Final Evaluation of “Women Empowerment & Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Urban Amman” Project, Collateral Repair Project (CRP), 2024
Funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, this project aimed to protect and empower vulnerable women and girls from refugee and host communities in urban Amman, addressing the increased susceptibility to domestic violence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project enhanced social, economic, and livelihood interventions to mitigate the structural issues contributing to GBV. Key activities included conducting a comprehensive desk review, designing data collection tools, conducting KIIs, FGDs, and phone surveys, performing field visits, and analysing data using MAXQDA and SPSS software. The evaluation followed the OECD-DAC criteria. A comprehensive evaluation report with key findings and actionable recommendations was prepared.
External Evaluation of Capacity Building Efforts in Implementing the American Language Center (ALC) Program, Amideast, 2024
This project, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination, aimed to assess the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of capacity-building training provided to local ALC partners. Activities included a participatory workshop, KIIs with ALC staff and partners, FGDs with teachers, and surveys with students. The evaluation focused on identifying strengths, weaknesses, and potential challenges to the sustainability of the partners' performance improvements. Edmaaj produced a comprehensive report detailing key findings and recommendations for enhancing future capacity-building strategies.
Grievance Mechanism Assessment and Strengthening, World Bank, 2022
This initiative, part of the Inclusive, Transparent, and Climate Responsive Program for Results (PforR) in collaboration with the Government of Jordan, aimed to strengthen Jordan's grievance mechanisms to enhance government accountability and citizen engagement. The primary focus was on the "At Your Service" platform, a nationwide mechanism for receiving and managing citizen complaints. The project assessed the effectiveness, accessibility, and transparency of the existing grievance mechanisms and developed recommendations to improve their functionality and integration across various government agencies. Edmaaj's role involved conducting detailed reviews, implementing diagnostic assessments, collecting primary data through interviews and surveys, analysing data, developing an action plan, and facilitating validation sessions. Training and support were provided to ensure the implementation of recommended improvements.
Baseline Study on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Workplace, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), 2021
The study aimed to analyse the status quo of policy-making and national actions towards tackling GBV in the workplace. The study provided a comprehensive overview of GBV in Jordan's workplace environments, identifying existing support systems and gaps in policy and practice. The project focused on understanding the prevalence, forms, and impact of GBV on women in various sectors, particularly in rural areas. It also aimed to identify the specific training needs of CSOs/CBOs to enhance their capacity to address GBV effectively. Edmaaj's services included conducting a comprehensive desk review of secondary sources, reviewing current parliament discussions and projects, conducting 30-40 online/phone surveys with CSOs/CBOs, conducting 30 field surveys with companies/factories in industrial zones, analysing data, preparing a draft report, facilitating a validation session, and submitting the final report.
Endline Evaluation of the Extra-Curricular Training Rehabilitation and Support (EXTRAS) Project, Right to Play (RTP), 2022-2023
The programme aimed to enhance educational outcomes for children in Jordan by employing play-based teaching methodologies to improve students' formal and informal learning experiences. The endline evaluation focused on assessing the project's impact on educational outcomes using the OECD DAC criteria. Comprehensive data collection methods included KIIs, FGDs, and online surveys with students, parents, teachers, and headmasters.
External Evaluation of the “Inhad (Rise)” Program, Business Development Center (BDC), 2022-2023
The Inhad program is a comprehensive self-employment initiative for youth in Jordan, in partnership with UNICEF, the Royal Hashemite Court, the Central Bank of Jordan, and Irada. The program aims to increase youth access to self-employment opportunities, improve the capacity of MSMEs and social entrepreneurs, and enhance their participation in the Jordanian market. It addresses challenges such as high youth unemployment, skills mismatch, and limited access to decent work for women and refugees. The assessment covered the OECD DAC criteria with customisations based on the programme's project management focus. Data collection included 55 KIIs and surveys with youth.
MGI Study - Promoting Youth for Peaceful Development in Libya, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale zusammenarbeit), 2022-2023
The project aimed to assist GIZ in assessing the project’s achievements towards intended goals and its contribution to changes in the youth sector in Libya’s municipalities. This evaluation, conducted in collaboration with the Municipal Development and Decentralisation Support Centre (MDSC) and the General Secretariat of the Local Administration Councils (GSLAC), aimed to promote a more inclusive social and economic environment while ensuring stability in the region. The evaluation focused on identifying unintended positive and negative impacts of the project and assessing its contribution to youth participation and social cohesion amid the COVID-19 crisis and instability in Libya. Comprehensive data collection methods, including in-person interviews, telephone interviews, and FGDs with youth and local authorities, were employed to evaluate the project's impact against the OECD DAC criteria. Edmaaj’s role involved conducting comprehensive evaluations, analysing collected data, reporting findings, and providing recommendations for future interventions.
Baseline Study of the "Supportive Educational Engagement for Development (SEED)" Programme, RTP, 2022-2023
The baseline study focused on collecting baseline data for outcomes based on RTP’s existing log-frame by utilising tools such as KIIs, FGDs, online surveys, and academic assessments for students, parents, teachers, and headmasters. The SEED programme aimed to enhance students’ formal and informal educational experience through play-based teaching methodologies to help children develop their overall skills and achieve expected national curriculum outcomes. A significant emphasis was placed on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups, especially refugees, and the challenges they face in accessing quality education.
External Evaluation of the "Aswat Horra (Free Voices)" Project in Libya and Lebanon, Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), 2022
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.
Taking the Lead COVID-19 Project, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), 2021
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.