The OECD/DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance was adopted in 2021 and is the first international standard of its kind. The purpose of the assignment was to assess the implications of the recommendation for Sida’s engagement with and support to civil society, considering both policy and practice. The analysis is expected to lead on to recommendations for alignment and feed into further discussions and decision-making.
The Albanian-Swedish Juvenile Justice Programme (JJP) was launched in 2017 with the overall objective to enhance the capacity of Albanian law enforcement and justice sector institutions to meet international human rights standards in juvenile justice. The programme was funded by Sida and implemented by four Swedish agencies – the Swedish Police Authority, the Swedish Prosecution Authority, the Swedish National Court Administration, and the Swedish Prison and Probation Service – in cooperation with Albanian partners. Jonas is the Team Leader for the final evaluation of JJP, which seeks to determine the overall results achieved, identify lessons learnt from what has worked well and less well, and inform the design and adaption of similar initiatives.
The Legal Resource Centre from Moldova (LRCM) is working to promote democracy and the rule of law through research, monitoring and advocacy activities, and received core support from Sida from 2017 to 2022. Jonas has been commissioned by the Embassy of Sweden in Moldova to assess the results of the core support, with a focus on LRCM’s performance in three main areas: Organisational development and governance; strategic planning and budgeting, and; post-core support preparedness.
With support from Norad, Save the Children Norway (SCN) is working to support to education, child protection and child rights governance in 16 countries. The overall purpose of the review is to establish how economical, efficient, cost effective and equitable SCN’s programmes are, and whether an appropriate balance is struck between these sometimes competing criteria. Jonas is the Team Leader for the review, which will also cover certain aspects of Save the Children International (SCI) and include three country case studies (Malawi, Lebanon and Colombia).
The Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) has commissioned a study on adjustments in Swedish development assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonas is part of a team of consultants who have been contracted for this purpose. The specific aim of the assignment is to map adjustments, if any, made by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Sida, and analyse how these adjustments and the re-programming of funds have been managed operationally and administratively. The study is expected to identify lessons learnt for future crisis.
The Women’s Law Center (WLC) works to promote and protect women’s rights and contribute to reducing domestic violence in Moldova, and has received core support from Sida since 2015. Jonas has been contracted to evaluate the implementation of WLC’s strategic plan for 2019-2024. The evaluation is part of the project “Organisational development for core support partners in Moldova”, commissioned by the Embassy of Sweden in Moldova and implemented in cooperation with Swedish Development Advisers.