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Review of Norwegian Support to Somalia through National DemocraticInstitute (NDI)
This report is an independent review of Norwegian support to statebuilding, peacebuilding and democracy through National Democratic Institute (NDI) during the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.The review covers the period November 2009 to the end of 2012. The review was carried out by a team led by Vegard Bye, Scanteam, Oslo, and with Sagal Abshir, Somalia, as independent consultant. The Somalia NDI Program aimed to build capacity in the Executive and the Parliament structures of the transitional federal government towards the establishment of a constitutional basis, aiming to make them “credible authorities”. Norway/MFA funded the Executive part of this while the USAID supported the organization´s work with Parliamentary development. In September 2011 NDI launched a new overall goal for the program supported by Norway: “to strengthen the ability of governing institutions at all levels to address citizen needs and incorporate citizens into democratic processes” with a stronger focus on bringing citizens into democratic processes. The overall conclusion of the review is that NDI has played an important role in supporting the efforts to finalize what has been termed “the transition phase” in Somalia, defined as the approval of a provisional constitution and the selection (rather than election) of top federal authorities.