Evaluation : USAID/Libya : Libya elections and governance support activity and the supporting consensus building for the national dialogue, constitution drafting and governing process in Libya activity finalperformance evaluation report

conducted a final performance evaluation of two USAID activities: Libya Elections and Governance Support, implemented by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening since October 2012, and Supporting Consensus Building for the National Dialogue, Constitution Drafting and Governing Process in Libya, implemented by the American Bar Association since August 2014. The purpose of the evaluation was to capture information from the inception of the activities through May 2018 on the diverse areas in which the two activities were able to achieve real impact and promote meaningful change despite the challenging operating environment. The evaluation questions addressed the following: a) progress made toward the activity objectives; b) achievements that were not part of the work plans; and c) program design for effectively adapting to local challenges. The evaluation used a non-experimental design that employed both qualitative and quantitative methods, including 64 semi-structured key informant interviews; 4 focus group discussions; and a face-to-face survey of 1192 households. The key conclusions were: · Relatively high public confidence in elections, in large part due to the capacity built by USAID of the High National Election Commission · Willingness among national and municipal legislators receiving USAID assistance to factor citizen input into their work · Although the concept of advocacy is still new, women’s and marginalized groups supported by USAID successfully advocated issues · Citizens effectively informed and engaged in the constitution drafting process · Dialogue fostered by USAID was used as an effective tool for forming recommendations on the draft constitution