Strengthening the Capacity and Role of Civil Society Organizations in Egypt (SCR-CSO)

Baseline Survey For Civil Society Program in Aswan

Description

NSCE conducted a comprehensive baseline study for the EU-funded project “Strengthening the Capacity and Role of Civil Society Organizations in Egypt (SCR-CSO)” in order to provide adequate information on the current formal and informal factors, influencers, and actors of the civil society in the target communities.

In addition, the baseline study provided an overview on the quality of life in Kom Ombo and West Aswan which ultimately assisted the process of setting targets for the project, as well as provided the project with solid, valid, detailed and comprehensive baseline quantitative and qualitative data to enable a mid-term and a long term evaluation based on a “before and after comparison”.

The objective of SCR-CSO was to strengthen at least 100 CSOs in Aswan, including Community Development Associations, and the locally-formed CSO Federation. The purpose  of the programme was to ensure the aforementioned organizations were

  • more vibrant and sustainable as institutions
  • more capable of identifying and meeting the needs of the rural communities in Kom Ombo and West Aswan districts through the implementation of social and economic development projects.

Services

  • Literature review: review all the project documents and other relevant reports.
  • Field team training: Carry out training program for field research team on the quantitative and qualitative research technique, field survey implementation and management as well as quality control. 
  • Quantitative survey: implemented through interviewing 300 community members and 70 CSOs managers and staff.
  • Qualitative survey: consisting of semi-structured key informant interviews with 8 government officials and 12 CSOs management 
  • Data Analysis and Tabulation which included: data entry and analysis of the quantitative survey through data analysis tool (SPSS); the tabulation of the data collected in the individual interviews and Focus Group Discussions.
  • Reporting: this included the preparation of the inception report, and the finalization and submission of the final report.