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Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project CIVIL SOCIETY: MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT Annual Progress Report October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018 October 26, 2018 Cooperative Agreement Number AID-367-A-16-00007 Project Start and End Date: April 4, 2016 to April 3, 2021 Submitted to: Krishna Pathak, Agreement Officer’s Representative USAID Submitted by: Bishnu Sapkota, Chief of Party, Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project FHI 360 GPO Box 8803, Gopal Bhawan Anamika Galli, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977.1.4437173 Email: [email protected] Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 1 AnnualThis Progress document Report No.was 3 :produced Oct 1, 2017 -forSept review30, 2018 by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by FHI 360. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 7 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 13 2. CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................ 13 3. PROGRESS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 18 4. ACTIVITY PROGRESS ................................................................................................................. 35 4.1 DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF DELIVERABLES ...................................................... 35 4.3 PROGRESS ACHIEVED TOWARD PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................... 36 OBJECTIVE 1: STRENGTHENED ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA. ........ 36 OBJECTIVE 2: IMPROVED CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................... 53 OBJECTIVE 3: MORE COORDINATED AND EFFECTIVE CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC RESOURCE USE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ............................................................. 67 OBJECTIVE 4: STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF CSOS WORKING IN USAID PRIORITY SECTORS TO ADVANCE LOCAL SOLUTIONS ................................. 84 5. CROSS CUTTING INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................ 89 5.1 GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ....................................................................... 89 5.2 YOUTH ENGAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 95 5.3 USE OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ............................ 97 6. COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION ............................................................................. 98 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 100 8. HUMAN RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 104 9. ACTIVITY PROGRESS SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 104 10. PRIORITIES FOR YEAR 4 (OCT 1, 2018 – SEP 30, 2019) ...................................................... 104 11. SUCCESS STORIES ...................................................................................................................... 105 12. CHALLENGES AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................... 105 13. LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................................................................... 107 Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 2 Annual Progress Report No. 3: Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 Abbreviations and Acronyms ADDCN Association of District Development Committees in Nepal AIN Association of International NGOs in Nepal AMO Advocacy, Monitoring and Oversight AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative ARI Advocacy Readiness Index AWP Annual Work Plan CA Common Assembly CAG Content Advisory Group CAR Community Action Researchers CDC Community Development Center CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CDJMC Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication CIAA Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority CIJN Centre for Investigative Journalism, Nepal CS:MAP Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project COP Chief of Party CR Community Reporter CSO Civil Society Organization DCC District Coordination Committee DEC Development Experience Clearinghouse DQA Data Quality Assessment DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EA Equal Access ECN Election Commission of Nepal EOCG Election Observation Coordination Group FMDC Media for Development and Social Change FNJ Federation of Nepali Journalists GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 3 Annual Progress Report No. 3: Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 GGB Good Governance Barometer GoGo Foundation Good Governance Foundation GoN Government of Nepal HEAD Health, Education, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction HRPLSC Human Right Protection and Legal Service Center HUARDEC Human Rights Awareness and Development Center ICNL International Center for Not-for-Profit Law ICT Information and Communications Technology IHRICON Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal IJ Investigative Journalism INSEC Informal Sector Service Center IIP Institutional Improvement Plan IRDC Indreni Rural Development Center IRD Inland Revenue Department IRDS Rural Development Society ISO Intermediary Service Organization IVR Interactive Voice Response KLL Kathmandu Living Labs LDAG Listening, Discussion and Action Group LDO Local Development Officer MAG Media Advocacy Group M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MITRA Samaj Measures for Intervention Training Research and Action Samaj MoCIT Ministry of Communication and Information Technology MoFAGA Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration MoFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MoWCSW Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizen MuAN Municipal Association of Nepal Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 4 Annual Progress Report No. 3: Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 NARMIN National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal NEOC National Election Observation Committee NEPAN Nepal Participatory Action Network NMCP National Mass Communication Policy NGO Non-Governmental Organization NFN NGO Federation of Nepal NNSWA Nepal National Social Welfare Association NRA National Reconstruction Authority NSET National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment OGP Open Government Partnership PEAR Participatory and Evidence-based Action Research PET/S Public Expenditures Tracking (System) PGIMS Performance and Geographic Information Management System PIL Public Interest Litigation PIO Public Information Officer PMELP Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan POC Public Outreach Campaign PPWG Public-Private Working Group PSA Public Service Announcement PSO Public Services Oversight QPR Quarterly Progress Report RADO-Nepal Rural Awareness and Development Organization-Nepal RTI Right to Information RWDC Rural Women Development Center SA Social Accountability SAP Nepal South Asia Partnership Nepal SBC Sajha Boli Chautari SMS Short Message Service Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 5 Annual Progress Report No. 3: Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 SMV SMS My Voice SOCH Society for Humanism (SOCH) Nepal SSMK Saathi Sanga Manka Kura STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance SWC Social Welfare Council TA Technical Assistance ToT Training of Trainers TU Tribhuvan University USAID United States Agency for International Development Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project 6 Annual Progress Report No. 3: Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018 Executive Summary Over the past year Nepal continued its transition to federalism, with federal and provincial elections held on November 26 and December 7, 2017. Under the leadership of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the Community Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Community Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) unified in May 2018 to form a government with a majority in Parliament. All three tiers of government are now in place, a critical step in the operationalization of the 2015 Constitution of Nepal. The transition continues to play out incrementally and unpredictably, requiring government officials and citizens alike to adapt as a new governance architecture for inclusion takes root in the post conflict, post-earthquake context. In particular, the ambitious federalization agenda reflects the desires and expectations of traditionally marginalized communities for real change. Against this backdrop, the Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project (CS:MAP) made notable progress towards its objective of fostering a more legitimate, accountable and resilient Nepali civil society that is capable of advancing the public interest. CS:MAP efforts to contribute to national policies resulted in multiple successes, including revising or repealing 15 laws to improve the civil society and media enabling environment. CS:MAP partner International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) reviewed the National Mass Communication Act and compared the draft National Integrity Policy
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