Assessment of the enabling environment for road safety civil society organizations in three sub-Saharan African countries

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This project will generate research-based guidance and develop global, regional and country road safety management capacity to support the sustainable reduction in road deaths and injuries in low and middle-income countries.The extent of the project will be explored using the following five milestones:Task 1: to conduct a desk review of NGOs’ role in road safety and government-NGO relationships in the three selected countries in sub-Saharan AfricaTask 2: to assess the enabling environment (including surveys and in-depth interviews) through empirical researchTask 3: to analyzes and synopsize the results into a framework that will characterize governments’ roles in an enabling environment that is specific to road safety NGOs contributionsTask 4: to summarize the results into a report for practical implementation of the frameworkTask 5: to prepare dissemination and capacity building workshops on multisectoral cooperation and priority areas based on the results of the research, including a separate focus from a government perspective and NGO standpoint in each of the three countries.The project aims to deliver the following:Deliverable 1: a desk review of NGOs’ role in road safety in African LICs and government-NGO relationships in five African countriesDeliverable 2: an assessment of the enabling environment (surveys and in-depth interviews) through empirical research in Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia.Deliverable 3: a framework that characterizes governments’ roles in an enabling environment that is specific to road safety NGOs’ contributionsDeliverable 4: a report on practical implementation of the frameworkDeliverable 5: One report and one capacity building workshop in each of the three countries on multi-sectoral cooperation and the priority areas determined by the research, including quick wins and best practice examples adapted to specific needs in the region (based on deliverables 3 and 4).