Mid-Term Review of the AGIR Programme - Sida
Mid-Term Review of the AGIR Programme - Sida
Mid-Term Review of the AGIR Programme - Sida
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1 Introduction<br />
This mid-term review report <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ‘Action <strong>Programme</strong> for Inclusive and Responsible<br />
Governance’ (<strong>AGIR</strong>) programme in Mozambique was carried out from August 2012<br />
to its completion at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> October 2012 by a three-member review team fielded<br />
by Indevelop. A presentation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> preliminary findings was made on October 24 th ,<br />
2012 to <strong>AGIR</strong> intermediaries and <strong>AGIR</strong> CSO partners. Subsequent to this presentation,<br />
<strong>the</strong> review team was provided with <strong>the</strong> just-completed 2012 semi-annual report,<br />
written and submitted jointly by <strong>AGIR</strong> intermediary organisations.<br />
The report will begin with a brief background to <strong>AGIR</strong> and <strong>the</strong> methodology used to<br />
undertake <strong>the</strong> review. This is a formative review as it focuses on <strong>the</strong> first two years<br />
<strong>of</strong> a multi-year (five) programme and as such, will discuss <strong>the</strong> ‘progress to date’ <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> programme under <strong>the</strong> criteria <strong>of</strong> relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and impact<br />
(or progress towards intended impacts). The review will end with a summary <strong>of</strong><br />
key observations and recommendations.<br />
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE AG IR PROGRAMME<br />
<strong>AGIR</strong> has a duration <strong>of</strong> five years, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2014. Sweden is<br />
<strong>the</strong> only core donor, with Denmark and <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands also providing support to<br />
participating INGOs. The programme works with both national partners and with<br />
organisations in <strong>the</strong> provinces. In an effort to streng<strong>the</strong>n civil society and civil society<br />
organisations within Mozambique, <strong>the</strong> Swedish Embassy initiated <strong>the</strong> <strong>AGIR</strong> programme<br />
in 2010. The objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>AGIR</strong> is to:<br />
support Mozambican civil society organisations, streng<strong>the</strong>ning <strong>the</strong>ir capacity<br />
for and impact on improving transparency, accountability, citizen’s participation,<br />
access to information, respect for human rights, and gender equality. 8<br />
In line with <strong>the</strong> Paris Declaration and <strong>the</strong> Accra Agenda for Action, <strong>AGIR</strong> is structured<br />
to provide “good donor-ship” through support given for CSO ‘core funding’<br />
that is aligned with <strong>the</strong> “strategic direction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> organisation” and to support and<br />
facilitate linkages and knowledge sharing between Mozambican CSOs. 9 The main<br />
support modality for this capacity streng<strong>the</strong>ning <strong>of</strong> CSOs is to “work through a lim-<br />
8 Streng<strong>the</strong>ning Civil Society – Enhancing Democratic Governance, p.1, 2010. <strong>Sida</strong>.<br />
9 Streng<strong>the</strong>ning Civil Society – Enhancing Democratic Governance, p.5, 2010. <strong>Sida</strong>.<br />
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