Edward B. Rackley Phd Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Evaluating a Dutch-funded community-led security effort in the Kivus and Ituri that combines state security (army, police) and local actors to identify threats and causes of violence, then developing coordinated response from security agencies. Novel, innovative, but basic common sense -- will it continue without donor funding?

Ten-year retrospective impact evaluation of African Development Bank loans, grants, and technical assistance to the Government of Namibia (over $1.2bn) to diversify and grow the economy, improve critical infrastructure and public service delivery (water), and increase agricultural productivity. Recommendations and lessons for next five-year country strategy.

Ten-year retrospective impact evaluation of the African Development Bank's investments in Liberia ($477.5 million) with a team of sectoral experts in energy, transport, ag, health, and economic governance. Recommendations for next five-year country strategy.

Evaluation of the interaction between Norwegian humanitarian aid, development cooperation, and peace efforts in Lebanon, Ethiopia and DR Congo, since 2016. How effective is the 'triple nexus' in these three cases of intensive Norwegian HDP funding?

Led a team of national field researchers and thematic experts on an evaluation of SGBV prevention work by the Congolese NGO 'Living Peace Institute', funded by the Dutch MFA. Can psychosocial therapy and positive masculinity training with DRC Security Sector and ex-combatants (+ their wives) reduce SGBV and violence against civilians? With the Congolese research firm, Research Initiatives for Social Development, https://risd-drc.org/

Chevy Chase, Md, Us

OTI’s Littoral Regional Initiative strengthens community resilience to instability in northern Ghana, Togo, and Benin, by raising community awareness of increasing vulnerability to VE through traditional and religious leaders, women, youth, and local authorities.

Washington, Dc, Us

Research and mapping of current donors and development actors in the Senegal River Basin (bordering Mauritania, Senegal, Mali) to inform new WBG initiative (Social Sustainability and Inclusion Practice) supporting social cohesion and climate change risks (incl. VEOs and other destabilizing factors).

Washington, Dc, Us

Monitoring, research and analysis of violent extremist dynamics in northern Ivory Coast for the 'Resilience for Peace' (R4P) program, USAID. Trained and supported local research teams in Political Economy Analysis for two studies on local governance and security sector governance in northern border areas (early 2022). Also, artisanal gold mining study on political economy and risks of VEO capture (late 2022) with roadmap to formalizing the sector, creating legal employment, and reclaiming illicit revenues for the State ($1.6 billion or 30-40 tons/yr).

London , London , Gb

technical input on CSSF proposals (FCDO) for CVE in northern Mozambique and emergency services in eastern Ukraine.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

MEAL advisory on an OTI/USAID CVE program (Tuko Pamoja) in Cabo Delgado MOZ.

Geneva, Ge, Ch

Analysis of three Ebola interventions in DRC from 2018 - 2020 to capture instances of effective adaptation (1 urban, 1 rural, 1 conflict) and missed opportunities. How should MSF operate alongside health ministries, state security forces, and UN agencies when these latter are not leading but aggravating a pandemic?

Washington, Dc, Us

Contributing political economy analysis to a forthcoming volume of quantitative economic studies of the four Lake Chad Basin economies (NGA, NER, TCD, CMR), covering the effects of climate change, political instability and conflict on the state of economic growth, trade and productivity across the sub-region. With policy and programming recommendations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Researching state of hereditary slavery practices and legislation in Mauritania and Niger for program design and proposal development.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

Current and predictive conflict analysis for USAID programming in Eastern DRC to inform next five-year Country Development Strategy. Helped train 10 person field team to conduct research in 9 target provinces, collected findings, drafted final report with regular client briefings.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Policy and peacebuilding guidelines for programming with pastoralists in conflict (Sudano-Sahel zone) for USG donor use (USAID, DOS, etc)

Copenhagen, Dk

Analyzing success of DRC's commitment to tackling root causes of forced displacement, and of conflict as core driver of forced displacement, across its field operations. Case study countries include Somalia, NIgeria, Afghanistan and Kosovo. With Ravenstone Consult.

New York, Ny, Us

Analysing comparative impact of OCHA's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in select small-scale disasters, natural and man-made, in Djibouti, Lesotho, and Haiti. With Humanitarian Outcomes. See report below.

Washington, Dc, Us

Actor mapping and strategy analysis of all emergency and development agencies and donors working in the Liptako-Gourma sub-region of the Sahel for the Social Development Unit of the WBG. Research, findings and recommendations to inform ongoing design of a cross-border community-based stabilization program for the L-G triangle.

Washington, Dc, Us

Final impact and sustainability evaluation of the two-year 'Combating Slavery in Mali' program run by ABA ROLI and funded by DOS Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labour.

London, Gb

External impact evaluation of International Mine Action Standards (IMAS): their governance structure, procedures and performance in conceiving and delivering global guidelines for humanitarian demining. UNOPS commissioned.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Development of practical guidelines and lessons learned document on Disengagement and Reintegration of former terrorist fighters, and links with CVE and DDR. Guidelines to be shared with wider CVE and D&R community (donors, practitioners, analysts).

London, Gb

Led the Design phase of a Tunis-based Independent Monitoring, Research and Evidence Facility (IMREF) for DFID's Safety, Support and Solutions, a route-based (cross-border) programme supporting irregular migrants in 11 transit and source countries across the Central Migration Route (Maghreb, Sahel, West Africa). Oversaw the development of four technical components (TPM, MEL assessments, field research, cumulative learning) across a four member consortium.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Periodic lectures to career diplomats at the Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State, on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and State-building with a focus on Africa.

London, Gb

Researching local media capacity to investigate worst forms of child labor (per ILO: armed groups, trafficking, sex work, mining) in the three countries, and advising Reuters on programming options (DFID funded). Authored the report, "A Study of the Media Landscape in DRC, CAR, and Ethiopia," for UK Aid Connect, April 2019.

New York, Us

5 year review of MONUSCO's PNDDR III, DDRRR (foreign fighters) and the World Bank's Reinsertion and Reintegration Project (PRR).

New York, New York, Us

Emergency Response strategy for 2019 - researching and drafting this document to serve as internal intersectional roadmap but also as fundraising document for donors.

Washington, Dc, Us

Contributing to multisector targeting strategies (beneficiary selection) for evolving $420m WB portfolio in context of ongoing conflict and humanitarian emergency. Developing better selection methods to keep beneficiaries from becoming targets of predatory authorities and militias, long the major risk of aid delivery in South Sudan. Operationalizing conflict sensitivity through better targeting.

Washington, Dc, Us

Updating the Integrated DDR Standards - multistakeholder guidelines on disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating ex-combatants - including child soldiers, dependent families and fighters associated with terrorist groups. This chapter addresses the challenges and best practices for reintegration programming in protracted conflict, leaning on DR Congo, Afghanistan and Colombia for examples and lessons.

Geneva, Ge, Ch

Global health policies, practices and debates in DRC, and where does MSF sit alongside other major health donors, specifically the World Bank. How can emergency actors, who eschew user fees, better collaborate with development actors using cost recovery systems in health, education, water and other basic services?

Drafting guidelines for security sector institution building in sub-Saharan partner countries.

The Hague, South Holland, Nl

Final evaluation of YAWWA -- youth, advocacy, women, work and alliances (social entrepreneurship) -- a 3 year pilot initiative funded by USAID. http://www.snv.org/project/youth-advocacy-women-work-and-alliances-yawwaThe pilot attempted to show that small business can conceive and run profitable, creative solutions to failures in public service delivery in a climate of terrorism and human trafficking.

Washington, Dc, Us

Lake Chad Basin programme planning and strategy

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Analysing and recommending DDR options for Boko Haram defectors in Diffa region -- amnesty or justice for former fighters?

New York, New York, Us

Leading Unicef's design of a multi-sectoral returns plan for approx. 200,000 displaced nationals across Cameroon's Far North region (Extrême-Nord) affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

Us

Developed and led a week-long Lusaka workshop for senior African security officials from 16 countries on leveraging donor assistance to improve human security and institutional resource management. See course description here: http://africacenter.org/programs/leveraging-donor-security-assistance-for-national-priorities/

London, Gb

Political Economy Analysis of urban water sector for DFID. Stalled REGIDESO reform, partial privatization of water distribution in Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu. Who benefits from a failed public sector like water?

New York, Ny, Us

Multi-country evaluation of impact and value add of CERF funding for Syrian refugees and internally displaced in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. Teamed with Humanitarian Outcomes.

Washington, Dc, Us

Ongoing political and economic risk analysis, identification of mitigation measures and strategy/opportunity planning for WB programming in Eastern DRC.

New York, Ny, Us

Analysis and recommendations for OCHA on managing financial risk for country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) in emergency contexts of great humanitarian need (conflict/fragile states), where probability of fraud and loss is high because of statelessness, poor infrastructure and weak local partners/govt institutions.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Technical adviser from design phase through close down for this police reform and security sector accountability program. DFID funded, DAI Europe implemented.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Technical support and oversight to a number of DAI programs in LAC, Balkans, Africa and SE Asia. Technical areas include SSR (police reform; Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of ex-combatants), disaster planning, response and recovery, Rule of Law/judicial reform, public sector reform, youth programming, music/media, anti-corruption, ag value chains, etc.Proposal writing and new business for our primary clients, USAID and DFID.

Dublin 2, Ie

Evaluation of Concern's response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon to date.

Washington, Dc, Us

Prism Partnerships is a US registered 501c3 serving conflict-affected populations in East and Central Africa. Our mission is to provide technical support to select community based organizations and connect them with individual donors and philanthropists. We have worked closely with Never Again Rwanda in Kigali and the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu.www.prismpartnerships.org

New York, New York, Us

Designed, initiated, ran and evaluated dozens of research programs and field studies in conflict or fragile states in the technical areas of SSR (child DDR, police reform), rights monitoring systems in rural areas, arms trafficking and SALW impact on civilian populations, particularly women.

London, Gb

Oversaw DFID emergency funding (100m GBP) for Darfur and Eastern Chad to UN agencies and INGOs, reporting to Sudan Unit Lead and DFID Director (Hilary Benn).

Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

Regular travel to programs in country (LAC, Africa) and to other MSF HQ (Paris, NY, Geneve) to conduct field analyses on populations in danger, develop reports and pursue policy changes inside and outside context of concern. Heavy focus on Great Lakes, Colombia, Chiapas (Mexico), Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone, Sudan and Somalia. Also conducted a mortality survey in health zones along the front lines of Congo's second war in 2000.

Emergency prgramming for various NGOs and UN agencies in Sudanese civil conflict (1993-94), southern Somalia before and during American invasion (1991-92), Zaire during Mobutu's fall (1996), and Rwandan genocide (1994)

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Ag extension, reforestation, beekeeping, appropriate technology for 2 years in remote rural Bandundu region, then one year supervising the region's 75 volunteers until widespread unrest and forced evacuation in late 1991.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy

Doctoral Research, Philosophy

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