Evaluative Learning Review Synthesis Report: USAID/CMM’s People-to-People Reconciliation Fund, Annual Program Statement (APS) March 2014 This publication was produced by Social Impact for USAID/CMM under Contract No. AID-OAA-TO- 11-00046. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the US Government. Evaluative Learning Review Synthesis Report: USAID/CMM’s People-to-People Reconciliation Fund, Annual Program Statement (APS) This publication was produced by Susan Allen, Mathias Kjaer, Kelly Skeith, and Gabrielle Plotkin of Social Impact, with support from David Hunsicker and Rebekah Krimmel of USAID/CMM. It is available through the Development Experience Clearing House (http://dec.usaid.gov). Additional information can be obtained from: Social Impact, Inc. 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1000 Arlington, VA, 22201 Tel: (703) 465-1884 Fax: (703) 465-1888 Cover Photo: United Nations, International Day of Peace Celebration. 2007. Developmental Evaluative Learning Review: Synthesis Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... iv Preface ........................................................................................................................................... vi Chapter 1: Introduction and Key Findings .................................................................................. 1 Key Findings from the Evaluative Learning Review Products ............................................................................. 3 Desk Review .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Meta-Evaluation and Meta-Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 4 Israel/West Bank/Gaza ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Bosnia-Herzegovina.................................................................................................................................................. 8 Burundi ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Overarching Conclusions and Scenarios for Innovation ............................................................................... 10 Lessons Learned in Evaluating the APS ............................................................................................................. 13 Chapter 2: Desk Review of Global APS Documents ................................................................ 15 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Findings and Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... 32 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................... 58 Annexes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Chapter 3: Meta-Evaluation and Meta-Analysis of APS Documents...................................... 78 Introduction to the Review ...................................................................................................................................... 81 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 82 Background and Purpose ........................................................................................................................................... 87 Summary of Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 88 Meta-Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................................... 93 Meta-Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................ 103 Annexes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 113 Chapter 4: Field Study USAID/West Bank Gaza People-to-People Reconciliation Annual Program Statement Grants ..................................................................................................... 127 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 131 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 140 Findings and Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 145 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................... 177 Developmental Evaluative Learning Review: Synthesis Report i Chapter 5: Field Study USAID/Bosnia-Herzegovina People-to-People Reconciliation Annual Program Statement Grants ........................................................................................ 205 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 213 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 217 Findings and Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 226 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................... 248 Concluding Remarks ............................................................................................................................................... 250 Annexes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 257 Chapter 6: Field Study USAID/Burundi People-to-People Reconciliation Annual Program Statement Grants ..................................................................................................................... 266 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 273 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 279 Findings and Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 286 Overarching Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 316 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................... 317 Annexes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 321 Chapter 7: Potential Innovations in the People-to-People Reconciliation Annual Program Statement .................................................................................................................................. 362 Key Terms and Concepts from CDA’s RPP ...................................................................................................... 362 Strengths of the Current APS Design ................................................................................................................. 365 Weaknesses of the Current APS Design ..........................................................................................................