Monitoring & Evaluation

The Aswat Horra project, funded by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by the IWPR-led consortium, aimed to protect, empower, connect, and amplify free voices in MENA by building local capacities and resilience to freedom of expression (FoE) threats. This 40-month project sought to develop evidence and learning for effective approaches to promote FoE, build the organisational capacity and resilience of CSOs, and advance advocacy planning and delivery. The project focused on enhancing freedom of expression in Libya and Lebanon, particularly in response to rapid gender assessments that helped local civil society partners develop subgrants. The evaluation measured the project's impact against the OECD DAC criteria, assessing its effectiveness, sustainability, and relevance.

Funded by the United Kingdom (UK), the project aimed to enhance women's economic and social empowerment in Libya.Tthe evaluation assessed the project's impact against the OECD DAC criteria and focused on improving the capacity of women-focused CSOs to conduct needs-based research and sub-grant activities, and the evaluation involved assessing the performance and effectiveness of the IWPR consortium, identifying lessons learned, limitations, and successes, and providing recommendations for future programming. Edmaaj's services included developing evaluation tools, conducting KIIs with IWPR team members, IWPR partner CSOs, and other relevant stakeholders in Libya. Additionally, Edmaaj administered phone surveys with CSO beneficiaries and stakeholders, analysed qualitative and quantitative data from interviews and surveys, and submitted the final evaluation report including key findings, recommendations, and an executive summary.

Conducted an external evaluation of Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR’s) three-year project “Ante Raeda, you are a Pioneer” for women’s economic and social empowerment in Libya.

Conducted an External Evaluation for the IOM’s Project Awda Amina (Safe Return Project) in Iraq.