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Evaluation MethodologyEvaluation Methodology Formative Evaluation – overarching evaluation of all programmes
together and ongoing throughout lifetime of the Co Sligo Peace III Action Plan – Phase I.
External evaluators working with internal project evaluators - objectivity
Using Aid for Peace Approach Framework – required by SEUPB and comprising the key elements of:
Peace Building Needs Analysis – mapping the Conflict in Co Sligo (inc peace/conflict stakeholders)
Conflict External Risk Assessment Peace and Conflict Effects Assessment
Quantitative and qualitative measurement – quarterly progress reports and participants’ evaluation – through bespoke designed evaluation forms, focus groups and case studies – to give a 360º evaluation.
Ongoing support to deliverers throughout their project delivery
Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation
Final Presentation of Findings from Phase I
Strategic and programmatic issues – Learning
Moving forward to Phase II – Recommendations
Aid for Peace ApproachAid for Peace ApproachPeace Building Needs Analysis - analysed the
conflict dynamics and peace building processes in the county.
Peace Building Relevance Assessment which considered how relevant the Peace Programme was to the peace building needs in Co Sligo.
Conflict Risk Assessment - assessed the effects of the conflict on the peace building project actions being implemented by the various project action promoters.
The Peace and Conflict Effects Assessment - examined the effects of the various project actions in having an impact on the conflict and peace situation in the county.
The AfP Approach in PracticeThe AfP Approach in PracticeStage 1 - meeting on a one-to-one basis with each
of the project action leads and delivery partners Stage 2 - creating an overarching evaluation
framework including data collection methods for all projects
Stage 3 - facilitating an Aid for Peace workshop in the early stages of the programme with programme implementers and small grants
Stage 4 - convening meetings (interim and final) of the Peace III Partnership to discuss the findings of the evaluation and take on board their issues, concerns, challenges and views on the overall project and its constituent project actions
Findings – Key Findings – Key AchievementsAchievementsBaseline and Interim Stages – already described Final Stage – Key Achievements - outputs
Participants have far exceeded the targets set – due to:
recruitment efforts of project action promoterscreative ways in which many project actions
appealed to the communities not forcing people into peace building but rather
taking the approach of where their interests lay
Findings - BalancesFindings - BalancesBy age group - good overall balance at project
level in terms of the various age groupsBy gender, overall women did outnumber men
and whilst this would be expected in the women-focused project action, nonetheless in all of the programmes with the exception of the Travellers and Urban Peace building, women’s participation was greater.Men attracted to the practically-focused work –
focus on good role models for young menReligious background – participation of minority
Protestant community in line with population size.Cross Border – 29% participation from North
Capacity Building for PeaceCapacity Building for PeaceContinuous emergence of new target groups –
minority faith communities, victims of the Conflict, immigrants, young people, women
Need for continued up-skilling, awareness raising and support for communities to address issues to do with understanding and taking action on sectarianism, racism and prejudice
Need for ongoing training – e.g. Good Relations – to raise awareness of new contexts of peace building; up-skill people in current peace building practices; providing valuable networking opportunities for staff and volunteers, particularly if they are working in isolation.
Accessing Target GroupsAccessing Target GroupsFear of engagement by some target groups
(despite successive peace programmes)Designing and implementing programmes –
need for sensitive approaches, need to take time to do this
Accessing ethnic minority and minority faith groups difficulties which competition for groups’ participation ethnic minority groups are not so readily availableminority faith communities - legacy of the past –
polite silencedifficulty in project actions recruiting from the
displaced people/Republican community
Enabling Understanding and Capacity to Enabling Understanding and Capacity to Engage – Sectarianism and RacismEngage – Sectarianism and RacismTackling the silence
how minority communities raise the issue;how the majority community acknowledges that it
existsestablished steering groups to guide and support the
work of the project actionpeace building is not a core priority and some groups
are ‘switched off’ by the termCreative and innovative methods to challenge
participantsBuilding sectarianism and racism into the mainstreamAddressing associated issues including anti-social
behaviour
Cross Border IssuesCross Border IssuesSometimes need for developmental phase - time-
consuming and at times was a ‘stop-start’ processRequires careful logistical planning and good
communicationpresented ongoing challenges:
seeing the North as being ‘separate’ and with few common issues
Need for definite cross-border partner and agreed/pre-determined specific areas of co-operation
Can be difficult to fund suitable partners, activities and a programme of work
Visa restrictions (asylum seekers and certain work permits)
Operational and Administration Operational and Administration IssuesIssuesTime taken to undertake particular activities
- research, design and developmental phases of project actions
Additional supports and requirements of the Phase I programme - Good Relations Training and the Aid for Peace Evaluation Framework
Publicity - ensuring good attendance at events
Administration of the project actions
Sustaining Peace BuildingSustaining Peace BuildingCreative in the engagement of communities Projects supported - not operating in
isolation Projects to be enabled to see how they are
contributing to a bigger and wider movement – e.g. billboard campaign - RAPID Urban Collective good relations training, mediation training
aimed at project action promotersCivil society level - various peace building
events weaved into specific public events
Added Value of ProjectAdded Value of ProjectEnhanced the chances of peace building becoming
a core part of community cohesion, integration and anti poverty work of council and its structures
collective workshops - creating relationshipslocal organisations - gained new skills and have
considered embedding the concept of peace building into their mainstream activities.
ongoing support through the support and workshop series initiative – sounding board for risks and difficulties
Bringing out the hidden and hard to discuss issues and unlocking
Added Value of Project Added Value of Project cont’dcont’d
unlocking of a more silent Protestant minority community
expertise (sometimes external) and marry this with local knowledge thereby creating partnerships
opening up of discussions around practical cross border actions
time to heal wounds and rebuild relationships and create new relationships
Capacity Building for PeaceCapacity Building for Peace• Appropriate level of ‘capacity building’ is built into
the terms of reference for the work – this gives credibility to the importance of the concept of capacity building for sustainable peace
• Geared not only at local communities but also throughout the various sectors including private sector, elected representatives and statutory bodies
Supports for Peace BuildingSupports for Peace Building
• Continue awareness, training and mentoring supports for peace building
• Communicate the opportunities for people in regard of peace building supports to boost volunteering potential for peace building• More creative use of the Co Sligo Peace
website
Tools for Peace Building Tools for Peace Building • Creative means - target groups which are fearful
of; perhaps do not see peace building as relevant to; and those who are most difficult to reach
• Build on what has been achieved in Phase I and reach back to those who accessed training - engaging their continued support for sustaining the peace building effort in the county
• Provide accessible information on peace building
• Peace website as a measure to provide support to communities
Cross Border Collaboration Cross Border Collaboration At individual level- research and develop
relationships with cross border partners before formal engagement; make sure they match the requirements of the project action
Build on special relationship with the CAN (Carrickfergus, Antrim and Newtownabbey) Peace III
Ensure that cross border partnerships are working to maximum effect - challenge themselves and their partners
Networking and CommunicationNetworking and CommunicationPeace Partnership Committee and Secretariat
provide networking opportunities to maximise opportunities for learning, sharing of practice and avoiding duplication/competition among project actions
continue to spearhead role as peace building leaders in providing and stimulating debate on ‘hard’ issues
embed the learning from peace building into the structures within the county
Peace Project Promoters – collaborate to create progression opportunities for target groups and areas
Leadership in Peace BuildingLeadership in Peace BuildingHighlight the learning from experiences
(peace building sectarianism, racism and prejudice) with a view to embedding the issues at the heart of local governance and decision making
Engage more fully with the decision-makers in the county - elected representatives to enable greater all round understanding of the relevance of peace building to the county
Continuation of ‘challenge events’ which create wider public awareness
Resources for Phase IIResources for Phase II
Upload resources onto the Co Sligo Peace website and promote their use for future peace building work
Build the use of these resources into the Terms of Reference for tenders in Phase II
Operations for Peace Operations for Peace BuildingBuildingBring together all new deliverers of Phase
II to learn from the experiences of Phase I Centralised recruitment process for the
project - menu basis what is on offer and engage new people as well as Phase I participants
Identify advocates from each of the previous programme to write a testimonial on the differences that the project made to them and their communities
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