Nonviolent Peaceforce - Evaluation of NP’s Project in Mindanao, Philippines

This evaluation was contracted by Nonviolent Peaceforce in the Philippines and conducted by Dr. Cordula Reimann from the Swiss Peace Foundation swisspeace.
NP’s program activities in Mindanao were designed in 2007 to offer civilian protection and to support local structures and process of human rights, cease-fire monitoring, early warning and violence reduction.
The main aim of the evaluation was threefold:
First, to assess the achievement of objectives and the effectiveness of NP’s work in Mindanao and the perception of NP among a sample of partner organizations, stakeholders, conflict parties and beneficiaries.
Second, to offer the ground and opportunity for collaborative sharing and learning on latest thinking on conflict analysis and strategic program design and monitoring in peacebuilding and
Third, based on the mission's findings, to suggest recommendations for NP's future work.
Empirical evidence and first-hand information were collected during a field visit from the 6th to the 20th of February 2010: Interviews and focus group discussions with a wide range of local stakeholders, beneficiaries, conflict parties, NP staff and partner organizations were conducted in Manila and Mindanao. To ensure the confidentiality of information and safety of interview partners, the decision was taken not to disclose the names of the interview partners. Project documents and reports, draft strategy papers and planning designs of NP and the relevant background and conflict literature on Mindanao were studied.