STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Semi Annual Report FY 2016, October 2015 to March 2016 Quarterly Report Q2 FY2016 – January 1, 2016, to March 31, 2016 Submission Date: April 29, 2016 Contract Number: AID-620-C-14-00001 Project Start Date and End Date: January 2, 2014, to January 1, 2019 COR: Augusta Akparanta-Emenogu Submitted by: Charles Abani, Chief of Party Chemonics International Inc. 1717 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Tel: +1.202.955.3300 Email: [email protected] This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development Nigeria (USAID/Nigeria). July 2008 1 Table of Contents ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................... 3 ProJECT Overview/Summary .................................................................................. 5 Project Description/Introduction .................................................................................................... 5 1. Progress Summary ............................................................................................. 7 2. Semi-Annual ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ........................ 12 Progress Summary by Component ...................................................................... 13 Component 1: Capacity Building ................................................................................................... 13 Component II: Policy and Key Stakeholder Engagement ......................................................... 14 Component III: Public Awareness ................................................................................................. 14 Component IV: Niger Delta ........................................................................................................... 15 INTEGRATION OF CROSS CUTTING ISSUES ....................................................................... 16 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT .................................................. 18 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES ................................................................. 19 LESSONS LEARNED AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES ........................................ 21 PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR Q3 AND Q4, FY2016 .............................................................. 21 WHAT DOES USAID NOT KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO KNOW ................................. 22 2. QUARTER activity progress report................................................................ 22 2.1 Quarterly Progress Summary .................................................................................................. 22 2.2 Quarterly Progress Narrative ................................................................................................. 27 2.2.1 Component 1: Capacity Building ......................................................................................... 27 2.2.2 Component 2: Policy and Key Stakeholder Engagement ............................................... 33 2.2.3 Component 3: Public Awareness ........................................................................................ 38 2.2.4 Component 4: Niger Delta .................................................................................................. 47 ANALYSIS OF SACE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN Q2 2016 – NIGER DELTA ................ 49 2.3 Monitoring and Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 50 3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES ........................................... 51 3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment ....................................................................... 51 3.2 Enabling Environment ................................................................................................................ 52 3.3 Youth Development .................................................................................................................. 53 3.4 Sustainability Mechanisms ........................................................................................................ 54 3.5 Policy and Governance Support ............................................................................................. 54 3.6 Local Capacity Development .................................................................................................. 55 3.7 Conflict Mitigation ..................................................................................................................... 55 4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ..................... 55 5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES .................................... 56 5.1 Grants and Strategic Activities Fund (SAF) Administration ............................................. 56 5.2 Communications ........................................................................................................................ 57 5.3 Human Resources ...................................................................................................................... 58 5.4 Security ......................................................................................................................................... 58 5.5 Finance .......................................................................................................................................... 59 6. LESSONs LEARNED and implementation challenges ................................. 60 7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR Q3 FY 2016 ................................................... 61 8. What does USAID not know that it needs to? ............................................ 62 2 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q2 FY2016) ACRONYMS ALS Annual Learning Summit ANEEJ Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice BMO Business Membership Organization CENSOJ Centre for Social Justice COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CISLAC Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre CITAD Centre for Information Technology and Development CRC Citizens Report Card CSO Civil Society Organization CCIDESOR Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights DQA Data Quality Assessment DRAC Disability Rights Advocacy Centre EiE Enough is Enough ESCFAL Edo State Farmers’ Cooperative Agency Limited GESI Gender Equity and Social Inclusion GON Government of Nigeria HDI Human Development Initiatives HERFON Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria IR Intermediate Result ISWF Innovation and Spread the Word Fund IED Improvised Explosive Devices JONAPWD Joint National Association of Persons with Disability LOC Local Organizing Committee LITE-Africa The Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEMS Monitoring and Evaluation Management Services project MIS Management Information System MNCH Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health NCDF Nembe City Development Foundation NDDC Niger Delta Development Commission NDI Niger Delta Institutions NUT Nigerian Union of Teachers PIND Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta PLAC Policy and Legal Advocacy Center PMP Performance Management Plan PMU Project Management Unit PWD People with Disabilities SACE Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement SDIC Social Development Integrated Center SMW Social Media Week SRH Sexual Reproductive Health STAR System for Transformation and Results STTA Short Term Technical Assistance UBE Universal Basic Education UFPPA Ugboroke Progressive Fish Farmers Association USAID United States Agency for International Development 3 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q2 FY2016) USG United States Government WARDC Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre WOFAN Women Farmers Association of Nigeria WRAPA Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative YAF Youth Alive Foundation 4 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q2 FY2016) PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY Project Name: Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement Activity Start Date And End January 2, 2014 – January 1, 2019 Date: Name of Prime Implementing Chemonics International Inc. Partner: Contract Number: AID-620-C-14-00001 Name of Subcontractors: Root Change Major Counterpart N/A Organizations Geographic Coverage Nigeria (cities and or countries) October, 1 2015 to March, 31 2016 (semi-annual reporting) Reporting Period: January, 1 2016 to March, 31 2016 (quarterly reporting) Project Description/Introduction The Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) program is a $19.2 million USAID- funded project implemented by Chemonics International between January 2, 2014, and January 1, 2019. Its objective is to strengthen civil society’s ability to influence the development and implementation of key democratic reforms at the national, state, and local levels. The program supports increased engagement and efficacy of civil society to influence public institutions whose function it is to serve citizens’ interests. The program explicitly engages marginalized populations; such as women, youth, and the disabled; in the process and emphasizes the importance of leadership and innovation. The program has four components: 1. Strengthened institutional, organizational, and technical capacity of targeted civil society organizations’ (CSO) coalitions and networks to advance targeted democracy and good governance initiatives. 2. Strengthened partnership (engagement) between CSO-led coalitions and networks and targeted Government of Nigeria (GON) institutions and key stakeholders to advocate