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Evaluation of Civil Rights Defenders’ capacity development support to local partners

Evaluation of Civil Rights Defenders’ capacity development support to local partners

Final Report June 2024

  • År: 2024

  • Publikationstyp: Decentraliserad utvärdering

  • Författare: Ardita Metaj, Jonas Lövkrona

Sammanfattning

This report presents an evaluation of Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) as one of Sida’s Strategic Partner Organizations (SPOs) under the CSO strategy from October 2020 to 2022. The evaluation assessed CRD’s contribution to partner capacity development, to inform Sida’s decision on continued support, and guide CRD’s future approaches for capacity development. The evaluation found that CRD’s capacity development support generally aligns with partners’ needs, yet improvements in approach documentation are recommended. CRD’s ToC is deemed sound, with successful implementation, particularly in enhancing staff skills and resource mobilization. However, intermediate outcomes varied among POs, and systematic measurement of PO capacity development is lacking, CRD’s high activity implementation rate is noted, though staffing adjustments are suggested, and POs perceive CRD’s support as contributing to sustainable outcomes, despite financial viability concerns. Recommendations from the evaluators include better documentation of capacity development processes, longer-term core support for POs, tailored capacity development plans, enhanced impact measurement, and investment in local staff capacity.

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  • Tematik: Demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter

  • Geografiskt område: Global

  • Språk: Engelska

  • Publikationsnummer: 2024:13

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Central Evaluation of Conflict Sensitivity in Sida’s Development and Humanitarian Cooperation

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This evaluation examines how Sida integrates conflict sensitivity across its strategies and operations, with the purpose of strengthening learning and improving how Sida’s work affects peace and conflict dynamics.

Conclusion

It finds that conflict sensitivity is increasingly embedded in Sida’s portfolio but applied unevenly across contexts. Stronger results emerge where analysis is continuous, partner capacity is high, and adaptation is proactive. Weak monitoring systems and inconsistent feedback loops limit learning and the ability to track outcomes or anticipate risks.

Recommendation

The evaluation recommends establishing minimum standards for conflict sensitivity across all strategies, ensuring regular context updates, strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning systems with simple indicators, and proactively addressing recurring risks such as gender backlash, unequal targeting, and challenges linked to country exits.

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Annexes

Annex 1: Annex list
Annex 2: Country case studies

  • Publikationstyp:Central utvärdering
  • År: 2026
  • Geografiskt område:Global

Evaluation of “Expanding Space for Youth’s Political Participation” – GoFor

Tematik: Demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter

Purpose and use

Evaluation of the Expanding Space for Youth Political Participation” project in Türkiye implemented by Gençlik Örgütleri Forumu (GoFor) focused on progress made on the project’s four objectives to:
1) Strengthen youth organisations;
2) Expand youth participation in decision-making;
3) Increase cooperation & networking in the youth sector; and
4) Develop GoFor as an institution.

Conclusion

Despite operating in a rapidly shrinking civic space, GoFor has given its member organisations a voice and safe spaces to express themselves, strengthening their capacity and its own. These voices are being heard at local and national levels within Türkiye, and internationally in European fora and at UN bodies. These are impressive achievements sorely needed to build youth-inclusive democratic processes in Türkiye.

Recommendation

Due to domestic funding challenges for rights-based Turkish CSOs and the weak capacity of many youth organisations, GoFor fills a gap by advocating for youth rights and participation. Given GoFor’s positive track record, Sida and other donors should seriously consider providing core funding as a bridging option while GoFor builds alternative sources of funding.

  • Publikationstyp:Decentraliserad utvärdering
  • År: 2026
  • Geografiskt område:Europa