CONCORD Sweden is platform for Swedish civil society organisations working for a more just and sustainable world by influencing Swedish and European foreign and development policies. SouthBridge was contracted to evaluate Sida’s core support to CONCORD Sweden during the period 2022-2025. The evaluation is expected to contribute to CONCORD Sweden’s reporting, learning and organisational development, and suggest innovative ways of further strengthening the platform.
The International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) is a global network of public interest NGOs working together for a toxics-free future for all. SouthBridge was contracted to evaluate Sida’s core support to IPEN during the period 2021-2025, with a view to ensure accountability and generate evidence-based learnings. The evaluation followed a utilisation-focused and participatory approach, inspired by Outcome Harvesting and including a field visit to the Philippines.
Digni is an umbrella organisation for 16 Norwegian mission societies and churches engaged in long-term development work in Asia, Africa and Latin America. As part of a new framework agreement, Jonas conducts organisational assessments of Digni’s member organisations. The first member organisation being assessed is Metodistkirkens Misjonsselskap.
Plan International Sweden’s Generation Change! Programme is a five-year, global programme spanning 17 countries and four regions. Its long-term objective is to contribute to a “vibrant, dynamic and inclusive civil society, adding to the fulfilment of children’s and youth’s rights and equality for girls”. The evaluation is led by SouthBridge and includes a portfolio analysis as well in-depth case studies in Bangladesh, Colombia and Rwanda. It is expected to provide lessons learnt and recommendations to be used in Plan International Sweden’s future programming, possibly another phase of the current programme.
International Training Programmes (ITPs) represent one of Sida’s specific instruments for capacity development since the 1980s. The objective of the evaluation is to assess the design, methodology, implementation and results of a selection of ITPs, with a view to identify lessons and draw conclusions that can guide Sida’s general approach to institutional development, and the further improvement of the ITP instrument in this regard. Jonas is the Team Leader for the evaluation, which includes a desk review, interviews, on-line survey, case studies and a field visit to Kenya.
Forest of the World (FoW) is a Danish environmental and developmental NGO working for forest conservation and the global sustainable development goals. In 2022, it entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Jonas is part of a team contracted by the MFA to review the overall organisational capacity of FoW to achieve agreed results, including a global and country-level assessment of strategy, programmes, administration and financial management. The review is intended to promote learning and accountability, and feed into the continued dialogue between MFA and FoW.