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3 R E S U L T S O F T H E E V A L U A T I O N programme. This is a part of Diakonia’s work with its partners that needs further improvement in the continuation of the programme. We therefore recommend Diakonia to: Plan for the capacity building of its partners in methods to analyse conflicts. Include clear links between conflict analysis and programming in these capacity building plans. Plan greater time for conflict/context analysis during the partners’ meetings. 3.1.3 Relevance of Diakonia’s programme to Sida’s strategic priorities in Zimbabwe Relevance question Grade To what extent is Diakonia’s programme relevant in relation to Sida’s priorities/strategies in Zimbabwe? A This part of the relevance criteria was thoroughly analysed by Sida in its assessment of Diakonia’s programme proposal in June 2012. This section will only highlight the main arguments. The Diakonia programme is based on a rights perspective and the perspective of the poor, which is the basis of Swedish development aid. The Diakonia partner organisations work with peace building initiatives at different levels. The core of Diakonia’s support is to increase the rights based perspective within the partner organisations with the objective of increasing legitimacy and downward accountability. The Diakonia Programme is, moreover, in line with the requirements of the Policy on Peace and Security for Development 2010-2014. 4 The policy stipulates that the overarching objective of Swedish support in the context of security and development is to contribute to a lasting peace that makes development possible. The major tenets of this policy are dialogue, conflict management, transitional justice and security sector reform. The Diakonia programme also contributes to the fulfilment of the “Change for Freedom: Policy for Democratic Development and Human Rights in Swedish Development Cooperation, 2010-2014”. This policy gives priority to three focus areas: 1) civil and political rights, 2) the institutions and procedures of democracy and the rule of law, and 3) actors of democratisation. Pluralism Policy for Support to Civil Society in Developing Countries within Swedish International Development Cooperation (2009) is the final relevant policy for this assessment. The objective of Swedish support is to 4 Peace and Security for Development: Policy for Security and Development in Swedish Development Cooperation 2010-2014. 25
3 R E S U L T S O F T H E E V A L U A T I O N promote: “a vibrant and pluralistic civil society in developing countries that, using a rights-based approach, contributes effectively to reducing poverty in all its dimensions”. 5 The Diakonia Programme aims to support and strengthen civil society in all key areas that are identified in the policy. Finally, the Diakonia programme is in line with the recently developed Zimbabwe Unit Programme on Peace Building and Reconciliation, which seeks to work with mandated institutions and civil society organisations in Zimbabwe to facilitate peace building and national healing. The programme seeks to operationalise the policy on Peace and Security for Development (2010-2014), and incorporate aspects of conflict management, transitional justice and security sector reform. 3.2 EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS This part of the evaluation assesses the extent to which the knowledge acquired by the participants in Diakonia capacity development sessions has been used to undertake organisational changes, to develop new policies and/or new working tools or methods, and whether Diakonia’s work has led to tangible results (at output and outcome levels). It is thus important to remember that the programme started in July 2012, and that the first six months were dedicated to evaluating the partners. Review meetings have been held with all partners, decision memos have been finalised in July/August and new agreements have been signed. Most partners received their first disbursements in August 2012, along with a few in early September. Assessing the results of the work of the partners after four months is not relevant. However, we have tried to highlight some initial results of Diakonia’s support to its partners. Most capacity building efforts that have been undertaken so far have been geared towards strengthening the partners’ capacities in financial management and narrative reporting. A few trends might be highlighted. On the positive side, Diakonia’s partners have been reporting in a timely fashion. The quality of their financial reporting has generally been improved, with some partners performing better than others. The quality of the narrative reports remains relatively poor, as most partners’ reports focus on activities and not on results. This tends to show that improving the quality of narrative reporting requires a long-term commitment and it cannot be achieved through a limited number of training sessions. Another positive result concerns the development of risk management strategies that are developed by each partner. 5 Pluralism, Policy on Sweden's Support to Civil Society, Government offices of Sweden, 2009, page 5. 26
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