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Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Response to Support Drought-Affected Communities
The End line survey was carried out in five woredas/districts in Borena zone, Oromia regional state namely: (Arero, Dire, Dubluk, El-waye, Miyo & Teltele woredas). The end line survey intended to gather end line data regarding the current status of water supply, sanitation and hygiene coverage in the project implementation woredas that will used to compare the progress made at the end of the project period.
A total of 191 sampled households were involved in the study. Household level data has been collected from 12 kebeles located in 5 project targeted Woredas. From CARE side a total of 95 individuals (55 Female and 40 Male) and from ACF side 96 have participated in the end line survey. With regards to the type of respondents involved in the survey, majority (112) of them were mothers, 79 of them were fathers and. While the min-max age of respondents were between 16 to 80 years; the mean age of respondents was close to 43. Regarding the marital status of respondents, 154 of them are married & living together and majority of the respondents (close to 91 %) are either agro-pastoralist or pastoralist. [19 pages] Read More...
A total of 191 sampled households were involved in the study. Household level data has been collected from 12 kebeles located in 5 project targeted Woredas. From CARE side a total of 95 individuals (55 Female and 40 Male) and from ACF side 96 have participated in the end line survey. With regards to the type of respondents involved in the survey, majority (112) of them were mothers, 79 of them were fathers and. While the min-max age of respondents were between 16 to 80 years; the mean age of respondents was close to 43. Regarding the marital status of respondents, 154 of them are married & living together and majority of the respondents (close to 91 %) are either agro-pastoralist or pastoralist. [19 pages] Read More...
Advocacy and Influencing Impact Reporting Integrating Gender and Women’s Participation and Leadership in Humanitarian Action
DFID launches a new Strategic Vision on Gender Equality (March 2018), which reflects detailed input from CARE International UK on women’s political empowerment (WPE) and gender in emergencies (GiE): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file /689939/Strategic-vision-gender-equality.pdf Read More...
Household Economic Security for Poor Women (HESP) Project Baseline
The Household Economic Security for Poor Women (HESP) project is an initiative of CARE InternationalinGhanawithfundingfromtheBigLotteryFund(BLF). Thethreeyearprojectseeksto improve the economic security of women smallholder farmers and their households in the Upper East and West regions of Ghana.The project intervenes in the soy and groundnut value chain by improving sustainable and climate smart farming practices, improving extension services accessible by women, improving access to agriculture inputs and financial services. The project also seeks to identify and engage with appropriate private sector players to improve market access by smallholder women farmers, engage with men and boys as change agents to challenge gender inequities dictated by traditional norm and customs and also; engage the support of traditional authorities to improve access and ownership of land and productive resources by women. HESPdirectly targets 3,000 women smallholder farmers and indirectly benefit a total of 18,000 household membersin the Garu-Tempane and Lambussie-Karni districts of the Upper East and Upper West regions of Ghana [43 pages] Read More...
Participatory Rural Development Baseline Study
Research method and tools
We chose a focusgroup and in-depth interview as qualitative research methods which enabled us to check the results of the quantitative research. As research tools we used a preliminary developed guideline for focus groups and an unstructured questionnaire for in-depth interviews. About 4 focus groups and 7 face-to-face interviews were conducted within the qualitative research. 41 individuals participated in the qualitative research.
Target Group
Local Action Group (LAG) members were identified as a target group of the qualitative research. In particular, participants of the research were representatives from the general assembly and the board of LAG. It is necessary to mention that Local Action Group is composed of the representatives of CSOs, private sector and local government.
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We chose a focusgroup and in-depth interview as qualitative research methods which enabled us to check the results of the quantitative research. As research tools we used a preliminary developed guideline for focus groups and an unstructured questionnaire for in-depth interviews. About 4 focus groups and 7 face-to-face interviews were conducted within the qualitative research. 41 individuals participated in the qualitative research.
Target Group
Local Action Group (LAG) members were identified as a target group of the qualitative research. In particular, participants of the research were representatives from the general assembly and the board of LAG. It is necessary to mention that Local Action Group is composed of the representatives of CSOs, private sector and local government.
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AWASAR Project Baseline Report
CARE Nepal has entrusted RECID Nepal to carry out a baseline survey of AWASAR project. The main objective of the baseline survey was to establish baseline benchmark by collecting quantitative and qualitative information. The baseline survey has yielded the parameters which can be used during the midline and end line evaluation. The baseline survey assessed the existing situation of agriculture/livelihoods, education, nutrition and food sufficiency status of migrating families of the project VDCs. [69 pages] Read More...
TESFA Qualitative Final Evaluation Report
TESFA project, funded by Johnson and Johnson Corporate Contributions, started in January 2015 aiming to reach 3,000 ever-married adolescent girls in order to bring measurable, positive change to ever married girls' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and economic status. CARE Ethiopia has significant experience working with the same impact groups, in particular through an earlier phase of the TESFA project in a different geographical area funded by the Nike Foundation from 2010-2014. The J&J TESFA project complemented an ongoing Johnson & Johnson-supported WASH development initiative in the same geographical area in a selected number of kebeles, allowing CARE to share existing resources (technical capacity and tools) for cost-effective implementation and to make a collective, lasting impact on the target communities. [74 pages]
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Towards Improved Economic & Sexual Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA) Endline Evaluation
Towards Improved Economic and Sexual Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA)1 specifically addresses the economic and sexual and reproductive health problems of ever-married girls.2 CARE has years of experience in working with these girls through various interventions. Moreover, this project complements an ongoing Johnson & Johnson-supported water, sanitation and health (WASH) development initiative in the same geographical area, allowing us to share existing resources (technical capacity and tools) for cost-effective implementation and to make a collective, lasting impact on the target communities. [16 pages] Read More...
Advocacy and Influencing Impact Reporting Tool ILO
This tool has been developed to gather further information and evidence on CARE’s advocacy or influencing win. At CARE, advocacy is defined as “the deliberate process of influencing those who make decisions about developing, changing and implementing policies to reduce poverty and achieve social justice.1” Influencing and advocacy can go beyond government policies, it can include influencing governments, donors or NGOs to adopt a CARE program model or influencing the private sector to change their company policies or operating practices.
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
Advocacy and Influencing Impact Reporting Tool Coordinated Response
This tool has been developed to gather further information and evidence on CARE’s advocacy or influencing win. At CARE, advocacy is defined as “the deliberate process of influencing those who make decisions about developing, changing and implementing policies to reduce poverty and achieve social justice.1” Influencing and advocacy can go beyond government policies, it can include influencing governments, donors or NGOs to adopt a CARE program model or influencing the private sector to change their company policies or operating practices.
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
Advocacy and Influencing Impact Reporting Tool #March4Women
This tool has been developed to gather further information and evidence on CARE’s advocacy or influencing win. At CARE, advocacy is defined as “the deliberate process of influencing those who make decisions about developing, changing and implementing policies to reduce poverty and achieve social justice.1” Influencing and advocacy can go beyond government policies, it can include influencing governments, donors or NGOs to adopt a CARE program model or influencing the private sector to change their company policies or operating practices.
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
This tool captures the significance of the win, the level of CARE and our partner’s contribution, who stands to benefit from the change, and what evidence do we have to support a claim of change or impact. With the wide range of successes within influencing work and the various roles CARE may have played in this win, this tool allows us to identify how significant the win is as well as the significance of CARE’s contribution and our partners. Read More...
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