A report for: UN Country Team, Bosnia and Herzegovina UN Trust Fund for Human Security Canton 10 Project Final Evaluation Report Richard Allen March 2017 [email protected] Richard Allen UN Trust Fund for Human Security Canton 10 Project: UN Country Team, BiH Final Evaluation Report Evaluation Contract No. SSA 16-378, 05/09/2016 Rapid Assessment/Final evaluation of the UN Human Security Trust Fund Joint Project Applying Human Security Evaluation Title concept to stabilize communities in Canton 10 (Canton 10 Project) Applying the Human Security Concept to Stabilize Project Name Communities in Canton 10 UN organisation responsible for UNDP management of the project Executing UN organisations UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM Project Location Canton 10, Bosnia and Herzegovina Start Date 1 September 2013 End Date 31 December 2016 Total budget USD 2,500,001.51 Actual expenditure USD 2,500,001.51 (forecast as of May 2016) Donor(s) United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security To eliminate community, personal, and economic Human Security Goal insecurities which place Canton 10 at risk of instability Project Objectives 1. Ensure sustainability by facilitating stakeholder ownership (i.e. Governmental authorities at all levels, CSOs) 2. Enhance joint / shared capacity of the Cantonal and municipal authorities to provide social services to decrease personal and community insecurities 3. Strengthen the capacity of schools, Cantonal and Municipal authorities to prevent discrimination and violence 4. Ensure critical areas in Canton 10 improve local responsiveness to community safety risks and threats 5. Empower local communities to improve access to employment to ensure economic sustainability of return 28 March 2017 Page 2 of 157 Richard Allen UN Trust Fund for Human Security Canton 10 Project: UN Country Team, BiH Final Evaluation Report Contents 1 BASIC DATA ...............................................................................................................................5 1.1 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Timeline .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Maps....................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................8 3 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Evaluation Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Report Structure .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Context background ............................................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Project background .............................................................................................................................. 20 4 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 Scope of Evaluation .............................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Methodology and Guiding Principles ................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Methodological Constraints ................................................................................................................. 24 4.4 Ethical considerations .......................................................................................................................... 25 5 DETAILS OF THE JOINT PROJECT AND DESIRED KEY RESULTS ................................................ 26 5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 26 5.2 Human Security Goal ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.3 Objective 1 – Ownership/Policy Commitment ..................................................................................... 29 5.4 Objective 2 – Public Services ................................................................................................................ 33 5.5 Objective 3 – Education and Prevention of Violence in Schools .......................................................... 38 5.6 Objective 4 – Community Safety .......................................................................................................... 44 5.7 Objective 5 – Economic Development and Livelihoods ....................................................................... 48 5.8 Budget Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 57 6 FINDINGS AGAINST KEY QUESTIONS IN TOR ......................................................................... 60 6.1 Programme Relevance and Design ...................................................................................................... 60 6.2 Programme Efficiency (processes) ....................................................................................................... 71 6.3 Programme Effectiveness (results) ...................................................................................................... 76 6.4 Programme Impact .............................................................................................................................. 79 6.5 Programme Sustainability .................................................................................................................... 87 7 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 91 7.1 Lessons Learned ................................................................................................................................... 92 7.2 Best Practices ....................................................................................................................................... 94 8 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................ 97 8.1 Continuing area-based development in Canton 10 and beyond ......................................................... 97 8.2 Follow-up is necessary ......................................................................................................................... 97 8.3 Project management methodologies and documentation .................................................................. 98 8.4 Monitoring and Evaluation................................................................................................................... 98 8.5 Decision-making in joint projects ......................................................................................................... 98 8.6 Projects need adequate staff time ....................................................................................................... 98 8.7 Quality assurance ................................................................................................................................. 99 8.8 Recruitment – include assessment of team skills ................................................................................ 99 ANNEX 1 TERMS OF REFERENCE ......................................................................................................... 100 ANNEX 2 PROJECT PLANNED ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................ 107 ANNEX 3 LIST OF INTERVIEWEES AND SITE VISITS .............................................................................. 110 ANNEX 4 THEORY OF CHANGE ............................................................................................................ 114 28 March 2017 Page 3 of 157 Richard Allen UN Trust Fund for Human Security Canton 10 Project: UN Country Team, BiH Final Evaluation Report ANNEX 5 PROJECT BUDGET ................................................................................................................. 127 ANNEX 6 FREE LEGAL AID DATA .......................................................................................................... 128 ANNEX 7 EDUCATION - EXTRACTS FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ................................................... 129 ANNEX 8 EDUCATION – EXTRACTS FROM QUANTITATIVE SURVEYS .................................................. 132 ANNEX 9 SUPPORT FOR LIVELIHOODS – BASIC DATA ......................................................................... 135 ANNEX 10 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND UNPLANNED ACTIVITIES ............................................ 137 ANNEX 11 PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 138 ANNEX 12 CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AS A SUPPORT TO THE UNTFHS PROJECT IN CANTON 10 ......................................................................................................