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Final Report Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Without Borders Final Report Evaluation of Cultural Heritage without Borders (2008–2011) September 2011 Assignment undertaken by Cecilia M. Ljungman Dr. June Taboroff Biblioteksgatan 29. SE-114 35 Stockholm, Sweden, +46 (0)8 588 318 00 [email protected] | www.indevelop.se ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 4 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 10 2. BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW OF CHWB’S 2008–2011 PROGRAMME....................................... 12 2.1 CULTURAL HERITAGE IN RELATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS, PROMOTION OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION AND DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 CONFLICT AND CULTURE IN THE BALKANS ......................................................................................................... 13 2.3 BACKGROUND TO CHWB’S WESTERN BALKAN PROGRAMME ............................................................................... 13 2.4 OVERALL OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................... 14 3. MUSEUM NETWORK ................................................................................................................. 15 3.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 20 4. SEE HERITAGE NETWORK .......................................................................................................... 23 4.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 27 5. REGIONAL TRAINING NETWORK ................................................................................................ 29 5.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 32 6. KOSOVO ................................................................................................................................... 33 6.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 33 6.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 45 7. SERBIA ...................................................................................................................................... 50 7.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 50 7.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 53 8. ALBANIA ................................................................................................................................... 55 8.1 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 55 8.2 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 57 9. MANAGEMENT AND APPROACH ............................................................................................... 59 9.1 OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION CULTURE ....................................................................................... 59 9.2 A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH ........................................................................................................................... 61 9.3 TOOLBOX .................................................................................................................................................... 62 9.4 RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 63 9.5 EFFICIENCY .................................................................................................................................................. 66 9. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS ...................................................................................... 68 9.1 FUTURE MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION IN KOSOVO .............................................................................................. 69 9.2 A COMMERCIAL OPTION FOR KOSOVO .............................................................................................................. 70 9.3 STRATEGIC MAPPING IN ALBANIA .................................................................................................................... 70 ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFERENCE ....................................................................................................... 72 ANNEX 2: LIST OF INFORMANTS ........................................................................................................ 75 ANNEX 3: LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED ....................................................................................... 78 ANNEX 4: COMMENTS ON THE GOAL FORMULATION IN THE 2008–2011 PROGRAMME DOCUMENT . 82 ANNEX 5: EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................... 84 ANNEX 6: BACKGROUND OF EVALUATORS ........................................................................................ 86 Evaluation of CHwB 2 Acronyms B&B Bed and Breakfast CH Cultural heritage CHwB Cultural Heritage without Borders EU European Union ICOM International Council on Museums ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites IOM International Organisation for Migration IPM Institute for the Protection of Monuments (Kosovo) ISP Institute for Spatial Planning (Kosovo) MDP Municipal Development Plan NGO Non-governmental organisation RBM Results-based management REC Regional Environmental Centre for Eastern Europe SEE South East Europe SEK Swedish Kroner SIPM Serbian Institute for Protection of Monuments TACSO Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations ToR Terms of Reference UDP Urban Development Plan UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation URP Urban Regulatory Plan USAID United States Agency for International Development 1+1 1+1 Love and Life Balkan Museum Network Exhibition Evaluation of CHwB 3 Executive summary Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) was founded in 1995 by prominent members of the cultural heritage community in Sweden as a direct response to the targeting and destruction of cultural heritage during the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since then it has been active in conserving cultural heritage as part of the wider reconciliation effort in the Western Balkan region, receiving its main financial support from Sida. This evaluation report of CHwB forms part of the dialogue between Sida and CHwB regarding a possible future phase of support in the Western Balkans. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide Sida with input for the assessment and preparation of the upcoming phase; provide Sida with a broader understanding of CHwB’s capabilities in conflict or post-conflict contexts; and contribute to CHwB’s own development by assessing its methodologies and tools. The evaluation was conducted from June to September 2011 by Cecilia M. Ljungman (Team Leader) and Dr. June Taboroff (Cultural Resource Specialist). It covered CHwB’s 2008–2011 Western Balkan Programme, to which Sida contributed SEK 33,7 million. It included interviews with stakeholders in Sweden, Serbia, Albania and Kosovo, as well as participation in CHwB’s regional workshops and site visits in the region. Cultural Heritage without Borders is unique among cultural heritage organisations in its work in conflict and post-conflict countries, where it attempts to set cultural heritage in the context of reconciliation and human rights. It is an organisation with several strengths: by bringing people previously in conflict together to work on creative projects in a participatory and democratic way, it concretely contributes to reconciliation processes. It operates with a large toolbox and an approach that promotes participation, gender equality, inclusion and ownership, while building institutional capacity and strengthening civil society in a way consistent with EU ways of working. It works efficiently, applying democratic leadership
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