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December 2018 Civil Society Sustainability Project In Final Report September 2013 - December 2018 Civil Society Sustainability Project in BiH AID -168-13-00006 Implemented by: Centers for Civic Initiatives Civil Society Promotion Center Ludviga Kube 7, Tuzla Gradacacka bb, Sarajevo Tel: 035/247-740; Fax: 035/278-232 Tel: 033/644-810; Fax: 033/611-834 Disclaimer: This report is prepared for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of the report are the sole responsibility of the project implementing organizations. Views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Table of Contents List of acronyms .................................................................................................................... 4 Background ........................................................................................................................... 6 Executive summary .............................................................................................................. 7 Component I: Establish partner networks ....................................................................... 16 Sector 1: HUMAN RIGHTS OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS .......................................... 18 Sector 2: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR MARKET .......................................................... 19 Sector 3: CULTURE ................................................................................................................ 20 Sector 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ........................................................ 22 Sector 5: JUSTICE .................................................................................................................. 24 Sector 6: HEALTH CARE ..................................................................................................... 25 Sector 7: WOMEN’S RIGHTS ............................................................................................... 26 Sector 8: EDUCATION .......................................................................................................... 27 Sector 9: FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ....................................................................... 28 Sector 10: ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ................. 28 Sector 11: AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................... 29 Sector 12: PUBLIC FINANCES ............................................................................................. 31 Component II: Capacity building and sustainability ...................................................... 33 Building legal framework for NGO work and institutional cooperation with government ............................................................................................................................... 33 Collection, distribution and sharing of information and organization of educational contents as part of the work of the Resource Center ............................................................ 33 OCA process – raising and building the capacities and quality of work of the participating CSOs ................................................................................................................... 34 Creating a more affirmative environment for sustainability of civil society in BiH .......... 35 SMART Resource Center ........................................................................................................ 39 Building CSOs’ capacities – OCA .......................................................................................... 40 Component III: Campaigns and monitoring ................................................................... 45 Sector 1: HUMAN RIGHTS – MARGINALIZED GROUPS ............................................. 46 2 Sector 2: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR MARKET ......................................................... 50 Sector 3: CULTURE ................................................................................................................ 54 Sector 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ....................................................... 61 Sector 5: JUSTICE .................................................................................................................. 66 Sector 6: HEALTH CARE ..................................................................................................... 69 Sector 7: WOMEN’S RIGHTS .............................................................................................. 72 Sector 8: EDUCATION ........................................................................................................... 78 Sector 9: FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ....................................................................... 81 Sector 10: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ........... 88 Sector 11: AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................... 91 Sector 12: PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 95 Monitoring ......................................................................................................................... 100 Monitoring parliament and government sessions ............................................................... 100 Top findings of the monitoring reports ................................................................................ 102 Qualitative analyses ............................................................................................................... 106 Town hall meetings/forums .................................................................................................... 109 INICIJATIVA TV .................................................................................................................. 111 Virtual Parliament web page ................................................................................................ 112 Other components: ........................................................................................................... 113 Elections – Coalition for fair and free elections – Pod Lupom ..................................... 113 Activities implemented in 2016 ............................................................................................. 113 Activities implemented in 2018 ............................................................................................. 116 Flood prevention - the network BRANA ........................................................................ 119 APPENDICES FOR THE FINAL REPORT ................................................................. 125 MEDIA APPEARANCES ................................................................................................ 126 Final M&E Report ............................................................................................................ 140 3 List of acronyms BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina CCI Centers for Civic Initiatives CSO Civil Society Organization CSPC Civil Society Promotion Center CSSP Civil Society Sustainability Project (this project) DEI Directorate for European Integration BiH EU European Union FBiH Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina LAG Local action group NGO Non-governmental organization OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment RS Republika Srpska USAID United States Agency for International Development 4 CSSP Partner Organizations Acronyms Name of organization Sector KULT Institute for Youth Development Employment and labor market NBR Independent Development Bureau Economic development policies LINK Association for Entrepreneurship and Work CPI Public Interest Advocacy Center Public finance management OKC Youth Communication Center Education PH Partnership for Health Health care ICVA Initiative and Civil Action Environment protection and energy CRP Center for Development and Support efficiency ARD Association for Rural Development Agriculture and rural development FGT Forum of Tuzla Citizens Justice Helsinki Committee for Human Rights RS FSU Foundation for Social Inclusion in BiH Initiative for Better and More Humane Human rights – marginalized group IBHI Inclusion TI Transparency International BiH Fight against corruption CIN Center for Investigative Reporting Women to Women Women’s rights Women Interactive Rural Center Action Culture Networks working within the CSSP KOMA The Coalition of Marginalized Groups in BiH EFEKT Cross-sector Network for Sustainable Energy K2020 Network Culture 2020 LEDnet Network for Local Economic Development in BiH Womennet Network for women's rights AKADEMAC Network in education sector Judicial network Network in justice sector Network for creating a more Network in sector of employment and labor market enabling business environment Health network Network in health sector Cross-sectoral Network for Network in agriculture sector Agriculture and Rural Development Network for Budget Responsibility Network in public finance management sector 5 Background This document presents the Final Report for the period September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018 of the Civil Society Sustainability in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project, in accordance with the Contract No. AID-168-13-00006 between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers of Civic Initiatives (CCI). The five-year project Civil Society Sustainability in Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter CSSP) in total value of 9.380.000 USD had been implemented by the Centers for Civic
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