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MID-TERM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION of ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING (ADISS) ACTIVITY Evaluation Report MID-TERM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING (ADISS) ACTIVITY Evaluation Report MID -TERM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING (ADISS) ACTIVITY Evaluation Report (Draft) September 2017 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG). This document has been prepared for USAID, under Contract No. AID-OAA-I-15-00028/ AID-641-TO-17-00001, Task Order, Mid-term Performance Evaluation of Accountable Democratic Institutions Systems Strengthening (ADISS) Activity. Prepared by: Raymond Gervais, Team Leader, Phyllis Cox, Anti-Corruption Specialist, Vincent Azumah, Evaluation Specialist, The Mitchell Group Primary Contacts: Raymond Gervais, Team Leader, TMG, Inc., Washington, DC, [email protected] Jenkins Cooper, Vice President Operations, TMG, Inc., Washington, DC, jenkinsc@the- mitchellgroup.com The Mitchell Group, Inc. 1816 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Tel.: 202-745-1919 The design on the cover page was produced by identifying the 20 most recurrent themes in responses to the quantitative survey, under Question 17. DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. This page is intentionally left blank. Table of Contents Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................... iii 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... v 2. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 3. Background ........................................................................................................................................... 2 4. Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 3 5. Findings and Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 6 Question 1: How has the ADISS activity performed to achieve project results? ...................................... 6 Findings ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 13 Sub-Question 1: To what extent have all ADISS components contributed to achievement of results? ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 17 Sub-Question 2: Have civil society reporting mechanisms such as the “IPaidABribe” ICT platform, the use of social media and ICT, and the decentralization of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) increased exposure of corruption? ......................................................................................... 17 Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 19 Question 2: What is the adequacy of the activity’s time frame and cost to achieve its purpose? ........ 20 Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 23 Question 3: To what extent are the ADISS interventions and structures designed to enhance sustainability and ownership of anti-corruption by state institutions, civil society, and communities? 23 Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 25 Sub-Question 1: Given a change in government and a new GOG Administration and newly articulated strategies to combat corruption - how relevant are the two primary project objectives? ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Mid-term Performance Evaluation of ADISS Activity Evaluation Report i Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 29 Sub-Question 2: What are the opportunities and challenges in working with state institutions and anti – corruption CSOs? ...................................................................................................................... 29 Findings ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 32 Summary Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 33 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................................... 35 Annex A: Statement of Work ...................................................................................................................... 36 Annex B: Results Framework Development ............................................................................................... 46 Current reporting challenges .............................................................................................................. 46 Clarifying and Re-assessing the Logic Model ...................................................................................... 47 Identifying meaningful results indicators ........................................................................................... 48 Using the Results Framework Definition Process to Build Consensus and Understanding ................ 50 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 50 Annex C: Mission Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 52 Annex D: Survey Questionnaire .................................................................................................................. 70 Annex E: Survey Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 72 Annex F: Analysis of Informants Data ......................................................................................................... 87 Annex G: Key Informant Interview Guidelines: Generic ............................................................................. 91 Annex H: Focus Group Discussions Guidelines of Themes: Generic ........................................................... 93 1. Table of GII Consortium and ADISS Reports ............................................................................... 94 2. Other documents .......................................................................................................................
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