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Danida Fellowship Programme: "A Human Rights Based Approach to Development"
NCG has been contracted by Danida Fellowship Centre to conduct a course about Human Rights Based Approach to Development (HRBA).The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with a contemporary understanding of the linkage between human rights and (human) development, and the ability to integrate and apply key principles of a HRBA in their own practice within their organizations and institutions.The overall course objectives are:By applying the principles and tools related to the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA), and through own action planning, participants will acquire theoretical knowledge and gain practical skills with regard to HRBA as well as professional competen... Read more
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Review of Informal Economy Support Initiative - Tanzania
The review concerns the Danida supported "Informal Economic Support Initiative" (IESI). The programme was planned to be completed by June 2013, which was the case for most activities. However, the construction of the Mburahati Market in Kinondoni Municipality encountered substantial problems and delays - the market was only 40% completed at the time of the review. One complication was the split of Kinondoni into two: Kinondoni Municipal Council (KMC) and Ubungo Municipal Council (UMC).The informal traders who occupied the market site agreed to transfer their stalls to temporary locations around the market to give space for the construction, anticipating that the new market would be c... Read more
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Final evaluation of the CARE and Coop partnerships
In line with CARE Danmark's Vision 2020 and CARE Danmark's strategy for 2014-2017 CARE Danmark engages in strategic partnerships with the private sector and Danish corporations. CARE Danmark engages in strategic partnerships for multiple reasons; to promote more inclusive and responsible business models in global supply chains; to influence corporate supply practices to align with internationally recognized standards and guidelines for responsible business conduct and to promote framework conditions and policy support for sustainable and inclusive development .CARE has in the last few years developed partnerships with Arla and Coop, two large Scandinavian corporations. These partners... Read more
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HRBA & Gender screening note and a Climate Change & Green Growth screening note for the new Danish country program in Uganda 2018-2022
The output was a climate change and green growth screening note for the new Danida Country programme for Uganda 2018-2022. The tasks comprised studying background material, obtaining additional information from different sources (including from the Ministry of Water and Environment, who is in charge of climate change) preparing a draft note for comments by the embassy, and editing the final note based on the comments. Name: HRBA & Gender screening note and a Climate Change & Green Growth screening note for the new Danish country program in Uganda 2018-2022 Country/Countries: Uganda Location: Client: Danida NCG Consultant(s): N/A Project duration: Start dat... Read more
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Formulation of The Democratic Governance Facility II
The Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) is a multi-donor mechanism (Austria, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the European Union) coming together to support democratic governance initiatives in Uganda. The DGF supports civil society and selected state and government institutions with the purpose of strengthened democratisation, protection of human rights, access to justice, peaceful co-existence and improved accountability in Uganda. The DGF operates with more than 80 implementing partners, the majority of which are Ugandan civil society organisations. The purpose of the assignment was to design and plan for the transition to, a second five y... Read more
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Appraisal of the The Mali-Denmark Country Programme 2017-2022
The Mali-Denmark Country Programme (CP) comprises three thematic programmes: Peaceful Coexistence, Decentralisation and Private Sector Development. The overall objective of the appraisal was to conduct an overall quality assurance of the formulation and documentation of the CP at strategic as well as technical level, in order to allow for Danida and the government of Mali to approve the programme and justify its financing. Using the Danida AMG and the revised Country Programme Guidelines, the appraisal applied the OECD-DAC criteria on the overall CP and thematic programme objectives, their strategic orientation and coherence with Danida and Mali country programme policies. The prepar... Read more
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Evaluation of the project: Towards Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention
The objective of the assignment was to carry out an evaluation of "Towards positive health, dignity and prevention" - a program focusing on HIV prevention and stigma reduction in Sierra Leone. The Anglican Diocese of Bo (ADB) implemented the program from July 2011-January 2017 in four districts in the Southern and Eastern regions of Sierra Leone. The purpose of the Evaluation was to assess and analyse the program in accordance with the OECD DAC evaluation criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability and to produce a set of forward-looking recommendations for a future phase out of the program, taking into account the need to reduce the scope of the progr... Read more
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Review of the use of UN organizations to implement priorities within the Norwegian development cooperation in Mali
Since 2013, substantial Norwegian funds for Norwegian development cooperation in Mali have been channelled through UN, mostly using UNDP focus areas for support for stabilization, democratization, food security and climate change. The purpose of the assignment was to review this support, including the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN at country level, and suggest future channels and options for Norwegian support to Mali. The assignment was one part of a broader assessment of the possibility of opening a Norwegian embassy in Bamako.Specific objectives of the assignment included: - Assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability and risk management of the proj... Read more
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Review of Youth-led Advocacy in PLAN programs
The objective of the assignment is to carry out a thematic review for Plan UK, focusing on youth governance and youth advocacy, and identifying the results and achievements of youth led advocacy supported by Plan in different countries.The program Building Skills for Life has been implemented since 2012 in Kenya, Malawi and Pakistan, aiming to support adolescent girls to complete at least nine years of quality education. The youth advocacy component of the programme was implemented from 2014-2016 to address structural barriers that prevent girls from accessing and staying in school. The review is focused on the 2014-2016 youth advocacy portfolio, focusing on Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, ... Read more
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Formulation and Tender of a Danida Emergency Relief Fund - Denmark
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DMFA) has established a Danish Emergency Relief Fund (DERF) in order to fund humanitarian activities of Danish humanitarian and civil society organisations without a Danida Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (non-HPA CSOs) in situations of acute humanitarian crisis, defined as a single, distinct event or series of events and/or a sudden spike in chronic disasters that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people, usually over a wide area. The DERF will not fund grants for development activities, slow-onset or long term/protracted crises, nor for disaster preparedness.The... Read more
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