7. Evaluation: Terms of Reference Swedish Sida in Harare commissioned an evaluation of the impact of CIVNET’s activities and programmes for which they have provided funding support for the period 2000 to 2007. An independent consultant, Ms Dren Nupen, was contracted to undertake the evaluation. The Terms of Reference for the evaluation are contained in Annexure 3. In summary, they include assessing: 1 whether the organisational objectives for the period outlined have been met by CIVNET; 2 whether it is possible to quantify the impact of CIVNET’s training programmes in the short to medium to long term and what the tangible outcomes and effects of the training programmes are on the communities and workshop participants; 3 whether the community and its members benefitted from their participation in the training workshops and how they were able to take forward the Democracy Project at their localised ward level; 4 whether this was a good social investment for Swedish Sida and whether with the funds provided were able to reach the optimum number of participants in order to change their behaviour patterns and attitudes; 5 whether Sida’s strategies and objectives were reflected in the CIVNET’s activities vis a vis human rights and democracy; 6 the capacity of the implementing partner to deliver faithfully on the intended outcomes and if not possible to identify the obstacles they faced. 8. Evaluation: Methodology When planning the evaluation the consultant developed a framework for the interviews and Focus Group discussions.14 The framework is formulated in a rights based approach, including both individual and collective rights. A schedule of appointments was prepared for meetings.15 These included meetings with Board of Trustee members, senior management and staff from the provinces to gather information about the organization, its organisational structure, the roles and responsibilities of the staff and whether CIVNET has been able to reach the goals and objectives it has set itself, especially within the current hostile environment. The Evaluation methodology included the following: • a desk top review of various documents including board and management reports, articles, research, brochures, financial reports and general Network information documentation. The documentation was provided by CIVNET and Swedish Sida. The data gathering process was primarily a qualitative analysis. It became clear that a quantitative analysis would not be possible, given the security reasons noted previously in the Report; 14 15 Annexure 4 Annexure 5 14 THE CIVIC EDUCATION NETWORK TRUST (CIVNET)) IN ZIMBABWE – Sida EVALUATION 2008:51