6. Funding During Phase One of the 5 year Democracy Development Programme Swedish Sida provided 2m SEK for the CIVNET activities undertaken between 2000 and 2001. Other donor partners included the Royal Norwegian Embassy, SAIH, NIZA and the Canadian Embassy. In the second Phase of the Programme, Swedish Sida contributed a grant amounting to SEK 2 200 00 to an overall basket fund of SEK 4 400 000. The Royal Netherlands Embassy and the British Embassy also contributed to the fund. SAIH provided funding for facilitation workshops, printing of pamphlets and support towards administration costs. An additional contribution of SEK 1 000 000 was further made by Sida12 for the period from 1st January 2005 to 31 December 2005. Additional Bridging Finance was advanced by Swedish Sida for the period January 2006 to March 2006 (as extracted from the projected three year Civic Education Programme and Citizens Leadership Development Project) As part of its exit strategy Sida provided additional funding that enabled CIVNET to purchase their offices and buy 4 motorbikes13 for easier access by Project Assistants to the communities within their jurisdiction. Sida has consistently funded and supported CIVNET from its inception. CIVNET’s objectives reflect Sida’s strategic policy framework for human rights and democracy support in Zimbabwe, especially the focus that CIVNET has on promoting democracy and democratic principles and encouraging citizens’ participation, particularly that of women and the youth at all levels of government, but most especially at grassroots. Without the moral and funding support from Sida, CIVNET would not have been able to achieve the various key milestones it has since 2000. Some critical interventions have been made by CIVNET, with the support of Sida, and even although it might not be possible to evaluate the direct impact of these immediately, the causal linkages between the training and change in the communities will be more obviously evident as the situation in the communities deteriorate. In 2007 Sida signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CIVNET to provide training, facilitation and consultancy services to Sida and where appropriate to partner organisations. 12 13 Addendum to Agreement A2700971, Sida ref 11.3/29, Component 2700081101. Part of the funding was allocated for the end of Project evaluation. Initially 8 motorbikes were budgeted for but due to budget cuts and the unavailability of 8 motorbikes, only 4 were finally bought. THE CIVIC EDUCATION NETWORK TRUST (CIVNET)) IN ZIMBABWE – Sida EVALUATION 2008:51 13