Do No Harm: Project Analysis Of A Project At Region With An Open Conflict

The hypothetical context is that a project at hand is implemented in a region with an open conflict (civil war), accordingly the project evaluation needs to be conflict sensitive. Important to note is that both the process and the results of the evaluation should not be influenced and should not influence the conflict in a negative manner. Actors involved in the project and in the evaluation of the project must not be put at any risk.

Conflict sensitive
The assumption is that projects and programmes are likely to nevertheless have impact (either positive or negative) on conflicts (Anderson, 1999). It might be useful to take into consideration the ‘Do No Harm’ which offers framework for exploration of the interaction between projects/programmes and conflict, specifically to support capacities for peace and connect people’s different perspectives.
It has been suggested that people in conflict zones are divided by subgroup identities such as ethnicity, simultaneously connected with one another. Do No Harm framework take into account therefore the dividers and connectors which are differentiated by different values and interests, experiences, etc,
Do No Harm is meant to prevent intensify intergroup conflicts and to enhance
More specifically, coherence is particularly relevant as it refers to “the need to assess security, developmental, trade and military policies as well as humanitarian policies, to ensure that there is consistency and, in particular, that all policies take into account humanitarian and human-rights considerations” (Prolog Consult, 2007, p.51). For humanitarian aid, coherence refers to whether or not actors are acting towards the common