December 19, 2011
This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared 
by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS).
EVALUATION
Final Performance Evaluation of the Building Recovery
& Reform through Democratic Governance in the 
DRC (BRDG) Project
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Development Alternatives, Inc.
December 19, 2011 
This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. 
It was prepared by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS). 
FINAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 
OF THE BUILDING RECOVERY & REFORM THROUGH 
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE DRC (BRDG) 
PROJECT 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project ii 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
This work presents the detailed results of the Final Evaluation of Building Recovery and Reform through 
Democratic Governance Program (BRDG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), funded by the 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Development 
Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), from April 2008 through September 2010. This final performance evaluation would 
not have been possible without the assistance of numerous people and institutions that deserve our thanks. 
We thank Toby Vaughan, the Chief of Party, and Parfait Moukoko, DAI Activity Coordinator, as well as DAI 
staff members, for making themselves available to the evaluation team. 
We would also like to thank the many respondents: national and provincial deputies, current and former 
members of the central government and provincial governments, supervisors of decentralized territorial 
entities and services, members of civil society organizations as well as the Independent National Elections 
Commission (CENI). 
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ACRONYMS 
BRDG Building Recovery and Democratic Governance 
CENI Independent National Elections Commission 
CEPAS Centre of Studies for Social Welfare 
CFGL Council of Facilitators from the Great Lakes 
CRD Centre of Resources for Democracy 
CSM High Council for the Judiciary 
CTAD Technical Committee for Support to Decentralization 
CTB Belgian Technical Collaboration 
DAI Development Alternatives, Inc. 
DDR Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration 
Dir. Cab. Chief of Staff 
ECOFIN Economic and Financial Commission (in the National Assembly) 
FORECAP Foundation for Populations Capacity Building 
IGI International Governance Institute 
IR Intended Result 
MONUSCO United Nations Organization Mission for Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
OGP Observatory Governance and Peace 
NGO Non Governmental Organization 
PAJ Administrative, Political and Judicial Commission (in the National Assembly) 
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo 
RECIC Civic Education Network in Congo 
RTGB Radio Television Graben in Beni 
RTNC Radio National Television Congolese 
SFCG Search for Common Ground 
SYNAMAC Autonomous Labor Union of Congo Magistrates 
ULPGL Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs 
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund 
USAID United States Agency for International Development 
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CONTENTS 
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... ii
Acronyms ................................................................................................................................. iii
Contents ....................................................................................................................................iv
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 8
Background and problems of the BRDG program ..................................................................... 8
Response of the BRDG program ................................................................................................. 8
ORGANIZATION AND METHODOLOGY .......................................................................... 9
Organization & Methodology ..................................................................................................... 9
Evaluation Data Collection & Analysis .................................................................................... 12
Methodology Constraints .......................................................................................................... 12
Assessment Findings ............................................................................................................... 13
Management of the BRDG program ......................................................................................... 13
Achievements of BRDG program .............................................................................................. 13
COMPILATION OF SURVEY RESPONSES BY PROVINCE AND GENDER ................ 18
Kinshasa ................................................................................................................................... 18
Maniema ................................................................................................................................... 21
South Kivu ................................................................................................................................. 25
North Kivu ............................................................................................................................... 28
Bandundu .................................................................................................................................. 31
Gender Considerations ............................................................................................................. 34
CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 35
LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 36
Ongoing training ...................................................................................................................... 36
Harmonization of training modules .......................................................................................... 36
Monitoring and evaluation ...................................................................................................... 36
Social dialogue or public forum ............................................................................................... 36
Improving coordination with other donors ............................................................................... 37
Material assistance ................................................................................................................... 37
Intervention planning and active participation of beneficiaries ............................................... 37
Ineffectiveness of some institutions ........................................................................................... 37
Accountability of the program .................................................................................................. 37
Networking with community radios .......................................................................................... 37
Gender ...................................................................................................................................... 38
Interventions ............................................................................................................................. 38
ANNEX 1. Survey outcomes for direct beneficiaries .............................................................. 40
Composition of respondents ..................................................................................................... 40
Beneficiaries’ perceptions on support from BRDG program ................................................... 43
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Perception of the beneficiaries on changes brought by the BRDG program ........................... 48
Activities conducted by the beneficiaries of training ................................................................ 55
Activities that can continue without the assistance received .................................................... 57
Difficulties relating to activities supported by the BRDG program ......................................... 59
ANNEX 2.. Mapping of BRDG Program Activities ................................................................ 61
ANNEX 3. List of Documents Received ................................................................................. 77
ANNEX 4. List of people interviewed ..................................................................................... 78
ANNEX 5. List of members of the assessment team .............................................................. 86
ANNEX 6. Interview Questionnaires ...................................................................................... 88
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo funded the Building Recovery and Democratic 
Governance (BRDG) project implemented by DAI, and operated from April 2006 to September 2010. 
This program was aimed at reinforcing institutions and democratic gains made after the elections and 
adoption of the Constitution of 2006. DAI designed and implemented activities to address the following 
project components: 
 Strengthening of legislation 
 Decentralization and local governance 
 Reform of justice 
 Electoral process 
This evaluation report attempts to make an objective assessment of this program by taking into account 
its intervention strategy, the organized activities and their overall results. Therefore this evaluation 
provides an outline of achievements, possible impact and lessons learned from activities executed as part 
of this program. 
It is readily apparent that the BRDG program contributed to the introduction of institutional change in 
the targeted provinces. Its interventions were often the catalysts for positive change and the project was 
instrumental in: 
 The introduction of sound management principles to territorial entities such as town halls and 
communes, through training of staff 
 Improving productivity of representative bodies by providing training on public finances and 
drafting of legal texts 
 Improving the efficacy of institutions, notably by the organizational audit of the Ministry of 
Justice, as well as through the provision of certain institutions with computer equipment and 
furniture 
 Raising awareness among people about civic and political responsibility to increase the demand 
for transparency and accountability 
Beneficiaries of the program cited the above as evidence of the positive changes brought about by the 
BRDG project when interviewed by the evaluation team. 
Key Results
 The focus of this program—providing institutional support and supporting the democratic 
process in DRC—was appropriate and essential. The nation had just emerged from a protracted 
period of crisis in terms of legitimacy as well as political and institutional stability to hold its first 
elections. In this context, the GDRC was in need of support to build up its institutions so they 
could function effectively and efficiently to serve the needs of the people. 
 Using participatory methods to identify beneficiary needs at the early stages of the project ensured 
a high level of involvement and investment on their part. This also ensured that the project was 
addressing issues important to the society. 
 Training sessions organized for the benefit of the supervisors of the institutions were appreciated 
and considered useful for those attending. 
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 While material assistance was broadly considered to be useful, many felt that it was not enough 
and will be unsustainable as funds are not available locally to continue with facility modernization. 
 Public forums that promoted free dialogue between elected officials and their constituencies were 
viewed as a useful way of promoting transparency and accountability. 
 Organized training sessions significantly improved the capacity of institutional managers and 
promoted a better understanding of the issues surrounding decentralization. 
 The drafting of several legal texts and regulations are direct results of training received through 
the BRDG program. 
 The introduction of the local development plans in territorial decentralized entities (notably in 
Kindu) is directly attributable to activities undertaken by BRDG. 
 Beneficiaries of the program called for cyclical or permanent training mechanisms instead of ad 
hoc interventions. 
 Most of the activities supported by the BRDG program remain difficult to continue without 
outside assistance. 
 Establishing resource centers for democracy was a very good strategy to support to local 
initiatives. 
 The BRDG program’s documentation of its activities was insufficient and therefore an objective 
comparison of results versus targets was difficult to make. 
Summary of Recommendations
 A system of documenting activities, program information and results for any follow-on activity is 
vital to ensure efficient monitoring and evaluation of program results. The lack of this 
information made a full evaluation of the project impossible. 
 Some felt that the timing of training was disruptive as they did not mesh well with the work 
schedules of some beneficiaries. Better planning and consultation in this area may minimize this. 
 Future programs would be more effective by providing the beneficiaries with a stronger 
impression of transparency. 
 For more sustainable results, instituting a permanent cycle of training would guarantee the 
conservation of knowledge as well as educating new government officials as they pass through the 
ranks. 
 Networking and supporting community radio should be reinforced as they are an effective 
medium for information dissemination and therefore an effective tool in spreading information 
about decentralization and reform. 
 Being focused on fewer interventions with more monitoring activities and synergy would be more 
efficient and have a more sustainable impact than the multiplicity of activities in several areas of 
intervention. 
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INTRODUCTION 
BACKGROUND AND PROBLEMS OF THE BRDG PROGRAM 
In 2006 the first free and democratic general elections took place in the DRC since independence in 
1960. This resulted in the inauguration of the president, the creation of a bicameral parliament with a 
Senate and National Assembly composed of 500 MPs, representing 169 electoral districts. This was the 
result of a long, hard peace process and extended period of national institution building and stabilization. 
The success of the 2006 election process marked a decisive step toward the consolidation of 
democracy despite lasting challenges in terms of peace, democracy and governance. 
Despite the progress of establishing a democratically elected government, the Government of Democratic 
Republic of the Congo (GDRC) faces some key vulnerabilities. Public management and administration 
capacity remains low and affects the effective functioning of security, economic, financial and judicial 
components of the state. Additional support to the GDRC to strengthen capacity in these areas is a vital 
part of preserving and building on the democratic gains of the 2006 elections. 
THE BRDG PROGRAM 
The DAI BRDG project is part of USAID/DRC’s focus on reinforcing transparency and accountability in 
public resource management thereby supporting DRC’s institutions to more effectively serve the public 
interest. This is the result of the process for institutional and governance reform triggered by adoption of 
the new 2006 Constitution and elections. 
The BRDG program was mandated to strengthen and encourage good governance in the DRC through 
institutional capacity building and governance reform. Implemented by DAI, the BRDG program had 
three main objectives: 
1. Increasing the level of information from official institutions on decentralization and encouraging the 
participation of the population in this process in particular, and in governance in general; 
2. Capacity building of MPs in lawmaking and control of the management at the national and the 
provincial levels; 
3. Strengthening the independence and efficiency of justice. 
Several activities were developed and undertaken to achieve these goals, including training sessions, public 
forums, expert support, audits, furniture provision, IT and telecommunications equipment or materials, 
and so on. These activities targeted three main branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial) 
and civil society. Thus, in its execution, the BRDG program focused on the following components: 
 Capacity building in the legislative sector 
 Decentralization and local development 
 Reform of justice 
 Support to the election process 
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ORGANIZATION AND 
METHODOLOGY 
This evaluation examined the effects of the BRDG program which ran from April 2008 to 
September 2010. The evaluation team set out to assess the project’s overall outcome taking into 
account the intervention strategy and activities. This assessment was also expected to provide 
an overview of the achievements, possible impact and lessons learned 
ORGANIZATION & METHODOLOGY 
It should be noted that the project lacked a baseline survey and that consequently it was not possible to 
objectively achievements and impacts. 
The design of the evaluation was to link end states of the institutions assisted by the project with with the 
the varied assistance brought by the project. 
This evaluation was scheduled to run from May 29, 2011 to July 5, 2011; however difficulties in 
travel and some administrative delays resulted in a two week delay in starting up. The field work 
was also delayed due to the same issues and ran for seven weeks as opposed to the originally 
scheduled five weeks. 
The evaluation team managed to obtaine a number of documents from DAI. The 14 
documents received included the project’s statement of work, quarterly reports, final report and 
work plans. The evaluation team was not given access to any project financial documentation. 
With five three-person evaluation teams, the surveyors were deployed to five out of the six 
provinces targeted by BRDG program: Kinshasa, Bandundu, Maniema, North Kivu and South 
Kivu and Katanga. Each team was deployed in the field for six days on average, followed by 
debriefing and discussion sessions with the evaluation coordinator. Katanga was not surveyed 
since it was excluded from the second phase of BRDG and had a low level of activities overall 
and in particular no Democracy Resource Center. Given resource constraints for the evaluation, 
Katanga consequently had a low priority for evaluation among the six provinces in which 
DAI/BRDG operated. 
Prior to deployment of the survey, preparation and training sessions were held with each of 
these teams and focused on ensuring that they understood the evaluation SOW as well as the 
BRDG project. Each investigator had a very good command of the evaluation questions and 
goals; the context of the BRDG program interventions as well as the various activities carried 
out as part of the program. These preparation sessions also involved the collective analysis of 
the interview questionnaires, updating of the respondents’ lists and identifying points of contact 
for key informants. 
The data collection tools developed by the evaluation team (interview questionnaires, narrative 
reports of the investigator, report sheet of those contacted) were based on the documentation 
made available to the evaluation team. 
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For this evaluation, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a sample of 114 people. Data 
collection covered five of the six provinces targeted by the BRDG project: Kinshasa, Bandundu, North 
Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema and excluded Katanga. Key informants from these provinces were mainly 
actors within GDRC institutions or structures (national and provincial parliaments, CENI, governorates 
and ministries of decentralization, decentralized and devolved entities) as well as, heads of civil society 
(community radios, church leaders, community-based organizations and so on). Prior to commencing site 
visits, DAI gave the evaluation team lists of people to contact in each program site. These lists enabled the 
assessment team to directly contact informants from beneficiary institutions and organizations. 
The following institutions were targeted by BRDG activities: 
 National Assembly (especially ECOFIN and PAJ commissions) 
 Provincial Assemblies 
 Ministry of Decentralization (CTAD in particular) 
 Governments and public administration at the provincial level (governorates, provincial ministries 
and territorial entities) 
 The bodies of the judiciary sector at the national and provincial levels (Ministry of Justice, High 
Council of Magistrates, Court of Appeal and tribunals in provinces) 
 The Independent (National) Election Commission 
 Members of civil society organizations (association groups, NGOs and community radios) 
As these institutions were direct beneficiaries of the BRDG program, they logically were target 
populations for the evaluation as the chart below indicates. In addition to these institutions, the 
assessment team decided to meet with BRDG program management (1) to better understand the strategy 
and context of implementation. 
 
1
 The assessment team met with the Chief of Party M. Toby Vaughan as well as the coordinator of activities in provinces, M. Parfait Moukoko, at 
the DAI office in Kinshasa. 
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The majority of the respondents for the evaluation were from civil society (30%), followed by members of 
the government and members of the administration at the central and provincial levels (26%). Next were 
the national and provincial MPs (21%), the members of CENI (13%) and those from the judicial sector 
(8%). 
ASSESSMENT COVERAGE 
BRDG program activities were deployed in six provinces (out of 11 provinces in the DRC): Katanga, 
Bandundu, Kinshasa, Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu, Bandundu and Katanga provinces. Katanga 
was, however, excluded from the second phase of BRDG, which is the subject of this evaluation and was 
not evaluated. 
The evaluation covered the above mentioned provinces except for Katanga, although it is listed as one of 
the provinces where the most significant part of resources was spent (2). Using the documentation made 
available by DAI, the evaluation team drew up a list of 148 respondents (see Annex). Of these 148 
respondents, 113 granted the team an interview. The chart below shows the distribution of respondents 
per province. 
The provinces of North Kivu (27%) and Maniema (26%) provided just over half of the respondents to 
the survey conducted during the evaluation. South Kivu and the capital Kinshasa represent 17% and 16% 
of respondents respectively, while 14% of respondents came from Bandundu. 
 
2
 DAI BRDG Final Assessment Scope of Work (SoW), page 4: “The most significant resources were expended in Bandundu, North Kivu, 
Maniema, and Katanga.”
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DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS 
Data collection began with a documentation review of the materials provided by DAI. In 
addition to this program’s internal documentation, the evaluation team extensively used 
information from guided individual and group interviews. Interviews were conducted in person 
as well as over the phone. At the end of the site interviews, harmonization sessions took place 
between investigators and the assessment coordinator. During these sessions, the beneficiaries’ 
responses and impressions were reviewed in order to clear up interpretation bias during data 
analysis and drafting. 
Before going to the field, an input model was developed using Epi Info, a data input and 
analysis software that can generate cross referenced results. As the data came in from the field, 
an analyst was responsible for capturing and analyzing them. The different variables taken into 
account by the evaluation team were disaggregated by subject, province and target group. The 
results were presented in frequency tables, histograms and charts in order to facilitate analysis. 
METHODOLOGY CONSTRAINTS 
Informant availability was one of the biggest challenges for investigators in the field. For several 
high level interviewees with responsibilities in their respective jurisdictions, their availability was 
often in conflict with the time allotted to the site work. In most of these cases, phone 
interviews were conducted as an alternative. 
In addition, the absence of documentary evidence relating to specific program activities 
hampered the assessment work. This made it difficult to match specific activities to 
beneficiaries. For instance, when equipment delivered by the BRDG project is shown to the 
evaluation team, it is difficult to establish, based on supporting documents from DAI, the 
origin or receipt of the equipment. The same is true of training sessions and workshops for 
which the reports were never made available to the evaluation team, either by the beneficiaries 
or by DAI. It should be noted that no baseline survey was conducted for the project, limiting 
the extent to which impact could be measured. 
Finally, since BRDG’s financial documentation was not available to the assessment team, a cost 
benefit analysis of the project’s outcome versus money spent could not be made. 
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ASSESSMENT FINDINGS 
MANAGEMENT OF THE BRDG PROGRAM 
APPROACH 
DAI used a consultative approach in implementing the BRDG project. Meetings were held 
with beneficiaries to discuss their needs, which formed a basis for a more specific identification 
of the beneficiaries’ priorities, and therefore, which activities to undertake. This approach had 
the benefit of ensuring that activities under the project addressed the real needs of 
beneficiaries. In addition, the early consultation had the added benefit of arousing the interest 
and the positive involvement of beneficiaries in the activities undertaken. During the interviews 
for this evaluation, several beneficiaries mentioned that they were contacted for a needs 
assessment ahead of the BRDG program’s start of activities. 
 
However, some beneficiaries—including the Ministry of Decentralization—felt that these 
contacts prior to the interventions should not have been limited to only assessing needs. They 
believe that DAI should have also had a discussion about the budgetary resources available to 
various target groups and related activities. These beneficiaries felt that, in this respect, DAI 
should have been more transparent. 
 
Moreover, such preliminary assessments of the beneficiaries’ needs, though very significant, 
were not systematically applied to all target groups. While the activities themselves were 
appreciated, those beneficiaries not consulted during the needs assessment expressed regret at 
not being part of this initial planning. This was the case in the Provincial and National 
Assemblies and at the Court of Appeals of Kindu (Maniema) and Goma (North Kivu). 
LOGISTICS 
The quality of the transport infrastructure in the DRC often poses a problem in aid delivery as 
travel is difficult. This situation was mentioned by DAI as a disruptive factor. It made access to 
the target sites and maintaining the schedule of activities difficult. DAI often used humanitarian 
organization’s air transport services (MONUSCO, WFP, UNHAS, etc.); however, as availability 
of seating depended on UN priorities, it was not a reliable mode of transport. 
ACHIEVEMENTS OF BRDG PROGRAM 
RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAM 
The BRDG program aimed at reinforcing institutions legitimized by the 2006 constitution and improving 
the legal and political framework in the DRC. Specifically, BRDG aimed at: 
 
1. Increasing the level of information for the institutions’ facilitators on decentralization and 
promoting the participation of the population in this process in particular, and in governance in 
general. 
2. Building MPs’ capacity in legislation and in managing the government at the national and 
provincial levels. 
3. Strengthening independence and efficiency of justice. 
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Direct observation of government institutions revealed a significant need for increased capacity in order to 
function as envisioned in the new constitution. Further reform is also needed in the judicial sector. At the 
national and provincial level, poorly equipped offices are a reality and usage of new information and 
communication technologies is very low. This is compounded by managers whose skills are often not 
adapted to the scope and requirements of the work assigned to them. The new institutional structures and 
reforms mandated in the constitution of 2006 only highlighted the need for increased institutional 
strengthening. 
The BRDG program was an answer to these existing problems which were a major issue in the minds of 
beneficiaries. In all groups targeted by the program—the training, the forums organized, the expertise, 
equipment and furniture received—have been recognized as being timely and responsive to current 
needs. Beneficiaries expressed a desire to see the program continue as they saw utility in making the 
program continuous and permanent. When asked about what they knew about BRDG’s activities, 35% 
mentioned training, 23% mentioned direct technical assistance and expertise, 20% mentioned material 
assistance (furniture and hardware), 13% talked about public forums, and 8% spoke about direct financial 
assistance. 
 
Financial documentation for the program was not made available to the evaluation team so no 
comparison can be made in regard to resources invested and programmatic achievements. 
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM 
In order to reinforce institutions and promote the participation of citizens in reform and governance, the 
BRDG program developed measurable indicators and goals for each of the main objectives (3): 
 
Goals for Objective 1: Decentralization and Local Development 
 1,600 members and managers of the national and provincial assemblies, the 
governments and the provincial administrations trained in the decentralization process 
 45 local dialogue mechanisms between those in power and those governed at the 
provincial level supported by the program 
 10 laws and amendments relating to decentralization drafted 
Goals Objective 2: Capacity building in the law-making sector 
 32 laws and edicts drafted, discussed, examined by the civil society, passed and 
disseminated 
 6 laws, regulations and procedures on the independence of justice passed 
 1,483 members of national and provincial assemblies participated in training sessions or 
workshops 
 14 local dialogue mechanisms between those in power and those governed at the 
provincial level supported by the program 
Goals for Objective 3: Reform of Justice 
 231 magistrates trained 
 1 priority task of the justice sector completed with the support of the program 
 6 laws, regulations and procedures passed relating to the independence of justice 
Goals for Objective 4: Support to the Election Process & Civil Society 
 Participation of BRDG program experts to 100 meetings with Abbot Malu Malu 
 Participation of the technical advisors of DDR-related BRDG program in 20 
conferences with the staff of Amani process 
 
3
 Source: Word File entitled “DRC Work plan 111708-DAI-last doc version1.” 
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 Production by the technical advisors of DDR-related BRDG program of two reports 
on the demobilization of Mai Mai combatants 
 Provision of office equipment and furniture for Amani process 
In addition to these four objectives, the program provided for the creation of Resource Centers 
for Democracy (RCD) in three targeted provinces. 
Examined sequentially(4), the three quarterly narrative reports and the final BRDG program 
narrative report submitted to the assessment team indicate a total of 30 training sessions on 
various topics with a total of 939 participants. On site, data collection on the number of 
training sessions, topics discussed and the number of participants were complicated due to the 
lack of an archiving or a documentation system for activities. Since several training activities 
discussed in the narrative reports were not carried out in a comprehensive manner with the 
number of participants, there is some doubt as to the quality of the aforementioned training 
figures. As a result of the questionable quality of the data, coming to a firm conclusion about 
whether the BRDG project achieved its quantitative goals is rather difficult. This data quality 
issue affected the project’s other indicators as well. Thus, while the project’s activities comply 
with all the objectives, the importance or level of these activities in relation to funds allocated to 
them is difficult to measure due to the lack of an information system to track project results. 
 
However, even though actual training and attendance is difficult to track, it is worth noting that 
training has significantly improved the knowledge of the institutions’ facilitators on 
decentralization issues. The immediate reactions of respondents during the interviews enable us 
to see the effects directly (5). Although these training sessions took place over one year ago, 
respondents were almost all able to recollect most of the issues and material in the 
courses. These training sessions seem to have been especially beneficial since the concepts 
covered were new to the MPs and members of the provincial administration. Many of them 
commented that this training would have been useful earlier on in their official terms. 
In addition to improving the level of knowledge on decentralization, several MPs recognized 
that they were now more familiar with how to draft legislation and regulatory acts as well as on 
developing and controlling the budget (6). Some respondents pointed out that MPs’ assistants 
should also be targeted given their key role in the preparation of documents produced by MPs. 
 
IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM 
The beneficiaries were asked about what the impact of the BRDG program was. In general, the 
following points were mentioned by respondents as a direct result of the interventions of the 
program: 
 
 Increased demand for transparency and good governance from elected and non-elected 
officials by the wider society 
 Effective training sessions or workshops that increased official’s capacity 
 Implementation of dialogue mechanisms between the population and their 
representatives 
 Development of legal documents relating to decentralization, judicial reform, and 
election processes 
 
4
 See the result in Annex 4 Mapping of Activities of BRDG Program 
5
 See Figure 6, page 46 
6
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 Equipping offices with IT equipment, furniture and other commodities 
 An increase in the level of knowledge among the wider society on decentralization, 
elections, and governance issues 
 An improvement in the quality of service provision from public institutions at the 
provincial level 
 Development of internal reference documents for some institutions 
In the justice sector, an audit of the Ministry of Justice resulted in a clear picture of the ministry 
reorganization which involved repositioning some officials, promotion of others, the creation 
of new services, and the production of the Ministry’s Action Plan. It should be noted here that 
the process of justice sector reform is in its initial stages. As the new organs of the judicial 
system are still being set up, the real impact of training provided for magistrates is difficult to 
gauge and quantify. 
At CENI, the installation of a small printing press allowed the production of several documents 
used during sensitization and information campaigns on the election process. 
The various training sessions had an impact recognized by almost all the respondents (7). 
Decentralization was a relatively new concept for most of the attendees from legislative, 
executive or judicial branches of the government. The beneficiaries appreciated and attributed 
their newly acquired understanding of the difference between decentralized entities and 
decentralized services as well as implications of decentralization for provincial versus central 
authorities. 
The introduction of local development plans for the management of territorial entities is also an 
unprecedented contribution of BRDG program. The implementation of budgetary 
management technique has enabled the provincial institutions to better manage public finances. 
In Bandundu and in Maniema, for example, training on public finances were the source of 
many edicts and texts on finance, which shows a better control of procedures and instruments 
related to the provincial budget. 
 
Public hearings or forums are another activity that has had a noticeable impact on both civil 
society activists and managers of public institutions. In some places, like Kalima in Maniema, 
this initiative was exceptional and has created real awareness among the population of their 
power to choose their representatives. These forums allowed people to be more demanding in 
terms of transparency and hold their representatives accountable without fear of retaliation. 
 
PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY 
One of the opinions consistently made by respondents is that many of the BRDG project’s 
activities will be difficult to sustain without outside support. This is due in part to the low 
financial capacity of the institutions supported. For almost all the public institutions targeted by 
the BRDG program, the basic expenses such as wages or operating costs are not fully 
supported by available finances. This makes programming and proper financing of activities 
impossible to continue, such as staff training or modernization of office space. 
 
Nevertheless, the BRDG program has left structures and instruments that are still used by the 
beneficiaries even after the closure of the program. Training modules inherited from training 
 
7
 See Figure 5 and 6, page 46 
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sessions may be consulted by both the beneficiaries of training and new managers who did not 
attend them. The same can be said of the resource centers for democracy which support 
structures for local initiatives and which enable the various actors to find resources and learn 
about issues they face. These permanent centers at the local level enable the beneficiaries to 
build on the gains of training and information sessions provided during the program. In 
addition, these centers allow maintaining the momentum of the consultation and dialogue 
framework between the public and their representatives in public institutions. 
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COMPILATION OF SURVEY RESPONSES BY PROVINCE 
AND GENDER 
KINSHASA 
Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Min. Justice, CSM, Bar...) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) IEC 
Were the activities conducted as part of BRDG appropriate?
Training of senior staff in 
provinces 
Support to the Forum on 
Decentralization 
Training of agents on the 
management of the 
decentralization Website (6 
people) 
Organization of forum workshops 
in the city of Kinshasa and in 
communes 
CTAD gives a very nuanced 
appreciation: 
“We appreciate the support of DAI 
which is a significant support, but it 
is always difficult to win with a 
weapon of other people.”
Capacity building considered 
advantageous by the vice￾president of ECOFIN and by a 
member of the PAJ commission 
According to Pierre Kaniki, the 
support of DAI in the audit of the 
Min. of Justice was very useful: 
Allocation by the commission of 
an expert in the drafting of the 
terms of reference, 
Support by the team of the audit 
with their motivation, logistical 
issues as well as the drafting of 
the final report 
Financial support received by 
Christian Aid for 
- Support to CENI in the review of 
the electoral file 
- Support to RECIC in: 
Its daily activities 
Sensitization of the voters on 
their enrollment 
Training and sensitization 
Pausing of posters and streamers 
 Sensitization by loudhailers in the 
hot spots of the city 
Support deemed 
strong and 
appreciated by the 
president of CENI: 
 Installation of a 
small printing 
device 
What has changed and which benefits the main shareholders have perceived as results from BRDG support?
Appreciative of the support 
received at CTAD to make sure: 
 Laws are promulgated 
 The population expresses its 
enthusiasm 
 Setting up of the strategic 
plan (3 years) 
Production of a clear image of 
the Ministry of Justice 
Reorganization of the ministry 
Repositioning of agents 
Creation of new services 
Refreshment of the actual 
agents 
 - Production of 
several 
sensitization 
documents 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Min. Justice, CSM, Bar...) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) IEC 
Production of the action plan of 
the Ministry of Justice
What remains from BRDG interventions?
 Good impression of DAI for the 
timeliness of the intervention in 
response to the needs 
presented 
 Good collaboration between 
DAI, Christian AID and RECIC
 Good 
collaboration 
between DAI and 
CENI
Difficulties (weaknesses) raised by the beneficiaries
Cumbersome procedures 
Lack of transparency in the 
management of funds 
Exclusion of the local civil 
servants 
Not taking into account resource 
people at the local level 
Difficulty of transfer of 
competencies to newer staff 
Absence of documents of 
disbursement procedures at the 
local level 
Numerous delays of urgent 
activities 
Periodicity of activities 
Noncompliance with 
commitments 
Slowing the pace of awareness 
campaigns resulting in a loss of 
momentum. 
Poor support of the local experts 
DAI refuses to support the 
designers of laws on 
decentralization (CTAD), but 
Poor programming of 
interventions (training) which 
often enter in conflict with the 
calendar of Parliament’s activities 
This poor programming does not 
make it easier for the participation 
of the deputies in training 
Training sessions at the end of 
the mandate of the deputies, 
reduced their impact significantly 
on the institution in cases where 
beneficiaries would not be 
reelected 
 Procedure for obtaining very 
consistent assistance 
According to Pierre Kaniki: 
- Sudden change of the 
respondent during the audit 
which had begun with DAI and in 
full execution, Pro Justice had 
arrived and did not understand 
the methodology and the general 
vision. This will decelerate 
progress provided that the views 
are harmonized 
- The biggest weakness is the fact 
of financing the audit, and not 
the exploitation of the results 
emanating from this. 
Procedures for release of the 
funds of DAI considered very 
heavy (RECIC) causing the 
noncompliance with their timeline 
of activities 
Litigations relating to lack of 
refund, by DAI, of certain 
activities pre-funded by RECIC. 
Christian Aid will assure refund 
when all is said and done. 
Not Applicable 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Min. Justice, CSM, Bar...) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) IEC 
prefers seriously supporting the 
deputies and senators. 
They do not encourage local 
expertise (internal experts) 
however they are the ones who 
give materials to the foreign 
experts who then make them 
theirs. This gives the bad 
impression that the support 
comes from foreign experts. 
Lessons learned (recommendations from beneficiaries) 
CTAD: “We encourage the 
partners to pursue transparency 
together”” 
Schedule training sessions at the 
beginning of the mandate of the 
deputies for greater impact 
Involve the beneficiaries in the 
planning of interventions for 
better ownership and 
sustainability 
Noticeable gap between the 
emergency of the beneficiaries 
and the preferences of the 
dealers (partners)
1st CSM Secretary-Reporter: 
May USAID take into account 
military magistrates in their 
assistance programs 
There is a potential risk of crisis 
in the trust between different 
partners. 
Collaboration 
based on 
partnership is the 
most productive 
opposed to 
assistantship (Abb
é Malu Malu)
Observations and Recommendations of the Interviewers
Observations 
To requests documents justifying the activities, responses were often negative; sometimes they promised to provide them; however, promises have never been fulfilled up 
to the time of drafting the present report 
DAI proved to be flexible when faced with emergency (according to Christian Aid) 
CTAD made a remark that DAI does not communicate about funds available 
Recommendations
Potential risk of crisis of trust between partners was noticed by the beneficiaries (Christian Aid and RECIC); it will be necessary to take this into account in next 
intervention strategies 
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 MANIEMA 
Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
Were the activities conducted as part of BRDG appropriate?
Seminars on decentralization 
Training in management of public 
finances 
All considered intellectually 
excellent insofar as most of the 
attendees had no knowledge on 
the topics dealt with. 
Training sessions deemed very 
appropriate given: 
timeliness of the topics dealt with 
almost absence of information 
and knowledge from most of the 
deputies on the difference 
between decentralized entities 
and services. 
almost absence of information 
and knowledge from most of the 
deputies on the drafting of 
decrees and regulation acts. 
Seminary on topics vary (the 
Constitutional Court, the Supreme 
Court of Appeal, the Council of 
State, the status of the 
magistrates, Labor laws, assets 
laundering) excellent judges and 
very appropriate. 
Financial Assistance (received by 
radios Maniema Liberté [$4,374] 
and Haki za Binadamu [+$3,000]) 
considered to be appropriate by 
the beneficiaries 
Audiences (public forums) have 
been a new experience in Kalima 
(very appropriate and received by 
the population) 
Training in the intention of civil 
society on good governance and 
decentralization resulting in a 
training module 
Was not a 
beneficiary of 
BRDG 
interventions in this 
province 
CENI / Maniema 
was rather supplier 
of its logistical 
support to DAI 
What has changed and which benefits the main shareholders have perceived as results from BRDG support?
Increase of the communal 
receipts (Commune of Alunguli) 
Opening of a bank account for 
the commune (of Alunguli) 
Important improvement of 
collaboration with the agents in 
the daily execution of the work 
Involvement of civil society in 
awareness-building for good 
fiscal citizenship 
The management of the town hall 
of Kindu is consequently made 
on the basis of a plan and not 
only based on the budget as it 
was the case before 
Better understanding of the 
management of retrocession 
funds which are not a favor made 
to decentralized entities but a 
right guaranteed by the law 
A better understanding of 
difference between decentralized 
entities and decentralized 
services 
A better understanding by the 
deputies of procedures for the 
development of the provincial 
budget 
The capacity acquired by the 
deputies to differentiate the 
decrees of regulatory acts 
The effect on the beneficiaries of 
the seminary was: 
of having revived the vocation of 
the magistrates, 
of having provoked the desire to 
see these new institutions 
materializing and taking part in it 
as supervisor. 
As for the real impact of these 
training sessions, the 1st
President has estimated that this 
impact can be observable only 
after the real installation of these 
new institutions. 
General awareness of the 
population by realizing that it 
detains the power to appoint and 
to sanction (by vote) its 
representatives 
This awareness is an 
encouragement for radios to 
continue the work of community 
sensitization 
In Kalima, public hearings 
allowed liaison between the 
governments and the population, 
and contributed to reduce the 
fright of the population to be 
accused for having exercised its 
freedom of expression. 
On radio Haki za Binadamu, the 
exchange of very rewarding 
experiences with other radio 
channels in other provinces and 
Not applicable 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
Production of the five-year 
development plan of the 
Commune of Kasuku 
development of new useful 
relations 
What remains from BRDG?
The five-year development plan 
of the Commune of Kasuku 
A manual (Understanding 
Decentralization in DRC) 
gathering knowledge acquired in 
decentralization at the end of the 
organized training. (This manual 
is available only in the Commune 
of Kasuku). 
 Sustainability of the impact of 
received training depends on: 
The installation of the new 
institutions 
The availability of permanent in￾service training structures 
Continuance of activities deemed 
extremely difficult without the 
continuance of the assistance of 
outside partners 
The management problems 
encountered by the radio Haki za 
Binadamu have seriously 
compromised the conservation of 
equipment bought with the 
financing of BRDG 
Training module received by 
FORECAP Civil Society 
Not applicable 
Difficulties (weaknesses) raised by the beneficiaries
In spite of training organized on 
decentralization, the 
implementation of 
decentralization. The 
decentralized services, which, 
with regard to law are the 
responsibility of the central 
government, continue being 
supported by the provincial 
authority 
 poor political will of politicians for 
the application of the law on 
decentralization 
insufficiency of a follow-on 
funding for the process of 
decentralization. They attribute 
this, including, the non￾application of the retrocession 
principle including 83% of 
According to one view from 
ECOFIN: 
The training officers did not take 
into account the level of the 
audience. 
Their methodology was poor, 
Training was scheduled while the 
provincial deputies were in 
parliamentary session 
motivation was trifling 
Huge gap of time between the 
moment when training is 
provided and the real installation 
of new institutions .There is 
therefore a huge risk that skills 
learned in training are lost due to 
lack of practice. 
The disturbances of the working 
schedule of the magistrates by 
capacity building activities 
initiated by the partners whose 
calendar is still not known by 
judicial officials. 
The problems of internal 
management on the radio Haki za 
Binadamu 
The absence of training adapted 
for radio presentation 
FORECAP deplores the fact of 
not having received material and 
financial assistance to form their 
grassroots 
Not applicable 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
communal expenses 
Promise, not yet met by DAI, to 
provide to the Commune of 
Alunguli 4 computers and 1 
VSAT Antenna for Internet 
connection. 
 Action Plan for Communal 
Development (of Alunguli) still 
being developed by DAI 
Mutations of the supervisors of 
the institutions who raise 
divergences of understanding 
and interpretation between 
former qualified supervisors and 
the new unqualified ones 
Insufficiency of rooms for the 
offices of the town hall 
Shortage of telecom equipment 
Lessons learned (recommendation from beneficiaries) 
Create or reinforce structures that 
can guarantee permanent 
training for adults education such 
as refresher courses for the 
managers of institutions so as to 
mitigate loss of capacity due to 
personnel turnover 
 Involve the beneficiaries 
(provincial authorities) to the 
design and programming of 
interventions 
Improve the coordination of 
interventions given that there are 
rival outside partners 
Envisage strengthening or 
creation of institutions especially 
designed for the capacity 
building (for instance school of 
magistracy) 
Ex-Dir. Radio Haki za Binadamu: 
Favor material assistance rather 
than financial assistance to 
minimize the management 
problems of 
 FORECAP: 
May DAI multiply efforts to 
understand what takes place 
between governments and the 
people governed 
Make material resources 
available to allow people targeted 
for training to provide feedback 
Observations and Recommendations of Interviewers
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
Observations
 Only radio Maniema Liberté could present to the assessment team the contract to be signed with DAI for the assistance received (In-Kind Grant N° MN008 of February 
4, 2010). This contract was co-signed by DAI's Chief of Party and the radio. None of other beneficiaries of DAI interventions could produce a similar contract. Even the 
local service of DAI could not provide us with one. This lack of material does not facilitate the verification of statements of the beneficiaries about the assistance received 
from DAI. 
Observations 
 No institution visited by the interviewers could produce a single activity report or a receipt order for the equipment. Only the Communes of Kasuku and Alunguli could 
present to the assessment team two documents written at the end of training sessions, in addition to the Development Plan of the Commune of Kasuku. 
Recommendations 
 For interventions meant to be sustainable in time, special attention will have to be placed on the management of the information relating to interventions conducted both 
on the side of the actors and on the side of beneficiaries. 
 For sustainable impact of training, workshops timely conducted have uncertain effectiveness. It is necessary to envisage permanent structures or cyclical training 
programs. 
 Programming of training has to be aligned with timetables and working schedules of the beneficiaries to facilitate approval. 
 Additional effort is necessary in the coordination of interventions with competing partners. 
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 SOUTH KIVU 
Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes)
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio …) CENI 
Were the activities conducted as part of BRDG appropriate?
In Mwenga, Trainings by Mrs. Azile 
Tanza on: 
Decentralization 
Participative dialogue (80 
participants) 
Training of the trainers on good 
governance and decentralization 
(50 participants) along with 
certificates and training modules 
In Bukavu, Training on participative 
budget deemed very 
advantageous and applied 
In Mwenga, Trainings by Mrs. Azile 
Tanza on: 
Decentralization 
Participative dialogue (80 
participants) 
Training of the trainers on good 
governance and decentralization 
(50 participants) along with 
certificates and training modules 
In Bukavu, 
 Training of journalists of Vision 
Shala, Radio Star, RTNC. 
 Support of media with 
information processing 
equipment (lap top, recorders, 
etc.) 
 Support to journalists for design 
of programs, information review. 
What has changed and which benefits the main share-holders have perceived as results from BRDG support?
Thanks to training, it was 
possible to address with more 
precision the issues of 
decentralization and popular 
participation in the management 
of the State. 
Impact of the support to local 
media: 
Journalists are less afraid of 
tackling sensitive issues such 
as corruption. 
Increased infatuation of political 
and administrative authorities 
for topics dealt with in the 
media. They agree to be invited 
by the press to give opinions on 
sensitive issues. 
- The presence of authorities in 
certain programs (corruption, 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio …) CENI 
governance, fraud, functioning 
of the Parliament) became a 
tool for de-traumatizing, 
because the population is 
attentive to answers given by 
authorities on actual social 
problems. 
A contagion effect is noticed by 
the appearance of new 
programs (ex: Round table, 
Governance Television, Peace 
and Development " Radio 
Maendeleo") on other channels 
The population becomes more 
and more informed on 
decentralization process and 
because of this or that it is more 
demanding for issues of 
transparency in the 
management of public 
resources 
What remains from BRDG?
Establishment of the basic 
frameworks of cooperation on 
governance and decentralization. 
The training modules received 
are for the ‘quarter’ a working 
tool, given poor knowledge of the 
agents on decentralization 
Feedback workshops organized 
 Creation of monitoring 
committees for 
recommendations resulting from 
the trainings 
Difficulties (weaknesses) raised by the beneficiaries
According to the training Facilitator 
in Mwenga, 
Having intervention zone is a big 
mistake while the need is general. 
For him, limiting the program to 
the territory of Mwenga cannot
have a significant impact in terms 
of changes.
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio …) CENI 
While the beneficiaries began 
enjoying decentralization and 
participative budget, the program 
came to an end. This minimized 
its sustainability. 
In principle it was necessary that 
the local organizations having 
participated in workshops receive 
financial support in order to 
continue sensitization
Lessons learned (recommendation from beneficiaries) 
Maintain contacts with 
associations having benefited 
from training designed for 
monitoring of knowledge. 
Set up assessment mechanisms 
in order to know the quality of 
what is done in the field. These 
must be timely 
The financing of the radio project 
with in order to make social 
dialogues active and 
popularization of the legal texts. 
Provide other means in order to 
allow supported structures to 
continue the activities. 
For the former president of Civil 
Society: 
With short-term programs, it is 
difficult to feel the impact in public 
entities. 
For him, it was necessary to 
extend the zone of the project 
and display it over a more or less 
reasonable duration. This 
involves an increase of means 
and the reorientation of 
intervention strategies
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal) Civil Society (Associations, community radio …) CENI 
Observations and Recommendations of Interviewers
Observations 
Actions have not been sustained because DAI did not maintain contacts with local structures benefiting from the program. This absence of sustainability due to lack of 
follow-up with local structures was noted by several interviewees. 
The assessment team has not found monitoring mechanisms of activities carried out as part of BRDG. 
The assessment team has not found on the list of resource people, those from the Justice or Parliament. 
Except for SFCG, the assessment team has not found documentary signs testifying to the support provided by DAI. 
The assessment team has not noticed the real visibility of DAI throughout this program. 
Recommendations
Continue the execution of the project throughout local actors according to budgeting liquid assets. 
Envisage a line for the visibility of DAI in the implementation of its projects
NORTH KIVU 
Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
Were the activities conducted as part of BRDG appropriate?
According to the Provincial 
Director, training on 
decentralization is deemed 
advantageous, sanctioned by 
certificates, relating documents 
and training modules 
Training considered to be 
advantageous by the 
burgomaster of Karisimbi 
(Butembo)
Financial support for radio 
programs for the education the 
population on constitution 
estimated advantageous by 
radios RTGB and radio Motorbike 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
What has changed and which benefits the main shareholders have perceived as results from BRDG support?
If the population has begun a 
popular parade program (or 
social dialogue) every Friday at 
the town hall level, it was thanks 
to the training received (former 
chief of staff for the Mayor de 
Butembo) 
In Beni, the requirement in 
governance of the population in 
relation to the governments is 
becoming more and more a 
necessity 
What remains from BRDG?
Training modules - Today the population expresses 
itself through local development 
committees (CLOD) (a 
burgomaster in Beni) 
Difficulties (weaknesses) raised by the beneficiaries
According to the Provincial 
Director, DAI has not honored all 
of what he understood as their 
promises, for instance the 
building of the provincial office of 
the Assembly in Mugungu. (not 
allowable costs under the 
project) 
According to facilitator of the 
training on decentralization in 
Beni and Butembo, five training 
days are insufficient to allow the 
beneficiaries to understand what 
decentralization is. 
Resources deemed very limited 
to apply the benefits of training 
(Burgomaster of Karisimbi, 
Butembo). 
Disinterestedness of the part of 
the population in the radio 
programs on constitution further 
to linguistic barriers. The 
population had wished that the 
text was popularized in Swahili. 
Lack of interventions, which are 
generally short-term. 
Lessons learned (recommendation from beneficiaries) 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, 
Town Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community radio…) CENI 
Put in place a center for the 
training of new people who will 
take power before starting the 
execution of their responsibilities 
May USAID’s support continue 
(Chief of Staff - Prov. Min. of 
Health, Social Affairs, Gender, 
Family and Child) 
The secretary of the office of the 
president of the Provincial 
Assembly suggests that the 
administrative staff of the 
Provincial Assembly are trained 
as trainers to act as mentors for 
the newly elected 
representatives who have to 
perform a new mandate in the 
Parliament but who do not have 
experience in the formulation of 
decrees. 
The president of the Provincial 
Assembly provided Training to 
authorities by beginning at the 
level of the presidency. 
He added by saying that 
exchanges between the Lower 
House and the Upper House be 
organized and even with other 
countries with good experience 
in good governance. Theories 
are good but they quickly fly off. 
Practice is needed. 
A training consultant proposed 
that DAI can do the monitoring of 
the people trained instead of 
contenting himself with the only 
training activity 
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BANDUNDU
Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community Radio , …) CENI 
Were the activities conducted as part of BRDG appropriate?
Assistance received in terms of 
training on public finances is very 
appropriate, according to the 
provincial Minister of Finance 
Logistics support, in computer 
equipment, in training of staff 
considered very significant 
although limited 
Support received in training 
considered very appropriate 
assistance received in equipment, 
in furniture, and in material 
considered to be often deficient 
 Appropriate support 
What has changed and which benefits the main shareholders have perceived as results from BRDG support?
Prov. Minister of finances 
confirms that without the 
assistance of BRDG, many 
decrees and texts, especially in 
economic and financial material 
would not be produced. 
According to him, it is thanks to 
this support that the provincial 
Parliament, was able to report on 
financial matters to donors to 
secure assistance for programs. 
The budget of Bandundu was 
created. 
Capacity building on the 
management tools for 
management of public finances. 
Budgeting law. 
Difficulties (weaknesses) raised by the beneficiaries
The eastern part of the country is 
most favored for assistance 
according to the Chief of the 
Division for Planning. 
Very limited assistance. 
 Assistance proposed almost at 
the end of the mandate. 
According to the Main Clerk of 
the Court of Appeal, the 
participants in training more 
concerned about the per diem 
than by the material taught. 
Authoritarian and non-advisory 
approach which does not involve 
 Deficient and uncoordinated 
support because partners do 
not favor the cohesion of the 
society. 
DAI contacts partnerships 
without consulting the office of 
civil society resulting in difficulty 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community Radio , …) CENI 
beneficiaries in the 
implementation of the project 
(Prosecutor of the Republic) 
There is no reform without the 
improvement of the living 
conditions of the agents of 
justice. They are first the center 
of everything (problem of 
definition of the areas of 
intervention) 
Deficient furniture received and 
very limited works distributed in 
comparison with the number of 
magistrates 
The eastern part of the country is 
most favored in interventions, 
according to the Prosecutor of 
the Republic. 
for the latter to decide on the 
impact of the program on 
society 
Lessons learned (recommendation from beneficiaries) 
Envisage training in a well 
scheduled perspective; and 
insert them into the planning of 
the institution. 
Necessity of more openness and 
transparency of the project 
Observations and recommendations of Interviewers
Observations 
Most of the actors do not know how to identify BRDG programs or others. 
Among donors known in the city, USAID is as big as many others such as MONUSCO, UNICEF (World Bank), CTB. 
USAID is more noticeable in the Provincial Assembly and particularly in the economic and financial commission. 
 Concerning the nature of assistance and its impact, and remains for most actors, useful for the future of the province but provided that it is improved, extended and made 
more fair and equitable and for the benefit of the province; and in comparison with others and between different internal services of the province. 
Recommendations
 USAID must re-define the management of the project in its aspect of coordination and management, a lot of property has been wasted or even slanted. 
 Avoid that the program takes more economic orientation than financial and neglects the others. At this level certain actors considers it as neo-colonialist tool. 
 In a sustainable perspective, support for the program must be orientated toward allowing better monitoring and assessment. The mission found no trace of documentation. 
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Decentralized Entities 
(Provincial Government, Town 
Hall, Communes) 
Provincial Assembly Justice (Court of Appeal,) Civil Society (Associations, community Radio , …) CENI 
This does not allow estimating or quantifying the granted assistance. 
 May USAID think about how to support the courts collaborating with traditional courts in order to consolidate enforcement of the law taking into account all the sectors of 
the country. 
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GENDER CONSIDERATIONS 
Article 14 of the DRC Constitution of February 18, 2006 asserts the entitlement of the woman to 
equitable representation within national, provincial and local institutions. Despite this, parity is still 
nonexistent. On September 24, 2008, the president of the Republic appointed 661 new leaders of regions, 
cities, territories and communes among whom only 83 were women, or just 12.5%. Women are certainly 
part of groups which are the least likely to actively and fully participate in the national policy.8
However within active civil society networks and organizations which campaign for the promotion of 
women in decision-making is a primary commission women were well represented in the project. 
In spite of this fact and these opportunities in the gender sector, BRDG program mentioned the ‘woman’ 
only in an ancillary way in the formulation of its objectives. No intervention was specifically aimed at the 
promotion of women. 
 
8
 AfriMAP and OSISA, 2010, Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy and participation in politics, p.49 
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CONCLUSION 
This evaluation has been an objective evaluation of USAID’s support to the GDRC to improve 
governance systems and transparency through the BRDG project. Before drawing conclusions, it will be 
useful to clarify some definitions. For this evaluation, a governance system is defined as the way in which 
public authorities manage or conduct public affairs relating to the rule of law, accountability and 
transparency. To this end, this evaluation examines all of the BRDG program’s efforts in this area. The 
issue of institutional effectiveness is at the core of this assessment. The achievement of the government's 
objectives in terms of economic and social development depends on its institutional capacity. Our 
conclusions are drawn in relation to the following core dimensions of governance: political representation, 
economic management and institutional effectiveness 
 
In general, current reforms in the DRC are in line with the introduction of a balanced power system; 
consolidation of the rule of law; and the protection and promotion of human rights. Indeed, the 
constitutional amendments of 2007 introduced new provisions that give priority to law; reinforce the 
supervisory powers of the parliament on the government policy; and revalue for the first time, the place of 
the public in the national political arena. At the same time, the DRC had new institutions responsible for 
ensuring respect for freedom and the rule of law, protection and promotion of human rights and 
establishment of administrative courts and tribunals. However, despite these efforts, the results of the 
survey carried out among the population suggest difficulties at the level of the actual implementation of 
reforms aimed at introducing transparency and ethics in public management 
Institutional capacity is fundamental to the development of governance, especially in the context of 
governance prevailing in the DRC, both public authorities and nongovernmental actors find their share of 
responsibility. Indeed, the current political and economic situation in the DRC has never been favorable 
to the development of good governance. In general, the institutional capacities of public authorities still 
need significant reform actions to meet people's expectations in terms of good governance. This is clearly 
the case for legislative and judicial power that need to make sustained efforts at reform and capacity 
building to modernize their working methods in order to function more efficiently. 
The problem of institutional capacity significantly hampers the efforts of public authorities and hampers 
development work aimed at meeting the needs of the population by government and non-government 
organizations. In general, the study reveals the need for public authorities to continue the reform process 
and the modernization of facilitators in all sectors targeted by the BRDG program in order to provide the 
DRC with institutional capacity in accordance with the universal standards of good governance. 
Naturally there are different degrees in capacity assessment as pointed out by the review of the three 
powers constituted; it is undoubtedly the legislative power which is subject to the sharpest criticism in the 
perception of its ability to perform its duties, that is, the representation, the legislative work and control of 
governmental action. 
For the judiciary, incapacity exists at the level of operating mechanisms of courts and result in mistrust of 
the system that emerge from their daily contact courts.. 
The executive branch, meanwhile, also suffers shortcomings, even while acknowledging that the 
incumbent is viewed favorably by the people. The criticisms toward the executive authority are mainly 
related to the slow process of the administration reforms, particularly the area relating to decentralization 
of State services. 
MPs enjoy the benefits deriving from this program but do not hide their need to be better equipped to 
properly ensure their mission to make laws, evaluate and control governmental action continues. 
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LESSONS AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS
Lessons from this assessment and the resulting recommendations are derived from direct observations 
made during on-site meetings, from the responses of beneficiaries and from the documentation made 
available to the assessment team. 
ONGOING TRAINING 
Public institutions supported by the BRDG program are often subject to movement or changes in 
staff. This often leads to differences of opinion and understanding between new managers who have not 
undergone BRDG style training and former managers who have been trained. Solving this through the 
one time training sessions implemented by the BRDG will have only limited results. 
What is needed is the creation or strengthening of ongoing training structures or cyclical training 
curricula. Thus, the benefits of training are not only available to current managers but also to several 
generations of future managers. 
HARMONIZATION OF TRAINING MODULES 
During the training sessions, the program used various experts to address different subject areas. While 
this meant that attendees benefited from the most current knowledge, the lack of standardized course 
material, methods, and content make it difficult to assess the overall effect of the training as content 
depended on the trainer. Efforts should be made to harmonize the modules and training methods to 
ensure that the knowledge and skills transferred are uniform. 
MONITORING AND EVALUATION 
Overall, the lack of documentation for project activities has made evaluation of the project’s impact 
difficult. Increased monitoring would also ease the management of the project by helping to make sure 
targets were met. One example of is the, Democracy Resource Centers at the local level were an effective 
and appreciated innovation on the part of the BRDG project. However, establishing a more effective 
monitoring mechanism for these centers would be useful for tracking program activities. 
The BRDG program has provided substantial support to the institutional reform process, however, 
sustainable results, even with all the financial resources and all the necessary political will, can only really 
be measured a relatively long time. As the outcomes of the program are intended to last, special attention 
should be paid to the management of information before, during and above all, after activities are carried 
out. An organized system of collection, storage and updating of information relating to the project’s 
activities would ensure more effective, long term, monitoring of program results. The absence of such a 
system has also resulted in a lack of paper evidence relating to the support provided at the intervention 
sites. 
SOCIAL DIALOGUE OR PUBLIC FORUM 
Public forums that promoted dialogue between people and their representatives in institutions were widely 
appreciated by the recipients. Many praised this activity by saying that it allowed the population to be 
aware of the power they have in choosing and sanctioning their elected leaders, holding them accountable, 
to promote freedom of expression, and reduce tensions among communities. This type of activity should 
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be incorporated into future interventions. The assessment identified civil society organizations, like OGP, 
whose proven experience in this area is an excellent opportunity for future action and collaboration. 
IMPROVING COORDINATION WITH OTHER DONORS 
Coordinating with other donors can be a resource for development of the program by favoring a unified 
effort throughout the country. Moreover, joint planning mechanisms with national authorities should be 
implemented in order to promote complementarities, predictability and alignment of external support to 
the national objectives. 
MATERIAL ASSISTANCE 
Material assistance received was appreciated but also often deemed either insufficient, not to have met 
expectations or in some cases promised and not delivered. This is the case, for example, of computers and 
VSAT internet connections that were promised but not yet provided to the Provincial Assembly and to 
Alunguli Commune (Maniema), construction of the office of the Provincial Assembly at Mugungu (North 
Kivu) promised, or the office furniture deemed insufficient at the Bandundu Court of Appeal. Any future 
projects should be careful about what is promised to beneficiaries and also be proactive about making sure 
that beneficiaries understand the limitations of the program. 
INTERVENTION PLANNING AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF 
BENEFICIARIES 
Timing of the training sessions was an issue raised by many of the beneficiaries interviewed. Many MPs 
complained, for instance, that training sessions came almost at the end of their term, minimizing their 
impact on the institution. Moreover, many felt that closer consultation was needed to plan the training as 
many sessions interrupted ongoing work. Beneficiaries should be consulted when planning the timing for 
these training sessions and care taken, when possible, to time training around elected officials’ terms in 
office. 
INEFFECTIVENESS OF SOME INSTITUTIONS 
Some institutions announced by the decentralization process or the process of justice reform are far from 
being operational. There is, therefore, a risk of erosion of the gains of some training provided as those 
trained will not be able to apply their newly acquired skills. 
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE PROGRAM 
As the program aims at good governance, it is important that this quality understood by the beneficiaries 
in the way the program is executed. They often remain unsatisfied with the transparency and 
accountability of the BRDG program itself. Better messaging about program’s work as well as making 
sure beneficiaries understand the limitations of what the program can provide would go a long way to 
resolving this. 
NETWORKING WITH COMMUNITY RADIOS 
Community radio is recognized by beneficiaries as being an effective method of raising awareness in 
communities. Thus further strengthening links with community radios should be reinforced with an 
emphasis on those broadcasting in local languages. The effectiveness of some of the communication and 
public education efforts undertaken by BRDG were not as effective as they could have been as they were 
in French instead of better understood local languages. 
 
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GENDER 
The BRDG program could have made a better effort at incorporating women into their work. Women’s 
involvement in the demand for good governance has been known to be very effective, and in future, using 
women’s networks and organizations maybe something to consider for future programming. 
INTERVENTIONS 
Focusing on fewer interventions with more follow-up and synergistic activities would be more effective 
and have a more sustainable impact than the broad spectrum of activities undertaken by BRDG. For 
example, efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of institutions will hardly bear fruit when salaries for 
managers and staff are not competitive and thus creating a situation where staff has little incentive to stay 
in the public sector. 
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ANNEX 1. SURVEY OUTCOMES 
FOR DIRECT BENEFICIARIES 
COMPOSITION OF RESPONDENTS 
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS PER PROVINCE 
The BRDG program was executed in two main phases: the first phase from April 2008 to May 2009 and 
the second from June 2009 to September 2010. The activities were deployed in six provinces (out of 11 of 
the DRC) Katanga, Bandundu, Kinshasa, Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu. The provinces of 
Bandundu and Katanga were not part of the second phase. 
The evaluation work covered the aforementioned provinces except Katanga, although this one was 
mentioned among the provinces where the most important part of resources was spent (9). The use of the 
documentation made available for the evaluation, and information from DAI as well as the evaluation 
team’s own research resulted in a list of 147 potential key informants. Of these 147 potential respondents, 
113 granted an interview to the team. The chart below shows the distribution of respondents per 
province. 
Just over half of the respondents came from North Kivu (27%) and Maniema (26%). Respondents from 
South Kivu and Kinshasa represent 17% and 16% respectively while 14% were from Bandundu. 
 
9
 DAI BRDG Final Assessment Scope of Work (SoW), page 4: “The most significant resources were expended in Bandundu, North Kivu, 
Maniema, and Katanga.” 
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DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BY INSTITUTIONS (OR ORGANIZATIONS) 
PBRG program aimed at speeding up the decentralization process, improving the effectiveness of 
legislation and the control of the government, increasing independence and efficiency of justice, access 
of the population to information on elections and the promotion of participation of the population in 
reforms and governance. 
Thus the following institutions were targeted by the program’s interventions: 
 National Assembly (especially ECOFIN and PAJ commissions) 
 Provincial Assemblies 
 Ministry of Decentralization (CTAD in particular) 
 Governments and the public administration at the provincial level (governorates, provincial 
ministries and territorial entities) 
 Bodies of the judiciary sector at the national and provincial levels (Ministry of Justice, High 
Council of Magistrates, Courts of Appeal and Tribunals in provinces) 
 (National) Independent Election Commission 
 Member organizations of civil society (association groups, NGOs and community radios) 
As these institutions were the direct beneficiaries of PBRG program interventions, they constituted the 
target population for the evaluation mission. In addition to these institutions, the team met with the 
management of the BRDG program (10) in order to better understand the context, strategy, and 
execution of the program. The figure above shows the distribution of interviewees by institutions or 
organizations. 
 
10 The assessment team met with the Chief of Party M. Toby Vaughan as well as the coordinator of activities in provinces, M. Parfait Mukoko, in 
the DAI office in Kinshasa. 
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This chart shows that the majority of those interviewed during the evaluation belong to civil society 
(30%), followed by the members of the government and the administration at the central and provincial 
levels (26%). Then the national and provincial MPs (21%), members of CENI (13%) and those of the 
judicial sector (8%). 
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BENEFICIARIES’ PERCEPTIONS ON SUPPORT FROM BRDG 
PROGRAM 
PBRG program beneficiaries interviewed by the evaluation team gave their opinions on the nature of 
support they received. Their direct opinions are interesting insofar as what the beneficiaries can identify 
directly as support from BRDG activities. 
NATURE OF SUPPORT 
In analyzing the responses of the respondents, it appears that in almost all the institutions that they first, 
and most commonly, received training. Eight percent of the beneficiaries’ answers reflected this. The next 
most recognized type of assistance was through direct technical assistance by experts. This was further 
disaggregated by the type of assistance received. Thirteen percent received training in writing reference 
documents, 9% received expert assistance in the drafting of legal documents and 1% received expertise in 
monitoring the decentralization. A total of 23% of respondents cited that this type of expertise played a 
major part in the development of legal or reference documents. Seven percent of respondents identified 
assistance in the formulation of information or the population awareness campaigns. Material support 
such as office furniture and equipment was mentioned in 18% of responses and public forums in 11% of 
responses. Three percent of responses dealt with direct financial support while, 1% mentioned computer 
equipment. Finally, 7% of responses recognized assistance with information and public awareness 
campaigns. 
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IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONS 
The distribution of responses on the nature of the assistance as described by Figure 3 above varies from 
one institution to another. The charts below show the differences between institutions. 
The respondents identified the training sessions first, then assistance in office furniture and equipment, 
followed by expertise in the development of the legal texts and other reference documents. This was 
followed by assistance in the organization of public forums (audiences) and, to a lesser extent, direct 
financial assistance (see Figure 4). 
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ASSEMBLIES (NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL)
The table below presents a redistribution of responses by provinces.
Table 1 - Distribution of perceptions on the nature of assistance received by assemblies 
according to provinces 
Nature of assistance received Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu Total 
Expertise in development of other documents 1 1 0 0 2 
Expertise in development of legal texts 2 1 0 0 3 
Office furniture/equipment 2 1 1 0 4 
Expertise in the preparation of dialogue 
mechanisms between justice sector institutions 
2 1 1 2 6 
Total of responses 7 4 2 2 15 
MINISTRY OF DECENTRALIZATION, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
As in National and Provincial Assemblies, training sessions constitute the most mentioned activity by the 
respondents. Assistance in office furniture and/or equipment is the next most mentioned form of 
assistance. 
The third most mentioned form of assistance was expertise received from BRDG program in the drafting 
of reference documents (such as development plans for decentralized entities and modules or documents 
relating to decentralization). The organization of the public workshops/forums, information campaigns, 
as well as expertise received in the monitoring of decentralization process were, to a lesser extent, 
mentioned by the respondents belonging to provincial governmental and administrative structures (see 
Figure 4). 
Table 2 - Distribution of perception on the nature of the assistance received by the Ministry of 
Decentralization, the provincial governments and administrations, per province
Nature of assistance received Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Expertise in the development of 
decentralization program 
(implementation strategy, identification 
and programming of actions to take) 
0 0 1 2 0 3 
Expertise in monitoring of 
decentralization process 
0 0 0 1 0 1 
Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Office furniture and/ or equipment 0 0 2 2 0 4 
Training session 1 0 6 6 1 14 
Communication/Sensitization on the 
matter 
0 0 1 1 1 3 
Workshops/Public Forum 0 0 1 1 1 3 
Total responses 1 0 12 13 3 29 
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THE JUSTICE SECTOR 
In the justice sector, the respondents predominantly mentioned training sessions and the assistance 
received in office furniture and equipment as the support they received. Expertise in the development of 
legal texts was the third most mentioned form of assistance and the least mentioned assistance activity was 
the organizational audit of the Ministry of Justice (see Figure 4). 
Table 3 - Distribution of perception on the nature of the assistance received by the Ministry of 
Justice and related services per province
Nature of assistance received Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu Total 
Expertise in the execution of the audit of 
the Ministry of Justice 
0 1 0 0 1 
Expertise in the drafting of other 
documents 
1 1 0 0 2 
Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 2 1 0 0 3 
Training sessions 2 1 1 0 4 
Office furniture and/or equipment 2 1 1 0 4 
Total responses 7 5 2 0 14
CENI 
At CENI, expertise received from BRDG for the campaign for electoral process file review was the most 
mentioned activity, followed by provision of office furniture and equipment. The least mentioned 
assistance activities were technical expertise provided for the development of reference documents, 
financial assistance and assistance in computer equipment procurement. 
Table 4 - Distribution of perceptions on the nature assistance received par CENI per provinces 
Nature of assistance received Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 0 1 0 0 0 1 
Expertise in the drafting of other 
documents 
0 1 0 0 0 1 
Workshops/Public forums 1 4 1 1 4 11 
Financial assistance 0 1 0 0 0 1 
Expertise for conducting campaigns to 
revise electoral lists 
0 2 0 1 0 3 
Office furniture and/or equipment 0 2 0 0 0 2 
 Total responses 1 11 1 2 4 19
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CIVIL SOCIETY 
The members (or member organizations) from civil society interviewed acknowledged BRDG program’s 
interventions focused predominantly on training and public forums. The next most mentioned assistance 
activity was technical expertise for the design and implementation of information campaigns and the 
drafting of reference documents (mainly relating with decentralization). Equipment provision was 
mentioned least by civil society organizations. (see Figure 4). 
Table 5 - Distribution of perceptions on the nature of assistance received by civil society per 
province 
Nature of assistance received Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Training 1 0 2 2 8 13 
Workshops/Public forums 1 0 1 2 0 10 
Office furniture and/or equipment 0 1 0 0 1 2 
Financial assistance 0 1 3 3 1 8 
Total responses 2 2 6 7 10 33
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PERCEPTION OF THE BENEFICIARIES ON CHANGES 
BROUGHT BY THE BRDG PROGRAM
GENERAL PERCEPTION 
Changes brought about by the BRDG project are detailed below in order of importance as distilled from 
interview responses: 
 Increased demand by the population for transparency and good governance vis-à-vis the 
governments and their representatives 
 Capacity building as a result of training sessions or workshops 
 Implementation of mechanisms for dialogue between the population and their government or 
their representatives 
 Drafting legal texts relating to decentralization process, justice reforms or electoral process 
 Provision of office furniture, equipment or computers 
 Improvement of the population’s level of information on decentralization, elections and 
governance 
 Improvement of the quality of services provided by the managers of public institutions in 
provinces 
 Development of internal reference documents for beneficiary institutions 
 Figure 5 – General perceptions of respondents on changes brought by BRDG 
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PERCEPTIONS ON CHANGES PER BENEFICIARY INSTITUTIONS 
The figure below presents the perceptions depicted above disaggregated by beneficiary institutions 
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ASSEMBLIES (NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL)
The national and provincial deputies interviewed, acknowledged changes brought by the interventions of 
the BRDG program demonstrated by: 1) the production of a certain number of legal texts; 2) important 
improvements in day to day professional performance; 3) improved capacity due to the training sessions 
received; 4) provision of furniture or computer equipment as well as; 5) for some, a remarkable 
improvement in collaboration between different services within the institution. 
Table 6 - Distribution of changes noticed by the Assemblies per province 
Types of change Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu Total 
Existence of legal texts necessary for 
reform 
5 2 0 0 7 
Political/administrative seniors are trained/ 
better informed 
5 0 1 0 6 
Speeding up in the execution of our tasks 5 1 1 0 7 
Our institutions are materially better 
equipped 
4 0 1 1 6 
Better collaboration between different 
services/bodies of our institution 
2 1 0 1 4 
Total responses 21 4 3 2 30 
MINISTRY OF DECENTRALIZATION, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
At the level of provincial governments and administrations, the facilitators interviewed, on the whole, 
stated that the primary impact of BRDG program was that the population was now well versed in good 
governance and transparency as a concept. Knowledge acquired from the organized training for leaders 
was also perceived as a major impact, though few respondents mentioned this. Thirdly, peopled 
interviewed in these institutions have mentioned the existence of mechanisms of social dialogue which 
allow the population to hold its leaders accountable, who are as well required to get closer to the 
population. The existence of certain legal texts comes in fourth position as attributable to BRDG before 
the increase of the level of information of the population on decentralization and provision in furniture or 
in computer equipment. 
Table 7 - Distribution of changes noticed by the Ministry of Decentralization, provincial 
governments and administrations, per province 
Types of changes noticed Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Existence of legal texts relating to 
decentralization 
0 0 1 3 1 5 
Existence of the decentralization program 0 0 0 2 2 4 
The population requires more in matters of 
transparency and good governance 
0 0 1 6 1 8 
Senior civil servants are trained/better 
informed about decentralization and good 
governance 
0 0 3 3 1 7 
The population is better informed about 
decentralization 
0 0 0 2 0 2 
Existence of local mechanisms allowing the 
population to require accounts from their 
leaders 
0 0 1 5 0 6 
Our institutions are materially better 
equipped 
0 0 0 1 0 1 
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Types of changes noticed Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Total responses 0 0 6 22 5 33
THE JUSTICE SECTOR
The senior officials of the judicial sector spoke about the benefit of the BRDG program in most cases in 
terms of knowledge acquired in the course of the training. The existence of the legal texts relating to the 
reform of the judicial sector was sometimes mentioned as much as the provision of furniture and 
computer equipment. To a lesser extent, improvement in the execution of the common tasks was 
identified as an impact of BRDG. 
Table 8 - Distribution of changes noticed by the sector of justice per province 
Types of changes noticed Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N-Kivu Total 
Existence of legal texts necessary for the 
reform of justice 
1 1 0 0 2 
Senior officials of the sector of justice are 
trained/better informed about 
decentralization and good governance 
2 1 1 0 4 
Tasks are better executed 1 0 0 0 1 
There is more transparency and good 
governance 
2 1 1 2 6 
Our institutions are materially better 
equipped 
1 1 0 0 2 
Total responses 7 4 2 2 15
CENI 
The responses of the officials of CENI mainly came from the facilitators based in Kinshasa where BRDG 
program’s assistance in this institution was focused. Among changes brought by the program, the 
following were mentioned several times: 
 Existence of legal texts relating to elections 
 Existence of the operational plan for review of the electoral file 
 Knowledge acquired from training 
 Improvement of the population’s level of information 
 Provision of the institutions of computer equipment (and printing materials) 
Besides, respondents at CENI have partly attributed to BRDG program the increasing requirement by the 
population for transparency and good governance as well as mechanisms for social dialogue between the 
population and its representatives/governments. 
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Table 9 - Distribution of changes noticed by CENI per province 
Changes noticed Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
Existence of legal texts relating to 
elections 
0 1 0 0 1 2 
Existence operational plan for the electoral 
file 
0 2 0 0 0 2 
The officials of our institution are 
trained/better informed on electoral 
operations 
0 2 0 0 0 2 
The population is better informed on the 
electoral process 
0 1 0 0 1 2 
The population is more demanding for 
transparency and good governance 
0 0 0 0 1 1 
Existence of local mechanisms allowing 
the population to demand accounts from 
their leaders 
0 1 0 0 0 1 
Our institutions are materially better 
equipped 
0 2 0 0 0 2 
Total responses 0 9 0 0 3 12 
CIVIL SOCIETY 
For the members of civil society joined by the evaluation team, the merit of the BRDG program is mainly 
that of having contributed in stimulating the population to more requirements for accountability from its 
representatives/governments. Also BRDG was said to be at the origin of the existence (or maintaining) of 
mechanisms of social dialogue between the population and the officials. Thirdly, increase of the level of 
information of the population in electoral material and decentralization was also said to be the result of 
interventions of BRDG as well as the provision of certain community media bodies with material 
equipment. 
Table 10 - Distribution of changes noticed by Civil Society per province 
Changes perceived Bandundu Kinshasa Maniema N Kivu S Kivu Total 
The population is better informed 
on the electoral process 
1 1 1 0 3 6 
The population is better informed 
on decentralization 
1 0 2 4 2 9 
The population is more 
demanding in the matter of 
transparency and good 
governance 
1 0 0 6 6 13 
Existence of local mechanisms 
allowing dialogue between the 
population and the leaders 
1 1 0 3 6 11 
Our institutions are materially 
better equipped 
0 0 0 0 0 1 
Total responses 4 2 3 13 17 40 
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ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE BENEFICIARIES OF 
TRAINING 
The training sessions constituted one the most important activities of the BRDG program throughout all 
its intervention sites. The assessment was interested in the consequences of training provided. Particularly, 
the concern was the one of seeing if the training beneficiaries were later involved in any activities relating 
to the knowledge acquired. The figures below aggregate the comments of some of the beneficiaries that 
the evaluation team happened to join. 
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Generally speaking, we notice that significantly fewer beneficiaries gave their opinions about this question 
in comparison with the previous questions on the nature and the noticeable impact of the assistance 
received under the BRDG program. However, the observation of responses shows that the following 
activities were conducted in the following institutions:
 Assemblies (national and provincial): public workshops/forums, training sessions, sensitization 
sessions 
 Ministry of Decentralization, provincial governments and administrations: training sessions, 
sensitization sessions, training session for trainers
 Justice sector: training session of training for trainers
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ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CONTINUE WITHOUT THE 
ASSISTANCE RECEIVED 
The assessment sought to see if, among the activities supported by BRDG, there are those 
beneficiaries who consider themselves able to continue autonomously. This question is trying 
to get a response regarding sustainability of the interventions of the BRDG program.
From the observation of the responses of the beneficiaries, we can point out that common 
activities of institutions are often mentioned as those able to continue without outside 
assistance. Although training sessions are mentioned among these activities, many 
respondents in their comments recognized their financial limitations for regular organization 
of training.
Certain respondents within civil society underlined, besides, that awareness as well as 
interest caused by public forums to the population constitute an important element which will 
remain visible even in the absence of the outside partners. 
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Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 59 
DIFFICULTIES RELATING TO ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THE 
BRDG PROGRAM 
Invited to respond on difficulties encountered during the interventions of the BRDG program, 
many respondents stressed that those difficulties are also considered weaknesses of the 
interventions. Certain difficulties are attributed directly to the very program while others are 
attributed to external factors. In three of five institutional groups targeted (the legislative, the 
executive and the judiciary), the respondents were critical of interventions, while recognizing 
the benefits of the interventions. So, in these first three groups, identified difficulties linked to 
management and BRDG strategy were mentioned repeatedly. It also seems clear that the 
political will of authorities is often questioned and presented as a handicap for the production 
of sustainable results from the interventions of outside partners. This causes the recurrent 
low involvement of authorities in responses from interviews. 
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ANNEX 2.. MAPPING OF BRDG PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 
Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
1 Material 
support 
(office space, 
equipment, 
supplies, 
communicati
ons & 
utilities) 
National 
Assembly/ 
PAJ 
2 Training 
Session on 
the Principles 
of Judiciary 
Reform 
National 
Assembly/ 
PAJ: 
- 39 Members 
(including 2 
women) 
- 25 Admin. 
Staff 
(including 8 
women) 
27 
- 
30 
3 Assistance in 
Drafting the 
Proposal on 
the Organic 
Law related 
to the IEC’s 
organization 
and function 
National 
Assembly/ 
PAJ 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Kinshasa 
4 Material 
support 
(office space, 
equipment, 
supplies, 
communicati
ons & 
utilities 
National 
Assembly/ 
ECOFIN 
5 Assistance in 
helping 
prepare a 
Strategic 
Document for 
Awareness￾Building 
Campaign
Decentraliza
tion 
Ministry/ 
Technical 
Support 
Unit 
(CTAD) 
6 Technical 
support for 
the Strategic 
Framework 
Document
used in the 
Workshop 
on Strategic 
Planning for 
Decentraliza
tion 
Implementati
on
Decentraliza
tion 
Ministry/ 
Technical 
Support 
Unit 
(CTAD)
10 
- 
11 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
7 Workshop 
for 
training of 
trainers 
Decentraliza
tion 
Ministry/ 
Technical 
Support 
Unit 
(CTAD)
5 
- 
7 
8 Assistance in 
drafting the 
Public Finance 
Organic Law
Decentraliza
tion 
Ministry/ 
Technical 
Support 
Unit 
(CTAD)
9 2 meetings 
on the 
implementati
on of the 
local 
planning 
process 
Ministry of 
Planning 
8 
1
0 
Support for 
preparation 
of the Terms 
of Reference on 
the Status of 
the Justice 
Public Services
in Katanga, 
Bandundu & 
N Kivu 
Ministry of 
Justice 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
1
1 
Organization
al Audit of 
the Ministry 
of Justice 
Ministry of 
Justice 
19
- 
1
2 
Developmen
t of a 
Comprehensi
ve Training 
Program 
Ministry of 
Justice 
(Magistrates, 
Clerks & 
Secretaries) 
1
3 
Support 
(workplace, 
equipment 
and office 
supplies) for 
the 
preparation 
of the Draft 
Internal 
Regulations of 
the CSM
CSM 
& 
Supreme 
Court 
(6 
Magistrates) 
4 
- 
5 
1
4 
Workshop 
on drafting 
CSM’s 
Internal 
Rules and 
Regulations 
CSM, 
Labor 
Union, 
Supreme 
Court & 
Parquet 
General de 
la Rep. 
13 
- 
15 
3 
- 
5 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
1
5 
Technical 
and Material 
Assistance in 
Organization 
of the 
“Journey du 
Bureau”
Lawyers, 
Civil Society 
& 
CSM 
10 
1
6 
Workshop 
on Laws on 
the Freedom 
to hold 
Public 
Meetings and 
Demonstrati
ons on Non￾Profit 
Associations 
and Public 
Organization
s 
Civil Society 
30
- 
4 
1
7 
Agreement 
for financial 
support to 
JED 
Civil 
Society/JED 
26 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr 
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
1
8 
Technical 
Support in 
the 
preparation 
and 
enforcement 
of the 
organic law 
on 
Independent 
Electoral 
Commission 
(IEC) 
IEC 1- 
1
9 
Assistance 
Agreement 
for Raising 
Awareness 
Campaign on 
Voter 
Registration 
IEC, 
Christian 
Aid, 
RECIC￾Kinshasa, 
CRONGD/
Bas-Congo 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Bandundu 
1 3-day 
training 
session 
production 
of 
Parliament
ary 
documents 
Provincial 
Assembly 
2 2-day 
training 
session on 
synergy 
between 
the 
services of 
the 
Provincial 
Assemblies 
Provincial 
Assembly 
3 Training 
session on 
budgetary 
and 
accounting 
procedures 
Provincial 
Govern￾mint 
(10 
ministers & 
3 cabinet 
members) 
7 
- 
8 
4 Training 
session on 
budgetary 
and 
accounting 
procedures 
Decentrali
zation 
Services & 
Justice 
Sector 
(45 
officials)
6 
- 
9 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
5 Team 
building 
workshop 
Provincial 
Assembly 
( 92 
including 10 
women) 
16 
- 
18 
6 Team 
building 
workshop 
Provincial 
Govern￾mint 
(9 ministers 
& 5 staff) 
20 
- 
22 
7 Workshop 
on 
decentraliz
ation 
Decentrali
zation 
Services & 
Justice 
Sector 
(35 officials 
including 4 
women )
13 
- 
15 
8 Training 
on 
decentraliz
ation 
process 
Provincial 
Govern￾mint 
Adm. & 
Pol. Staff 
(50 
including 8 
women) 
17 
- 
25 
9 Training 
session for 
magistrates 
Justice/ 
Court 
d’Appel 
Bandundu 
20 
- 
27 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
10 Technical 
support 
for public 
forum/ 
Debates 
on various 
topics 
Civil 
Society, 
Provincial 
Govern￾mint 
(in 
partner￾ship with 
CRD) 
5, 
19, 
28 
12 29 
3, 
22 
9, 
12 
24 
12, 
19 
11 Training 
workshops 
on edict 
develop￾mint 
techniques 
Provincial 
Govern￾mint 
(6 ministers 
& 27 
members of 
Governor’s 
Office 
including 3 
women) 
23 
- 
26 
12 Training 
on 
decentraliz
ation 
process 
Political & 
Adm. Staff 
(Territorial 
Executives)
of Mai￾Ndombe 
9 
- 
11 
13 Workshop 
on 
Parliament
ary filing 
techniques 
Provincial 
Assembly 
(26)
& 
Adm. & 
Pol. Staff 
(19) 
(including 9 
women)
22 
- 
25 
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Site 
No 
Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
14 IT 
Training in 
CRD 
36% of 42 
beneficiari
es 
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Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefici ary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Maniema 
1 Capacity￾building 
training 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y (19)
& 
Adm. & 
Pol. 
Staff 
(64) 
4 
- 
8 
2 Workshop 
was on 
decentralizati
on and 
deconcentrati
on 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y (10) & 
Provinci
al 
Govern￾mint 
(59) 
(includin
g 5 
women) 
4 
- 
7 
3 Training on 
edict 
preparation 
techniques 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y (7), 
Political 
& 
Admin. 
Staff
(39) 
including 
5 women 
11 
- 
14 
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Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefici ary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
May Jun July Aug 
Sep 
4 Workshop 
on 
accounting 
and budget 
procedures 
Provinci
al 
Govern￾mint 
(8 
ministers 
& 22 
cabinet 
members 
including 
5 
women) 
19 
- 
22 
5 Workshop 
on 
decentralizat
ion and 
deconcentrat
ion 
Justice 
Sector 
Officials
& 
Territori
al 
Executi
ves 
(71 
including 
6 
women) 
21 
- 
24 
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Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Nord-Kivu 
1 3-day 
training 
session 
production 
of 
Parliamentar
y documents 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y 
2 2-day 
training on 
the creation 
of 
synergy 
between the 
services of 
the 
Provincial 
Assemblies 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y 
3 Team 
building 
workshop 
Provinci
al 
Govern￾mint 
(10 
ministers 
& 2 
women) 
20 
- 
22 
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Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
4 Training on 
texts related 
to 
decentralizat
ion 
Provinci
al 
Assembl
y 
- 58
people 
(include￾ding 23 
deputies 
and 4 
women) 
18 
- 
23 
5 Training on 
decentralizat
ion 
- 54
people 
including 
8 women 
(decentra
lization 
services, 
judiciary 
staff and 
local 
leaders)
04 
- 
08 
6 Technical 
support for 
public 
forum/ 
debates on 
various 
topics 
Civil 
Society, 
Provinci
al 
Govern￾mint 
(in 
partner￾ship with 
CRD) 
26 19 
6, 
19 
11, 
21, 
25, 
26, 
29 
18, 
19 
31 10 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 75 
Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
7 Training on 
edict 
preparation 
techniques 
Provinci
al 
Govern￾mint
(6 
ministers 
& 26 
political 
& admin 
staff) 
24 
- 
27 
8 IT training 
session in 
CRD/Goma 
64% of 
42 
benefici
aries 
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Site 
No Activity 
Amount Direct Benefi- ciary 2008 2009 2010 1st Phase of Implementation 2nd Phase of Implementation
A
p
r
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Oct 
No
v
Dec Jan 
Feb 
Mar Apr
Ma
y
Jun July Aug 
Sep 
Katanga 
1 3-days 
training 
session 
production 
of 
Parliamentar
y documents 
Provincia
l 
Assembly 
2 2-day 
training on 
the creation 
of 
synergy 
between the 
services of 
the 
Provincial 
Assemblies 
Provincia
l 
Assembly 
3 Training on 
awareness 
building of 
the draft 
decentralizati
on law 
Provincia
l 
Assembly 
(75), 
Pol. & 
Adm. 
Staff (31) 
(including 
12 
women) 
24 
- 
28 
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ANNEX 3. LIST OF DOCUMENTS 
RECEIVED 
No Title Number
of Pages Format Availed
by
Time
received
1	 	DAI	BRDG	Final	Evaluation	Scope	of	Work	(SoW):	Draft	 15	 	 	 	
2	 BRDG	Final	Report	(Apr	1	2008	–	Sept	30	2010)	 45	 	 	 	
3	 BRDG	Quarterly	Report	3	(Oct	1	–	Dec	30	2008)	 20	 	 	 	
4	 DAI	BRDG	Quarterly	Report	5	(Apr	1	– June	30	2009) 23 	 	
5	 DAI	BRDG	Quarterly	Report	6	(July	1	– Sept	30	2009) 19 	 	
6	 1207	Work	plan	submitted	to	and	accepted	by	USAID1 1 	 	
7	 Work	plan	111708‐DAI‐last	version1	 14 	 	
8	 Attachment	1–	Baseline‐list	of	mechanisms	conducted	in	previous	year‐
_12	 1	 	 	 	
9	 Attachment	2b	–	List	of	Laws	and	amendments	promoting	
decentralization3	 2	 	 	 	
10	 Attachment	3	–	List	of	Laws	that	come	up	to	final	vote	in	previous	year4	 1	 	 	 	
11	 Attachment	4	–	List	of	all	targeted	laws	and	edicts5	 3	 	 	 	
12	 Attachment	5	–	List	of	laws‐regulations	and	procedures	on	judicial	
Independence_17	 1	 	 	 	
13	 Attachment	file	7	–	Local	mechanisms	on	legislation6	 1	 	 	 	
		 	 			
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ANNEX 4. LIST OF PEOPLE 
INTERVIEWED 
Table	‐	Summary of numbers of people interviewed per mode of contact
Focus groups Individual Interview Telephone information Total
Kinshasa 2	 14	 0	 16	
Bandundu 6	 8	 0	 14	
Maniema 4	 24	 1	 29	
North Kivu 0	 20	 8	 28	
South Kivu 0	 26	 0	 26	
Total 12 92 9 113
Table – Number of people interviewed per province
KINSHASA
No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
1	 DAI	Office/Kinshasa	 DAI	 Moukoko	Parfait	 Coordinator	 999911813	 08‐06‐11	
2	 NGO	Office	
LIFDED/Masina	
National	
Assembly	 Lula	Grace		 Member	plenary/	
Electoral	Commission		 Missing	 08‐06‐11	
3	 Palais	du	Peuple	 National	
Assembly	
Pool	des	
Secrétaires	(9)	 Session	secretaries	 Missing	 09‐06‐11	
4	 Palais	du	Peuple	 National	
Assembly	
Mirindi	
Charhangabo	
Member	of	PAJ	
Commission		 990903374	 09‐06‐11	
5	 Palais	du	Peuple	 National	
Assembly	
Honorable	Masala	
Loka	Hubert	
ECOFIN	Executive	Vice	‐
President		 990903363	 09‐06‐11	
6	 Palais	du	Peuple	 National	
Assembly	 Kirongozi	 CPRLC	Chief	of	service		 Missing	 15‐06‐11	
7	 Palais	du	Peuple	 National	
Assembly	 Madjubole	Patrice	 Secretary	General	of	the	
Assembly	 990903273	 09‐06‐11	
8	 Provincial	Government		
Provincial	
Ministry	
Decentralization	
Mputela	Lyeni	 Minister’s	advisor	for	
decentralization	 Missing	 15‐06‐11	
9	 Supreme	Council	of	
Magistracy	
Supreme	Council	
of	Magistracy	
Mogimba	Kongo	
Langa	
First	Secretary‐
Rapporteur	of	SCM	
Permanent	Secretariate		
Missing	 10‐06‐11	
10	 Court	house	 Justice	 	Kaniki	Pierre	
Coordinator	of	CMJ/	
Audit	Member	Min.	of	
Justice	
815088068	 16‐06‐11	
11	 Amani	Office	in	Kinshasa	
‐	Gombe	 CEI	 Abbé	Malu	Malu	 CEI	President		 812400111	 10‐06‐11	
12	 Amani	Office	in	Kinshasa	
‐	Gombe	 ONG	Amani	 Abbé	Malu	Malu	 President	 812400111	 10‐06‐11	
13	 RECIC	Office/Limete	 Civil	Society	 	Bisambu	Gérard	 Provincial	Coordinator		 		 14‐06‐11	
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No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
14	 CTAD	 CTAD	(focus	
group)	
Mulasa	Kuzembe	 Deputy	National	
Coordinator	 811654038	 07‐07‐11	
Ingole	Georges	 Expert	 816866912	 07‐07‐11	
Mango	Christophe	 Expert	 815048345	 07‐07‐11	
Baindu	 Chief	of	section	CTAD	 997745722	 07‐07‐11	
Fataki	Anicet	 Expert	chief	of	section	 815768409	 07‐07‐11	
Ngindu	Léonard	
Avenant	 Chief	of	section		 990927549	 07‐07‐11	
15	 SYNAMAG	Office	 SYNAMAG	 Sambayi	Kayembe	 President	 Missing	 15‐06‐11	
16	 Christian	AID	Office	 Christian	AID	 Kasongo	Antoine	 Agent	 Missing	 07‐07‐11	
BANDUNDU
No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of Respondent Telephone Date
1	 Plenary	Hall	of	
provincial	Assembly		
Provincial	
Assembly	(focus	
group)	
Makombo	Ovilo	
Oshe	Léonard	 Member	of	PAJ	 09942800/	
0812873082	 14‐06‐11	
Bola	Luete	Jean	
Bosco	
President	ECOFIN	
Commission		
081235361/	
0994279959	 14‐06‐11	
2	 Bureau	de	l'Assemblée	
Provinciale	
Assemblée	
Provinciale	 Mangayi	 Vice‐President	Provincial	
Assembly	 Missing	 17‐06‐11	
3	 Assemblée	Provinciale	
Assemblée	
provincial	
Bandundu	
Matangila	Malala	
Louis	 Former	Vice‐President	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
4	 Assemblée	
provincial/PAJ	
Assemblée	
Provinciale	(focus	
group)	
Mbo	Avango	 Chief	of	Political	Staff	
Provincial	Assembly	
0815139313/	
0896922965	 14‐06‐11	
Kotoko	Kienze	 Legal	Advisor	 998157768/	
082136362	 14‐06‐11	
Muwoko	Jean	
Jacques	
Deputy	Chief	of	Staff	of	
Provincial	Assembly		
816053324/	
0821363625	 14‐06‐11	
Bongo	Masenga	
Laurent	
Administrative	director	
of	Provincial	Assembly	
896899623	/	
0991288615	 14‐06‐11	
5	 Bureau	du	Greffier	
Principal	a.i	 Justice	
Ipono	Ndi'	Ekkuk	
Saturnin	Aristote	
Elgie	
Principal	Clerk/Court	of	
Appeal	Bandundu	 817482139	 15‐06‐11	
6	 Bureau	du	procureur	de	
la	république	
Justice	/	
Commission	
mixte	/	CSM	
/SYNAMAC	
Ndumba	M'Buy	
Jean	Pierre		
Public	Prosecutor	at	PGI	
(Grand	
Court)/Bandundu	
0991297828	/	
0814031655	 15‐06‐11	
7	 CEI	Bureau	du	
Coordonnateur	
CENI	Bandundu	
Bureau	de	la	
coordination	
provinciale	
(focus	group)	
M'Paty	Boanerges	 CEI	Coordinator	
/Bandundu	 812400015	 15‐06‐11	
Ngokumu	Faustin	 Responsible	for	vote	and	
collection	of	results	 812405670	
15‐06‐11	
Mputu	Bala	 Registration	agent	
CENI/BDD	 811470250	 15‐06‐11	
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No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of Respondent Telephone Date
Fasa	François	
Focal	Point	in	charge	
monitoring	for	electoral	
disputes		
899893868	
15‐06‐11	
8	
Bureau	de	coordination	
Provinciale	
S.C/Bandundu	
CRD/Société	
Civile							(focus	
groupe)	
Ndjore	Prospère		
Acting	president	of	
provincial	coordination	
of	S.C/Bdd	
0998141120/	
0899783040	 16‐06‐11	
Pasteur	Wengese	
Jean	
City	Coordinator/	BDD‐
ville	 998957149	 16‐06‐11	
Muma	Jeffurin	 Secretary	of	provincial	
coordination		
0899887274/	
0998664470	 16‐06‐11	
9	 Gouvernorat	
Division	
provinciale	de	
GFAE	(focus	
groupe)		
Kakiela	Ngalika	
Hubert	 Chief	of	general	services		 896264827	 13‐06‐11	
Muzinga	Mupala	
Marie‐	Louise	
Office	Manager	in	charge	
NGOs		 813752883	 		
Balanda	Malyia	
Rosalie	
GFAE/BDD	Division	
Chief	 81738872	 13‐06‐11	
10	 Gouvernorat	
Direction	
provinciale	
(focus	groupe)	
Onya	Michel	 Office	Manager	at	the	
secretariat	 815047509	 13‐06‐11	
Wabili	Bondole	
André	
Office	manager	in	charge	
of	secretariat	and	studies	
at	the	provincial	
management	
994285138	 13‐06‐11	
Nsiempina	Fabien	
Division	Chief/	
Coordinator	provincial	
management	
813764663	 13‐06‐11	
11	 Résidence	privée	de	
l'Honorable	Masangila	
Division	
provinciale	de	
GFAE	
Wele	
Maziuz'Kulbich		
Chief	of	provincial	
division		 17‐06‐11	
12	 Gouvernorat	
Min.	Affaires,	
urb,	Hab,	Agr,	
pêche	et	dév	
Kinanga	Zinga	
Edouard	 Cabinet	of	Minister/BDD	
17‐06‐11	
13	 Gouvernorat	 Min	plan,	Fin	et	
Budg	 Musieni	Alain	 Office	of	Minister	 	 17‐06‐11	
14	 Gouvernorat	
Bureau	de	la	
division	
provinciale	du	
plan/BDD	
Kitoko	Somy	
Freddy	
Chief	of	prov.	division	
Plan	
16‐06‐11	
MANIEMA
No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
1	 DAI	Office	 DAI/Kindu											
(focus	group)	
Leya	Gilbert		 Good	Governance	
advisor		 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
Kakule	 Good	Governance	
advisor		 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
2	 Office	of	Provincial	
Assembly	
Ass.	Prov											
(focus	group)	
Kishabongo	
Radjabu	Kindanda	
Hubert	
Speaker	of	Provincial	
Assembly	 814374441	 18‐06‐11	
3	 AP	MMA/Kindu	 National	Ass.	 Kalonda	David	
Parsec	Expert	Study	
office	–	Provincial	
Assembly	
998377763	 20‐06‐11	
4	 Home	of	Respondent		 National	Ass.	 Honorable	Tunda	
Kasongo	Prosper	
President	of	ECOFIN	
commission		
994403070/	
0814271448	 20‐06‐11	
5	 Town	hall	of	Kindu	 Min.	
Decentralization	
Mulamba	Kalukula	
Gaston	 Deputy	Burgomaster		 857464958	 20‐06‐11	
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(focus	group) Mulamba	Jackson	 Servant	of	the	commune	 859607714	
6	 Commune	of	Kasuku	 		 Tambwe	Katela	 Burgomaster	 Missing	 18‐06‐11	
7	 Town	hall/Kindu	 Governorate	 Missing	 Maire	de	la	ville	 854944688	 18‐06‐11	
8	 Commune	de	Kasuku	 Governorate	 Missing	 Deputy	Burgomaster	 857464958	 18‐06‐11	
9	 	Governorate	 Governorate	 Missing	 Vice‐Governor	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
10	 		 Governorate	 Missing	 Chef	du	protocole	du	
Governor	 Missing	 20‐06‐11	
11	 Motel	Joli	Rêve	 		 Mbayobo	Simon	
Pierre	
Ex	Chief	of	staff/Prov.	
Min	of	Interior	
0853915818/							
0810930081	 16‐06‐11	
12	 Governorate	 		 Kawaya	Yuma	L.	
Thambwe	 Prov.	Minister	Interior	
0814866801/	
0853938885/	
0991938119/	
0992979502	
16‐06‐11	
13	 Governorate	 		 Missing	 Chief	of	staff/Prov.	Min	
of	Interior	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
14	 DPK	Office	 DPK/Pro‐Justice	 Maître	Carine	 	Chief	of	Antenna	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
15	 Commune	d'Alunguli	 Commune	of	
Alunguli	 Sadiki	Régine	 Burgomaster	 0853935678/	
0819588846	 16‐06‐11	
16	 Town	hall	 Town	hall/Kindu	
Kikuni	
Sombenyama	
Victor	
Deputy	Mayor	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
17	 Commune	ofMikelenge	 		 Lubanda	Shabani	 Vice‐Burgomaster	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
18	 Governorate	 Prov.	Min	Interior	 Kaitenge	Useni	
Kausa	
Advisor	in	
decentralization	 Missing	 17‐06‐11	
19	 Commune	of	Mikelenge	 		 Hamidi	Saleh	 Inspector	Rural	Dev.	 817674127	 17‐06‐11	
20	 Court	of	Appeal	of	
Kindu	
Court	t	of	Appeal	
Kindu	 Missing	 First	President	 0998210775/	
0853915850	 18‐06‐11	
21	 CEI	Kindu	Office	 CEI	 Dimoke	Emile		 Coordinator	CEI	
Maniema	 812400021	 18‐06‐11	
22	 Radio	Haki	za	
binadamu	
Radio	Haki	za	
binadamu	 Alubati	Xavier		 Ex	Director	of	programs	
/	 817375168	 18‐06‐11	
23	 Motel	Joli	Rêve	 Civil	Society	
Maniema	
Mr.	Masimango	
John		
Président	société	civile	
Maniema	 990551198	 19‐06‐11	
24	 Radio	Liberté	(MALI)	 Civil	Society		 	SHABANI	Adalbert	
Coordinator	in	charge	of	
information	and	
communication	
853938025	 18‐06‐11	
25	 CARITAS	 Civil	Society	 Milambo	Munganga	
Augustin	
Director	of	Justice	and	
Peace	Commission		 810387315	 21‐06‐11	
26	
Administrative	
Building	Maniema	
Union	
		 Shakodi	Fazili	
Kitchinza	 President	FORECAP	 994401619	 20‐06‐11	
27	 Caritas/Kindu	 Caritas/Kindu	 Abbé	Ngoy	Mulongo	
Albert	 		 810564639	
28	 Radio	Akiza	
Radio	Haki	za	
Binadamu	(focus	
group)	
Ebolinda	Roger	 Director		 992091400	 18‐06‐11	
Masimbu	Shumaili	
David	 Editor	in‐chief	 995513039	 18‐06‐11	
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NORTH KIVU
No Location of
interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
1	 Office	of	the	speaker	
of	Prov.	Assembly	
Provincial	
Assembly	 Barianga	R.	 President	of	Prov.	
Assembly	 998666255	 22‐06‐11	
2	 Office	of	the	Minister	
of	Plan	
Provincial	
Assembly	
Kalimbiro	Musafiri	
Daniel	 Secretary	of	Cabinet	 995487236	 20‐06‐11	
3	 Office	of	ULPGL/Beni	 Min.	of	
Decentralization	 Mufunza	Bayengo	
Director	Administration	
former	mayor	of	the	city	
of	Beni	
Missing	 21‐06‐11	
4	 OBLC/Goma	 OBLC	 Prof.	Kisangani	
Endanda	 Provincial	Auditor	 99838507	 15‐06‐11	
5	 Office	ULPGL/Beni	
(Telephone	Contact)	
Min.	of	
Decentralization	
Mr.	Lumbulumbu	
Sylvain		
Former	Burgomaster	of	
Beni	 998981606	 18‐06‐11	
6	 Governorate	of	North	
Kivu	
Min.	of	
Decentralization	
	Kambale	Matimbya	
Godefroid	 Missing	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
7	 Office	of	MSASGF	 Min.	of	
Decentralization	
	Kajibwame	Jean	
Marie	
Chief	of	Staff	:	Ministry	of	
Health,	Social	Affairs	&	
Gender	and	Family	
Missing	 22‐06‐11	
8	 Office	of	the	Minister	 Min.	of	
Decentralization	
Muhindo	Kyakwa	
Belo	
Chief	of	staff	–	Ministry	
of	interior	 998777827	
22‐06‐11	
9	 Office	of	Court	of	
Appeal	 Prov.	Min.	Justice	 	Bushiri	Charles	
First	President	of	the	
Court	of	Appeal	North	
Kivu	
999933109	 20‐06‐11	
10	 Office	of	the	Tribunal	
de	Grande	Instance	 Justice	 	Bahati	Yuma	
Christian	 President	TGI	Goma	 997117109	 20‐06‐11	
11	 Office	of	Ceni	Goma	 CEI	 	Kasereka	Gaspard	
Provincial	Executive	
secretary	CENI	Nord	
Kivu	
998668884	 20‐06‐11	
12	
Office	ULPGL								
(Contact	
téléphonique)	
Civil	Society	 Mbake	Muramya	 ADG	 997739345	 20‐06‐11	
13	 Office	of	ULPGL	 Civil	Society	
	Kikuni	
Kokonyange	
Jacques	
Director,	Editor	‐	Radio	
Mwongano	 Missing	 18‐06‐11	
14	 Office	of	ULPGL								
(Telephone	Contact)	 Civil	Society	 	Mirhanyo	
Chifundire	Telaine	
Chief	of	antenna	PNUD	
/BENI	 997338029	 18‐06‐11	
15	 Bureau	ULPGL								
(Telephone	Contact)	 Civil	Society	 	Kavota	OMER	 Section	President	Beni	 993535353	 18‐06‐11	
16	 Office	of	ULPGL								
(Telephone	Contact)	 Civil	Society	 	Katakeruka	Jean	
Batiste	 Director	Radio	Moto	 991370314	 17‐06‐11	
17	 Office	of	ULPGL								
(Telephone	Contact)	 Civil	Society	 	Mungwengwe	
Jadon	
General	Manager	
Pgm/RT.GRABEN	 994838555	 17‐06‐11	
18	 Office													
(telephone	Contact)	 Civil	Society	 	Mayira	Anicet	 Former	Director	 994996145	 17‐06‐11
19	 Office/ULPGL	 Civil	Society	 	Muhindo	Steeve	 Freelance	Consultant		 		 20‐06‐11	
20	 Office	BARAZA	 Civil	Society	 Kubuya	 President	Baraza	inter‐
community	 998673864	 16‐06‐11	
21	 Office	CDR	 CDR	 Nzonga	Freddy	 Governance	Advisor	 997767255	 08‐07‐11	
22	 Governorate	North	
Kivu	 Governorate	 Kahanya	Kimuha	
Tassi	 Provincial	Director	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
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No Location of
interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
23	 Governorate	North	
Kivu	 Governorate	 	Kabanda	Pierre	 Chief	of	staff	‐	Ministry	of	
plan	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
24	 Office	of	Commune	of	
Goma	 Commune	of	Goma	 Kambere	Nzumuka	
James	 Burgomaster	 Missing	 16‐06‐11	
25	 Office	of	Commune	
Karisimbi	 Office	of	Commune	 Singirankabo	
Samvura	Ignace	
Burgomaster	of	the	
Commune	of	Karisimbi	 810764296	 Missing	
26	 Office	of	Commune	
Butembo	 Governorate	 Missing	 Current	Deputy	Mayor	of	
the	city	 998386727	 22‐06‐11	
27	 (Telephone	Contact)	 Missing	 Missing	 Former	Director	of	
Mayor	of	Butembo	 998178935	 21‐06‐11	
28	 Hôtel	VIP/Goma	 Attorney	 Nepanda	José	 Trainer	DAI	2008‐2009	 	 18‐07‐11	
SOUTH KIVU
No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
1	 DAI/PGG	 DAI	 Maheshe	Gaudens		 DAI	Advisor	 993003559	 24‐06‐11	
2	 OGP	 CEI	 	Kitambala	Muke	
Léonard	 Missing	 812148363	 24‐06‐11	
3	 Office	OGP	 Civil	Society	 Chakupewa	
Mutambala	 President	RFDA	 813200506	 24‐06‐11	
4	 CFGL	 Civil	Society	 Banze	Thomas	Paul	 In	charge	of	Media	
program		
997019290	 24‐06‐11	
5	 OGP	 Civil	Society	 Milenge	Matthieu		 Advisor	CFGL	 993185631	 24‐06‐11	
6	 IGI	 Civil	Society	 Wibuta	Lyungu	
Ramazani	 President	ACDCR	 990575297	 25‐06‐11	
7	 IGI	 Civil	Society	 Bitendano	
Christine		 President	ACFS	 993327796	 26‐06‐11	
8	 Office	IGI	 Civil	Society	 Abbé	Kalifuli	Albert	 PC1	or	PIAP	 997765646	 26‐06‐11	
9	 SFC	 Civil	Society	 Ngonibwa	
Pacifique	 DME	Coordinator	 817005837	 27‐06‐11	
10	 IGI	 Civil	Society	 Nafiliwa	Kanazi	 ONG/CADI	 813185448	 28‐06‐11	
11	 La	Botte	 Civil	Society	 Ir.	Patrice	
Lwabugumu	 Facilitator	 0997741834/
0859337425	 28‐06‐11	
12	 Office	CHDHI/OGP	 OGP	 Mugaruka	Augustin	 Chef	de	Quartier		 Missing	 28‐06‐11	
13	 OGP	 		 Bisimwa	Muhagwa	 Former	Chief	of	staff	Min.	
Interior	 Missing	 27‐06‐11	
14	 IGI	 		 Esengayu	Bita	
Antoinne	 Civil	Society	 993414810	 26‐06‐11	
15	 IGI	 		 Kasikilu	Itongwa	 Treasurer	‐ OFVV	
Association	 991377663	 26‐06‐11	
16	 IGI	 		 Musobekelwa	
Joseph	 ADEPEAKI	 993087289	 26‐06‐11	
17	 IGI	 		 Mushangulu	
Chinimura	 Chef	du	quartier	Ciriri	 993347160	 26‐06‐11	
18	 IGI	 		 Mulondu	Sanganyi	 		 997181303	 26‐06‐11	
19	 OGP	 		 Katomotome	
Kutungano	 Chieftancy	of	Bwanda	 995677218	
20	 OGP	 		 Bilinomba	
Emmanuel	 Supervisor	BICCO	 990460749	
21	 OGP	 		 Mubekanya	Anaclet	 8th	CEPAC	Mwenga	 994363365	
22	 OGP	 		 Nabugorh	Tch.	 Sensor	agent		 853543284	
23	 OGP	 		 Kibukilu	Mupenye	 Administrator	of	territory	 992099854	
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No Location of interview Organization Name of
respondent Position of respondent Telephone Date
of	Mwenga	
24	 OGP	 		 Ndume	Ikondo	 President	‘sous–noyau’/	
Civil	Society	 997041719	
25	 OGP	 		 Mbonekupe	Marie‐
José	
Former	Burgomaster	
c/Bagira	 999443905	
26	 MONUSCO/Bukavu	 Civil	Society	 Pedro	 Civil	Affair	 994185656	 27‐06‐11	
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ANNEX 5. LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ASSESSMENT TEAM 
Name Qualification Responsibility in the
assessment
Coordination of the assessment
1	 Mme	Yvonne	Kambale	 MSc.	Development	Planning
MSc.	International	Health	
Coordination,	design,	analysis	
and	drafting	
2	 M.	Muyisa	Abel	 Master	in	Political	Economy	
Licence	in	economy	
Co‐supervision,	analysis	and	
drafting		
3	 M.	Manika	Eugène	 Licence	in	Computer	science	:	specialty		
Design	&	management	of	information	systems	
Organization	and	computer	
data	analysis		
Interviewers
4	 Mme	Limbaka	Bernadette	 Licence	in	demography	
Data	collection	
5	 Mme	Shimba	Esther	 Licence	in	demography	
6	 M.	Bahati	Saidia	 Licence	in	Law	
7	 M.	Bakali	Kasumba	 Licence	in	Business	Administration		
Graduate	in	Law	
8	 M.	Kajemba	Eric	 Licence	in	Journalism	and	Governance	
9	 M.	Kanyamanda	Léonard	 MSc.	in	Community	Health	
Licence	in	Demography	
10	 M.	Kayungura	Godefroid	 MSc.	in	Community	Health	
11	 M.	Lombo	Laddy	 DEA	in	Human	Rights
Licence	in	Sociology	
12	 M.	Milosi	George	
Licence	in	Law	and	Master	in	human	rights,	
Specialty	in	Good	governance,	defense	and	
common	security		
13	 M.	Ntabe	Edmond	 M.D.	
Master	in	Public	Health	
14	 M.	Nyavanda	Lévis	 Licence	in	rural	development		
15	 M.	Zadig	Martin	
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ANNEX 6. INTERVIEW 
QUESTIONNAIRES 
USAID/DRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview: ____ June 2011 
Location of interview: __________________ 
This interview is part of the evaluation of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact. 
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : BRDG Staff
Position occupied : ________________________ 
Period of performance : ________________________ 
1. In which area(s) of intervention are you personally involved? 
□ Capacity-building in the sector of legislation □ Management of Resource Centers for Democracy 
□ Decentralization & Local Government □ Assistance to CEI 
□ Reform of judiciary sector □ All 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
2. Who was involved in the development of BRDG program strategy? 
□ USAID □ CEI 
□ DAI Staff □ Independent national Experts 
□ Members of central government □ Experts of targeted ministries 
□ Members of provincial government □ International Experts 
□ Civil Society □ Other : ___________________ 
3. Was this strategy documented? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this documentation be made available for assessment ? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
4. How do you appreciate the contribution of different actors in the development of the program strategy?
Mention 
Actors 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ USAID 
□ DAI Staff 
□ Members of central government 
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□ Members of provincial government 
□ Civil Society 
□ CEI 
□ Independent national Experts 
□ Experts in targeted ministries 
□ International Experts 
□ Other: 
5. What motivated this limitation (L) and the choice (C) geographic sites targeted by BRDG program? 
□ Political context (L) (C) □ Competition with other donors (L) (C) 
□ Security context (L) (C) □ The amount of financing (L) (C) 
□ Recommendations of officials (L) (C) □ Other (L) (C): ___________________ 
□ Recommendations of USAID (L) (C) 
6. What are the opportunities (O) or assets (A) which explain the continuation of the program up to the end ? 
□ Political context (O) □ Good management of the program (A) 
□ Security context (O) □ Strategy of the program (A) 
□ Support from officials at the central level (O) □ Logistics of the program (A) 
□ Support from officials the provincial level (O) □ Funding (A) 
□ Interest/involvement of civil society (O) □ Quality of experts (A) 
□ Social context (O) □ Other (O) (A) : ___________________ 
7. Which other donors have you collaborated with in the execution of the activities of BRDG program? 
□ UNDP (UNDP) □ OIF 
□ DFID □ SERACOB 
□ MONUSCO (MONUC) □ Other : __________________________ 
What have your respective contribution been? 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. Which activities have been undertaken in your sector of intervention? 
□ Meetings □ Provision of Equipment (Non-rolling stock) 
□ Training sessions □ Provision of vehicles 
□ Workshops/Public Forum □ Expertise in the preparation of legal texts or other documents 
□ Study travels □ Audit 
□ Financial assistance □ Information and/or sensitization campaigns 
□ Other : ___________________ 
9. Is there any detailed documentation relating to these activities? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can it be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
10. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected ? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
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□ Position in decision making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
11. In which area(s) these activities have contributed in the building of the beneficiaries’ capacities? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Communication and access to information 
□ Planning □ New information and communication technologies 
(computer) 
□ Budgeting □ Accountability 
□ Participation of the population in the 
reform process 
□ Other: ___________________ 
□ Communication 
12. Who was involved in the development of decentralization program? 
□ USAID □ CEI 
□ DAI Staff □ Independent National Experts 
□ Members of central government □ Experts from targeted ministries 
□ Members of provincial government □ International Experts 
□ Civil Society □ Other: ___________________ 
13. How do you appreciate the contribution of each actor involved in the development of this program?
Mention 
Actors 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ USAID 
□ DAI Staff 
□ Members of central government 
□ Members of provincial government 
□ Civil Society 
□ CEI 
□ Independent national Experts
□ Experts in targeted ministries 
□ International Experts 
□ Other: 
14. Which changes do you perceive as direct result BRDG program activities? 
□ Improvement of transparency □ Better participation of the population in reforms 
□ Improvement of accountability □ Execution of reforms 
□ Institutions often serve better public interests □ Promotion of independence of justice 
□ Increase of knowledge on decentralization □ Increased interest for the electoral process 
□ Increased demand of the population for 
transparency and accountability (be accountable) 
□ Other : ___________________ 
15. Which are the signs showing changes? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
16. What are the difficulties and/or weaknesses encountered in the execution of the program? 
□ Favorable political context □ Management of problems of the program 
□ Favorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistic problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial □ Funding problems 
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level 
□ Lack of interest from civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance of experts □ Other : ___________________ 
17. How were these difficulties (D) and/or weaknesses (F) concretely shown (examples if possible)? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
18. Have these difficulties and/or weaknesses affected your strategy and/or your activities? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain : 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
If yes, how did you resolve them ? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
19. How do you appreciate the performance of the program: 
Mention 
Level of appreciation 
Excellent Good Poor None 
At the global level 
Concerning the needs of 
beneficiaries 
 
Concerning timing 
Concerning resources 
20. Do you have other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
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USAID/DRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the evaluation of the BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 
2008 till September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions undertaken as well as their possible impact . 
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : Min. Decentralization/CTAD
Position occupied : ________________________ 
Performance period : ________________________ 
1. What is the status of the current progress of decentralization process? 
□ Very advanced □ slow □ static 
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned ?
□ Appropriate legal framework □ Appropriate legal framework still not available 
□ Involvement of the central authorities □ Poor involvement of central authority 
□ Involvement of provincial authority □ Poor involvement of the provincial authorities 
□ Communication/sensitization on the matter □ Poor communication/sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Insufficiency of public financing results of the process 
□ Assistance of outside partners □ Insufficient support of outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
In the case of progress of the decentralization process is slow or static 
3. What are the factors which can speed up the decentralization process? 
□ Appropriate legal framework □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of the central authority □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of the provincial authority □ Assistance of outside partners 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Security 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
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4. What is the strategy of your institution to speed up decentralization process? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
5. What is the nature of the assistance received throughout the BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the development of decentralization du 
program (strategy for implementation, identification 
and programming of actions to be undertaken) 
□ Expertise in the monitoring of the decentralization 
process 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or material 
□ Workshops / Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Information and or sensitization Campaigns □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to activities that you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can it be made available for the evaluation? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. How do you appreciate the assistance that you benefited from? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the development of decentralization 
program (strategy of implementation, identification 
and programming of actions to be undertaken) 
 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Workshops /Public forums 
□ Training sessions 
□ Information and/or sensitization campaigns 
□ Expertise in the monitoring decentralization process 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. What were the criteria on which participants in the activities supported by BRDG program were selected? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision-making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the subject □ Others: ________________________ 
9. Who were involved in the development of the decentralization program? 
□ USAID □ CEI 
□ DAI Staff □ Independent national experts 
□ Members of central government □ Experts from targeted ministries 
□ Members of provincial government □ International experts 
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□ Civil Society □ Others : ___________________ 
10. How do you appreciate the contribution of each actor involved in the development of this program?
Mention 
Actors 
Excellent Good Poor Null 
□ USAID 
□ DAI Staff 
□ Members of central government 
□ Members of provincial government 
□ Civil Society 
□ CEI 
□ Independent national Experts 
□ Experts in targeted ministries 
□ International Experts 
□ Other: 
11. Which legal texts have been drafted /passed/promulgated due to the BRDG assistance program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal text 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other (Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
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12. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of training supported by the BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization / information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
 
13. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by the BRDG 
program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial 
level 
□ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
14. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities) ? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
If yes, how have you resolved those ? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
16. Which changes do you perceive as a direct result of BRDG program activities? 
□ Improvement of transparency □ Better participation of the population in reforms 
□ Improvement of accountability □ Execution of reforms 
□ Institutions often serve better public interests □ Promotion of independence of justice 
□ Increase of knowledge on decentralization □ Increased interest for the electoral process 
□ Increased demand of the population for 
transparency and accountability (be accountable) 
□ Other : ___________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
17. What are the signs that show that there has been a change? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
18. What are the activities that continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Implementation of the decentralization program □ Monitoring decentralization process 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office Equipment 
□ Workshops/Public forums □ Vehicles 
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□ Training sessions □ Financing of activities 
□ Information and/or sensitization campaigns □ Other : ___________________ 
□ Computerization of decentralization program 
operations 
19. The BRDG program has set up grounds for partnership between the U.S. Government and the Ministry 
of Decentralization. 
□ Fully agree 
□ Agree 
□ Neutral 
□ Do not really agree 
□ Do not agree at all 
20. If necessary, how will this collaboration (or this partnership) be built? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
21. How is this partnership shown? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
22. What are current results of this partnership? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
23. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of decentralization in the provinces or 
within civil society? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
24. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from the BRDG program? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
25. Do you have any other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________
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USAID/DRC Monitoring and Assessment (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by DTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the assessment of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact . 
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : National Assembly /PAJ
Position occupied : ________________________ 
Duration of performance: ________________________ 
1. What is the current progress status for the reform of justice (or of legislation on reform of 
justice)? 
□ very advanced □ slow □ static 
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned?
□ Involvement of the Parliament □ Poor involvement of the Parliament 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Poor involvement of central government officials 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level □ Poor involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial level 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Poor communication/ sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Poor public financing resulting from the process 
□ Assistance from outside partners □ Poor assistance from outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
3. What are the factors that can speed up the reform of justice? 
□ Voting of relating organic laws by the Parliament □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Assistance from outside partners 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Security 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
4. What is the strategy of your commission in order to speed up the reform of justice? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
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________________________________________________________________________ 
5. What is the nature of assistance received through the BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents (Specify) □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Workshops/Public forum □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to the activities you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. How do you appreciate the assistance you have received? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents 
(Specify) 
□ Training sessions 
□ Workshops/Public forums 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected ? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 99 
9. Which legal texts (or other) have been drafted/adopted/promulgated thanks to the assistance of 
BRDG program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other(Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
10. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of trainings supported by the BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization/information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
11. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by the BRDG 
program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial level □ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
12. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities) ? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
If yes, how have you resolved those? 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 100 
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ 
14. Which changes do you perceive as being the result of direct support received from the BRDG program? 
□ Existence of legal texts needed for reform of justice □ Our institutions are materially better equipped 
□ Political/administrative senior officials are 
trained/better informed 
□ Better collaboration between different services/bodies 
of our institution 
□ Speeding up in the performance of our tasks □ Other : 
 
Through which signs is this change noticeable? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
15. What are the activities which continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office equipment 
□ Workshops / Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financing of our activities 
□ Other : ___________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
16. Has your institution benefited from other support from USAID after the BRDG program? 
□ Yes □ No 
17. What are the results of this support? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
18. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of justice reform (in the National or 
Provincial Assembly)? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
19. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from the BRDG program? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
20. Do you have any other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 101 
USAID/DRC Monitoring and Assessment (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the assessment of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact . 
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : National Assembly /ECOFIN
Position occupied : ________________________ 
Duration of performance: ________________________ 
1. What is the current progress status for the reform of justice (or of legislation on reform of justice)? 
□ very advanced □ slow □ static 
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned?
□ Involvement of the Parliament □ Poor involvement of the Parliament 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Poor involvement of central government officials 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level □ Poor involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial level 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Poor communication/sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Poor public financing resulting from the process 
□ Assistance from outside partners □ Poor assistance from outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
3. What are the factors that can speed up the reform of justice? 
□ Voting of relating organic laws by the Parliament □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Assistance from outside partners 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Security 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level 
□Other (specify) ________________________ 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
4. What is the strategy of your Commission in order to speed up the reform of Justice? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
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5. What is the nature of assistance received through BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents (Specify) □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Workshops / Public forum □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to the activities you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. How do you appreciate the assistance you have received? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents 
(Precise) 
 
□ Training sessions 
□ Workshops/Public forums 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected ? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision-making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 103 
9. Which legal texts (or other) have been drafted/adopted/promulgated thanks to the assistance of 
BRDG program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other (Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
10. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of trainings supported by BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization / information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
11. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by BRDG program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial level □ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
12. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities) ? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 104 
If yes, how have you resolved those? 
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ 
14. Which changes do you perceive as being the result of direct support received from BRDG program? 
□ Existence of legal texts needed for reform of Justice □ Our institutions are materially better equipped 
□ Political /administrative senior officials are 
trained/better informed 
□ Better collaboration between different services/bodies 
of our institution 
□ Speeding up in the performance of our tasks □ Other : 
 
Through which signs this change is noticeable? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
15. What are the activities which continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office Equipment 
□ Workshops / Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financing of our activities 
□ Other : ___________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
16. Has your institution benefited from other support from USAID after the BRDG program? 
□ Yes □ No 
17. What are the results of this support? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
18. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of justice reform (in the National or 
Provincial Assembly)? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
19. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from BRDG program? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
20. Do you have any other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 105 
USAID/DRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the assessment of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact . 
Name : ________________________ 
Organization : Justice/Mixed Commission /CSM/SYNAMAC
Position occupied : ________________________ 
Performance period : ________________________ 
1. What is the current progress status for the reform of justice (or of legislation on reform of justice)? 
□ very advanced □ slow □ static 
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned?
□ Involvement of the Parliament □ Poor involvement of the Parliament 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Poor involvement of central government officials 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level □ Poor involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial level 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Poor communication/sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Poor public financing resulting from the process 
□ Assistance from outside partners □ Poor assistance from outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
3. What are the factors that can speed up the reform of justice? 
□ Voting of relating organic laws by the Parliament □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Assistance from outside partners 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Security 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
4. What is the strategy of your Commission in order to speed up the reform of justice? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
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5. What is the nature of assistance received through the BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents (Precise) □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Workshops /Public forum □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to the activities you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. How do you appreciate the assistance you have received? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents 
(Specify) 
 
□ Training sessions 
□ Workshops/Public forums 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected ? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 107 
9. Which legal texts (or other) have been drafted/adopted/promulgated thanks to the assistance of 
BRDG program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other(Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
10. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of trainings supported by BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization / information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
11. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by BRDG program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial level □ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
12. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities) ? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 108 
If yes, how have you resolved those ? 
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ 
14. Which changes do you perceive as being the result of direct support received from BRDG program? 
□ Existence of legal texts needed for reform of justice □ Our institutions are materially better equipped 
□ Political/administrative senior officials are 
trained/better informed 
□ Better collaboration between different services/bodies 
of our institution 
□ Speeding up in the performance of our tasks □ Other: 
 
Through which signs is this change noticeable? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
15. What are the activities which continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office Equipment 
□ Workshops / Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financing of our activities 
□ Other : ___________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
16. Has your institution benefited from other support from USAID after the BRDG program? 
□ Yes □ No 
17. What are the results of this support? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
18. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of justice reform (in the National or 
Provincial Assembly)? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
19. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from the BRDG program? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
20. Do you have any other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
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USAID/DRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the evaluation of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact .
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : CENI (ex-CEI)
Position occupied : _______________________ 
Performance period : ________________________ 
1. What is the current progress status for the reform of justice (or of legislation on reform of justice)? 
□ very advanced □ slow □ static 
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned?
□ Involvement of the Parliament □ Poor involvement of the Parliament 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Poor involvement of central government officials 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level □ Poor involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial level 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Poor communication/ sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Poor public financing resulting from the process 
□ Assistance from outside partners □ Poor assistance from outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
3. What are the factors that can speed up the reform of justice? 
□ Voting of relating organic laws by the Parliament □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Assistance from outside partners 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Security 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
4. What is the strategy of your Commission in order to speed up the reform of Justice? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 110 
5. What is the nature of assistance received through the BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents (Specify) □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Workshops / Public forum □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to the activities you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. How do you appreciate the assistance you have received? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents 
(Specify) 
□ Training sessions 
□ Workshops/Public forums 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 111 
9. Which legal texts (or other) have been drafted/adopted/promulgated thanks to the assistance of the 
BRDG program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other (Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
10. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of trainings supported by BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization / information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
11. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by BRDG program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial level □ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
12. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities)? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 112 
If yes, how have you resolved those ? 
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ 
14. Which changes do you perceive as being the result of direct support received from the BRDG program? 
□ Existence of legal texts needed for reform of justice □ Our institutions are materially better equipped 
□ Political /administrative senior officials are 
trained/better informed 
□ Better collaboration between different services/bodies 
of our institution 
□ Speeding up in the performance of our tasks □ Other : 
 
Through which signs is this change noticeable? 
________________________________________________________________________ 
15. What are the activities which continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office equipment 
□ Workshops / Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financing of our activities 
□ Other : ___________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________ 
16. Has your institution benefited from other support from USAID after the BRDG program? 
□ Yes □ No 
17. What are the results of this support? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
18. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of justice reform (in the National or 
Provincial Assembly)? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
19. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from the BRDG program? 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
20. Do you have any other comments? 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Performance Evaluation Report for the DAI BRDG Project PAGE - 113 
USAID/DRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project
DAI BRDG Final Evaluation 
Conducted jointly by dTS & CEPAS 
Questionnaire for Interview 
Date of Interview : ____ June 2011 
Location of interview : __________________ 
This interview is part of the assessment of BRDG program ( ) financed by USAID and implemented by DAI from April 2008 
through September 2010. The objective is to draw lessons from interventions 
undertaken as well as their possible impact .
Name : _______________________ 
Organization : CRD/ Civil Society in Provinces
Position occupied : _______________________ 
Performance period: ________________________ 
1. What is the current progress status for the reform of justice (or of legislation on reform of justice)? 
□ very advanced □ slow □ static 
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What explains the situation you have just mentioned?
□ Involvement of the Parliament □ Poor involvement of the Parliament 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Poor involvement of central government officials 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Poor involvement of provincial government officials 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level □ Poor involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial level 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject □ Poor communication/ sensitization on the subject 
□ Involvement of civil society □ Poor involvement of civil society 
□ Public financing resulting from the process □ Poor public financing resulting from the process 
□ Assistance from outside partners □ Poor assistance from outside partners 
□ Security □ Security problems 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
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3. What are the factors that can speed up the reform of justice? 
□ Voting of relating organic laws by the Parliament □ Involvement of civil society 
□ Involvement of central government officials □ Public financing resulting from the process 
□ Involvement of provincial government officials □ Assistance from outside partners 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the national level □ Security 
□ Involvement of judiciary officials at the provincial 
level 
□ Other (specify) ________________________ 
□ Communication/sensitization on the subject 
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4. What is the strategy of your Commission in order to speed up the reform of justice? 
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5. What is the nature of assistance received through the BRDG program? 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts □ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents (Precise) □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financial assistance 
□ Workshops/Public forum □ Other : ___________________ 
6. Is there any detailed documentation relating to the activities you have identified? 
□ Yes □ No 
If yes, can this be made available for the assessment? 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
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7. How do you appreciate the assistance you have received? 
Mention 
Assistance received 
Excellent Good Poor None 
□ Expertise in the drafting of legal texts 
□ Expertise in the drafting of other documents 
(Specify) 
 
□ Training sessions 
□ Workshops/Public forums 
□ Office furniture and/or equipment 
□ Vehicles 
□ Financial assistance 
□ Other: ___________________ 
8. Based on which criteria were participants in different activities selected ? 
□ Belonging to entities targeted by the program □ Gender 
□ Position in decision making □ Availability 
□ Competence in the matter □ Other: ________________________ 
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9. Which legal texts (or other) have been drafted/adopted/promulgated thanks to the assistance of the 
BRDG program? 
N° 
Level 
Legal texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Law 
 Order 
 Decree 
 Other (Specify) 
N° 
Level 
Other Texts 
Proposed Voted Promulgated 
 Program 
 Modules 
 Other 
10. Which activities have been undertaken by direct beneficiaries of trainings supported by the BRDG 
program? 
Activity Facilitator/Organizer Number 
Training sessions 
Training of trainers session 
Sensitization / information session 
Workshops /Forums 
Other (Specify) 
11. Which difficulties have you encountered in the execution of activities supported by the BRDG 
program? 
□ Unfavorable political context □ Management problems of the program 
□ Unfavorable security context □ Strategy problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the central level □ Logistical problems 
□ Poor involvement of authorities at the provincial level □ Financing problems 
□ Lack of interest of civil society □ Unfavorable social context 
□ Poor performance experts □ Other : ___________________ 
12. How have these difficulties concretely been seen? 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
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15. Have these difficulties affected your strategy (or your activities)? 
□ Yes □ No
Explain: 
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If yes, how have you resolved those? 
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14. Which changes do you perceive as being the result of direct support received from the BRDG program? 
□ Existence of legal texts needed for reform of Justice □ Our institutions are materially better equipped 
□ Political/administrative senior officials are 
trained/better informed 
□ Better collaboration between different services/bodies 
of our institution 
□ Speeding up in the performance of our tasks □ Other : 
 
Through which signs is this change noticeable? 
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15. What are the activities which continue without support from outside partners? 
□ Drafting of legal texts □ Office Equipment 
□ Workshops/Public forums □ Vehicles 
□ Training sessions □ Financing of our activities 
□ Other : ___________________ 
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16. Has your institution benefited from other support from USAID after the BRDG program? 
□ Yes □ No 
17. What are the results of this support? 
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18. Who are the important people to be contacted in the matter of justice reform (in the National or 
Provincial Assembly)? 
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19. Which lessons have you drawn from the assistance received from the BRDG program? 
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20. Do you have any other comments? 
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