STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Quarterly Report Q3 FY2016 – April 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016 Submission Date: July 30, 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 1. Project Overview/Summary ............................................................................ 4 1.1 Project Description/Introduction ............................................................................................. 4 1. Progress Summary ............................................................................................. 6 2. QUARTER activity progress report................................................................ 12 2.1 Quarterly Progress Summary .................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Quarterly Progress Narrative ................................................................................................. 19 2.3.1 Component 1: Capacity Building ......................................................................................... 19 2.3.2 Component 2: Policy and Key Stakeholder Engagement ............................................... 24 2.3.3 Component 3: Public Awareness ........................................................................................ 27 2.3.4 Component 4: Niger Delta .................................................................................................. 34 2.4 Monitoring and Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 37 3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES ........................................... 37 3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment ....................................................................... 37 3.2 Enabling Environment ................................................................................................................ 38 3.3 Youth Development .................................................................................................................. 40 3.4 Sustainability Mechanisms ........................................................................................................ 41 3.5 Policy and Governance Support ............................................................................................. 42 3.6 Local Capacity Development .................................................................................................. 42 3.7 Conflict Mitigation ..................................................................................................................... 42 4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ..................... 43 5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES .................................... 44 5.1 Grants and Strategic Activities Fund (SAF) Administration ............................................. 44 5.2 Communications ........................................................................................................................ 45 5.3 Human Resources ...................................................................................................................... 45 5.4 Security ......................................................................................................................................... 46 5.5 Finance .......................................................................................................................................... 46 6. LESSONs LEARNED and implementation challenges ................................. 48 7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR Q3 FY 2016, INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 49 8. What does USAID not know that it needs to? ............................................ 49 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................. 52 ANNEX A: SUMMARY OF NATIONAL PARTNERS’ Q3 FY 2016 REPORTS ................ 52 ANNEX B: SUMMARY OF NIGER DELTA PARTNERS’ Q3 FY 2016 REPORTS ............ 67 ANNEX C: MEDIA TRANSACTIONS FOR Q3 FY 2016 ...................................................... 79 2 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q1 FY 2016) ACRONYMS ANEEJ Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice ATT Advocacy Technical Team BMO Business Membership Organization CENSOJ Centre for Social Justice CEO Chief Executive Officer CISLAC Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre CITAD Centre for Information Technology and Development CSO Civil Society Organization CCIDESOR Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights DESOPADEC Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission DRAC Disability Rights Advocacy Centre 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 ILF Issue Learning Forum IPDU Integrated Peace and Development Unit IR Intermediate Result ISWF Innovation and Spread the Word Fund JONAPWD Joint National Association of Persons with Disability LGA Local Government Area LITE-Africa The Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAISE Model Accessible and Inclusive Schools Environment MIS Management Information System MNCH Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health MSME Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises NCDF Nembe City Development Foundation PIND Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta PMP Performance Management Plan PPDC | HomeVida Public and Private Development Centre | HomeVida PWD People with Disabilities RFA Request for Applications SACE Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement SDIC Social Development Integrated Center STAR System for Transformation and Results TAGG Transparency Accountability Good Governance TOT Training of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government WARDC Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre WDC Ward Development Committee WWD Women with Disabilities YAF Youth Alive Foundation 3 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q1 FY 2016) 1. 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) Reporting Period: October 1 2015 - December 31 2015 1.1 Project Description/Introduction The Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) project 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 project will support increased engagement and efficacy of civil society to influence public institutions whose function it is to serve citizens’ interests. The project explicitly aims to engage marginalized populations; such as women, youth, and the disabled; in the process and emphasize the importance of leadership and innovation. The program has four components: 1. Strengthened institutional, organizational, and technical capacity of targeted civil society organizations’ (CSOs) 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 for and monitor select democratic reforms aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, and responsiveness of government institutions. 3. Strengthened public awareness, discourse, and support for key democratic governance issues such as transparency, accountability, and good governance. 4. Strengthened capacity of partner business membership organizations (BMOs) and CSOs in the Niger Delta to advocate for inclusive economic reforms and equitable economic growth. 4 STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q1 FY 2016) The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is a strategic partner to USAID in the Niger Delta. The project will coordinate and complement PIND’s activities in the region under Component Four. The SACE project supports the USAID Forward Initiative and its goal of increasing the number of procurements made directly with local organizations. In line with this goal and concurrent to improving civic participation in governance, the project will build the capacity of at least six select Nigerian organizations—with one of the six focusing on women’s participation in decision- making and another on the participation of people with disabilities (PWDs)—so that three are positioned to receive