End of Programme Report: The South Africa Programme

Abstract

The following is the end of programme report covering 2005-2009 of the South Africa Programme (henceforth the "žProgramme"Ÿ) at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), University of Oslo. Since 1998, the Programme has administered development cooperation between South Africa and Norway concerning the human rights and democracy portfolio, on behalf of the Royal Norwegian Embassy. The purpose of the final report is to achieve a comprehensive analysis of how the programme has achieved, partly achieved or failed to fulfil the goals as outlined in the Programme strategy. The overall goal for the programme has been: "žIncreased implementation of socio-economic rights, including increased access to justice in a constitutional democracy"Ÿ. Based on a successful bid dated 22 November 2004, the Embassy, under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), requested that the NCHR undertake responsibility for the development, implementation and follow-up of the Programme through 2009. The budget for the period 2005-2009 was NOK 65 million.