Experiences and Lessons Learnt from Sida's Work with Human Rights and Democratic Governance

This report analyses 31 evaluations and studies from ten years' of Sida's work with human rights and democratic governance (HR&DG). The study shows a fairly high degree of achievement. A range of outputs are observed: training, policies, guidelines, studies, and information campaigns. Outcomes (short/medium-term) are also evident: capacity built, changed attitudes, dialogue promoted, better access to justice and improved awareness of HR issues. A key lesson learnt is the importance of careful project design and effective monitoring; there is a strong correlation between projects with clear objectives and high achievement. Similarly, projects that were well adapted to the local conditions proved to have much higher rates of accomplishment.