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STRENGTHENING MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY: END-OF-PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT FINAL REPORT September 2011 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Uganda). It was prepared by The Mitchell Group, Inc. for the Uganda Monitoring and Evaluation Management Services, herein referred to as UMEMS, Contract Number 617-C-00-08-00012-00 SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | i Strengthening Multi-Party Democracy Prepared for United States Agency for International Development USAID/UGANDA Team Members: Pieter du Plessis Susan Cowley Dr Sabiti Makara Dr Nansozi Muwanga Patrick Oloya Jackline Arineitwe The Mitchell Group, Inc. 1816 11th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 DUNS#: 17528-5121 TIN#52-1467119 Telephone: (202) 745-1919 Facsimile: (202) 234-1697 Internet: www.the-mitchellgroup.com Kampala September, 2011 SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 1 1-INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 SMD INTENT AND RATIONALE ................................................................................................... 5 2-EVALUATION APPROACH AND METHODS ................................................................... 5 2.1 EVALUATION PURPOSE AND KEY QUESTIONS ...................................................................... 5 2.2 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................. 6 2.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 7 3-EVALUATION FINDINGS...................................................................................................... 7 3.1 ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INTENDED RESULTS OF SMD PROJECT ....................................... 7 3.2 EVALUATION FINDINGS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS ................................................... 23 3.3 FINDINGS ON ELECTORAL VIOLENCE .................................................................................... 24 3.4 EVALUATION FINDINGS FOR SMD’S PROGRAM OF CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORT ............ 25 3.5 PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION AND SYNERGIES ......................................................... 33 3.6 PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT ............................................................................. 35 4-CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 39 4.1 CONCLUSIONS ON SMD’s POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORT ..................................................... 39 4.2 CONCLUSIONS ABOUT SMD’s SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY ............................................. 42 5-RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................ 44 5.1 GENERAL........................................................................................................................................ 44 5.2 POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 44 5.3 CAUCUSES ..................................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 5.4 CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORT ........................................................................................................... 46 5.5 SUPPORT TO THE UGANDAN ELECTORAL PROCESS ......................................................... 46 6-LESSONS LEARNED AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES................................................. 47 6.1 LESSONS LEARNED ..................................................................................................................... 47 6.2 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................................ 52 7-ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................ 53 ANNEX 1: SMD EVALUATION SCOPE OF WORK ......................................................................... 53 ANNEX 2: MAP OF IMPLEMENTATION DISTRICTS..................................................................... 61 ANNEX 3: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR POLITICIANS ........................................................................... 62 ANNEX 4: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DISTRICT CSOs ....................................................................... 65 SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | iii ANNEX 5: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MENTOR CSOs IN UGANDA ................................................. 70 ANNEX 6: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUTH CSOs IN UGANDA ................................................... 75 ANNEX 7: QUESTIONNARIE FOR PWDs CSOs IN UGANDA ....................................................... 79 ANNEX 8: QUESTIONNARIE FOR PARTY INTERNS .................................................................... 83 ANNEX 9: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DISTRICT CSO FORUMS IN UGANDA ................................ 84 ANNEX 10: UGANDA POLITICAL CONTEXT ................................................................................. 88 ANNEX 11: KEY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY CSOs .............................................................. 94 ANNEX 12: LIST OF PEOPLE INTERVIEWED .............................................................................. 107 ANNEX 13: RESULTS ACHIEVED BY SMD PROJECT ................................................................ 132 ANNEX 14: LIST OF DEMGROUP ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY SMD PROJECT .................. 143 ANNEX 15: LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED ........................................................................... 144 SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | iv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACFODE Action for Development ADINGON Arua District Non-Governmental Organization Network ADS 203 Automated Directive System 203 ADS 578 Automated Directive Systems 578 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome BYM Bushenyi Youth Network CA Cooperative Agreement CAO Chief Administrative Officer CDOs Community Development Officers CEPPS Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening CHOGM Commonwealth Heads of State and Government COL Change Initiative Limited CP Conservative Party CSOs Civil Society Organizations CV Curriculum Vitae DDP Deepening Democracy Program DEMGroup Democracy Monitoring Group DG Democracy and Governance DP Democratic Party DR District Registrar DVP Development Partner EC Electoral Commission EU European Union FAD African Development FDC Forum for Democratic Change FES Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung FGDs Focus Group Discussions GIS Geographic Information System GOU Government of Uganda HIV Human Immune Deficiency Virus ICT Information Communication and Technology SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | v IFES International Foundation for Electoral Systems IPC Inter-Party Coalition IPD Inter-Party Dialogues IPOD Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue IRI International Republican Institute IUIU Islamic University in Uganda JEEMA Justice Forum KAS Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung KIs Key Informants LCs Local Councils LCV Local Council Five LRA Lords Resistance Army LRM Lords Resistance Movement LTO Long Term Observation M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MPs Members of Parliament MPD Multi-Party Democracy MUST Mbarara University of Science and Technology NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Services NAWOU National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda NDI National Democratic Institute NED National Endowment for Democracy NGOs Nongovernmental Organizations NIMD Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy NRA National Resistance Army NRM National Resistance Movement NURRU Network of Ugandan Researchers and Research Users NUSUF Northern Uganda Social Action Fund PD Program Description PDG Partners for Democracy and Governance PDP’s Project Development Plans PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan PPP Peoples Progressive Party SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | vi PWDs People with Disabilities PYLT Young Leaders Training Program RYPLA Regional Youth Political leadership Academy SACCOs Savings Credit and Cooperative Organizations SMD Strengthening Multi-party Democracy SMS Short Message Service SOW Scope of Work SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats TDF Tanzanian Peoples Defense Forces TDS Transformational Diplomacy Strategy ToTs Training of Trainers TV Television UBC Uganda Broadcasting Corporation UGX Uganda Shillings UJCC Uganda Joint Christian Council UK United Kingdom UMEMS Uganda Monitoring Evaluation & Management Services UPC Uganda Peoples’ Congress URTAF Uganda Roundtable Foundation US United States USAID United State Agency for International Development USD United States Dollars USG United States Government UWONET Uganda Women’s Network VRA Voter Registration Audit WDN Women’s Democracy Network Y+PN Youth Plus Policy Network YN Youth Network YSU Youth Sport Uganda. SMD End of Project Evaluation Report | vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to Request for Application 617-07-005 (RFA), USAID/Uganda contracted the National Democratic Institute (NDI) as lead partner in cooperation with the International