Independent Evaluation of Project “Support to National Peacebuilding Priorities in Enhancing the Capacity of Human Rights Institutions and Entities in Liberia” (Funded by Peacebuilding Fund/Peacebuilding Support Office) Final Evaluation Report An external Consultant has prepared this report. The views expressed herein therefore do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of OHCHR. December 2019 Yagya Bikram Shahi i Evaluation Team Mr. Yagya Bikram Shahi is the chairperson of a development consulting firm - Devsuits in Nepal and is an international consultant who has been involved in managing human rights projects supported by several development partners, such as the governments or aid agencies of Australia, Denmark, EU, Finland, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the UK and the USA for more than 10 years. He has also worked with UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and OHCHR for seven years and managed two OHCHR projects funded by Peacebuilding Fund in Nepal and in Uganda. Mr. Shahi oversaw the evaluation of more than 50 projects on human rights, transitional justice and peacebuilding; and evaluated more than a dozen projects on human rights, peacebuilding, community mediation, etc. in Nepal, Liberia and South Sudan. He is trained on project cycle management from MDF, the Netherlands. Mr. Shahi led the final evaluation of the project. Ms. Martin Wiles Mardea, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and Mr. Daniel Melvin Nyanway, Human Rights Officer from OHCHR Liberia provided necessary substantive information and documents on the project implementation and facilitated the interactions with key project stakeholders, beneficiaries and arranged field visits. Evaluation Managers Dr. Uchenna Emelonye, Country Representative, OHCHR Liberia Mr. Sonny Onyegbula, Human Rights Officer, OHCHR Liberia Mr. Sabas Monroy, Evaluation Officer, PPMES, OHCHR Geneva Mr. Bradford C. Smith, Human Rights Officer, FOTCD, Africa Section II, OHCHR Geneva Mr. John R. Dennis, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Peacebuilding Fund Secretariat, Liberia ii Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ vii 1. Background and Context ........................................................................................................................... 1 Background .................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Evaluation Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 4 Purpose of the evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 4 Evaluation scope ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Evaluation design and methodology ......................................................................................................... 4 Evaluation tools ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Evaluation activities ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Limitations of the evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 6 3. Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Relevance ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Effectiveness ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Efficiency ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Sustainability................................................................................................................................................ 11 Initial impact ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Gender equality and human rights ......................................................................................................... 13 4. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................ 14 5. Lessons Learnt and Recommendations ................................................................................................ 15 Lessons Learnt ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Recommendations to national stakeholders ....................................................................................... 15 Recommendations to OHCHR .............................................................................................................. 16 Recommendations to PBF/PBSO ........................................................................................................... 17 6. Annexes ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 A. Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................................. 18 I. Background ............................................................................................................................................. 18 II. Purpose (and use of the evaluation) .................................................................................................. 20 iii III. Objectives of the assignment .......................................................................................................... 21 IV. Methodology ...................................................................................................................................... 21 V. Evaluation questions and criteria ....................................................................................................... 23 VI. Evaluation design (process and methods ............................................................................................ 26 VI. Methodology ...................................................................................................................................... 27 VII. Stakeholder participation................................................................................................................. 28 VIII. Time frame.......................................................................................................................................... 28 IX. Expected deliverables ....................................................................................................................... 31 X. Management of evaluation ............................................................................................................... 34 XI. Evaluation team composition, skills and experiences................................................................ 34 XII. Ethical code of conduct ................................................................................................................... 35 I. Annexes ................................................................................................................................................... 36 B. List of documents reviewed ............................................................................................................... 61 C. List of people consulted ..................................................................................................................... 62 D. Evaluation tools .................................................................................................................................... 67 E. Survey tables and charts ...................................................................................................................... 76 iv Abbreviations and Acronyms CO Country Office CS Civil Society CSO Civil Society Organization CSO Platform Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform DAC Development Assistance Committee DEXREL Donor and External Relations ESC(R) Economic, Social and Cultural (Rights) EU European Union FGD Focus Group Discussion FGM Female Genital Mutilation FOTCD Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division GEHR Gender Equality and Human Rights GJRP Global Justice and Research Project HP Harmful Practice(s) HRPS Human Rights Protection Services INCHR Independent National Commission on Human Rights KII Key Informant Interview LGBTIQ Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer LMPTF Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund LNBA Liberia National Bar Association MOGCSP Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection MOJ Ministry of Justice NHRAP