HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND PROGRESS REPORT April 2019 - April 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Abbreviations CDD Community-Driven Development COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 CPF Country Partnership Framework CSO Civil Society Organization DEC Development Economics Vice Presidency (of the World Bank) DIME Development Impact Evaluation DFI Development Finance Vice Presidency (of the World Bank) FCV Fragility, Conflict, and Violence GGP Governance Global Practice GP Global Practice (of the World Bank) HRDTF Human Rights and Development Trust Fund IP Indigenous Peoples LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex NGO Nongovernmental Organization NTF Nordic Trust Fund OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights SDGP Social Development Global Practice SOGI Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity TTL Task Team Leader UN United Nations VPU Vice Presidential Unit WBG World Bank Group WEI Worldwide Exclusion Indicators All dollar amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Contents Introduction 1 The HRDTF: Core Priorities 3 Governance and Inclusive Institutions 3 Infrastructure 4 Fragility, Conflict, Violence, and Forced Displacement 5 Emerging Areas 6 Restructuring the HRDTF from a Stand-Alone to an Umbrella Trust Fund 8 Implementation of the HRDTF Work Program 10 HRDTF Grants Component 11 Governance and Inclusive Institutions 13 Infrastructure 14 Fragility, Conflict, Violence, and Forced Displacement 15 Emerging Areas 16 The Research Program 17 Learning, Knowledge, and Communication 17 Learning and Knowledge Management 17 Conversation Speaker Series 17 Video Blogs 18 Marking of International Days 18 Panel Discussions 18 Global Events 19 Training Opportunities 20 Communication and Engagement 22 Partnership Program 23 Looking Ahead 25 Appendix A. Financial Summary 26 Appendix B. List of Grants Funded by the Human Rights and Development Trust Fund 27 Appendix C: Results indicators for HRDTF grants 28 Appendix D. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 29 Introduction This progress report of the Human Rights and Development Trust Fund (HRDTF) covers the period from its launch in April 2019 to its restructuring as the anchor for the Human Rights, Inclusion, and Empowerment Umbrella Trust Fund one year later. The report refers to this time as the “HRDTF year.” The HRDTF year has been one of change at multiple levels, due to organizational shifts at the World Bank. As a result, changes were made in management across the institution, reform of a fragmented trust fund portfolio led to the creation of “Umbrella 2.0 Programs,” and challenges had to be met as a global crisis deepened due to the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Each of these events has demanded attention and resources from a small Secretariat, but the outcome of some of these changes — notably the move to the Social Development Global Practice (SDGP) and the restructuring into an Umbrella Trust Fund, are indeed changes believed to be of benefit to the human rights agenda of the World Bank Group (WBG). Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 1 Despite these changes, the HRDTF Secretariat, its 14 grant teams, and other internal and external partners have largely ensured successful delivery of the work program endorsed by the Partnership Council in April 2019. Some grant teams are, however, experiencing some delays due to COVID-19 and may need extended implementation periods. Considering that the awarded grants are beginning their implementation process, it will take until next fiscal year before the results of the grants can be reported. However, we have laid the foundation for strong results going forward, including through the development of the HRDTF grant results indicators (see appendix C). In addition, several learning and knowledge management activities have been undertaken, such as the Core Course on Human Rights. Partnerships continue to be built across and beyond the institution. Internally, collaboration with the Legal Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) and the SDGP has been of great importance. Externally, benefits are being seen from a close working relationship with the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights. The progress report starts with an overview of the core priorities of the HRDTF and a description of the restructuring process. It then gives an overview of the implementation of the core activities of the HRDTF by topic: (i) grant activities under the work program; (ii) learning, knowledge, and communication; and (iii) the partnership program. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 2 THE HRDTF: CORE PRIORITIES The HRDTF was launched in April 2019 at a high-level event during the World Bank’s annual Spring Meetings with contributions from Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Norway. Since then, Germany has joined the HRDTF, and Canada and Sweden have signaled interest in becoming donors. The HRDTF succeeded the Nordic Trust Fund (NTF), which was established in late 2008 by the TO INCREASE AND Nordic donors (i.e., Denmark, Finland, Iceland, STRENGTHEN THE Norway, and Sweden). It builds on the NTF’s UNDERSTANDING mission and achievements, as recommended by an AND APPLICATION independent evaluation conducted by Universalia, OF HUMAN RIGHTS and embodies a more focused strategy. The develop- ment objective of the HRDTF is “to increase and PRINCIPLES IN THE strengthen the understanding and application of WBG’S WORK. human rights principles in the WBG’s work.” In contrast to the NTF, which was not directed toward any particular thematic areas, the HRDTF offers financial and technical assistance to WBG teams within four critical thematic areas: governance and inclusive institutions; infrastructure; fragility, conflict, violence, and forced displacement; and emerging areas. Governance and Inclusive Institutions Poor governance undermines economic development and service delivery. From a human rights perspective, it is important to promote inclusion and meaningful participation as well as transparency and accountability in public affairs. This to ensure that services meet the needs of the population and to discourage corruption. The HRDTF will support areas, such as strengthening public institutions, decentralization, and access to justice, to make projects in this sector more inclusive, transparent, and participatory and thereby also reinforce accountability. Strengthening governance in fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) contexts is also a priority, considering the strong links between weak institutions and conflict. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 3 Infrastructure Infrastructure — transport, digital development, and energy and extractives — plays a central role in both economic development and the fulfillment of human rights. Developing transport networks, communication, and energy have the potential to lift large population groups out of poverty and contribute to the fulfillment of human rights. The lack of, for example, effective transport systems disproportionately affects the vulnerable groups in society, including the poor, women, Indigenous Peoples (IPs), and persons with disabilities. The scale of infrastructure investments also carries the risk of human rights transgressions, such as human trafficking, unjust deprivation of land, and violation of labor laws. The HRDTF will support activities that are both intended to create opportunities for the fulfillment of human rights and aimed to avoid doing harm. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 4 Fragility, Conflict, Violence, and Forced Displacement The FCV context presents an important area where development outcomes and human rights are inextricably interlinked. Human rights violations are a key driver of conflict, and realizations of human rights for all are a key driver of peace. Ensuring the incorporation of human rights in work in FCV contexts can contribute to peace, to post-conflict stability, and to the resolution of grievances that may hinder development. FCV is an area of increased activity for the WBG. A strategy for the World Bank’s engagement in FCV was developed in 2019 and discussed by its Board of Executive Directors in February 2020. The Secretariat has actively engaged in the development of the strategy together with fragility team within the GGP. It has provided comments on various drafts of the FCV strategy to support the integration of human rights in the strategy. The final strategy includes references to human rights and recognizes that human rights violations are important drivers of conflict. This recognition creates a great opportunity for the HRDTF to scale up its work in FCV contexts. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 5 Emerging Areas To be able to support new and upcoming areas within the World Bank, the HRDTF also has a window for emerging themes. This decision was based inter alia on NTF’s success in spearheading the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights within the World Bank, which is now a high-profile agenda. Key priority areas for the HRDTF under the emerging areas window include social inclusion of marginalized groups, such as rights for persons with disabilities and IPs, as well as issues related to human development. A large part of the proposals received in 2019 within this area came from SDGP teams. With the institutional move of the HRDTF from the Governance Global Practice (GGP) to SDGP, the emerging areas part of the strategic priorities will change to “inclusion and empowerment” but keep its innovative component. These thematic priorities allow the HRDTF to interact with areas of the Bank that go beyond previous engagements as well as continue to build on relationships already established, for example, in the Social Development Global Practice. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 6 A first Call for Proposals was launched in May 2019. The response was encouraging and the HRDTF Secretariat received almost 90 proposals despite being narrower in focus than previous NTF calls for proposals. A total of 14 grants were awarded within the US$ 2.5 million envelope. In addition, an additional 5 grants were awarded pending further funding. The HRDTF has been raising its ambition level in knowledge management, communication, and partnerships. Strategies were developed and approved by the Partnership Council and implemented throughout the year. For example, the launch of a Human Rights Conversation Speaker Series and development of video blogs. Current grant teams are early in their implementation. However, much learning can still be drawn from past (NTF) grant teams, and experience has shown that some results are only fully revealed a few years after the end of implementation. The HRDTF also developed a flagship Core Course on Human Rights for WBG staff, which is the first of its kind. Two courses were organized during the first year, and 50 staff were trained. At the time of this writing, a core course specifically targeted at Social Development staff is being developed to ensure full and broad ownership of the agenda as the trust fund transitions to being housed within the SDGP. To measure some results indicators from the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, such as staff and management having a sound understanding of human rights and how to apply them in operations, a baseline survey was shared with the participants at the beginning and end of the two-day core courses in November 2019 and February 2020. This survey included questions on perception of human rights as well as knowledge- based questions. In March 2020, the same survey was sent to a larger sample of staff and consultants working on the HRDTF’s priorities. This survey closes in May 2020. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 7 RESTRUCTURING THE HRDTF FROM A STAND-ALONE TO AN UMBRELLA TRUST FUND In March 2020, the donors endorsed the move of the HRDTF and its restructuring to become the anchor of a new umbrella program. The HRDTF moved from the GGP to the SDGP on April 15, 2020. The proposal to move the HRDTF reflected three broad institutional changes at the World Bank. First, the creation of a stand-alone Global Practice (GP) for social development in July 2019, with a mandate and operational approach very much in line with the objectives of the HRDTF. Second, the realignment of the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Vice Presidency as a Practice Group offered an opportunity to sharpen the GGP’s core focus areas. At the same time, some of its business lines, such as the HRDTF, were found to be a better fit with other GPs. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 8 Third, the Bank’s ongoing trust fund reforms played a large role in influencing the decision. Over the past year, the Development Finance Vice Presidency (DFI) introduced a new approach to trust fund management given the context of the 19th replenishment of the International Development Association, commonly called IDA19. To reduce fragmentation and the proliferation of many small trust funds with different government arrangements, DFI rolled out the Umbrella 2.0 program, which maximizes the efficiency and impact of trust funds leading to fewer, but larger ones managed by the relevant GPs. The Umbrella 2.0 structure allows high-level dialogue between donors and GPs as well as senior management, guided by principles of common governance, a common results framework, and a shared annual progress report. It was within this context that a decision was made to propose moving the HRDTF to the new SDGP. In particular, four main reasons prompted an institutional shift. 1. The objectives and priorities of the new GP are fully aligned with the HRDTF’s priorities and operational approach, with its focus on social inclusion, empowerment of marginalized groups and communities and its emphasis on participatory approaches that build agency and strengthen voice. 2. The SDGP is highly operational and provides cross support to other Global Practices. Importantly, Social Development staff also support the implementation of the Environment and Social Framework. Hence the impact of activities supported by the HRDTF would be significantly expanded due to Social Development’s very operational approach and its role in providing support to other GPs. 3. Social Development has been a very strong partner since the start of the NTF, which underscores the importance of the human rights based approach to the GP. The Social Development specialists in the Bank, and in particular the social inclusion advisors, have had a very close collaboration with the NTF, and later also the HRDTF, Secretariat both through and beyond the financial grants. 4. The SDGP wants to establish the HRDTF as a centerpiece program. The “Human Rights, Inclusion, and Empowerment” Umbrella Program will have the HRDTF as its anchor trust fund, providing it with enhanced visibility and crowding in additional funding. Hence, the HRDTF would go from being a self-standing trust fund to the anchor of an umbrella. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 9 Being an anchor of an Umbrella Trust Fund means that the name of the HRDTF will change to “Human Rights, Inclusion, and Empowerment Umbrella Trust Fund.” It also means that the “Emerging Areas” part of the strategic priorities will change to “Inclusion and Empowerment.” As before, the Partnership Council will consist of all donors to the HRDTF and possibly new donors to the Umbrella Trust Fund. The Partnership Council will endorse strategic priorities, the annual work plan, and the budget of the HRDTF, and it will do the same for the Umbrella as a whole. The HRDTF will also retain its current mandate, Theory of Change, as well as its strategic priorities (with the exception that emerging areas will be replaced by inclusion and empowerment). The Partnership Council will, as before, decide on funding allocations between the strategic priorities. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HRDTF WORK PROGRAM Over its five-year period, the HRDTF aims to strengthen internal capacity on human rights through innovative activities focused on identifying opportunities and entry points for significant impact. It is taking a systematic approach whereby research and evaluation, tailored capacity-building efforts, as well as grant mechanisms jointly ensure the uptake of human rights within the World Bank, and that learning is captured and institutionalized. The work program focuses on three main components: (i) grants; (ii) learning, knowledge, and communication; and (iii) partnerships. These components are mutually reinforcing. For example, through the grants, teams learn about incorporating human rights in World Bank operations and analytical work. They will then share lessons learned through learning and knowledge management events, such as the HRDTF speaker series. The teams’ capacity to incorporate human rights will be reinforced by partnership with United Nations (UN) agencies, civil society organizations (CSOs), and academia with specific knowledge of human rights. This approach creates synergies between the different components and strengthens the work of institutionalizing human rights knowledge in the World Bank. Through the learning, knowledge, and communication component, the HRDTF also brings in additional learning opportunities for World Bank staff that are not directly linked to the grants, such as the delivery of a core human rights course. The components contribute to the three outcomes in the HRDTF’s results framework, Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 10 namely: (i) ensuring that human rights are incorporated in HRDTF-supported analytical products and operations; (ii) WBG staff and management who have undertaken HRDTF training courses have increased understanding and value human rights in development; and (iii) partnerships influence HRDTF-supported analyses and operations. Beyond this, the HRDTF also strives to achieve its higher-level goal of improving development effectiveness through incorporation of human rights in the WBG beyond its financially supported activities. Considering that grant teams are at the early stages of their implementation, it is premature to report on the results of the work. A baseline survey on staff understanding and value of human rights is being undertaken and will be ready in May 2020. HRDTF Grants Component One of HRDTF’s main areas of work is funding and providing technical expertise to grant teams in the four thematic priority areas. These are: (i) governance and inclusive institutions; (ii) infrastructure; (iii) fragility, violence, conflict, and forced displacement; and (iv) emerging areas. These strategic priorities reflect World Bank corporate priorities and were chosen in consultations with Bank management and the HRDTF’s development partners. Figure 1. Grants Applications by Global The HRDTF launched a Call for Practice Proposals in May 2019 across the thematic GOV 28% priorities of the trust fund. The call was accompanied by five information sessions SURR 24% organized by the Secretariat to provide a Transport 12% combination of human rights training and HNP 6% information about the call. Over 100 staff attended the information sessions, and POV 6% almost 90 teams submitted proposals. The Others 24% governance window received 25 proposals, and around 50 proposals were submitted under the FCV and emerging areas program, with a large proportion of proposals coming from the Sustainable Development Practice Group, which includes the SDGP. There were only 14 proposals on infrastructure, reflecting that this is a new area for the HRDTF and its predecessor, the NTF. Figure 1 shows the percentage of grant applications by GP. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 11 Two steering committees were established to select successful grants and decide on funding allocations. One steering committee oversaw the submissions under the infrastructure window, whereas the second steering committee oversaw the submissions under the other two areas. The steering committees included representatives from across the strategic priorities of the HRDTF, including governance, poverty and equity, social development, transport, digital development, energy and extractives, and the legal department. The HRDTF Secretariat made a technical assessment of all received proposals and obtained inputs from the pool of independent human rights experts endorsed by the Partnership Council. The pool consists of five human rights experts from different regions in the world and with different core competences. Based on these inputs, the two steering committees met to decide on funding allocations. Figure 2. Grants Allocated by Regions of The funding envelope was $2.5 million, the World Bank of which $700,000 was allocated to infrastructure and governance, respectively, Global 29% and $1.1 million was allocated to FCV and Africa 23% emerging areas. The grants represent a mix of analytical and operational work at the global LAC 11% and country levels. In figure 2, the division MENA 11% between the different regions is presented. An ECA 6% overview of all grants has been included in appendix B. EAP 4% SA 2% The grant implementation periods are, in most cases, two years. The teams are asked to report in accordance with the results indicator framework established by the Secretariat (see appendix C). Implementation of the grants began during autumn 2019, with some delaying start-up until the beginning of 2020. Grants are generally moving forward well, and in the next annual report, results from the grants will be presented. The projects supported under each one of the strategic priorities are listed here below. Some of the grants are covered more in-depth in text boxes to showcase the great variation in the type of work supported. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 12 Governance and Inclusive Institutions Four grants were chosen for support under the governance window. One grant aims to support a human rights based approach to decentralization in an FCV country (Central African Republic) following the government’s decision to move forward with decentralization reform. Another grant measures exclusion in the area of governance in collaboration with the Varieties of Democracy Project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. It builds on a previous NTF project. The World Exclusion Indicators (WEI), hosted at the University of Gothenburg, cover 229 years and 202 countries. Through the grant, more categories are being added to the WEI, such as the disaggregation of data on sexual orientation and age. It is an important step forward in the field of governance measurements, as it highlights patterns of discrimination and helps policy makers understand why development investments often produce unequal benefits. A third grant aims to support universal access to remedies. This grant is particularly interesting from a human rights perspective as it goes beyond Bank project level grievance redress mechanisms and focuses on strengthening country systems for effective grievance redress. Lastly, there is a grant that aims to increase access to justice in the Middle East and North Africa Region. BOX 1. ACCESS TO JUSTICE Data show that the Middle East and North Africa Region is one of the lowest performers in terms of access to justice. Progress has been slower than in other parts of the world. This lack makes it difficult for rights-holders in the Region to turn to the courts to address violations of their rights, to hold duty- bearers accountable, and to settle disputes peacefully through the justice system. The HRDTF grant supports vulnerable people’s access to legal aid to empower them to enter and navigate the right system successfully. It will develop small claims procedures tailored to their ability to navigate the judicial system. It will also design and implement court user surveys to clarify specific obstacles to access to justice. The research and its human rights dimensions will inform the Systematic Country Diagnostics and Country Partnership Frameworks in countries and client government reform initiatives, and will increase engagement with civil society organizations in the Region. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 13 Infrastructure Five grants are supported by the HRDTF in the area of infrastructure. Three are in the area of transport where one grant reviews the access to gender-responsive transport with the aim of advancing women’s potential for exercising their rights (e.g., the right to work, education, health, and social and cultural life). Another grant is researching the links between transport and human capital with the aim to guarantee the right to education and health care through improved public transport in African cities. Finally, a transport grant aims to strengthen the right of IPs within a large transport project in Bolivia. An interesting aspect is that it pays particular attention to the fulfillment of indigenous women’s human rights. Within the area of digital development, one team is working on how digital infrastructure can contribute to the promotion of human rights and development of Roma communities. In the area of energy and extractives, the HRDTF is supporting the capacity building for power sector recovery in Zimbabwe, looking particularly at how to guarantee access to electricity for marginalized groups. BOX 2. POWER SECTOR RECOVERY Zimbabwe is a country with substantial renewable energy resources potential, yet the exploitation of these resources for addressing energy poverty is negligible due to economic challenges. The grant will use a human rights based approach when assisting the development of the National Electrification Strategy (NES), Integrated Energy Sector Gender Plan, Bankable Investment Plan, and National Electrification Program (NEP). The grant will increase the knowledge and learning on how to advance human rights within the energy sector. The NES and NEP will create a new focus and momentum toward achieving national energy access targets, specifically increasing affordable access to energy for marginalized groups. It also aims to increase participation in national electrification planning and to establish improved accountability measures for energy service provision. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 14 Fragility, Conflict, Violence, and Forced Displacement Within the area of FCV, HRDTF is funding a grant on the land rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo that aims to strengthen the capacity of Indigenous Peoples organizations to enforce land rights. Another grant reviews human rights based approaches to promote land rights and inclusion in emerging FCV contexts. This is an important issue from a human rights perspective as land and conflict often overlap with dimensions of economic and social exclusion. The HRDTF also supports a grant that integrates human rights into community-driven development projects in FCV contexts. The grant will develop the skills of local community leaders to better understand human rights and to better represent the needs of their communities. BOX 3. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LAND RIGHTS Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo live in a context of marginalization and discrimination. Their progressive eviction from their ancestral lands has led to a substantial loss of access to the natural resources that they need for their economic and cultural survival. The HRDTF grant will support the inclusion of IPs in the policy dialogue on land tenure and forests, build the expertise of IPs related to land tenure rights, and strengthen the governance capacity of their organizations. The work aims to ensure that land rights of the IPs are better recognized in the legal framework and their representative organizations are more legitimate, transparent, financially effective, and sustainable. Through another HRDTF grant, a flagship report will be developed on human rights based approaches to addressing emerging issues in land conflicts in FCV contexts. It will include key international, regional, and national norms and human rights principles relevant to the rights to property, equality, nondiscrimination, reparations, and due process. These grants will provide the task team leaders of lending operations with the necessary knowledge to identify when and how rights-based approaches to land can be integrated and to develop and effectively implement such initiatives. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 15 Emerging Areas Under emerging areas, the HRDTF is supporting a grant on human trafficking (see box 4). Human trafficking is a new area for the WBG, and the grant’s objective is to increase knowledge on the drivers and patterns of human trafficking as well as the World Bank’s role in combating it. Another grant aims to accelerate the realization of the Bank’s disability inclusion commitments. The commitments were developed under a previous NTF-funded grant. The new grant also aims to build internal staff capacity to support clients in implementing disability inclusion in operations. BOX 4. HUMAN TRAFFICKING Trafficked individuals are forced, deceived, or otherwise coerced into being under the control of another person for the purposes of exploitation, often under the guise of relocating to a new life. The available evidence links trafficking to a range of development issues, including poverty and vulnerability, human capital investment, gender inequality, and gender-based violence. The grant will conduct the first World Bank global analysis of human trafficking using data from the International Organization of Migration (IOM), and start a dialogue on the role that the World Bank Group can play in preventing human trafficking through lending operations and policy dialogue with client governments. The expectation is that this analysis of the IOM data will lead to and inform primary qualitative research among human trafficking victims to better understand the micro-level risks and drivers. The work will be complemented by qualitative work to generate a better understanding of how information, norms, and risk preferences affect trafficking. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 16 The Research Program Initial conversations were held both with the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC), which is the research and data arm of the World Bank, on a possible research program, and with Development Impact Evaluation on a possible impact evaluation program. However, because of changes in management and key staff in DEC, as well as across the priority areas of the HRDTF, it was decided to postpone the start-up of this program until the realignment process is completed (end of FY2020) and the HRDTF moves to Social Development. LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMUNICATION A key part of the HRDTF’s mission is to raise awareness about human rights and their relevance to development within the World Bank. To advance the work in these areas the HRDTF has developed two strategies: (i) learning and knowledge management, and (ii) communication and engagement. A third strategy on partnership was also developed, and activities under it are presented later. These strategies were approved by the Partnership Council in April 2019. Learning and Knowledge Management The overall goal for the HRDTF’s learning and knowledge management strategy is to increase uptake of human rights in and beyond the grants, thereby contributing to learning being captured and institutionalized. An important part of the learning and knowledge strategy is the development of the Core Course on Human Rights, described later. Other activities conducted during the year are described here. Conversation Speaker Series This one-hour learning session invites previous NTF TTLs and members to share their experience of implementing the human rights based approach in their grants and in Bank projects. The speakers provide insights into the challenges they were able to overcome and the success stories that made the project more impactful. Throughout the discussion, they transfer tacit knowledge to the new HRDTF grantees and other colleagues. Topics covered so far include the right to information, right to identity, youth Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 17 in FCV contexts, and artisanal mining, As the grant implementation of the HRDTF progresses, the Secretariat will also invite new grant teams so share their experiences through this series. Attendance have numbered from 9 to 18, including audiences online. Video Blogs Video blogs of 3 to 6 minutes aimed to raise awareness of human rights in specific sectors have been produced. The speakers in the videos are introduced on a more personal level and gain more exposure than a written blog. During the year, the HRDTF Secretariat launched several short videos to raise awareness of human rights in specific sectors, such as environmental rights, social accountability, engagement of marginalized groups in the design of identification systems in Africa, land rights, access to justice, and gender-based violence. This new knowledge product attempts to reach out to colleagues more effectively. The number of viewers per video, so far, range from 13 to 65. Marking of International Days As part of the learning and knowledge management strategy, the HRDTF Secretariat marks the celebration of international human rights days in collaboration with other parts of the World Bank. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17, the HRDTF arranged a session on “Human Rights and LGBTI Inclusion: A Quantitative Study from Thailand” together with the World Bank’s Global Advisor on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). In recognition of Human Rights Day, December 10, which also ends the international campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence,” a list of resources was shared with the HRDTF’s World Bank colleagues. The HRDTF Secretariat also produced the video on gender-based violence in connection with the campaign. Panel Discussions A number of panel discussions were arranged during the year. For instance, one session on “Human Rights and the Worldwide Exclusion Indicators” was organized in spring 2019. The HRDTF also arranged a well-attended session on “Human Rights and the Environment.” Environmental rights, also known as the human rights or constitutional rights used to protect the environment, have proliferated over the last 45 years, and several standards have been developed. During the session, Stephen Turner, senior Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 18 lecturer from Lincoln Law School, talked about the development of environmental rights and the emerging development of related standards. The HRDTF Secretariat also participated in a panel discussion on “Democratic Governance in Europe and Central Asia — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?” together with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, commonly known as International IDEA, in connection with the launch of its flagship report, Global State of Democracy 2019. Global Events In 2019, the HRDTF Secretariat partnered with other parts of the Bank in arranging global knowledge sharing events. HRDTF Secretariat staff served as discussants and human rights experts at several of these events. The HRDTF continued the relationship that the NTF had built with the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, with the aim of further bringing together social accountability and human rights dimensions. During the Global Partners Forum 2019, HRDTF sponsored two sessions on social accountability, human rights and the challenge of inclusion — one focused on service provision in Jordan and one on the promotion of LGBTI inclusive policy making in the Western Balkans. The trust fund also participated as a major sponsor of the Law, Justice, and Development Week organized by the Legal VPU. This event focused on the overarching themes of rights, technology, and development and the intersection of human rights and technologies. The event was attended by 1,350 participants, 214 speakers, and 27 chief justices and ministers. The Secretariat held a presentation for 27 chief justices and ministers on various human rights aspects of technology, stressing the fact that human rights apply equally online as offline. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 19 BOX 5. ARTISANAL MINING A session on “Artisanal Mining and Human Rights in Niger” was organized in February 2020. It looked at an NTF grant that supported the assessment of the artisanal mining sector in Niger, with a focus on Northern Niger, to help formulate a human rights based approach to the formalization of the artisanal mining sector. A report that was produced under the grant is used to inform evidence-based and human-rights oriented programming, notably for the new governance and mining lending operational project, Governance of Extractive Industries for Local Development. This project supports reforms of the artisanal mining sector to ensure a more equitable distribution of benefits to its laborers, both male and female, and their communities. Training Opportunities Throughout the year, the HRDTF Secretariat delivered several training opportunities to Bank colleagues as part of the strategy to raise awareness and knowledge of human rights within the World Bank. In line with the recommendation in the independent evaluation of the NTF, the Secretariat also developed a core course on human rights. Core Course on Human Rights The flagship knowledge and learning opportunity of the HRDTF is a two-day training course delivered by the HRTDF Secretariat in collaboration with internal and external partners. The objective is to build WBG staff capacity on human rights and for staff to learn more about how they can integrate human rights into their operations and analytical work. The course is compulsory for TTLs who have received a grant from the HRDTF. Their team members are strongly encouraged to attend as well as are other interested staff who want to learn more about human rights. Through the course, the HRDTF Secretariat is also building coalitions with other parts of the Bank in an effort to institutionalize human rights in the WBG. Hence, the Secretariat draws on the expertise of colleagues from the Legal VPU; the FCV Group, and previous NTF grant recipients in delivering the course. The Bank’s global advisors on Disability and SOGI were also drawn on to provide specific sessions on marginalized groups. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 20 A pilot core course was held over two days in November 2019 at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. The course provided interactive learning opportunities on how to incorporate human rights into operations and analytical work, including in FCV contexts and in specific areas such as governance and infrastructure. There was also a focus on specific marginalized groups — persons with disabilities, people excluded because of SOGI, and IPs. A second, two-day course was delivered in February 2020 at headquarters. In total, 50 people have participated in the training course to date. Participant feedback has been very positive. A few quotes from then course evaluation form are shared. I REALLY LIKED THE • I really liked the opportunity to have intellectual and OPPORTUNITY TO practical discussions around human rights. HAVE INTELLECTUAL • The course content overall was excellent and AND PRACTICAL extremely useful. DISCUSSIONS • The team were all excellent and deeply AROUND HUMAN knowledgeable. Pleasure to hear them, and their RIGHTS. presentations were sharp and clear. • It was nice to have the opportunity to discuss human rights and to have the different teams connect. It was without doubt one of the best courses I’ve had at the Bank. Other Training Activities In line with the evaluation’s recommendations to raise ambition by reaching beyond the TTL to make the work more sustainable, a session for energy and extractives managers and colleagues was organized in March 2020. The session focused on how human rights relate to the energy and extractives sector, how the HRDTF can support TTLs through grants and technical knowledge on incorporating human rights in analytical work and development operations, and how integrating human rights was done through the artisanal mining project in Niger. An online course on human rights and development was launched in April 2019 for WBG colleagues through the internal learning platform, Open Learning Campus. As of March 30, 2020, 84 WBG colleagues have successfully completed the online course. It is a prerequisite for the face-to-face, two-day training course. It provides an overview Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 21 of how human rights relate to development and how development actors can work with human rights. It also provides an understanding regarding the benefits and value added of incorporating human rights into development projects and WB operations. As part of the learning and knowledge strategy, the HRDTF is also in the process of developing practical guidelines for integrating human rights into the four strategic areas of the HRDTF. The material will be used in training and outreach sessions for World Bank colleagues. A transport brief will be ready in May 2020, and work on a brief on human rights and FCV contexts has recently started. Communication and Engagement The HRDTF’s communication and engagement strategy draws on lessons learned from the implementation of the NTF, and seeks to reinforce the work conducted under the learning and knowledge strategy and enhance fundraising activities. During this first year of HRDTF implementation, the Secretariat has focused on increasing the visibility and brand recognition of the HRDTF within the Bank. The intranet site has been reworked to create a one-stop shop for information on human rights knowledge and learning. The Secretariat also reorganized the external website and prioritized fundraising activities to support this new trust fund. Until the end of October 2019, a moratorium was placed on fundraising for trust fund activities. Exceptions included fundraising with regard to the European Union and partners where contact had already been established. As a result, very limited fundraising efforts took place at that time. In the summer of 2019, however, Germany committed to joining the HRDTF, and in December 2019, the administrative agreement was signed. Canada and Sweden have signaled they want to join the HRDTF once it becomes the Human Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment Umbrella Trust Fund. At the time of writing this report, the Secretariat was working toward drafting new administrative agreements for these development partners and revising the agreements with current partners. There has also been outreach to other potential supporters of the HRDTF, with whom discussions are ongoing. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 22 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM This section reports on the implementation of the partnership strategy. As is evident throughout this progress report, the HRDTF has continued to foster and strengthen partnerships both within and outside the WBG. For example, the Core Course on Human Rights has been, and will continue to be, an important avenue for fostering and strengthening both internal and external partnerships. Internally, HRDTF has worked closely with the Legal VPU, SDGP and its management, the Infrastructure Practice Group, and colleagues across the GGP. Events have been co-organized with the Energy and Extractives GP, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, and the Legal VPU. The Secretariat also formed a close working relationship with the World Bank’s global advisors on disability and on SOGI. Discussions have been held with other trust funds, including the State and Peacebuilding Fund and the Digital Development Partnership, to exchange relevant information and possibly do joint analytical work. The Umbrella Trust Fund reform so far has resulted in the creation of 66 umbrellas. As this reduces the total number of trust funds substantially, it also increases the visibility of each of them. A network has been established that brings the program managers of each of these umbrellas together on a regular basis, which creates a better overview and facilitates collaboration. Externally, the Secretariat has continued to work closely with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This collaboration resulted in the UN High Commissioner’s participation in the launch of the HRDTF, conversations with Dr. James Cockayne, director of the United Nations University, on trafficking and modern slavery, and combined efforts around specific outputs. This included a paper on human rights due diligence and benchmarking in International Financial Institutions, with input from colleagues in the Transport GP. In addition, the OHCHR’s representative in Washington, D.C., provided training in the Core Course on Human Rights, on the international human rights architecture, and on how their office can be used as a resource for WBG staff. The Secretariat has also continued discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 23 Refugees and has had close conversations with Transparency International Australia on anti-corruption, particularly in the mining sector, again bringing an external human rights partner together with internal colleagues, this time in the Energy and Extractives GP and the Governance GP. The grant teams are encouraged to partner with different UN agencies and other international and local partners. During the year, the teams initiated partnerships with a number of different organizations. For example, the team on land rights is partnering with UN Peacekeeping, OHCHR, and the United Nations Development Programme. The team also aims to develop cooperation with local CSOs in areas of research in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The team on Roma inclusion is closely working with the European Union and NGOs at the Roma and education nexus to develop a framework for evidence and the generation of a policy roadmap. With the Bank now playing a core advisory role, the European Commission has reached out to the World Bank to further the Roma inclusion agenda. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 24 The team on disability is partnering closely with organizations at both international and national levels that directly engage in implementing or monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The team supporting the right to participation of Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia is partnering with CSOs to ensure an adequate approach to engaging with indigenous communities and to design and implement activities. In addition to access to the expertise of partners, some TTLs and team members have strong human rights expertise and operational experience in implementing human rights, while others have hired consultants with specific expertise on human rights. LOOKING AHEAD Beginning in April 2020, the HRDTF will become the anchor of the Human Rights, Inclusion, and Empowerment Umbrella. From its new home, it will continue its mandate to increase and strengthen the understanding and application of human rights principles within the World Bank Group’s work. At the same time, the HRDTF will continue to build on the relationship established with managers and teams in the other strategic areas. A Core Course on Human Rights specifically tailored to Social Development staff is planned to be held in autumn 2020. The Secretariat is also planning to offer a few Region- or country- specific training opportunities for interested country management teams. With the spread of COVID-19 and the almost worldwide lockdown, some delays in the implementation of HRDTF-financed projects may be inevitable. The HRDTF Secretariat anticipates issuing a new Call for Proposals in autumn 2020. In the next fiscal year, the Secretariat will also aim to begin its research and evaluation program. Photos by World Bank and iStock. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 25 APPENDIX A. FINANCIAL SUMMARY Table 1. HRDTF Funds Disbursed by March 31, 2020 Area Amount (US$) Grant program 110,000 Knowledge and Learning 280,000 Program Management 430,000 Total 820,000 Table 2. HRDTF Contributions by Source Future Funds, Paid as of Dec. 31, 2019 Total Source of Funds Unpaid Contributions (US$) (US$) (US$) Finland 1,360,000 0.0 1,360,000 Germany 440,000 540,000 980,000 Iceland 120,000 400,000 520,000 Netherlands 570,000 0.0 570,000 Norway 1,370,000 1,880,000 3,250,000 Investment income 50,000 0.0 50,000 Total 3,910,000 2,820,000 6,730,000 Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 26 APPENDIX B. LIST OF GRANTS FUNDED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND Allocated Thematic Grant Regions Country Global Practice Budget (US$) Area FCV/ Social 1 A Matter of Dignity Global 250,000 Emerging Area Development (EA) Accelerating the Realization of the Disability Social 2 Global 250,000 FCV/EA Inclusion Commitments in the World Bank Development Access to Gender-Responsive Transport as a 3 Prerequisite for Full Enjoinment of Women’s Global 200,000 Transport Infrastructure Human Rights Middle East 4 Access to Justice in MENA & North 200,000 Governance Governance Africa Connectivity for Human Capital: Realizing the Right to Education and Healthcare 5 Africa 100,000 Transport Governance through Improved Public Transport in African Cities Digital Digital and Infrastructure Inclusion to Europe & Bulgaria; Macedonia FYR; Development 6 150,000 Infrastructure Enhance Human Rights for Roma Central Asia and Romania and Social Development Urban, Disaster Human Rights Based Approaches to Risk Management, 7 Promote Land Rights and Inclusion in Global 130,000 FCV/EA Resilience, and Emerging FCV Contexts Land Social Europe and 8 Human Trafficking 220,000 Development and FCV/EA Central Asia Poverty and Equity Measuring Exclusion to Support WB 9 Country Programming and Operations Global 150,000 Governance Governance (phase 2) Planning Support and Capacity Building for Energy and 10 Africa Zimbabwe 150,000 Infrastructure Power Sector Recovery Extractives Strengthening the Right to Indigenous Latin 11 Participation through the Implementation America & Bolivia 100,000 Transport Infrastructure of a Human Rights Based IPP Caribbean Supporting Indigenous Peoples Efforts to Urban, Disaster Identify, Secure, and Enforce Communities’ Democratic Republic Risk Management, 12 Africa 250,000 FCV/EA Land Tenure Rights in the Democratic of Congo Resilience, and Republic of Congo Land Toward a Human Rights Based Local 13 Governance Model in the Central African Africa Central African Republic 150,000 Governance Governance Republic Three countries from the Universal Access to Remedies: Strengthening following: Bangladesh, 14 Country Systems for Effective Grievance Global Bolivia, Ethiopia, Georgia, 200,000 Governance Governance Redress Guinea, Malawi, Nepal, Peru, and Tunisia Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 27 APPENDIX C: RESULTS INDICATORS FOR HRDTF GRANTS Indicators for Analytical Work Output Intermediary outcome Outcome indicator: indicator 1: indicator: The analysis is human Indication of increased Number of World Bank rights based. It relates understanding of human operations incorporating to one or more specific rights issue(s) among World findings and/or rights and addresses all Bank staff and management recommendations from the human rights principles as a result of the knowledge analysis. (in particular equality generated. and nondiscrimination, participation, transparency, Intermediary outcome and accountability). indicator 2: Indication of increased understanding of human rights issue(s) of the client as a result of the knowledge generated” (for country- relevant work). Indicators for Operational Work Output Output Intermediary Outcome indicator: indicator 1: outcome indicator: indicator: The analysis is human The operational work is Changed practices or Improved realization of rights based. It relates human rights based. It experiences based on human rights. to one or more specific relates to one or more enhanced knowledge and/or rights and addresses all specific rights and takes all capacity of duty-bearers and/ human rights principles human rights principles or rights-holders. (in particular equality (in particular equality and nondiscrimination, and nondiscrimination, participation, transparency, participation, transparency, and accountability). and accountability) into account in process and outcomes. Output indicator 2: Enhanced human rights knowledge and/or capacity of rights-holders to claim their rights; and/or enhanced human rights knowledge and/ or capacity of duty-bearers to respect, protect, or fulfill human rights, in particular in the areas of accountability, transparency, equality and nondiscrimination, and participation. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 28 APPENDIX D. MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK As of April 15, 2020. Indicator Responsibility Indicator Unit of Data Source or Description Baseline As of Date End Target Frequency for Data Name Measure Methodology or Criteria Collection Long-Term Outcome Level Indicator (outside scope of influence of the HRDTF) Improved Taxonomy of PADs Qualitative NTF taxonomy Not available To be To be Taxonomy, HRDTF development and other relevant analysis of 2017, which (premature to report determined determined WBG database Secretariat effectiveness documents (drawing on indicated some on this) through WBG word count) use of HR work beyond language but HRDTF little application incorporating human rights Project Development Objective Level Indicators WBG staff and The indicator relates Percentage Established by a Score on knowledge 70% of staff Baseline after Baseline and HRDTF management to HRDTF funded baseline survey. test: and managers 6 months, end-line Secretariat have a sound activities only Before course: 30% score above end-line by surveys understanding of Draw on similar scored above 80% 80% (or end of TF (online) human rights and The survey will studies done After course: 51% adjusted to how to apply them ask for perceptions by the NTF scored about 80% reflect baseline Possible one in operations around human rights (baseline and (These data results) or two survey as well as knowledge- mid-line as include all core mid-line based questions well as above course participants mentioned [November 2019 taxonomy) and February 2020] including non- grantees) Results on perceptions will be reported after end-line WBG staff and The indicator relates Qualitative NTF taxonomy Not available To be To be Taxonomy, HRDTF management apply to HRDTF funded analysis of 2017, which (premature to make determined determined WBG data Secretariat human rights in activities only (drawing on indicated some assessment) base operations word count) use of HR language but little application Short-Term Outcome Levels Indicators Incorporation of Please see criteria in Percentage Zero Not available 80% of Annually Assessment HRDTF human rights in appendix C analytical work by HRDTF Secretariat analytical work supported Secretariat supported by meet the the HRDTF, criteria including research, knowledge, and learning on HRBA in development operations Incorporation Please see criteria in Percentage Zero Not available 80% of Annually Assessment HRDTF of human rights appendix C operations by HRDTF Secretariat in operations supported Secretariat supported by the meet the HRDTF criteria Incorporation of Please see criteria in Percentage Zero Not available 80% of Annually Assessment HRDTF human rights in appendix C (too premature to analytical work by HRDTF Secretariat operations led by report on)  supported Secretariat TTLs trained by meet the the HRDTF criteria WBG staff and The survey will Percentage Established by a 48 participants 75% of trained Following Baseline and HRDTF management who ask for perceptions baseline survey trained during staff and training end-line Secretariat have undertaken around human rights the core course management and again surveys HRDTF as well as knowledge- which includes the score above after 2 years of (online) training have an based questions knowledge test 75% (or HRDTF im- understanding Only 29 responded adjusted plementation of and value to the knowledge to reflect human rights in test, 20 scored baseline) by development 75% and above on December 29, knowledge test 2023 Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 29 Partnerships Partnerships that Percentage (of HRDTF Not available End-line Annually Assessment by HRDTF influence analyses HRDTF grant partnership partnership (too premature to assessment the HRDTF Secretariat and/or operations teams establish with that strategy maps report on.) shows that Secretariat supported by the external actors (e.g., influence) internal and partnerships HRDTF UN agencies) lead external NTF have to incorporation partnerships influenced of human rights analyses and/ in analyses and/or or operations operations, as per the supported by criteria defined in the HRDTF outcome indicators 1 or 2, as appropriate Partnerships This indicator Qualitative None OHCHR has Qualitative Annually Will vary HRDTF initiated by measures the extent analysis contributed to analysis shows according Secretariat the HRDTF to which external of each the human rights direct added to type of Secretariat bring in partnerships bring partnership expertise, to the Core value of each partnership additional human in human rights and its Course on Human partnership rights expertise expertise specific to contribution Rights, as well as to in terms of to activities certain areas, be it in selected grant teams human rights supported research, evaluations expertise and evaluation methodology, human rights training, or otherwise Output Level Indicators Number of teams This indicator Number 0 14 About 15 Annually HRDTF HRDTF to which the includes teams that grants Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat has receive financial provided technical support and financial support Number of teams This indicator Number 0 2 5 Annually HRDTF HRDTF to which the includes teams that Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat has have only requested provided technical technical support support only Number of This indicator Number 0 0 2 Annually HRDTF HRDTF research papers counts the number Research and Secretariat Secretariat produced of research paper evaluation program financed by the has not started HRDTF under the Research and Note that the Evaluation window Secretariat has commissioned a paper on “Transport and human rights” (in progress) Number of This indicator counts Number 0 0 2 Annually HRDTF HRDTF evaluations the number of The research and Secretariat Secretariat undertaken evaluations financed evaluation program by the HRDTF has not started under the Research and Evaluation window Number of This indicator Number 0 11 30 Anually Invitations HRDTF learning events measures the number The number of Secretariat held of BBLs, roundtables, learning events Knowledge and other learning will increase Management events held at the when progress Analyst HQ or CO level is made in grant implementation Number of This indicator 0 4 10 Annually HRDTF HRDTF training events measures the number Two face-to-face core Secretariat Secretariat of human rights courses (November training sessions 2019 and February held at the HQ and 2020), one virtual CO levels, including learning session online training with Energy and Extractives staff (March 2020), and one self-paced online learning (launched April 2019) Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 30 Number of This indicator Number 0 143 100 Annually HRDTF HRDTF participants measures interest in 36, Social Secretariat Secretariat trained, by GP/ the NTF and as such Development; unit and by HQ/ is also a measure of 34, Governance; CO visibility 10, Transport; 7, OPCS; 6, Energy Disaggregation per and Extractives; GP/unit will allow 5, Education; 5, for an understanding Environment; 5, of whether Legal VPU; 4, FCV participants comes Group; 3, Digital from “window GPs” Development; 3, or elsewhere Health, Nutrition, and Population; 3, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience, and Land; 22, others HQ/CO: 119/24 Total number of This indicator Number 0 151 10 Annually HRDTF HRDTF partnerships includes both A number of grant Secretariat Secretariat, external partnerships teams are establishing with inputs established by partnerships from grant grant teams, and teams (GRM internal and external In addition, the reporting) partnerships Secretariat is established by the partnering internally HRDTF Secretariat (informally) with the GPSA, the DDP, the External partnerships IEI, all its priority should include GPs, and Legal VPU partners with human rights expertise Externally with UN agencies including OHCHR, UNESCO, and UNHCR Number of External partnerships Number and 0 0 2 Annually HRDTF HRDTF partnerships only percentage The Secretariat is Secretariat Secretariat with a formal of total in communication agreement number of with UN agencies, partnerships including OHCHR and UNESCO, and with USAID No formal partnerships at this point Number of External partners Number 0 6 5 Quarterly HRDTF HRDTF external partners who are invited to Jordanian CSO Secretariat Secretariat who engage the WBG as guest Partners-Jordan; in discussions speakers to share ERA for Western (through learning knowledge with Balkans and Turkey; events) WBG staff Law, Justice, and Development Week; International IDEA, Lincoln Law School; United Arab Emirates delegations; UN OHCHR Number of blogs Number 0 2 1 Quarterly HRDTF HRDTF published Secretariat Secretariat Number of Number 0 9 2 Quarterly HRDTF HRDTF knowledge Secretariat Secretariat products published (Governance Notes and Governance Briefs) 1 Asian Development Bank; CREAC Research Center specialized in Central Africa; European Commission; Global Learning Assessment Database; International Organization of Migration; Liberty Shared; Ministry of Energy and Power Development, Maputo Municipality; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Open Society Institute; United Nations Children’s Fund; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Peacekeeping; University of Antwerp; University of Louvain. Human Rights and Development Trust Fund Progress Report 31 Number of new Members are Number 0 49 15 Quarterly HRDTF HRDTF “members” added considered new Secretariat Secretariat to the distribution TTLs, active list participants who attend learning events who would like to be part of the internal distribution list Activity Level Indicators Total number of This indicator counts Number 0 87 20 proposals Anually HRDTF HRDTF proposals received the number of Secretariat Secretariat proposals received, as a measure of interest in the TF and its mandate, for open calls for proposals The number will depend on how broad the call is Total number of This indicator counts Number 0 14 15 Anually HRDTF HRDTF grants allocated the number of grants An additional 5 Secretariat Secretariat allocated pending further commitments Input Level Indicators Number of donors Number of donors Number 4 donors 5 (Germany added) 10 donors Once, by the HRDTF to the HRDTF to the HRDTF, (Finland, end of the Secretariat with NTF donors as Iceland, the HRDTF baseline Netherlands, and Norway) Number of donors Number of donors Number 0 donors 0 2 donors Mid-term, HRDTF from the global from the global south to allow for Secretariat south to the HRDTF outreach Note: BBL = brown-bag lunch; CO = country office; CSO = civil society organization; DDP = Digital Development Partnership; ERA = Equal Rights Association; FCV = fragility, conflict, and violence; GP = Global Practice; GPSA = Global Partnership for Social Accountability; GRM = grievance redress mechanism; HQ = headquarters; HR = Human Resources; HRBA = human rights based approach; HRDTF = Human Rights and Development Trust Fund; IEI = Inclusive Education Initiative; International IDEA = International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance; NTF = Nordic Trust Fund; OHCHR = Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; OPCS = Operations Policy and Country Services; PAD = project appraisal document; TF = trust fund; TTL = task team leader; UN = United Nations; UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; WBG = World Bank Group. 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