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Search for Common Ground Plateau Will Arise! Phase II (PWA II Search for Common Ground Plateau Will Arise! Phase II (PWA II): Consolidating an Architecture for Peace, Tolerance and Reconciliation Final Evaluation Report Prepared by Jillian J. Foster Global Insight Search for Common Ground NGR505: Final Evaluation Report TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 3 About the Authors ........................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 4 Evaluation Objective & Scope ........................................................................................................ 4 Evaluation Methods ........................................................................................................................ 5 Findings & Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 5 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 9 Context ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Organization Background ............................................................................................................. 10 Program Background .................................................................................................................... 10 Review of Similar Peacebuilding Programs ................................................................................. 12 Evaluation Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 13 Evaluation Objectives ................................................................................................................... 14 Evaluation Scope .......................................................................................................................... 14 Evaluation Team ........................................................................................................................... 14 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 15 Research Questions ....................................................................................................................... 15 Data Sources ................................................................................................................................. 16 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 16 Ethical Considerations .................................................................................................................. 19 Limitations .................................................................................................................................... 20 FINDINGS ................................................................................................................................... 21 Demographics ............................................................................................................................... 21 Theory of Change & Design ......................................................................................................... 23 Effectiveness ................................................................................................................................. 30 Relevance ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Sustainability................................................................................................................................. 36 CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 38 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................... 42 Annex I: Evaluation Tools ............................................................................................................ 42 Annex II: Documents Consulted ................................................................................................... 43 Annex III: Evaluation TOR .......................................................................................................... 44 1 Search for Common Ground NGR505: Final Evaluation Report LIST OF ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS AOG Armed Opposition Group CAN Christian Association of Nigeria CAPP Community Action for Popular Participation CBOS Community Based Organisations CHW Community health workers CSA Community Security Architecture CSO Civil Society Organization DME Design Monitoring and Evaluation EU European Union EU IfS European Union Instrument for Stability EWS Early Warning System FGD Focus Group Discussion IDP Internally displaced persons INEC Independent National Electoral Commission JRT Jos Repertory Theatre KII Key Informant Interview LGA Local government area M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NCWS National Council of Women Societies NHRC National Human Rights Commission NSCDC Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps NSRP Nigerian Stability and Reconciliation Programme PAD Peace Architecture Dialogues PDD Project Design Document PPPN Plateau Peace Practitioners Network PWA Plateau Will Arise! Project, Phase I and II PWA I Plateau Will Arise! Project, Phase I PWA II Plateau Will Arise! Project, Phase II PWD Persons with disabilities SFCG Search for Common Ground SSS State Security Service ToC Theory of Change ToR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers 2 Search for Common Ground NGR505: Final Evaluation Report ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following contributors were essential to the success of this global review: Search for Common Ground External Imaobong Akpan Dominika Sikorska Rajendra Mulmi Alexandra Noll Jessica Sjolander The authors are grateful to partners who have supported this work and shared information without which this study would not have been possible. About the Authors This report was written by Jillian J. Foster with research assistance from Molly Kellogg as part of Global Insight’s humanitarian research portfolio. Global Insight highlights programmatic impact and answers difficult sociological questions through creative research methodologies. Headquartered in New York, Global Insight works with partners globally on livelihood, political participation, gender equality, and countering violent extremism programs in fragile states. Jillian J. Foster (Global Insight). Foster is a pioneer in what Global Insight calls ‘holistic’ program evaluation and research, marrying qualitative findings with big data and broader social theory. A specialist in data analysis, Foster emphasizes the need to disaggregate empirical data to better understand the nuances of impact, sustainability, and individual lived experiences. She is a graduate of New York University (MA in Data Science) and University College London (MA in Gender Studies). Molly Kellogg (Global Insight). Kellogg is a gender specialist with a background in women, peace and security and humanitarian action. Kellogg completed her Masters in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School where she conducted a mixed-method gender analysis of the South Sudanese refugee response in Uganda, and developed recommendations to inform UN Women’s programming and policy. Through Kellogg’s unique expertise in human-centered design, she brings humanitarian innovation to her analyses, building cross-cutting strategic recommendations to her clients. 3 Search for Common Ground NGR505: Final Evaluation Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is guided by the mission to “transform the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches towards cooperative solutions” by engaging in conflict transformation. SFCG Nigeria has been in operation since 2004 with offices in Abuja, Jos, Maidugri, and Port Harcourt and is directed by the mission to “address conflict, utilizing consensus-based advocacy training, conflict resolution training, human rights monitoring and reporting, and the facilitation of dialogue processes that engage all levels of society.” With this in mind, SFCG Nigeria developed the PWA I and PWA II projects. As background, Nigeria’s Middle Belt divides the country’s predominantly Christian south from the largely Muslim north. As one of the most diverse regions in Nigeria, the area has experienced two decades of violence rooted in longstanding grievances, religious and ethnic tensions, land disputes, and a deteriorating security sector. At the core of these tensions is a power struggle between Hausa-Fulani Muslims, the largest group in northern Nigeria often called “settlers”, and the Christian “indigene” ethnic groups. Both groups have experienced and engaged in bloody massacres and mass killings as part of a power struggle for cultural, religious, economic, and political control. As of late, the region has become increasingly fragile with the rise of extremist groups like Boko Haram. The Plateau Will Arise! Phase II (PWA II): Consolidating an Architecture for Peace, Tolerance and Reconciliation is an eighteen-month
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