Compass assessment: 2002 document 44 august 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Acknowledgements			i
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations			ii
Table of Contents			iv
Executive Summary			1
	Introduction		1
	The Evaluation Mission		1
	Mission’s Findings and Recommendations		1
	Institutional Issues and Training		2
	Efficient Liaison, Communication and Information Exchange		5
	The Small Grants Program		7
	Gender Issues		9
	Financial Issues		13
SECTION I			15
A. BACKGROUND			15
	1. Introduction		15
	2. Terms of Reference		17
B. METHODOLOGY			20
	SECTION II: FINDINGS		22
C. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND TRAINING			22
	1. Overarching Goals		22
	2. TR1: Effective CBNRM Administration and Technical Services Capacity Established		24
	2.1 SR1A: CBNRM Co-ordinating Body and Secretariat Created		24
	2.2 SR1B: Relationship Among CBNRM Programmes Established		24
	2.3 SR1C: National CBNRM Strategic Planning Process Developed		25
	3. TR3: Community Mobilisation Skills Within Government/NGOs/ Community Groups Improved		25
	3.1 SR3A: CBNRM Training Programme Designed for all Interested Partners SR3B: Training Delivered		26
	3.2 SR3C: CBNRM Best Practices Identified SR3D: National and Regional CBNRM Exchange Programme Developed		27
	4. TR4: Process of Policy and Legislative Reform in Favour of CBNRM Supported		29
	4.1 SR4A: Mechanisms for Participation in the Development of CBNRM Guiding Principles Created		29
	4.2 SR4B: Capacity to Evaluate and Revise Existing Policies Strengthened		30
	5. Major Findings and Discussion		31
	5.1 Assessing Overall Impact		31
	5.2 Suggested Broad Thrust for the Future of Capacity Building, Training and Policy Reform		31
	6. Conclusion		33
	7. Recommendations		33
	7.1 Capacity Building		33
	7.2 Training		34
	7.3 Policy Reform		34
D. EFFICIENT LIAISON, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE			35
	1. TR2: Efficient Liaison/Communication/Information Exchange Mechanisms Between/Among CBNRM Programmes Established		35
	1.1 Assessing Overall Impact		35
	1.2 SR2A: CBNRM Computer Information Network Designed		35
	1.3 SR2B: Public Awareness Campaigns Launched		36
	1.4 SR2C: Relationship among CBNRM Programmes Strengthened		38
E. THE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME			39
	1. TR5: CBNRM Small Grant Management Services to Finance Special CBNRM Opportunities Established		39
	1.1 Grant Application Criteria		39
	1.2 Overall Impact		40
	1.3 SB5A. Manual of Grant Application and Management Procedures Developed.		41
	1.4 SB5B. Clear Selection Criteria for Awards Established		42
	1.5 SB5C. Technical Assistance Provided to Applicants and Recipients		42
	2. Lessons Learned and Recommendations		42
F. GENDER ISSUES			51
	1. Sampling		51
	2. TR 1. Effective CBNRM Administrative and Technical Services Capacity Established		51
	2.1 Membership of CBNRM Working Group		52
	2.2 Progress Made		52
	2.3 Gender Gaps in the CBNRM Activities		53
	2.4 Conclusion and recommendations		53
	3. TR4. Process of Policy and Legislative Reform in Favour of CBNRM Supported		55
	3.1 Rationale for supporting policy reform		55
	3.2 Progress made		55
	3.3 Membership of Advocacy Task Force		56
	3.4 Gender issues		56
	3.5 Conclusions and recommendations		56
	4. TR5. Support for Small Grants Program for CBNRM Initiatives		57
	4.1 Grant Application Criteria		57
	4.2 Progress Made		57
	4.3 CBNRM group membership by gender		57
	4.4 CBNRM Group Skills Training		58
	4.5 Gender participation in CBNRM activities (Gender analysis)		59
	4.6 Impact of project activities		60
	4.7 Conclusions and Recommendations		61
	5. TR3. Community Mobilization Skills Within Government/ NGOs/ Community Groups Improved		62
	5.1 Objectives		63
	5.2 Process of Identification of Training Needs		63
	5.3 Progress made		64
	5.4 Conclusions and Recommendations		65
	6. Lessons Learned		66
G. FINANCIAL ISSUES			68
	1. Sampling		68
	2. The Malawi Context		68
	3. Management of Allocated Project Funds		68
	4. Recommendations		68
	5. Training of Project Members		69
	6. The Grant Manual		69
	7. Programme Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats		69
	8. Cost Effective Analysis		70
	9. Observations		70
ANNEX 1: List of Documents Reviewed			73
ANNEX 2: Division of Labour			75
	Table 1. Activity Profile: Division of Labour at Household and Community		75
	Table 2. Bwanje Afforestation Project: Division of Labour in Project Activities in Bwanje		76
ANNEX 3: Access and Control Profile			77
	Table 3. Bwanje Afforestation Project: Access and Control Profile of Resources and Benefits		77
ANNEX 4: Gender Analysis Matrix (GAM)			78
	Table 4. Impact of The Project on Men and Women in Bwanje Afforestation and Environmental Project		78
ANNEX 5			79
	Table 5a. Institutional Issues: Persons Met		79
	Table 5b. Small Grants Programme: List of People Met		80
	Table 5c. Gender Issues: List of Projects Visited		83
	Table 5d. Financial Issues: Projects visited		85
ANNEX 6			86
	Table 6. COMPASS Small Grants		86
ANNEX 7: Evaluation of COMPASS Small Grants Performance (1999 – 2001)			91
	Table 7: Categories of Project Grants Awarded by COMPASS		91
ANNEX 8: COMPASS Publications			113