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| General Information |
Project/Program |
Program |
| Project Name |
Program on Rights And Justice II (PRAJ II) |
| Duration |
2008-2014 (6 years) |
| Donor |
USAID |
| Implementiong Organization |
East-West Management Institute (EWMI) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Justice |
| Region |
N.A |
| Financing |
US $20 million |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the East-West Management Institute (EWMI), The Asia Foundation (TAF), the League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (in Cambodia) (LICADHO), the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Samreth Law Group (SLG), the Vishnu Law Group (VSLG), Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC), the Independent Democracy of Informal Economic Association (IDEA), Prey Lang, and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
According to the report, some achievements were seen. The program successfully developed databases to improve the accessibility of information in generating judicial reform, including the Trafficking in Persons database, the Gender-Based Violence database and a database focusing on criminal cases. And technical assistance needed when conducting field visits were provided t selected human right NGOs and community based organizations. Also the capacity of local lawyers were expanded so that they provided legal services to poor clients. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
The issue of ownership remains the biggest challenge in this project. Most of human right NGOs and organizations were donor-dependent. Thus, supporting a marketing strategy for database products to reduce overwhelming donor dependency is needed. Also, even though some partners were reluctant to share data or to fully cooperate with one another, in several contexts, EWMI took steps to push the sharing of information more broadly, which resulted in a better partnership. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
Over the course of the program, there were frequent changes in the project’s Performance Monitoring Plan and the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system. As a result, donors in most cases adhered to policies made at headquarter, not at the country missions level. |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The evaluation team consisted of five people: Nancy E. Horn, Ph.D., Team Leader, DevTech Consultant; Melissa Patsalides, USAID/Washington, PPL/LER; Peoulida Ros, USAID/Cambodia, Program Office; Phea Sat, USAID/Cambodia, Democracy & Governance (DG) Office; and Yoke Sudarbo, USAID/Indonesia, DG Office. Data was gathered through document reviews, key informant interviews, focus group interviews, and a participatory rapid appraisal (PRA) technique that requested participants to draw three time-sequence pictures. But the limited time contrainted several aspects incluing not being able to interview all involving organizations |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
The sustainability of this program seems to have been very weak in that most of NGOs and organizations were deeply donor-dependent. Only one NGO, IDEA was able to develop strategies for sustainability. Also, databases operations have suffered from a lack of commitment to allocate a budget to assign personnel to manage the databases. |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Other Remarks |
The program began its first course in 2003 (as PRAJ I). Beginning in 2008, PRAJ II focused on civil society strengthening. Originally it was scheduled to close in September 2013, but it was extended on year. |
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