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This document in the 'Peacebuilding How' series visualizes the major dimensions that need to be considered when designing or assessing a peacebuilding intervention. The central question is whether the peacebuilding intervention is 'strategic', which requires a credible argumentation linking it to an analysis of the conflict dynamics. ...

This document provides guidance on the uses of video in a participatory-action-research process for peacebuilding. It summarizes the Interpeace experience on the use of video footage and video documentaries in peacebuilding. ...

This discussion paper reviews the nature of UNDAF, looks at some experiences in Rwanda and Sri Lanka that illustrate the problems presented above, and summarizes the essentials of effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding practice. The paper also identifies the main issues that need to be addressed by international assistance actors and suggestes a realistic perspective on the UNDAF as a mechanism for peacebuilding. ...

This document in the 'Peacebuilding How?' series by InterPeace examines the value of systems analysis over 'traditional' frameworks for conflict analysis. It provides a detailed outline of the steps in systems analysis in conflict.  ...

Security sector reform (SSR) commonly refers to a nationally-owned process aimed at transforming a dysfunctional security sector into an effective and accountable one that provides security and justice services to all groups of society. The concept of SSR is based on the understanding that ineffective and unaccountable security sectors represent an obstacle to development, in particular in countries emerging from armed conflict....

The issue of children affected by armed conflict is one of the priorities outlined in the 18 month troika programme ‘Strengthening the European Union’s Role as a Global Partner for Development’ as jointly agreed by the three Presidencies of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia....

The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice provides guidance to operationalise the 2005 DAC Guidelines, Security System Reform and Governance, and closes the gap between policy and practice. It largely follows the external assistance programme cycle and contains valuable tools to help encourage a dialogue on security and justice issues and to support a security system reform (SSR) process through the assessment, design and implementation phases....

This manual is designed to be used by development practitioners to help them mainstream peacebuilding into development assistance. It aims at evidencing the added value of peacebuilding for development but also at building the capacity to programme development interventions with higher conflict sensitivity. ...

This pilot guide is intended to help both evaluation managers and team leaders in commissioning, overseeing and conducting real-time evaluations (RTEs) of humanitarian operational responses. Drawing on a synthesis of existing good practices, it is intended as a flexible resource that can be adapted to a variety of contexts. This guide concentrates on RTEs undertaken in first phase of an emergency response – where the RTE fieldwork takes place within a few months of the start of the response....

This guide introduces some of the core debates and considerations for development practitioners involved in designing and managing M&E activities. It introduces key tools and approaches, provides case studies of applying different methodological approaches, and presents lessons learned from international experience of M&E in a range of developing country contexts....

This guide introduces some of the best recent literature on the role of communication in governance. It highlights the major critical debates surrounding the relationship between communication, government accountability and responsiveness, and state-society relations in developing countries....

This document provides methodological guidance for designing and conducting key informant interviews using direct observation techniques.  ...

Efforts by international organizations to integrate or mainstream peacebuilding across the diverse spectrum of humanitarian and development work has tended to be opportunistic and ad hoc. This paper seeks to clarify key terms, explore organizational frameworks and initiatives, provide some practical guidance, and list references or links to both thematic and procedural sources. ...

Why promote impact evaluations? For development practitioners, impact evaluations play a key role in the drive for better evidence on results and development effectiveness. They are particularly well suited to answer important questions aboutwhether development interventions do or do not work, whether they make a difference, and how cost-effective they are....

This document provides guidance for conceptualizing, writing, selecting and measuring project performance indicators. Offers practical assistance within the larger context of articulating theories of change, conceptualizing and writing objective and results statements, and creating logical and results frameworks. ...

Project design and proposal writing are core responsibilities for CRS programming staff and take much investment of our human and financial resources. ProPack (Project Package) aims to help CRS staff work in a consistent manner with partners to raise the quality of our planning processes....

Written to respond to field requests for more support on project management. Propack II follows directly from ProPack I, Project Design and Proposal Guidance, and builds on the simple concepts and methodologies introduced in that volume....

CRS and the American Red Cross collaborated on a set of M&E training and capacity-building materials for field staff, covering topics in project and program design, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. The ultimate aim was to improve the ability to evaluate impacts of Food for Peace/Title II programs....

The M&E Standards Support Tool is intended to support staff to generate discussion and address gaps in the current level of attainment of the Project Performance and Organizational Performance Quality Standards. While the questions are posed in a yes/no manner, responses will require discussion and critical review. ...

The purpose of this manual is to familiarize users with RRA and PRA methods, to demonstrate the applicability of these methods to CRS funded projects, and to encourage the rigorous application of the methods in order to obtain the best results....