Annual Report 2011–2012 Evaluation of performance The APF undertakes a rigorous approach to evaluating its progress in achieving its strategic objectives. At the end of June each year, the APF seeks organisational-wide impact feedback and evaluative information from our member institutions and other key stakeholders. This information is supplemented with the APF’s ongoing project-based evaluative tools. Utilising this information, this report presents an assessment of the APF’s performance against its strategic objectives. The assessment measures whether the APF’s performance is ‘on track’, whether ‘more work is needed’ to progress a strategic objective or, in certain circumstances, whether there was ‘not enough information’ to make an informed assessment. Where possible the assessment is based on the relationship of measurements to benchmarks and the trends over time. For the year in review the status of the APF’s performance, arranged by strategic objective and indicator, is presented below. Asia Pacific Forum performance 2012–13 Strategic objective Indicator Status Enhance members’ institutional capacity to promote and protect human rights Capacity On track Training On track ACJ references More work needed Enhance members’ communication, cooperation and engagement Engagement On track Communication On track Cooperation On track Accreditation On track Advice On track Establishment On track Engage with regional and international human rights mechanisms Influencing On track Advocacy On track Effective, efficient and strategic management of the APF Strategy On track Management On track Environment On track Gender mainstreaming On track Corporate Compliance On track Promote compliance with the Paris Principles Increase in capacity needs assessments and the mainstreaming of blended learning programs, but further work on the Advisory Council of Jurists’ recommendations on sexual orientation and gender identity may be required. Growing support of networking opportunities, for example, the Senior Executive Officers Network and new media channels. Increase in membership (Myanmar) and encouraging progress in the establishment of new NHRIs in the region (Samoa). Rising member engagement in the region and internationally points to the successful role of the APF in influencing and building capacity. Solid progress on gender mainstreaming and overall sound corporate management of financial and human resources. Introduction | 9