1. REFLECTION ON BEST PRACTICES AND SCALING-UP MULTI- RELIGIOUS ACTION Sarajevo, Bosnia | July 24-26, 2015

2. GUIDE TO ACTION Sarajevo, Bosnia | July 24-26, 2015

3. Guide to Action 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3. Understand the problem 4. Develop and implement programs 5. M&E 6. Additional Resources 7. Religious Imperatives 8. Annexes

4. 2. Introduction  Purpose of this guide to action  How to use this guide to action  Audience  RfP’s guiding principles RfP’s vision of Peace Benefits of multi-religious action Overview of core strengths, religious and multi-religious assets and types of action 2

5. 3. Understand the Problem  General/global overview of the problem/issue  Drivers/Causes  Exacerbating factors  General challenges and obstacles  Situational awareness (of the national and local context)  Conduct an assessment of situation/challenges (actors, triggers, previous and current responses, gaps in responses, locations, existing resources, etc.)

6. 3. Understand the Problem (cont’d)  Situational Awareness (Cont’d)  Identify drivers and their importance in the local context  Identify regional and trans-regional drivers and influences to the context  Prioritize drivers relative to their importance for short, medium and long-term responses  Case Studies/Best Practices/Lessons Learned

7. 4. Develop and implement programs  Analyze problem and opportunity (based on #3)  Identify opportunities for engagement and their associated benefits and risks  Identify challenges to engagement  Program planning  Inventory religious and multi-religious assets and available resources  Inventory institutional capacity  Develop project idea

8. 4. Develop and Implement Programs  Program Planning (Cont’d)  Integrate general programmatic considerations  Integrate cross-cutting considerations as appropriate  Create a logic framework (logframe)  Develop a budget for the initiative  Create implementation, risk, communication plans, monitoring and evaluation plans (please see #5)  Meet with stakeholders to obtain buy-in for the initiative/project

9. 4. Design and implement programs  Plan for sustainability  Determine how the impacts of the program can last beyond implementation  Identify how the program can have a multiplier effect  Obtain resources for the initiative  Where to find funding  Low/no cost resources and activities

10. 5.M&E  Identify indicators of success and how they will be measured  Determine indicators, data source, frequency and responsible person  Identify baselines and targets  Measuring outputs/outcomes/ impacts, including monitoring and reporting plan

11. 5. M&E  Evaluating strategies, methodologies, approaches  Reporting (periodic project/donor reports, final reports)  External and internal evaluations  Sharing information, improving the community of practice (building lessons learned, success stories, etc.)