Civic Education Project
Project Short Title: Civic Education
Task Manager: Friedrich W. Affolter
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00044904 – Support to Civic Education |
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Duration: |
Starting Date: November 2006 - Ending March 2009 – 2 years and four months |
Status: Ongoing |
Amount: |
3.211.892,00 |
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Source of Funds: |
UNDP TRAC 1
SIDA ($1,011,561.00)
NORAD ($789,722.04)
USAID ($226,000.00) |
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Key Achievement Need: |
The project will foster democratic governance and access to information through (1) Improved civic awareness and increased access to media; (2) CSO’s trained in basic project management, civic education and conflict prevention; (3) Civic education assistance coordinated. |
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Modality of Execution: |
DEX- UNDP Angola |
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UN Partners |
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Partnerships |
Government Institutions : Commissão Nacional de Eleicões (CNE).
Civil Society Organizations : Rede Eleitoral Angola (Bengo); Associação Juvenil de Solidariedade Cidade-Campo SOLCICAMPO (Benguela); Circulo Rastafari de Benguela (Benguela); Associação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Campo ADAC (Bié); Igreja Evangélica Congregacional em Angola IECA (Kuando-Kubango); Institução Nacional De Apoio a Criança Desnutrida, Desamparada e Deficiente Física INACAD (Huambo); Arquidiocese de Huambo; Associação de Mulheres Empresarias e de Negocios AMEH (Huila), Associação para a Promoção do Desenvolvimento Comunitario MAFIKU (Huila); Assiciação de Amizade e Solidariedade Angola-Alemanha AASAA (Lunda Norte); Associação Cristã de Jovens de Angola ACJ (Uige); Accão para Promocão Social dos Direitos Humanos APSDH (Uige); Igreja Metodista Unida (Uige); Associação Juvenil para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário de Angola AJUDECA (Zaire); Organização de Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento Comunitário OADEC (Zaire); Comité Inter-Ecclesial Para Paz em Angola COIEPA (Luanda); Plataforma Eleitoral PNASCAE (Luanda); Radio Ecclésia (Luanda); Mãos Livres (Luanda).
International NGOs: Search for Common Ground ( Luanda); World Vision ( Luanda). |
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Brief Description:
Angola looks back at more than 40 years of armed struggle to shake of colonialist rule, as well as subsequent civil war, which left the country in physically, as well as socio-economically in ruins. In April 2002, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola [UNITA] and the Angolan Armed Forces [FAA] signed a peace agreement ending more than thirty years of civil war. Since then peace building, promotion of democratic participation and the legitimacy on the political system and its key institutions have been a critical point on the public and institutional agenda. There is a need to foment dialogue among communities about this matter, as well as capacity development for Angolan citizens about their rights and duties through civic education.
Civil society in Angola is still in the process to consolidate their action and still needs to strengthen their capacity to address the challenges that the country faces nowadays. At the same time, there has been a lack of coordination among them, as well as a weak synergic approach. Somehow, there is a need to build the capacity of the national civil society organizations in terms of project management, technical support and promotion of a synergic action among them.
In order to respond to this need, UNDP – with support of the Government of Angola and International Partners – has established a ‘Support to Civic Education’ [SCE] Unit and is about to launch a Civic Education Program. The project consists in disbursing grants for civic education projects to Angolan Civil Society Organizations, and to closely monitor the implementation process with the overall goal of building CSO capacity during an ‘on-the-project’ learning process.
Expected results:
Outcome : Greater promotion of pro-poor growth, human rights, good governance and decentralization in accordance with international norms by strengthening national capacities at all levels, and empowering citizens and increasing their participation in decision-making processes.
OUTPUT 1:
Improved Civic Education awareness and access to information increased
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ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED
1.1. Dissemination of Civic Education Guidelines to partners in Angola
1.2. Review and selection of eligible projects
1.3. Funding of projects
1.4. Monitoring and evaluation
1.5. Evaluation
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OUTPUT 2:
CSO’s trained in basic project management, civic education and conflict prevention.
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ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED
2.1. Mapping and assess Civic Education’s CSO capacity
2.2. Conduct training needs assessment with a focus on project management, civic education, conflict prevention
2.3. Adapt and/or develop appropriate training materials and tools concerning the civic education
2.4. Conduct refresher training and create network of trainers
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OUTPUT 3:
Civic education assistance coordinated.
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ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED
3.1. Recruitment of Staff Unit
3.2. Establish and equip the coordination unit work space
3.3. Contract of an external audit assessment
3.4. Establishment of an M&E system
3.5. Coordination of key civic education stakeholders
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Target areas
The project coverage is nation wide (18 provinces). Workshops are to be held in Luanda and Huambo, but will be directed to CSO personnel nation-wide.
Ongoing Projects (by MYFF Service Lines)
2. FOSTERING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
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Angola