Commissioning Unit: | Bhutan |
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Evaluation Plan: | 2008-2013 |
Evaluation Type: | Project |
Completion Date: | 07/2013 |
Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Bhutan
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Key Action Update History
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/15]
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will, under the One Programme 2014-2018, provide continued technical and financial support to civil society organizations in Bhutan and it is acknowledged that civil society in Bhutan needs ongoing support. Information regarding UNDEF Calls for Proposals will continue to be disseminated and organisations advised on submitting applications as appropriate by UNDP Bhutan. However, UNDEF will take its own decisions on future support to Bhutanese civil society. Organisations like BCMD will need support not only to carry out activities but in strengthening capacity through training opportunities for staff in a variety of areas from project management to evaluations and facilitation skills. CSOs involved in working to develop media and democracy will also benefit from interactions with similar non-profit organisations in the region and beyond to learn from successful models. Investment in development of CSOs involved in democracy work is required as Bhutan?s experience is still new and developing five years after democratic change.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will, under the One Programme 2014-2018, provide continued technical and financial support to civil society organizations in Bhutan Information regarding UNDEF Calls for Proposals will continue to be disseminated and organisations advised on submitting applications as appropriate by UNDP Bhutan
[Added: 2013/12/15] [Last Updated: 2018/11/13] |
UNDP | 2013/12 | Completed | As per the CPD, CO continues to work with CSOs and build their capacities. History |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/15]
Management Response ? Recommendation 2: No single institution can take control over the development of a programme of support activities where each organization has their own mandate and priorities. CSOs have a coordinating mechanisms, but there may indeed be room for increased coordination amongst the different agencies. During 2013, UNDP Bhutan will be undertaking an assessment of civil society and media in relation to fostering participation. The outcomes of the assessment will inform the future strategy for UNDP support, which may include support to coordination mechanism as appropriate. It may be useful for BCMD or UNDP to take the lead in co-ordinating an annual meeting of stakeholders to discuss priorities and activities with the view to share and tap possible collaboration.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Civil society and media assessment to be undertaken by UNDP, including recommendations on possible mechanisms of engagement.
[Added: 2013/12/15] |
Governance Unit, UNDP | 2013/12 | Completed | Report is currently being finalized. Recommendations will inform programming for One Programme |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/15]
Increased dialogue and cooperation to initiate programmes on civic education may be beneficial. While the initiation of regular dialogues will not be responsibility of UNDP Bhutan, where possible dialogues may be included in future programming. BCMD conducts regular forums on democracy and will continue to do so identifying relevant themes in the coming year. The focus has and will remain the creation of awareness and understanding of democracry. Some attention could be paid to increasing dialogue between public and civil society as well as private organisations. Again when it comes to frequency, it is possibly best to have an annual or twice yearly meeting to coordinate efforts
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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In future programming, UNDP will make efforts to include and consult all relevant stakeholders.
[Added: 2013/12/15] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
Governance Unit, UNDP | 2014/12 | Completed | History |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/15]
The project focused on civic education which includes a sense of citizens? rights and responsibilities in a wider sense. Continued efforts in this regard will continue to be important. UNDP Bhutan intends to continue to support civic education under the upcoming programme cycle (2014-2018). BCMD has retained ?Education on responsibilities? as a priority in its next strategic plan for the next 5 years; support is needed to enable the CSO to upscale its activities and to replicate what has worked in the previous project e.g. a civic action guide, and publications on democracy.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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UNDP Bhutan will develop a programme in support of civic education and awareness of rights and duties in collaboration with partners in Bhutan, dependent on funding being available.
[Added: 2013/12/15] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
Governance Unit, UNDP | 2014/12 | Completed | History | |
BCMD will maintain ?Education on responsibilities? as a priority in the next strategic plan.
[Added: 2013/12/15] |
BCMD | 2018/12 | Completed |
Management Response: [Added: 2013/12/15]
BCMD undertook activities to strengthen understanding of democracy at the local levels with UNDEF supporting our first two pilot workshops for geog admin officers covering nearly 90 participants. These GAOs have returned to their geogs and shared some of their experiences and although no studies have been conducted, we have verbal feedback that both rights and duties of citizens and need for a more transparent system of governance has been shared with geog staff. BCMD has been able to use this experience to design and expand on the workshops for GAOs in 2013 covering another 100 GAOs and 30 locally elected officials ( gups). Continued support will enable BCMD to deepen the understanding of rights and duties and the role of citizens in the coming programme cycle beginning in 2014.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Workshops at the local level to be continued by BCMD
[Added: 2013/12/15] |
BCMD | 2014/12 | Completed |