Glossary of terms

Gender and Diversity Implications: A variety of socio-economic and demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, ethnic background, immigration status, family status, literacy, religion, etc.) which influence a social group or a community. Each diversity group has specific justice-related issues and may be affected in different ways by the same project.

Innovative: The characteristics that make the proposed project different from other projects. Innovations may include the adoption of new approaches, dimensions, methods or technologies that will affect the effectiveness and efficiency of a project.

Results: Results are the changes a project hopes to achieve. They are the reason why you are doing your project. Results focus on what the project makes happen rather than what it does (i.e., the intended results of the project, not the process of achieving them).

Performance Measures: An indicator that provides information (either qualitative or quantitative) on the extent to which a project is achieving its outcomes.

Reach: The individuals and organizations targeted and directly affected by a project.

Social Group or Community: A group of persons sharing a common characteristic and/or interest (related to, for example, origin, experience, profession, age, gender, geographical area).

Stakeholders: Individuals, government or non-government organizations, community-based groups and public or private sector institutions that have a vested interest in the issue.

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