Badayl/Alternatives was contracted by the municipality of Beit Sahour City in November 2008 to undertake an evaluation of the civil society institutions in Beit Sahour and to prepare a report about the status of these institutions, and their current and potential capabilities. The main aim behind this evaluation is to encourage understanding and learning and to improve the performance of the city institutions as well as learning from their collective experiences and providing a database for evaluating their activity outcomes.  In addition, the municipality hopes that this evaluation will result in establishing policies and strategies for work with the women and youth sectors. It also hopes to design a program to develop the capabilities and personnel of these institutions so that they can improve their work and overall performance.

Badayel conducted an institution evaluation for 14 organizations and institutions representing the civil society institutions which are officially registered at the various ministries. The company started with a field survey of the civil society institutions and examined any development with regard to their management, finances, and programs and analyzed the impediments that they face as well as their plans for the future. The evaluation was completed and a comprehensive report was submitted and discussed with the different stakeholders in the city.
Rifat Odeh Kassis and Moussa Rabadi conducted the evaluation.