GRANITE PROJECT

Logical Framework Analysis

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 Structure of the Activity
Long-term Objectives
 Creating long-term capacity
of civil society organisations 
and others to address trade
and economic issues and
their relationship with
development and poverty
reduction.
 Providing upward and
downward linkages
between policy makers and
the grassroots to enable
exchange of views and  Emergence of a sustainable 
concerns on trade and
economic issues at different
levels.
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Indicators of Achievement
Formation of a network of  Active and better-informed civil society
civil society organisations
and others who can advocate
on behalf of the poor.
 Correct and adequate
coverage in media,
particularly the local
language press, of the
relevant issues.
and broad-based civil society
network, based on exchange
of skills and knowledge
between/among civil society
organisations and policy
makers.
Indicators for Assessment
demonstrated by the number of active civil
society organisations working on trade and
economic issues.
 More comprehensive coverage by the local
language press.
 Network members represent the concerns of the
poor actively at various fora.
Information flows up and down and improved
people’s participation in economic governance.
 Interventions by politicians in representative
bodies.
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Assumptions, Risks and Conditions
 Sustainability of interest of the
network members in doing
advocacy and outreach on trade
and economic issues.
 Vested interests distort
communication and free flow in
upward and downward linkages of
information and views.
 Structure of the Activity
Immediate Objectives
 Creating a base for Indian
civil society’s participation
and articulation on trade
and economic issues.
 Providing skills and
knowledge on trade and
economic issues and
discussing grassroots
concerns in the light of
them.
Consumer Unity & Trust Society
Indicators of Achievement
 Strategy for creating the civil
society network on trade and
economic issues formulated.
 Better understanding of
grassroots, national and
international concerns vis-à-
vis trade and economic
issues, particularly
concerning the poor by the
network members.
Indicators for Assessment
 Initiation of the network among civil society
organisations and others at different levels.
 Organisation of events to spread awareness,
documentation of other advocacy efforts.
 Identification by the network members of
grassroots, national and international concerns
on trade and economic issues and their
relationship with development and poverty
reduction.
 Interventions made by the network members at
different fora.
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Assumptions, Risks and Conditions
 Acceptability of the issues and
networking strategy among the civil
society organisations and others.
 Sustainability of efforts through
generation of resources.
 Capability of the network members
in identifying the elements of
concerns affecting the lives of the
poor.
 Commercial interests intervene and
block efforts.
 Structure of the Activity
Inputs
 Organising training
workshops for network
members.
 Organising
workshops/dialogues on
trade and economic issues
and their relationship with
development and poverty
reduction.
 Providing upward and
downward linkages
between the civil society
and policy makers on trade
and economic issues
through outreach and
information dissemination.
 Field research conducted
by the network members to
address grassroots
concerns on trade and
economic issues from the
point of view of
development and poverty
reduction.
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Indicators of Achievement
 Design of the workshops and 
participation.
 Demand for  Media coverage.
workshops/dialogues (a) from
target regions and (b) from 
other regions.
 Outreach materials.
 SRG and NRG formed and
issues debated.
 Field research ideas
prepared.
 Voluntary and active
participation by participants
of the field research.
Indicators for Assessment
Participation of network members and applying
the learnings in implementing the activities.
Participants’ profile, frequency of the
workshops/dialogues.
 Publication of reader-friendly documents in local 
languages.
 SRG and NRG meetings held and reports
prepared.
 Field research launched.
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Assumptions, Risks and Conditions
 Acceptance of and adherence to
the issues covered in the agenda
by the network members.
 Sustained interests in conducting
the workshops/dialogues and
related downstream activities.
The urge and responsibility of the
network members to produce and
distribute outreach materials on a
regular basis.
 The urge and commitment on the
part of network members in
addressing complex trade and
economic issues and their linkages
with development and poverty
reduction.
 Analysis of the field data in a
standardised format.
 Structure of the Activity Indicators of Achievement Indicators for Assessment Assumptions, Risks and Conditions
Outputs

 Enable, empower and  Regular workshops, media  Number of workshops conducted and number of  Existence and facilitation of an
facilitate the civil society coverage and discussions civil society organisations and others, other than enabling environment for
organisations and others to among the civil society the partners, involved in the process. conducting workshops/dialogues,
analyse, articulate and organisations and others on outreach activities, advocacy,
advocate on trade and trade and economic issues.  Emergence of more and more informed groups, developing a consensus approach.
economic issues, enlargement of the space for conducting similar
particularly those  Civil society organisations activities.  Commitment on the part of network
concerning the poor. and others well versed with members and others to enlarge the
grassroots, national and  More and more groups with better capacity, network and continue in their
 Create an informed society international concerns on including capacity to generate resources. endeavour towards better civil
and thus enhancing trade and economic issues society participation and
transparency and and their relationship with  Number of research reports and outreach articulation on trade and economic
accountability in the system development and poverty materials prepared, published and distributed. issues and their relationship with
of economic governance, reduction. development and poverty
on a continuing basis.  Issues covered in the research reports and reduction.
 Reports of field research outreach materials.
 Documentation of conducted under the  Capacity of the network members
grassroots concerns vis-à- programme.  Feedback of the readers on the reports and in conducting field research for
vis trade and economic outreach materials. addressing complex trade and
issues and their relationship economic issues and their linkages
with development and with development and poverty
poverty reduction. reduction.

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