`2f CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT #9 Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2018 January 30, 2019 This publication was produced by the East-West Management Institute, Inc., for review by the United States Agency for International Development CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT #9 Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2018 Prepared under the USAID’s Civic Engagement Project (CEP) in Macedonia Contract Number AID-165-C-16-00003 Submitted to: USAID/Macedonia on January 30, 2019 Contractor: East-West Management Institute, Inc. Disclaimer This document is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the East West Management Institute, Inc., and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................... 4 SECTION I: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 8 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 10 1.3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 11 SECTION II: PROJECT ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................... 13 COMPONENT ONE: STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ALLIANCES ................................................. 13 COMPONENT TWO: STRENGTHEN CSOS ................................................................................................. 17 COMPONENT THREE: STRENGTHEN YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ......................................................................... 32 COMPONENT FOUR: STRENGTHEN YOUTH ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 37 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO CEP’S TRANSITION ORGANIZATIONS ............................................... 44 SECTION III: CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 46 3.1. PUBLIC OUTREACH ....................................................................................................................... 46 3.2. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING PLAN ................................................................ 49 3.3 COOPERATION WITH USAID AND OTHER DONOR PROGRAMS ................................................ 50 USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACA Advocacy Capacity Assessment ACP Anti-Corruption Platform, Macedonia ADI Association for Democratic Initiatives, Macedonia AECOM Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Management ASC USAID’s Advancing Social Cohesion Project in Macedonia BIRN Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BPIE Best Practices and Innovation Event CAC Contemporary Arts Center, Macedonia CAFT Coalition “All for Fair Trials”, Macedonia CCC Association of Citizens’ Center for Civil Communications, Macedonia CDA Capacity Development Assistance CDP Capacity Development Plan CEA Center for Economic Analysis, Macedonia CEA Center for Education of Adults, Macedonia CEP USAID’s Civic Engagement Project in Macedonia CfEI Call for Expression of Interest CIVIL Center for Freedom, Macedonia COP Chief of Party COR USAID’s Contracting Officer Representative CSO Civil Society Organization DCM Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Macedonia DCoP Deputy Chief of Party DOC USAID’s Development, Outreach, and Communication Office ESARM Employment Service Agency of the Republic of Macedonia USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 4 ESE Association for Emancipation, Solidarity, and Equality of Women, Macedonia EU European Union EUROTHINK Center for European Strategies, Macedonia EWMI East-West Management Institute, Inc. FAA Fixed Amount Award FACE Foundation Agro-Center for Education, Macedonia FISCAST Fiscal Accountably, Sustainability, and Transparency, Macedonia CSRD FORUM Association FORUM - Center for Strategic Research and Documentation, Macedonia FOSM Foundation Open Society - Macedonia FRU Faculty of Things that Can't Be Learned, Macedonia GAU Grant Administration Unit GDOD USAID’s General Development Office Director GEP Gender Equality Platform GM Grants Manager GRC Grants Review Committee GUC Grants under Contract ICRP Indirect Cost Rate Proposal ICT4D Information and Communication Technology for Development INKLUZIVA Association for the Promotion and Development of an Inclusive Society, Macedonia IZBOR Association for the Counselling, Treatment, Reintegration, and Resocialization of People Addicted to Psychoactive Substances, Macedonia J2SR Journey to Self-Reliance KULT-TRANZEN Association for Culture and Development of Creative Industries, Macedonia USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 5 KPMG One of the Big Four auditing firms LC Learning Circle LCDF Local Community Development Foundation, Macedonia LEAD MK Linking, Engagement, Advocacy, and Development Program under CEP LGU Local Governmental Unit LPA Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, USAID MCIC Macedonian Center for International Cooperation M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MELP Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan MEPO Monitoring, Evaluation, and Public Outreach Mladiinfo Association for Education Mladiinfo International, Macedonia MLSP Ministry of Labor and Social Policy MoC Memorandum of Cooperation MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSI USAID’s Macedonia Support Initiative NDI National Democratic Institute NICRA Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreements NYCM National Youth Council of Macedonia OACA EWMI’s Advocacy and Organizational Capacity Assessment OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment ODRM Organizational Development Road Map OTI Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID PAB Project Advisory Board PAUM Protective Association Union of Macedonia (ZAPOVIM) PBP Participatory Budget Process PCM Project Cycle Management PG Partnership Grants Program under CEP USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 6 PMU Project Management Unit PRO Public Revenue Office, Macedonia PUBLIC Association for Research, Communications, and Development, Macedonia PwD People with Disabilities REACTOR Research in Action Association, Macedonia RfA Request for Applications RfCP Request for Concept Papers RRGs Rapid Response Grants under CEP SCCP State Commission for Corruption Prevention, Macedonia SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SEGA Coalition of Youth Organizations SEGA, Macedonia SEP Secretariat for European Affairs, Macedonia SP Strategic Plan SSG Strategic Support Grants under CEP StG Standard Grant TA Technical Assistance UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Program USAID US Agency for International Development USG Government of the United States of America VETC Vocational Education and Training Center WFT Association “Women's Forum”, Tetovo YCEA Youth Civic Engagement Award under CEP YDIM Youth Development Index in Macedonia YES Youth Engagement Support (Grants) under CEP YEI USAID’s Youth Ethnic Integration Project in Macedonia ZELS Association of Local Self-government Units, Macedonia USAID’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT #9 - OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 7 SECTION I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY East West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) is pleased to submit the ninth quarterly report covering activities of USAID’s Civic Engagement Project (hereinafter referred to as “CEP”) during October 1 – December 31, 2018. Highlights of outputs and outcomes for the reporting period include: • CEP continued to support 17 civil society organizations (CSOs) and CSO alliances – 14 Strategic Support Grantees (SSGs) and 3 Partnership Grantees (PGs) – in implementing country-wide advocacy initiatives focused on anti-corruption, fiscal decentralization, judicial reforms, human rights, community development, social entrepreneurship, youth development and youth employment, gender equality, employment opportunities for marginalized groups, and citizen’s participation in local decision- making. During the reporting period, CEP grantees engaged 5,727 citizens (2,291 men, 3,329 women and 107 no response) in their activities. Examples of grantees’ accomplishments include: o On October 22, REACTOR promoted the Gender Equality Index (GEI) and launched GEI rankings and its results on a website (over 10,000 views) designed particularly for this purpose. The GEI supports the development and implementation of evidence-based gender equality policies and legislation and shows the different outcomes of those policies for women and men. o On December 18, Youth Coalition SEGA promoted the Youth Development Index Macedonia (YDIM). The index is a comprehensive measure across domains that are critical to youth development - education, health, employment, and civic and political participation. The index helps inform policy-makers about young