COVID-19 Diakonia frame 2016-2020

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Reprogrammed funds to address COVID-19 Reprogrammed funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 This programme is implemented during a five-year period (as framework organizations may now apply for grants for longer periods than in the past in order to increase aid effectiveness) and it is based on Diakonia's global strategy for 2015-2020. It includes 21 country programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, and six regional programs and a new global program for innovation in the area of "social and economic justice." Diakonia is working through local civil society organizations for the overall goal to change unfair structures that generate and uphold inequality, oppression and violence and to work for fulfilment of the right of all people to live a life in dignity. In total 216 partner organizations are included in this application. Operations are focused on the following six areas: human rights (HR), democracy, equality, social and economic justice, conflict and justice, as well as capacity development of partners. What is new compared to the previous contribution is primarily the inclusion of several new regional programs in various areas as well as the global innovation program.Expected results:General expected results are formulated for the six areas. These are linked to the expected results for each program (i.e. by country / regional / global program), which in many cases consist of a selection of results that are identical to the general results. The results at the program level are concretized through indicators.Examples of expected outcomes, one from each region, in some common thematic areas are:"Mali: Women's political participation has been strengthened at the local and national levels" (democracy)"Bolivia: Gender-based violence has decreased" (gender equality)"Bangladesh: The conditions for decent work and fair income have improved" (social and economic justice)"Lebanon: The capacity of Diakonia's partners to integrate environment and conflict sensitivity in their work (where relevant) has been improved." (capacity development)Previous results:Reports often show results in terms of strengthened rights holders and increased capacity of partner organizations.The following examples show previous results in a few areas:Human rights: In Thailand five partner organizations assisted tens of thousands of stateless persons to obtain legal status. This means that they for example have the right to work and study, as well as to access rights-based services.Democracy: In Mali, partner organizations were trained in citizen budget monitoring and analysis of public policies. This has led to increased budgets for health and education in several municipalities. In one province all municipalities published their accounting in 2014, whereas in 2012 none of the municipalities did.Conflict and Justice: Seven partner organizations in Colombia, Honduras and Peru have increased their knowledge of the legal framework and have taken legal action, which in some cases resulted in the return to communities of pieces of land from extractive companies.The basis for Sida's assessment:In connection with the assessment of the application a lawyer at Sida's legal unit has been consulted for examination of the draft agreement. The controller at Sida's Unit for Civil Society has been consulted for budgetary matters etc. Comments have also been requested from Swedish missions abroad (UM) and other units at Sida which manage bilateral agreements with Diakonia. In addition, reviews have been carried out of the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues in Diakonia's operations through Sida's framework agreement for gender equality, Sida’s help desk for environment and climate change, and Sida’s help desk for human security.

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