- Evaluation Plan:
- 2017-2022, Gambia
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 12/2021
- Completion Date:
- 12/2021
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 45,000
External Terminal Evaluation of the Transitional Justice & Human Rights Project
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 The Gambia TOR Evaluation TJ project 2021.docx.pdf |
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 Transitional Justice, Human Right Final Evaluation Report.docx |
report | English | 279.81 KB | Posted | 426 |
| Title | External Terminal Evaluation of the Transitional Justice & Human Rights Project | ||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00103813 | ||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2017-2022, Gambia | ||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||
| Completion Date: | 12/2021 | ||||||
| Planned End Date: | 12/2021 | ||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 45,000 | ||||||
| Source of Funding: | PBF | ||||||
| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 45,000 | ||||||
| Joint Programme: | Yes | ||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | Yes
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| GEF Evaluation: | No | ||||||
| Key Stakeholders: | Ministry of Justice, the National Assembly, the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and civil society organizations (including Women in Leadership and Liberation (WILL), African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED), Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), The Girl’s Agenda, Nova Scotia Gambia, AIDS Free World and International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). | ||||||
| Countries: | GAMBIA | ||||||
| Comments: | Following the submission of the draft final evaluation report, the team identifies some critical methodological, quality and reference issues that needs to be addressed before final submission. In order to ensure that the quality of the report is improved, the country office will like to request a month extension to rectify the concerns raised. |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Raise funds to support the three remaining transitional mainstays namely the prosecutions, clemency policy and guarantees of non-recurrence chiefly security sector and judiciary reforms. |
| 2 | Further mobilize resources to supplement the reparations process individually and collectively. |
| 3 | Support the civil society capacity building to strengthen the demand side, support continuously the National Human rights commission and alike. |
| 4 | Avoid any coincidence between the transitional justice process’s timeframe and elections to prevent any jeopardy on transitional justice’ outcomes. In other words, transitional justice projects should always be implemented before any electoral process. |
| 5 | Improve the project indicators-based performance assessment (PIBPA) in reporting regularly indicators to facilitate the longitudinal analysis of the project ’s performance. |
| 6 | Keep on outreach activities in FONI to overcome skepticism. |
| 7 | Continuously support the strengthening of the civil society to improve the demand-side of human rights across The Gambia. |
1. Recommendation:
Raise funds to support the three remaining transitional mainstays namely the prosecutions, clemency policy and guarantees of non-recurrence chiefly security sector and judiciary reforms.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/01]
This recommendation is fully accepted
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The CO to engage in further resource mobilization for transitional justice (including technical support towards establishment of a national reparations framework), SSR, judicial and other governance reforms, as well as Rule of Law/support to the justice system.
[Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/08] |
Head of Governance | 2023/12 | Initiated | History |
2. Recommendation:
Further mobilize resources to supplement the reparations process individually and collectively.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/08]
This recommendation is fully accepted on the basis that the recommendation to resource mobilize for the reparations process is emcompassed in Recommendation 1- to resource mobilize for transitional justice. It is to be noted however that in line with UN Policies on Reparations, UNDP cannot financially contribute to supplement individual or collective reparations, but would advocate for Government and other partners to do this.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The CO to engage in further resource mobilization for technical support towards the establishment of a national reparations framework and advocate for Government and donors' financial contributions towards reparations
[Added: 2022/03/08] |
Head of Governance | 2023/12 | Initiated | Under the ongoing joint UNDP-OHCHR post-TRRC Project, the CO has commenced support towards the establishment of a national reparations framework, by providing technical and financial support towards the establishment of the Victims Compensation Fund. |
3. Recommendation:
Support the civil society capacity building to strengthen the demand side, support continuously the National Human rights commission and alike.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/01]
This recommendation is fully accepted.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| CO to enhance its support towards capacity building of CSOs and NHRC, including the media, vulnerable and marginalized groups and academia.
[Added: 2022/02/23] |
Head of Governance | 2022/12 | Initiated | The post-TRRC project will provide extensive technical, advisory and financial support towards strengthening the capacity of CSOs and the NHRC to advocate for, monitor, support and report on the implementation of the TRRC recommendations. However, there is need to allocate more resources in this area during next CPD, not just on governance but all other clusters and cross cutting programmes. |
4. Recommendation:
Avoid any coincidence between the transitional justice process’s timeframe and elections to prevent any jeopardy on transitional justice’ outcomes. In other words, transitional justice projects should always be implemented before any electoral process.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/08]
This recommendation is rejected as it falls beyond the powers to UNDP to adhere to it. It is not possible for UNDP to influence the national electoral calendar to accomodate continuity of the same government that introduced transitional justice processes.
Key Actions:
5. Recommendation:
Improve the project indicators-based performance assessment (PIBPA) in reporting regularly indicators to facilitate the longitudinal analysis of the project ’s performance.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/01]
This recommendation is fully accepted.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The CO will develop a robust M&E system
[Added: 2022/02/23] |
Deputy Resident Representative and Unit Leads | 2023/12 | Not Initiated |
6. Recommendation:
Keep on outreach activities in FONI to overcome skepticism.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/02/23] [Last Updated: 2022/03/01]
This recommendation is fully accepted.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Working with the PDA, the CO will include in its SSR/PVE/Peacebuilding strategy specific long term interventions targeting the Foni region.
[Added: 2022/02/23] |
Head of Governance | 2023/12 | Not Initiated |
7. Recommendation:
Continuously support the strengthening of the civil society to improve the demand-side of human rights across The Gambia.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/03/01] [Last Updated: 2022/03/08]
This recommendation is rejected because it is the same as recommendation number 3, which the CO fully accepts and has in place a key action to strengthen the demand side of human rights through continuous capacity building of civil society and the National Human Rights Commission.
Key Actions: