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Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM Project “Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans: Implementing UN SCR 1325 Phase II (2008 - 2011)” Final Report June 30, 2010 Evaluation Team: Kerstin Eppert, Team Leader Zehra Kačapor, National Expert Bosnia and Herzegovina Kushtrim Shaipi, National Expert Kosovo (under UN SCR 1244) Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Table of Content List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Executive Summary p.5 Overview p 10 Evaluation Scope and Methods p 10 Context and Data Analysis p 10 4.1 Context analysis for Bosnia and Herzegovina p 10 4.2 Analysis of project-specific data in Bosnia and Herzegovina p.14 4.2.1 Collaboration between UNIFEM and the Trans-cultural Psychosocial Educational Foundation p.14 4.2.2 Collaboration between UNIFEM and Žene Ženama p.17 4.2.3 UNIFEM-ZZ-EUFOR Collaboration p.20 4.2.4 UNIFEM-EUFOR-ZZ collaboration with the European Police Mission p.21 4.2.5 Establishing partnerships at national level: the Agency for Gender Equality p 22 4.3 Context Analysis for Kosovo (under UN SCR 1244) p.23 4.4 Analysis of project-specific data in Kosovo (under UN SCR 1244) p.26 4.4.1 Advocacy and coordination in support of women’s human rights and security p.26 4.4.2 Capacity development for women’s human rights and security p 29 4.4.3 Support to inter-ethnic communication and empowerment p 32 4.5 UNIFEM’s Partnership in Serbia 4.5.1 Development in the Republic of Serbia during the period under review 4.5.2 UNIFEM’s collaboration with the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence p.34 p.34 p 35 4.6 Regional focus through support to the Regional Women’s Lobby p.37 Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 Evaluation Question One: Contributions to women’s networks and gender mechanisms… p.39 5.2 Evaluation Question Two: Augmenting efficiency and increasing impact… p.43 5.3 Project framework and management arrangements p 45 5.4 Knowledge Management p 46 Literature and References p.48 List of Consultations p.51 Report Annexes p 53 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 List of acronyms and abbreviations ADA AGE AOGG BFPE BIRN CBM CD CEDAW CEE CSDP CSO DfID EC EU EUSR EULEX EUFOR EUFOR-LOT EUPM ICJ ICO IO KCPSED KCPSED/PS KGEP KGSC KFOR KJA KJI KP KWN LGE MoD NAP NATO NGO OSCE PIPP PISG RAE RWL SGCG SEPCA SIDA SOP ToT TOR TPO UNDP UNFPA Austrian Development Agency Agency for Gender Equality Advisory Office for Good Governance Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Community Building Mitrovica Capacity Development Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Central and Eastern Europe Common Security and Defense Policy Civil Society Organizations Department for International Development European Commission European Union European Union Special Representative European Rule of Law Mission European Force European Force Liaison and Observation Teams European Police Mission International Court of Justice International Civilian Office International Organizations Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development/Police School Kosovo Gender Equality Programme Kosovo Gender Studies Centre NATO Kosovo Forces Kosovo Judges Association Kosovo Judicial Institute Kosovo Police Kosovo Women’s Network Law on Gender Equality Ministry of Defense National Action Plan North Atlantic Treaty Organization Non-Governmental Organizations Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Property Law Implementation Plan (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Provisional Institutions for Self-Government (Kosovo) Roma-Ashkali-Egyptian Regional Women’s Lobby Security and Gender Coordination Group South-Eastern Police Chiefs’ Association Swedish International Development Agency Standard Operating Procedures Training of Trainers Terms of reference Trans-cultural Psychosocial Educational Foundation United Nations Development Programme United Nations Population Fund Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 UNICEF UNIFEM UNHABITAT UNMIK UN SCR USAID WIB WPC WCPHR ZZ United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations Fund for Women United Nations Human Settlement’s Programme United Nations Mission to Kosovo United Nations Security Council Resolution United States Agency for International Development Women in Black Women’s Peace Coalition Women’s Committee for Protection and Human Rights Žene Ženama Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Executive Summary The current mid-term evaluation of the UNIFEM Project “Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans: Implementing UN SCR 1325 – Phase I (2008-2011)I” was commissioned by UNIFEM to satisfy internal requirements for quality management and accountability The timing and scope of the evaluation process are further expected to substantively inform the continuation and completion of the project by 2011 and plan for follow up initiatives in Southeast Europe The period under review is January 2008 to March 2010 The geographical focus of the review lies on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UN Administered Territory of Kosovo (under UN SCR 1244), hereafter ‘Kosovo’, where the majority of interventions took place, as well as on Serbia and one major regional initiative As per the terms of references and as further detailed in initial consultations between UNIFEM and the evaluation team, a particular focus of the evaluation was to be laid on assessing capacities and possible gaps in capacities of the women’s networks and other partners supported by the project Based on the guidance provided by UNIFEM and the review of the project document, an evaluation matrix was developed comprising of two main streams to be evaluated: 1) In how far did the project contribute to the establishment and/or development of women’s networks and gender mechanisms that contribute to the implementation of UN SCR 1325, placing women on the wider human security agenda and furthering peacebuilding? 2) In how far does support to peacebuilding and security through gender mechanisms and women’s networks augment efficiency and increase the impact for women? The strategic framework of the evaluation is set primarily by the United Nations’ Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as well as broader principles of human security and founding principles of peacebuilding UNIFEM’s Regional Strategy for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) provides the intervention rationale This mid-term evaluation concludes that in response to the first evaluation question, UNIFEM’s approach substantively contributed to the development of gender mechanisms and women’s networks at national and local levels Through their approach and the selection of the right partners UNIFEM provided major inputs to gender-sensitization in security sector organizations, and supported a wide range of public awareness raising, advocacy, coordination and public debate The conclusion of this mid-term review is that particularly for Kosovo, and there in the Kosovo Police as well as in the Police School, there is a significant improvement in the coordination among security providers to deliver security as a public service This has been achieved through the establishment of gender units and focal points within the institutions, putting a major focus on the integration of training units into the effort, as well as through the institutionalization of gender trainings and feedback mechanisms between training institutions, government offices at national and local levels, and civil society representatives The review provided data that directly attributes these results to UNIFEM’s engagement The findings also show that at the local level communication between security providers and the local population is improving and relations of greater trust emerge The dialogue between citizens and security sector agents that ensued from the local consultations was stressed to be a major achievement for civilians and security personnel engaged in this project In light of EU and NATO association processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and justice and security sector reforms in Kosovo, the national environments are conducive to the inclusion of civil society in public oversight functions, as well as to organizational reform to increase women in security sector institutions It was found that UNIFEM’s collaboration with EUFOR and EUPM in Bosnia and Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Herzegovina was catalytic to the establishment of gender offices and gender-responsive organizational processes With regard to UNIFEM’s engagement in Serbia, the evaluation documents a partnership in support of the formulation of the National Action Plan 1325 which was planned and carried out extremely systematically and with great efficiency With the leadership of the Ministry of Defense in the process, tensions between government institutions and some of the engaged women’s organizations had to be managed at important stages of the process The key learnings here relate to the challenge of coordinating actors from government and civil society in an environment where the terms of collaboration still need to be worked out in a constructive way The collaboration provides an excellent case for involving parliament, which through can serve as example in other countries Monitoring reports prepared by major women’s networks and UNIFEM partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo1, suggest that for the countries engaged, the priority areas for the implementation of UN SCR 1325 can be narrowed down to four: 1) Women’s participation in peace negotiations and decision making; 2) Gender mainstreaming within national and international security sector institutions; 3) Inclusion of women’s organizations in peacebuilding and consultations with peacekeeping forces and civilian missions, using gender-based violence as a platform for inter-ethnic dialogue; 4) Engendering UN and regional reports This constitutes an important specification of the translation of UN SCR 1325 into the local context and needs to be reflected in the refining of the project strategy UNIFEM’s approach to creating networks of women’s organizations with mixed capacities and diverse ethnic backgrounds has increased dialogue and bridging, which strengthens civil society’s resilience to conflict Further, using gender-based violence as a thematic platform to rally localized women’s organizations of different ethnic constitutions constitutes an area of engagement to which all partners interviewed during this exercise connected and were able to identify their role With regard to identifying catalytic agents for networking, a major return of investment has resulted from meso-level NGOs and institutes that were tasked with the coordination of networks and whose organizational assets became factors of success for the implementation Their capacities to reach out to the macro level as well as access to the micro level made them excellent connectors between the two levels With regard to efficiency and impact on putting women’s human rights and women’s security on the agenda, the review concludes that most progress was made at the level of network coordinators, i.e with meso-level organizations that managed to integrate formal government and non-government coordination boards and groups relevant to the implementation of SCR 1325, where they provide technical inputs on women’s security and broader human rights issues, representing their constituents from civil society Their impact here has resulted in substantive contributions to national consultation processes, and the inclusion of women’s concerns in national debates and planning processes Finally, one other particular asset in UNIFEM’s programmatic and operational approaches that was recognized in this review lies in UNIFEM’s remarkable cross-fertilization of country processes with policy developments especially at EU-level in 2008 While it has to be kept in mind that the current review is a mid-term evaluation, and thus, the project is only half-way through to its completion, the following findings and observations are recommended to be addressed to refine strategies and strengthen the impact of the project The evaluation found that in terms of placing women on the wider human security agenda, only a select number of partners are in a position to substantively provide inputs as of today While national human security or 1325 agendas are still being finalized, some progress has been made on the development of a civil society agenda on women’s security and peace The Notably the Kosovo Women’s Network’s Report “Monitoring the Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Kosova”, 2009, and Zene Zenama’s “ Monitoring Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 2007 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 aforementioned monitoring reports of Žene Ženama in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kosovo Women’s Network constitute important steps there UNIFEM’s support will be essential to connect additional catalytic organizations with national coordination bodies for the implementation of national action plans, but also to further invest in civil society consultations for the development of a common position or positions One other important consideration that relates to the efficiency and impact of support is the question how the resolution is translated into the national context While both thorough and large-scale training and awareness raising have been carried out by UNIFEM’s partners, for a number of beneficiaries and stakeholders that were interviewed for this review, the resolution remains an abstract concept Especially among local organizations, few were able to specify in how far the training on women’s human rights and SCR 1325 has changed their approach to their work Interviewees suggested that they were in a better position to explain to their constituents what rights they have and why they had a claim But they also expressed that they would need to explore the possibilities of this knowledge and find avenues to draw conclusions for their work In this regard, the approach on inter-religious dialogue developed by TPO in Bosnia and Herzegovina is highlighted in the relevant section as an excellent example for the action-oriented translation of what SCR 1325 can represent in a local context For an efficient response and high impact, the project needs to pursue the identification of an action-oriented agenda for women’s organizations at the sub-national level With regard to results-based management, the evaluation found that the project needs to strengthen and update its strategic direction and analysis of country contexts to better position UNIFEM and its partners in the broad range of potential areas for support A considerable amount of information and analysis has been gathered through baseline assessments of the security and civil society sectors in partner countries and territories, and as mentioned above, substantive additions to the programmatic focus have been drawn from monitoring and consultation reports that were carried out by UNIFEM partners within the scope of this collaboration These papers and sets of information need to be integrated into an updated project context analysis, strategy and results framework In particular, the strategy should specify how partnerships will be further developed, what types of engagement will be distinguished, and how capacity development will be supported along each category of partnerships Any capacity development provided should be clearly linked to a chain of results that establishes how the beneficiary of capacity development will better deliver on the institutional mandate and how this delivery will impact on the target population For government institutions this means strengthening the performance of dutybearers to respond to claim holders, for civil society partners this means establishing their role in the SCR 1325 context, identifying their organization’s contribution in the context of this project collaboration and assessing needs for additional capacities to perform against this benchmark The project would thereby establish a comprehensive approach, where results provide the rationale for needs, and support focuses at different levels At present, capacity development has in part produced very good results, for example at the Kosovo police, but from project planning processes not clearly emerge as intentional because decision making and implementation processes are not documented sufficiently In some cases the data collected suggests that inputs such as conferences, trainings, and workshops substitute more integral approaches for capacity development Here, the project needs to provide more information on whether inputs should be attributable to advocacy, or capacity development With regard to results-based management, the final evaluation of the project phase I in 2007 has already provided substantive support to strengthening the project results-framework that was revised and improved for phase II The framework still lacks a complete baseline and targets, which should be added The previous recommendation for analytical and strategy updates will help establish these Similarly, the project reporting needs to focus more on results than inputs The regional dimension of the collaboration needs to be worked out more concretely The two entry points for regional collaboration that this mid-term evaluation identified are the currently provided support to the Regional Women’s Lobby, of which the continuation is recommended in view of its strong advocacy role at regional and international levels, and the future creation of a knowledge platform to facilitate easy access to actors, documentation, and other information that Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 has been and will be developed by UNIFEM and project partners either under the current project or in individual organizational capacities The Regional Office in Bratislava can certainly play a strong role here, while partners in-country need to be consulted for the possible location of a potential regional portal Finally, one major response on the assessment of needs for knowledge products and support was repeatedly brought forward from the most engaged partners that have developed their own working platforms and initiatives around SCR 1325 and who now need information and documentation resources in local languages or English to continue working in a more autonomous way Particularly from security sector institutions this query was brought forward As such translated technical resources focusing on gender-specific operational and legal issues for police officers, customs and border police, but also army personnel were requested Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Overview The current mid-term evaluation of the UNIFEM Project “Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans: Implementing UN SCR 1325 – Phase II (2008-2011)” was commissioned to the team of evaluators by UNIFEM in April 2010 to satisfy internal requirements for quality management and accountability in projects exceeding a budget of USD million A team of three experts was hired to conduct the evaluation, comprising of an expert for Bosnia, Ms Zehra Kačapor, one expert for Kosovo, Mr Kushtrim Shaipi, and the team leader, Ms Kerstin Eppert The expected duration of the exercise was from April st to June 15th, including internal consultation processes and finalization of the report by the evaluation team This period had to be extended by 15 days due to the intermittent shut-down of air traffic in Europe in late April and early May as a result of disturbances by volcanic ash clouds The timing and scope of the evaluation process are further expected to substantively inform the continuation and completion of the project by 2011 and plan for follow up initiatives in Southeast Europe The period under review is January 2008 to March 2010 As per specification from UNIFEM, the geographical focus of the review lies on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UN Administered Territory of Kosovo, where the majority of interventions took place, as well as on Serbia and one major regional initiative As per the terms of references and as further detailed in initial consultations between UNIFEM and the evaluation team, a particular focus of the evaluation was to be laid on assessing capacities and possible gaps in capacities of the women’s networks and other partners supported by the project Based on the guidance provided by UNIFEM and the review of the project document, an evaluation matrix was developed (see Annex I), comprising of two main streams to be evaluated: 3) In how far did the project contribute to the establishment and/or development of women’s networks and gender mechanisms that contribute to the implementation of UN SCR 1325, placing women on the wider human security agenda and furthering peacebuilding? 4) In how far does support to peacebuilding and security through gender mechanisms and women’s networks augment efficiency and increase the impact for women? Two guiding dimensions for the evaluation of progress within these streams will be i) the assessment of enabling and disabling factors that have impacted the work of the gender mechanisms and women’s networks, and ii) the assessment of potential for the codification of lessons learnt as well as the preparation of professional educational and informative resources (knowledge products) to support the maturing of organizations and forums until the end of the project (and beyond) The thematic areas that were assessed under i) included capacities to carry out research and analysis, awareness raising, advocacy, training, and monitoring Thematic areas under ii) included inter-ethnic dialogue, peacebuilding, women’s security, advocacy for women’s security and (gender-sensitive) security sector reform Evaluation Scope and Methods See Annexe I Consultations with involved managers were held on April 3, 2010 with the Project Manager, Ms Kaoru Yamagiwa, Kosovo (telephone), on April 10th with the CEE Regional Programme Director, Ms Erika Kvapilova, Bratislava (in person), and on April 11th with the Peace and Governance Advisor, Ms Flora Macula, Kosovo (telephone) Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 The strategic framework of the evaluation is set primarily by the United Nations’ Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as well as broader principles of human security and founding principles of peacebuilding Strategically, UNIFEM’s Regional Strategy for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) provides the intervention rationale Building on these overarching frameworks, the evaluation details key areas and questions based on the scope of the evaluation questions, and will substantiate contributions and achievements under each of the two project outcomes Outcome 1: Security sector and relevant government institutions demonstrate increased gender sensitivity in responding to the security needs of women in the Western Balkans Outcome 2: Strengthened capacity of gender equality advocates, including youth and minorities to influence peace and security agendas and support inclusive democratization at national and regional levels in the Western Balkans Since the evaluation itself is however very much focused on the review of the approach to delivering the results, rather than the evaluation of the programme itself, the evaluation matrix is used as a tool to extract possible dimensions and lessons learnt on how to pursue partnerships and capacity development for partners for the second term of the project implementation in a more targeted way Preparation of field work and data collection UNIFEM provided the evaluation team with a list of partners and stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia, from which the team chose to contact the majority, and to which were added resources for example in the area of parliamentary work, research institutes and specialists in access to justice and transitional justice work A full list of consultations is provided as an annex to this report The collection of data for the evaluation was mainly done a) through review of primary and secondary data from surveys, monitoring reports, meeting reports, training curricula and action plans, institutional agreements, specific outputs such as laws, procedures, etc., and b) through interviews with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders of the project or actors working in the area of peace and security in all three countries/territories Context and Data Analysis 4.1 Context analysis for BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA To better understand the analysis of data gathered for the purpose of this evaluation, this section establishes the context of women’s roles in peacebuilding and current threats to women’s security in Bosnia and Herzegovina The major threads of the issues presented below were drawn from contextual references that were found to be extremely relevant in the preparation phase of the exercise and reconfirmed during interviews conducted Based on this, the main areas that were and are impacting negatively on women’s lives are violence against women, or infringements on the right to physical and psychological integrity, socio-cultural exclusion impacting on women’s freedom of movement and property rights, as well as women’s political participation The governance system in Bosnia and Herzegovina today has very complex structures that originate in an ethno-centric polity which, post-war, was hoped to contribute to peacebuilding Today, the state apparatus with its multi-level governance system further entrenches differences 10 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 In terms of contribution of these respective networks and mechanisms to the implementation of UN SCR 1325, the findings within this review are the following  Across all countries involved, the contributions delivered on the implementation of SCR 1325 cover o public awareness raising on key messages of the resolution, o trainings and ToT on women’s human rights, gender-specific legal frameworks and SCR 1325 for NGOs and CSOs working to support women, o public consultations on SCR 1325, o the initiative prepared by TPO on inter-religious dialogue, o roundtables involving civil society and security sector agencies to assess concerns and respond, o gendered organizations and sensitizing security sector organizations to their roles and obligations with regard to SCR 1325, o conferences with national and international stakeholders to discuss topics relevant to national agendas, o the preparation of monitoring reports and shadow reports, o collaboration with media on specific messages, o engagement with strategic allies at EU and UN level, o parliamentary hearings and meetings with parliamentary commissions, o the development of national action plans on 1325 The list of outputs and the diversity of engagements is very impressive, particularly if when recalling the fact that the implementation framework for SCR 1325 is a sub-regional project and not a programme portfolio, to which it actually resembles Keeping in mind that the current review is at mid-term and does not reflect on final achievements, the following section focuses on the main observations and findings which require follow up to strengthen the delivery and progress towards the project’s objectives All findings were cross-referenced with the indicators of the evaluation matrix, all while leaving sufficient space for recommendations of collaboration in spaces where potential for future partnerships has been established  One general finding concerns the analytical and strategic background for UNIFEM’s project For the purpose of the evaluation, in addition to the project document and periodic progress reports, a significant number of project-related documents, assessments, studies and other information were reviewed, and additional documents in local languages were referred to Many of these were directly supported or commissioned by UNIFEM In the course of the evaluation it became clear that many of these documents are tacitly used as points of reference for strategic decisions in partnership building and the progressive development of the project implementation However, there is no analytical framework under which the information is brought together in a comprehensive manner For example, UNIFEM commissioned different assessments and studies of the security sector, e.g the baseline study in Kosovo 50, the assessment of the status and conditions of female and minority staff in the justice sector in Kosovo, the assessment of Serbian Women’s NGOs in Kosovo etc Together with the different SCR 1325 reports that were established by ZZ and KWN, the information is used by the project management to establish the needs and from there the rationale for partnerships and future initiatives The programme framework needs to refer to this information and the context analysis needs to be updated based on the additional data available From a monitoring and management perspective, the present practice diffuses the clarity of what direction the project takes and what rationales are effectively used to identify partnerships 50 “Gender and Security: A Mapping of Security Sector Actors in Kosovo and Gender-related Policies, Practices and Strategies”, UNIFEM, March 2010 The study was commissioned on behalf of the Security and Gender Coordination Group (SGCG) 40 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 and plan the implementation As a result, there is a tendency to spread large and wide in response to data collected These risks were discussed with the UNIFEM team in Kosovo during the preparation of this report  With regard to learning on the establishment and use of women’s networks to peace and security, the evaluation finds that the approach to constitute networks of civil society organizations of different ethnic backgrounds was extremely successful and supportive of laying the foundations for more substantive collaboration Partner organizations convened around issues of common concern which led to ‘bridging’ through confidence building, which is a very important result both for the continuity of civic engagement and the resilience of the civil society sector to conflict Examples for these mixed networks include ZZ, TPO or the Coalition coordinated by NORMA  Another valuable asset of the approach was the mix of stronger and weaker NGOs/CSOs in the networks, by which the smaller or weaker ones benefited from their sister agencies as they participated in complex processes and grew professionally and organizationally  One learning in view of return of investment, it seems that there is a clear distinction of catalytic functions in meso-level NGOs and institutes such as TPO and ZZ, KWN and KGSC that have capacities to reach out to the macro level as well as access to the micro level and present thereby excellent mediators between the two As a result, the networks supported are also able to organize interventions at all levels  In terms of contributions to the implementation of SCR 1325, the evaluation concluded that only very few partners are in a position today to provide technical inputs into NAPs or monitor the implementation of SCR 1325 Since the review is undertaken at mid-term, and most NAPs in the partner countries/territories still need to be finalized and approved, there is a need to build on initial work by civil society partners to further develop (a) civil society recommendation(s) and conceptualize their respective agendas This will be extremely relevant to formalize their engagements, claims and objectives  From a perspective of technical contributions to public oversight of the security sector, none of the partners in Bosnia does at present have access to information that would be needed, although ZZ and possibly Čure should be in a position to build these structure up In Kosovo, only KWN and KGSC seem to have the necessary analytical and data collection capacities to engage in monitoring However, data collection especially on gender-based violence seems to be a challenge due to sensitivities and coordination gaps Thus, building on the initial reports prepared by ZZ in Bosnia and Herzegovina and KWN in Kosovo for the monitoring of the NAPs and women’s security more broadly will require further inputs on behalf of UNIFEM, particularly once the global indicators for the monitoring of SCR 1325 will have been disseminated  With regard to the collaboration with EUFOR, as mentioned already in the relevant subsection, if not already available, UNIFEM should probably consider establishing corporate agreements for future collaboration, to avoid issues of liability and have clear procedures for partnerships Recommendations:  o Establishing an updated context analysis, results framework and related strategies: It is strongly recommended to update the project’s context analysis for each country so as to include information available on gender-based violence, security and security sector performance, access to justice, political participation and civil society The analysis 41 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 o o o  o o o o o o should provide explicit references to assessments, surveys, studies and other documentation that has been prepared in the course of the project, including reports by partner organizations, to the extent that these constitute a relevant reference for strategic or programmatic decisions.51 The update will also help clarifying the added value for interventions under the SCR 1325 umbrella and interventions that would better be positioned under UNIFEM’s programmes on violence against women, socio-economic rights or political participation of women Further it would bring other national processes in the picture, such as the implementation of national strategies against gender-based violence, that need consideration in view of the strong hinge that gender-based violence represents for the activities under this project Based on the updated context, the results framework needs to be refined and targets for indicators to be added It is strongly recommended to specify a capacity development (CD) framework for the project that relates partnerships and partners to their capacities to support the project outcomes, based on this evaluation and future plans The CD framework should distinguish partnerships in view of their contributions to outcomes and outputs of the project, and based on this specify what kind of capacity development will be supported for which partners As mentioned in earlier sections, it is of great importance to move away from incidental trainings and similar inputs and connect any kind of capacity support to institutional change and performance-based results; The development of an advocacy framework is recommended, which outlines the complementarity of UNIFEM’s corporate messages and aims vis-à-vis national advocacy agendas of governments and civil society This is important to better distinguish the target audiences, keep a clearer peace and security focus and assess overlaps with advocacy efforts in other programme areas such as combating violence against women Based on the strategic review of achievements and partnerships established so far, and further to the update of the project results framework, it is recommended to reassess the partnerships until the completion of the project The strengths and weaknesses of each partnership have been outlined in the relevant sections While the decision on how to proceed if entirely in UNIFEM’s purview and needs to consider a number of factors that lie outside the scope of this evaluation, the following recommendations can be made in view of the assessment at hand To add at least one more major network of women’s organizations to the current engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, possibly through the future Women’s Movement Bosnia and Herzegovina coordinated by Čure, to counterbalance the strong involvement of Žene Ženama (ZZ); To revisit future engagement with ZZ to move away from project-based coordination and activities to self-initiated networking activities; To engage with the ZZ and the second network in the development of monitoring capacities for the NAP 1325; To identify partners and future initiatives in Serbia and establish a momentum for stronger civil society engagement in the implementation or the monitoring of SCR 1325; To cluster programmatic support to Kosovo Police and the Justice sector as separate outputs within the project and streamline activities under each to establish clarity with regard to synergies, complementarity and impact; To revisit engagement in justice sector support and focus on technical inputs through research and analysis if funding allows for it; 51 The four programmatic focus areas of the project that are applied, namely 1) Women’s participation in peace negotiations and decision making; 2) Gender mainstreaming within national and international security sector institutions; 3) Inclusion of women’s organizations in peacebuilding and consultations with peacekeeping forces and civilian missions, using gender-based violence as a platform for inter-ethnic dialogue; 4) Engendering UN and regional reports, should be included here as well 42 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 o o o o To review whether partnerships with NORMA-Coalition, WCPHR, CBM and Partners Kosova can be reconfigured under different programmatic lines of UNIFEM’s regional programme; To further elaborate partnerships with KWN/WPC and KGSC to strengthen and continue monitoring activities; To continue the collaboration with RAE on a defined project until the end of the project period and determine revised terms of partnership beyond (in line with the maturing of the network and their ability to initiate their activities in the future); To continue support to the RWL through the support to the coordinator as well as targeted advocacy events, with a focus on increasing RWL’s resource and reporting function to international and European bodies 5.2 In how far does support to peacebuilding and security through gender mechanisms and networks augment efficiency and increase the impact for women?  With regard to efficiency and impact, the following conclusions can be drawn from the review of partnerships At the local level, the impact of network activities has mainly been felt by the partner organizations, which received training and engaged in the organization of and participation in roundtables, consultations and the like The greatest progress towards impact can be observed in the meso-level organizations mentioned above (ZZ, KWN, KGSC, RWL) that have managed to bring themselves into institutionalized forums where they are consulted for their technical inputs on women’s security and broader human rights issues, and have representative functions Their impact here has resulted in feedback on national consultation processes, the inclusion of women’s concerns in national debates and planning, and similar results One of the learnings here is that the development of capable networks as done by UNIFEM, to be efficient and have impact, needs to be connected to partnership building with governance institutions, to establish spaces where the networks can feed their information into policy and implementation processes However, as the example of the conflict of interest for women’s organizations in Serbia has illustrated very effectively, not all women’s organizations and movements feel comfortable engaging closely with government or in related forums To balance civil societies’ alternatives for inputs and feedback on national processes, it is important for UNIFEM to provide more support to forums that have a watchdog function Particularly for the diversification of civil society engagement in Serbia as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this would complement the current approaches In Kosovo, KWN and KGSC already fulfill a double role and have sufficient professional capacities to pursue watchdog function as well as collaboration on major political processes  In view of contributions to implementation and monitoring of SCR 1325 and human security, as explained in the previous section, very few organizations have the potential to engage here Some of these are already connected to national coordination bodies for the implementation of NAPs, but all of them will require additional technical support to build up independent monitoring capacities Respondents in Bosnia indicated that due to EU and NATO standards, the participation of civil society in security sector monitoring was sought by the respective ministries Similarly, increasing the women among security sector and government personnel is a priority Also, according to a respondent from AGE, public oversight of the security sector (government and civil society) is part of the NAP 1325 in Bosnia 43 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010  Capacity development of partners needs a comprehensive approach, where results provide the rationale for needs, and support focuses at different levels As highlighted many times throughout the previous sections, conferences, trainings, and workshops are examples for inputs to projects and not contribute to change in institutions, if they are not connected to wider processes of organizational development  In view of impact, the partnerships with security sector organizations achieved considerable progress over the implementation period The processes described within EUFOR, EUPM and Kosovo Police are remarkable The commitment and engagement displayed by the Kosovo Police merits special recognition While it is not possible to quantify the impact of the changes for women in the respective countries, the qualitative feedback of respondents indicates that o There is a significant improvement in coordination among security providers; o At the local level communication between security providers and the local population is improving and trust is being built up  One important consideration related to the efficiency and impact of support is the question how the resolution is translated into the national context This relates back to the earlier comment on the need for more thorough analysis and a clear positioning of the implementing partners towards the substantive areas covered by the resolution While both thorough and large-scale training and awareness raising have been carried out by UNIFEM’s partners, for many recipients, the resolution remains an abstract concept As mentioned in the sections on partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, not many of local organizations were able to specify in how far their learning on women’s human rights and security has changed their approach to their work For an efficient response, and high impact, the common understanding of what it is that everyone is working towards needs to be increased The suggested preparation of an advocacy agenda may be one of the tools to support this concretization  In view of the regional scope of the project, the evaluation did not find many instances in which the project made use of assets or resources from one country to others The holding of regional conferences and activities of RWL seem to be the most prominent regional level activities in the project While almost all partners interviewed are engaged in regional networks, have partners in other countries or have other points of access to their neighboring countries, the project at hand does not yet seem to be in a stage where programmatic collaboration can take place across borders At present, advocacy is the best platform to bring target audiences together Other regional aspects that are of relevance for UNIFEM’s partners lie mainly in the association with technical networks such as SEPCA for the police, or regional Roma representations, or the like This being said, the knowledge management perspective of the project is of regional interest I.e project partners would strongly benefit from a common platform where material and resources can be exchanged Special area of enquiry: What enabling and disabling factors have the organizations involved been facing and dealing with? The evaluation team collected feedback from the majority of respondents to the above question However, the responses focused more on general issues of financial sustainability, access to funding, need for additional trainings, or access to technical/advisory resources and literature or documentation in local languages One structural feedback was made regarding insufficient access to government authorities 44 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 From an external perspective, and in view of the set-up of this evaluation, the enabling or disabling factors for the performance of the partners rather lie in the design of the partnership and the outputs expected Recommendations: o To link networking and consultation processes at the local level more systematically to local governance institutions and representatives, to avoid parallel structures and strengthen local dialogue; o To balance women’s networks’ coordination with national and sub-national institutions by supporting watchdog networks; o To ensure support to major networks is not too one-sided and focused on longstanding partners, but balanced with the involvement of new partners or initiatives (particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina); o To focus on the development of local agenda’s for the implementation of SCR 1325, i.e assist local partners to elaborate on the connection of their work to SCR 1325 and translate this into an actionable agenda; 5.3 Project framework and management arrangements  In the preparation of the mission and confirmed by the data collection carried out in Kosovo, one initial finding of the evaluation was that while the project was being conceptualized as a framework for catalytic initiatives, the de facto project management structure and interventions defined resemble a program portfolio, addressing all levels of governance and social organization through policy support, advocacy, capacity development and peacebuilding This has implications for the management of activities and expectations of partners During the consultations with stakeholders, and in particular with the institutions from the security sector and coordinators of women’s networks, it seemed that the perception was not to have engaged in a particular project activity, but rather to be part of a continuum UNIFEM thereby represents an institution where organizations and institutions seek support, advice or funding Partners also kept referring to UNIFEM as a donor While the visit was too short to get a more detailed picture, it seems that it would be desirable for UNIFEM to redefine certain positions so as to communicate very clearly the limits and possibilities of its support  With regard to the management of the project similar to a programme portfolio, there is a need to refocus activities and levels of engagement along the lines mentioned in the country-specific sub—sections of this report Otherwise the financial resources will not suffice to deepen and capitalize on some of the many promising results of this project  In view of the project management structure, the evaluation team observed that the programmatic split between UNIFEM offices in Bosnia and Kosovo was not always supportive of the project Project partners in Bosnia not fully understand why the office does not act as a representation for UNIFEM in the scope of the project, even if they are explained that the programme management is sitting in Pristina While all partners acknowledged the excellent support from the Sarajevo office, they pointed to opportunities where they would have liked the Project Managemetn to play a more representative role For team in Sarajevo that stepped in and supported the implementation in this regard, there was a fine balance to be kept so as to support the programme, but not interfere with management decisions in Prishtina Similarly, the counterparts and UNIFEM office interviewed in Belgrade also pointed to the particular division of responsibilities that is very visible particularly for partners who work on different programmes or interventions with UNIFEM and need to contact different country representations for each 45 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Therefore, the main feedback here is that UNIFEM needs to take note of the fact that its offices in each country have to manage with expectations of representation, and that the deception of this expectation is at times interpreted as missing interest at the corporate level  Finally, one major observation relates to the role of the substantive advisers and the project manager Due to the long vacancy of the project manager’s post (PM), and the strong networks of the Peace and Governance Advisor (PGA) in Kosovo, most partners still perceive the PGA as the focal point of the project It would be beneficial to the project, if a clear division of labour could be established and the responsibilities transferred effectively In part, the blurring of responsibilities certainly also relates to the vast portfolio that is managed under the project From the current set-up, it is not clear, what responsibilities the technical advisers, gender advisers and PGA in the offices should provide to the project Certainly, however, their knowledge could be used to provide strategic and technical inputs, rather than engaging in programme support or management  The general feedback of partners on UNIFEM was extremely positive, the staff is very much appreciated for their supportive attitude and technical knowledge Respondents from Bosnia were supportive of the establishment of a position of a national coordinator, to increase access and strengthen collaboration 52 All NGO partners pointed to the importance of having a representative covering especially local events to support their work and signal support 5.4 Knowledge Management The following areas came up as potential areas for knowledge management and further support  First of all, UNIFEM and its partners have produced a vast number of training resources, assessments, surveys, etc in the course of the project implementation Given the regional perspective of the project, it would be recommended to establish a regional online portal on women, peace and security, where all materials can be accessed by the broad public One of UNIFEM’s current partners in Bosnia or Kosovo could possibly host the portal  The evaluation team further sees great value in the codification of two case studies, one on the development of the RAE network, as suggested in the relevant country section, and the second on the lessons learnt in Serbia, with a particular view on issues of independence of women’s organizations in government-led processes and the exemplary involvement of parliament;  Some of UNIFEM’s partners from the security sector, notably the police, have urgently requested support to access technical resources (handbooks, guidelines, international legal documents) in local languages to continue self-steered learning and knowledge acquisition Further, it was mentioned for the case of Police School in Kosovo, that there was a need to revisit English to Albanian translations, as they did not have their own translation unit and some materials did not meet the school’s standards 52 The position of a national project coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of the original project design, but could not be established due to lack of funds 46 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010  TPO and RWL put forward a request to assist them in extending their international networks to find partner organizations who engage in similar activities and with whom exchange projects could be developed  To assess possibilities to support TPO in the completion of the final coaching phase in the ToT, and provide support to the publication of the book on women leaders in peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina;  With regard to replicability of the inter-religious training module developed by TPO, the evaluation team recommends the translation of the materials to increase the readership and assess possibilities to use the material in Arab states or some countries in Asia 47 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Literature and References In addition to regular project documentation, meeting minutes, project proposals from implementing partners, standard operating procedures from security sector institutions, training materials from partners’ trainings on women’s human rights, security and gender, UNIFEM resources and presentations, gender-related laws (elections, domestic violence, gender equality, etc.), UN Security Council resolutions and other documents of immediate importance to the project, the below constitute some of the major references that were used for the establishment of this report and are in part referred to in footnotes Civil society and academic resources International Intrusion on the Evolution of Civil Society in Kosovo: A Structuralist Perspective, Kathleen Claussen, Indiana University, 2005 Civil Society Recommendations on the Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Europe, European Peacebuilding Liaison Office/International Alert, 2009 Mitroviča, Kosovo’s Litmus Test, ESI Discussion Paper, European Stability Initiative, 2006 Under Patriarchy and Peacekeeping: Women in Kosovo since the War, Valur Ingimundarson, 2009 Monitoring the Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Kosova, Kosovo Women’s Network, 2009 Security Council Resolution 1325 and CEDAW: Combating gender-based discrimination and violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Peace Women – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Gender, Conflict, and Reconciliation: Where are the Men? What about Women?, Olivera Simic, Journal for Political Theory and Research on Globalization, Development and Gender Issues I Vjerniće – I Gradanke, Zilka Spahić-Šiljak and Rebeka Jadranka Anić, 2009 Monitoring Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Žene Ženama, 2007 Participation of Public in Peace Processes – UNSCR 1325, Žene Ženama, 2009 Participation of the Public in Human Security – UN SCR 1325 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Žene Ženama, 2010 International and European Organizations Report of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, (A/61/38), CEDAW Committee, 2006 Thematic briefing on ‘Women and Armed Conflict’, between the CEDAW Committee and NGOs, 43rd CEDAW session, CEDAW Committee, 2009 48 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 European Union Common Security and Defense Policy at http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.aspx?id=261&lang=en Engaging Citizens in Policy-making: Information, Consultation and Public Participation, Policy Brief, OECD, 2001, at http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/34/2384040.pdf Response to Domestic Violence and Co-ordinated Victim Protection in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska - Preliminary Findings on the Implementation of the Laws on Protection from Domestic Violence, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2009 The Status and Activities of Municipal Gender Equality Commissions in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Overview and Recommendations, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009 The Ties that Bind - Social Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Human Development Report, UNDP, 2009 Transitional Justices Guidebook for Bosnia and Herzegovina – Executive Summary, UNDP, 2009 Gender-based violence in Kosovo – A Case Study, UNFPA, 2005 Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans – Research: Mapping of Kosovo Serbian Women’s NGOs, UNIFEM, September/October 2008; Gender and Security: A Mapping of Security Sector Actors in Kosovo and Gender-related Policies, Practices and Strategies, UNIFEM, 2010 USAID NGO Sustainability Index 2008 Civil Society, Civic Engagement, and Peacebuilding, Thania Paffenholz and Christoph Spurk, Social Development Papers, No.36/2006, The World Bank Additional Weblinks Sector for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations and Development of the Civil Society, Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina at http://www.mpr.gov.ba/en/str.asp?id=326 Kosovo Parliamentary Committees, http://www.assembly-kosova.org/?cid=2,1 Kosovo Statistics Office, http://www.ks-gov.net/esk/ Central Election Commission Kosova, http://www.kqz-ks.org/SKQZ-WEB/en/rrethkqz/themelimidheorganizimi.html Hunt Alternatives, http://www.huntalternatives.org/ European Women’s Lobby, http://www.womenlobby.org/site/hp.asp?langue=EN 49 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 List of Consultations Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma Dedić, Portfolio Manager, Justice and Human Rights, UNDP Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić, Director, Gender Equality Agency, Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees Sonja Grabner, Legal Adviser/Coordinator, Economic, Social Rights and Equality Unit, OSCE Denis Hadžović, Secretary General, Centre for Security Studies Azra Hasanbegović, President Žene BH Meagan Hrle, Legal Adviser/Coordinator, Judicial and Legal Reform, OSCE Nikolina Marčeta, Gender Advisor, EUFOR Alexandra Miletić-Santić, National Legal Adviser/Mission Gender and Human Rights Adviser, EUPM Hjalmar G Sigmarsson, Head of Office, Gender Advisor, UNIFEM Zilka Spahić-Šiljak, Ph.D., Programme Manager, TPO Foundation Dubravka Vokić, Director, TPO Kika Babić Svetlin, Advisor on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Agency for Gender Equality Gordana Vidović, President, Budućnost Modriča Mira Vilušić, Director, Horizonti Memnuna Zvizdić, Executive Director, Žene Ženama Email feedback from Sabiha Husić, Medica Ženica Rada Sukara Ginzburg, Foundation Čure Serbia Nataša Petrović, Project Coordinator, Belgrade Foundation for Political Excellence (telephone interview) Birna Thorarinsdottir, Head of Office, UNIFEM (telephone interview) Kosovo Nevenka Rikalo, Project Coordinator, Ruka & Ruci Valbona Salihu, Executive Director, NORMA Lawyers Association Hysni Shala, Gender Advisor, Kosovo Police Luljeta Vuniqi, Executive Director, Kosovo Gender Studies Centre Valdete Idrizi, Director, Community Building Mitrovića Sheremet Ahmeti, Acting Executive Chief, Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development N/Kolonel Driton Zabёrxha, Director, Directorate for Training, Kosovo Police School Faik Ispahiu, Chief Disorganizing Manager, Internews Kosovo (BIRN) Krenare Maloku, Programme Manager, BIRN Theodora Ivanova Krumova, Human Rights Expert, EULEX Shpresa Mulliqi, Public Safety Awareness Officer, OSCE Grazina Ragućkaja, Planning and Coordination Officer, OSCE Islam Sllamniku, Deputy Director, Kosovo Judicial Institute Albulena Metaj, Gender Advisor, KPC Resettlement Programme Gloriosa Hisari, Legal/Gender Adviser, Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme, UN HABITAT Visare Mujko-Nimani, National Programme Officer, UNFPA Snezana Karadžić, WCPHR Ana Lukatela, Coordinator, Regional Women’s Lobby 50 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Besim Kajtayi, Head of Legal Office, Office of the Prime Minister Kay Kaoru Yamagiwa, Project Manager, UNIFEM Flora Macula, Peace and Governance Advisor, UNIFEM Kosovo Shquipe Krasniqi, Chief Executive, Agency for Gender Equality Kadrije Bajshori, Kosovo Judicial Institute Florent Hajrizi, Partners Kosova, Center for Conflict Management Hadije B Ministry of Kosovo Forces, Fahri Sadrin, Ministry of Kosovo Forces, Editha Tahiri, Minister for Public Administration and Chair, Regional Women’s Lobby (telephone interview) Igballe Rogova, Director, Kosovo Women’s Network (telephone interview) Shpresa Agushi, Network of Roma-Ashkali-Egyptian Women’s Network (RAE) Women’s Organizations in Kosova, (telephone interview) Bratislava Erika Kvapilova, Regional Programme Director, UNIFEM Regional Office Bratislava 51 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Report annexes Annex I – Terms of References, International Team Leader (not enclosed) Annex II – Evaluation Matrix Annex III – National Governance Structure BiH 52 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Draft Evaluation Matrix Evaluation Question In how far did the project contribute to the establishment and/or development of women's networks (and gender mechanisms) that contribute to the implementation of UN SCR, 1325, placing women on the wider human security agenda and furthering peace? Strategic connection Evaluation Criteria Key areas and questions Indicators of success (formative) Data support and collection Methods of analysis Programme Outcome 1: Security sector and relevant government institutions demonstrate increased gender sensitivity in responding to the security needs of women in the Western Balkans Framework UN SCR 1325, CEDAW, and extended human security and peacebuilding criteria: In-depth assessment of networks and organizations created and supported: - Institutional embedding of network/s; Progress reports, NGO/CSO assessments available, individual and group interviews of partners (focused conversations, semistructured and open interviews), media, public perception surveys (including and disaggregating target groups), TOR and institutional arrangements of relevant committees, institutions, etc.; Institutionalised meetings, protocols; Content analysis, Media review, Assessments of trends, review of transition/change processes, Progress review baseline vs status Regional Strategy Outcomes2 (2.2) (5.2) (6.2) (7.1) (8.3) Query: Outcome and seem to be highly relevant, possibly beyond 2011?! - Advocacy on women’s participation in peace negotiations; - Support to increasing women in relevant decision making positions; - Enhanced impact of women on setting and implementing regional and national peace and security agendas; - Information on women’s contributions to peace and security (quantitative/qualitative data) - Enhancing the state’s delivery of security for women; - Capacities to collect information, formulate claims and access to justice - Continuity of engagement by network members; - How many active networks have been established and/or supported by the initiative? - Constituency and organizational stability of network members; - To which of the areas specified in the evaluation criteria does the network contribute? - Relevant results that have been achieved by the members of the network or the network itself; - How are the participating networks and organizations thematically balanced? - Quality, periodicity and institutionalization of monitoring conducted and data gathered (eg securityrelated, GBV), analysis carried out (socioeconomic, public finance, policy), and advocacy brought forward to duty bearers; - At what levels are the engaged networks and organizations able to operate and advocate (local, national, international)? - What kind of accountability mechanisms have been established for security providers? - Attributable and relevant institutional and/or political change processes (eg gender mainstreaming through commissions, policy processes, protocols, etc.); - Visibility of network activities; - Advocacy on women’s participation in inter-ethnic dilalogue - Int’l Orgs awareness of and response to women’s needs - Impact of network activities on public discourse; - Improved coordination among security providers impacting on women’s security (delivering for women); - Increased public awareness; 53 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 Evaluation Question In how far does support to peacebuilding and security through gender mechanisms and networks augment efficiency and increase the impact for women? Strategic connection Evaluation Criteria Key areas and questions Indicators of success (formative) Data support and collection Methods of analysis Programme Outcome 1: Security sector and relevant government institutions demonstrate increased gender sensitivity in responding to the security needs of women in the Western Balkans Framework UN SCR 1325, CEDAW, and extended human security and peacebuilding criteria (same as above): Assessment of the interaction between the gender mechanisms and networks and political consolidation and social change processes: - Anchorage of the mechanisms and networks in major social and political processes in the country/sub-region (eg decentralization or DDR processes in Kosovo); Review of progress reports, policy documents, institutional agreements, interviews and focused conversations with partners, public perception surveys, reports on access to justice, political participation, Content analysis, Progress reports, Assessments of trends, review of transition/change processes, review of baseline vs status; Appreciative inquiry as part of the interviews Content analysis, review of lessons learnt Programme Outcome 2: Strengthened capacity of gender equality advocates, including youth and minorities to influence peace and security agendas and support inclusive democratization at national and regional levels in the Western Balkans Regional Strategy: see above - Advocacy on women’s participation in peace negotiations; - Support to increasing women in relevant decision making positions; - Enhanced impact of women on setting and implementing regional and national peace and security agendas; - Information on women’s contributions to peace and security (quantitative/qualitative data) - Enhancing the state’s delivery of security for women; - Capacities to collect information, formulate claims and access to justice - How the mechanisms and platforms influence or impact on policy making processes? - Where and how the mechanisms and networks strengthen democratic structures and public oversight? - Where and how the mechanisms and networks encourage and/or increase political participation of women? - Where and how did the mechanisms and/or networks leverage the assets and resources of their members to further a common goal? - Case examples of policy making processes (post-facto review) , - Interaction between gender mechanisms, networks and democratically elected representatives; - Establishment of dialogue mechanisms between women’s organizations and decision makers - Creation of and participation in public oversight committees; - Strategic plans for joint action, public deeds of committment; - Trends of access to justice; -Trends of political participation of women; - Advocacy on women’s participation in inter-ethnic dilalogue - Support provided by critical allies (decision makers); - Int’l Orgs awareness of and response to women’s needs - Civic education and democratic dialogue, - Organization of and/or participation in public consultation processes Special area of enquiry: What enabling or disabling factors have the networks and organizations involved been facing and dealing with? Capacity needs, future projections 54 ... as an annex to this report The collection of data for the evaluation was mainly done a) through review of primary and secondary data from surveys, monitoring reports, meeting reports, training... Balkans Since the evaluation itself is however very much focused on the review of the approach to delivering the results, rather than the evaluation of the programme itself, the evaluation matrix... http://www.zenezenama.org/eng/document/1325%20Final%2 0Report% 202007.pdf 12 Mid-term Evaluation UNIFEM – April/May 2010 some 10% of the population, predominantly young male citizens with higher education, report to be part of