Output 5: Information flow Activity Result 5.1: X X UNDP, SP and dialogue between Legislature has National Legislature, CSOs, Political improved its channels Services Parties and the Media are of communication with Council institutionalized. citizens, civil society, of States, political parties and PPAC, Higher Overall project indicators & the media targets: Develop a toolkit Council on how the for Indicators: Members of % groups / CSOs Parliament can stating they can access strengthen their voting records / debate visibility and SP information / responsiveness to parliamentary their information constituencies % relevant CSOs stating (public debates, they were consulted in regional offices budget allocation (to an etc.) extent to which they are Support a redesign of the satisfied) National Assembly’s National website in place Assembly’s website with a Baselines: view to enhancing A total of 13 journalist citizens’ access to information; training workshops on elections reporting techniques were conducted for over 350 journalists and Activity Result 5.2: X X UNDP throughout Capacity of the civil society to report on the Sudan.IMS initiated a 4 budget process and to journalist mentorship fulfill their programme with intermediary role prominent international between citizens and journalists from Arab the state assessed and clarified and African countries. Conduct a The monitoring mapping study of stations in Khartoum Civil Society and Juba monitored Organizations and levels of media access their linkages with citizens and by all political parties the state, and candidates, and including other SMEC produced three non-state actors widely distributed such as political interim media parties, business organizations, monitoring reports of tribal and their findings in this institutions period. In establishing with a view to these stations, SMEC identifying trained approximately strategies for strengthening 40 14. An additional
Output 5: Information flow and dialogue between Legislature, CSOs, Political Parties and the Media are institutionalized. Overall project indicators & targets: Indicators: % groups / CSOs stating they can access voting records / debate information / parliamentary information % relevant CSOs stating they were consulted in budget allocation (to an extent to which they are satisfied) National Assembly’s website in place Baselines: A total of 13 journalist training workshops on elections reporting techniques were conducted for over 350 journalists and throughout Sudan.IMS initiated a 4 journalist mentorship programme with prominent international journalists from Arab and African countries. The monitoring stations in Khartoum and Juba monitored levels of media access by all political parties and candidates, and SMEC produced three widely distributed interim media monitoring reports of their findings in this period. In establishing these stations, SMEC trained approximately 40 14. An additional Activity Result 5.1: Legislature has improved its channels of communication with citizens, civil society, political parties and the media Develop a toolkit on how the Members of Parliament can strengthen their visibility and responsiveness to their constituencies (public debates, regional offices etc.) Support a redesign of the National Assembly’s website with a view to enhancing citizens’ access to information; X X UNDP, National Council of States, PPAC, Higher Council for SP Services SP Activity Result 5.2: Capacity of the civil society to report on the budget process and to fulfill their intermediary role between citizens and the state assessed and clarified Conduct a mapping study of Civil Society Organizations and their linkages with citizens and the state, including other non-state actors such as political parties, business organizations, tribal and institutions with a view to identifying strategies for strengthening X X UNDP
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