UNDP Programming: A Users Guide
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New York: UNDP (2006), 32 pp.

"This is a practically oriented Guide on indicators for human rights based approaches to development programmes for UNDP COs. The Guide contains separate sections on different aspects relating to the development and use of indicators across the key elements of human rights programming. The Guide sum ... more

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The Role of Communication in Large Infrastructure: The Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Leonardo Mazzei, Gianmarco. Scuppa

Washington, DC: World Bank (2006), 42 pp.

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Wirkungsbeobachtung und Evaluierung bei der Förderung von Demokratie und Good Governance: Leitfaden für Geberinstitutionen und GutachterInnen

AG Demokratieförderung und ihre Evaluierung

Arbeitskreis "Evaluation von Entwicklungspolitik" in der DeGEval (2005), 34 pp.

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La cartographie des incidences: Intégrer l'apperentissage et la réflexion dans les programmes de développement

Sarah Earl, Fred Carden, Terry Smutylo

Michael Quinn Patton (introd.)

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2002), 143 pp.

"De plus en plus, on attend des organismes de développement qu’ils démontrent que leurs programmes résultent en des modifications significatives et durables du bien-être des bénéficiaires auxquels ces programmes s’adressent. Cependant, ces « impacts » sont souvent l’effet conjugué d� ... more

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Evaluación del impacto de los proyectos de desarrollo en la pobreza: Manual para profesionales

Judy L. Baker

Washington, DC: Banco Mundial (2000), viii, 202 pp.

"Este manual intenta proporcionar a los administradores de proyectos y a los analistas de políticas las herramientas necesarias para evaluar el impacto de los proyectos. Está destinado a lectores con conocimientos generales de estadísticas. Para algunos de los métodos estadísticos más profundo ... more

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Development and Management

Tina Wallace (ed.)

Oxford: Oxfam (2000), 326 pp.

"Development is not a question of project-based interventions, or of quantifiable inputs and outputs, but a complex process of negotiation over meetings, values, and social goals within the sphere of public action. This collection of papers, from the journal 'Development in Practice', draws on The O ... more

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Nord-Süd Aktuell: vol. 13, Nr. 4

Hamburg: Deutsches Übersee-Institut (1999), 721 pp.

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Knowledge Shared: Participatory Evaluation in Development Cooperation

Edward T. Jackson, Yusuf Kassam (eds.)

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Kumarian Press (1998), xi, 252 pp.

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Evaluación de proyectos de ayuda al desarrollo: Manual para evaluadores y gestores

Knut Samset

Madrid: Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM); Fundación Centro Español de Estudios de América Latina (CEDEAL) (1997), 140 pp.

"Esta guía es una primera introducción a la temática de evaluación de proyectos de desarrollo. Presenta los diferentes componentes a considerar, explica los pasos a seguir y discute los métodos de recogida de datos. No obstante, a pesar de llamarse "manual" le falta a este libro proporcionar in ... more

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A Participatory Systematization Workbook: Documenting, Evaluating and Learning from Our Development Projects

Daniel Selener, Christopher Purdy, Gabriela Zapata

Silang, Cavite; Quito; Nairobi: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) (1996), 107 pp.

Threat Modeling Guide: How to Identify Digital Risks in International Development Projects Key Guides

Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes Key Guides

Indicators for Human Rights Based Approaches to Development in UNDP Programming: A Users Guide Key Guides

Threat Modeling Guide: How to Identify Digital Risks in International Development Projects
Key Guides

Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes
Key Guides

Indicators for Human Rights Based Approaches to Development in UNDP Programming: A Users Guide
Key Guides