Gender Equality

Hunga Tonga- Hunga Ha’apai Disaster Response Program End of Program Evaluation Evaluation Report

This Evaluation Report presents the end of program evaluation (the evaluation) of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Disaster Response Program (the program), implemented in partnership by CARE Australia, MORDI TT and Talitha Project (the partnership). The evaluation was conducted between July- November 2023 by Iris Low and Leaine Robinson (Collaborate Consulting Pte. Ltd (CoLAB)); Katrina Fatiaki (Tapuaki Mei Langi Consultancy) and Dr. Rev. 'Ungatea Kata and Ofa Pakalani (Tupou Tertiary Institute). The evaluation focused on evaluating the merit and worth of the program implemented by the partners by identifying the achievements of the program, strengths of the partnership modality to build on, and lessons to inform and improve future humanitarian programming.

Based on what stakeholders define as high quality humanitarian response, the evaluation finds that majority of communities, staff, and stakeholders interviewed stated that the assistance provided by CARE, MORDI TT and Talitha Project represents a high-quality humanitarian response as it met affected communities immediate needs (water, agriculture, hygiene kits), reached those in the community who needed assistance the most, was led by local organisations who coordinated and worked with existing national processes and systems in Tonga and who will continue to remain engaged in communities post-disaster to support communities to recover.
Impact: What difference did the program make?
The program has made an impact and positive difference to affected communities in helping to address their immediate needs and quality of living and recovery in the aftermath of the volcano and tsunami disaster. The targeted assistance has contributed to communities improved access to clean drinking water and their knowledge and skills on how to maintain Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; enhanced food security in communities through more options for healthy eating from the community gardens, helping communities to recover quickly, and increased livelihoods for women who sell the surplus produce; motivated communities to work together so that they are better prepared for future disasters and supported different groups (women, young people, adolescent girls, elderly and persons with disabilities) in the community. The program reached 20,182 people (5,593 women; 4,524 girls; 5,149 men and 4,916 boys) across the affected areas of Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Ha’apai, with material and technical support to restore community rainwater collection systems, a significant impact in the aftermath of the disaster which left communities without access to clean drinking water. Read More...

EVALUATION FINALE: Projet d’accès à des services de protection pour les populations déplacées par le conflit du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun et des populations hôtes à l’Ouest du Cameroun (PASEPRO)

Le Projet d’Accès à des Services de Protection pour les populations déplacées par le conflit du nord-ouest et du sud-ouest du Cameroun et des populations hôtes à l’Ouest du Cameroun (PASEPRO) a été mis en oeuvre par un partenariat noué entre CARE Cameroun, récipiendaire principal et Horizons Femmes, pour une période de15 mois qui s’étend du 15/10/2022 au 30/03/2024 dans les départements de la Mifi et de la Menoua. L’objectif général de ce projet était d’améliorer l’accès à des services essentiels de protection pour les populations les plus vulnérables affectées (populations déplacées et hôtes) par les conflits des régions du Nord-ouest et Sud-ouest au Cameroun, dans les zones avoisinantes (Ouest), grâce à une réponse humanitaire coordonnée.
Deux résultats spécifiques étaient attendus de ce projet : (i) au moins 8935 personnes déplacées internes ainsi que les populations vulnérables de la communauté d'accueil exposées ou affectées par les VBG sont sensibilisées et bénéficient d’une prise en charge intégrée de qualité ; (ii) les acteurs humanitaires et locaux se coordonnent pour améliorer la qualité des services VBG dans le respect des principes humanitaires et do no harm.
Rendus à la fin du projet, il s’est avéré pertinent de conduire une évaluation externe. Il s’agissait de fournir une appréciation de la performance du projet en faisant le bilan des actions / réalisations y relatives ; ce, afin de mesurer et d’apprécier le niveau d’atteinte des objectifs et résultats de l’action, tels que fixés dans le cadre logique.
Après production et validation de la note méthodologique, la collecte des données s’est déroulée du 23 au 29 janvier 2024 dans les districts de santé de Santchou et de la Mifi. La méthodologie de l’étude était participative et alignée sur les standards de protection, la sauvegarde des enfants et des jeunes. Au total, pour cette évaluation 527 personnes ont été consultées (278 femmes et 249 hommes) dont 412 lors des enquêtes individuelles par questionnaires.
Il est constaté que le projet a pu fournir une aide humanitaire de manière sûre, accessible, responsable et participative comme l’affirment 74,03% des répondants (80,37% des hôtes et 69,88% des PDIs) soit 61,92% dans le district de la Mifi et 94,74% à Santchou. L’ensemble des personnes identifiées comme victimes de VBG dans les districts cibles ont obtenu au moins un service de prise en charge appropriée. Le projet a réussi ainsi à porter à la hausse, la majorité de valeurs prévues, aussi bien au niveau des indicateurs des objectifs et résultats qu’au niveau des indicateurs des activités.
En effet, 77,78% des indicateurs ont été atteints, 8,89% n’ont pas atteint la cible prévue (obtention des actes de naissance1, etc.) et 13,33% n’ont pas été mesurés ni documentés en raison de la non disponibilité des SOV (Sources Objectivement Vérifiables).On note également que 42,22% des indicateurs ont été réalisés à plus de 100% sur les activités suivantes : la formation des femmes vulnérables sur les premiers secours psychologiques en communauté ; les soutiens d’ordre juridique, psychosocial et médical ; les consultations de psychologue individuelle ; le référencement par les mécanismes communautaires de protection ; et, les causeries éducatives et groupes de paroles. Read More...

Takunda Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) Outcome Mapping Baseline report

The main objective of Progress Marker Monitoring/Outcome Mapping is to assess, the extent to which gender transformative changes are taking place in Takunda Program areas among men, women, and youth based on age, life stage, socio-cultural norms, and religious practices. Takunda acknowledges that gender inequality is both a cause and consequence of food insecurity; hence gender equality is at the heart of the Takunda Program. To challenge gender norms that fuel food insecurity, the Program implements Social Analysis and Action (SAA), a key gender transformative approach that triggers shifts in gender norms at the individual, household, community, and policy level. This progress marker assessment specifically measured behaviors and practices at play for the different study participants before Takunda’s Social Analysis and Action (SAA) interventions and it confirmed some of the findings of the Takunda gender Analysis study held in December 2021. The progress marker assessment measured gender outcomes/behaviors as defined by the communities, whereas the gender analysis assessed program-wide challenges experienced by different groups as defined by the program. Read More...

Titukulane Gender Progress Marker Monitoring Report

Titukulane is a five-year, US $75 million Resilience Food Security Activity funded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. The project is led by the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) in partnership with Emmanuel International (EI), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the National Smallholders Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Save the Children (SC), and WaterAid. Implemented in 19 Traditional Authorities (T/As) of two southern districts of Malawi (Zomba and Mangochi), Titukulane directly impacts 510,910 individuals – including adolescent girls and boys aged 10 to 19, and young women and men aged 20 to 29 – who face an uncertain future as farming becomes less viable. Titukulane offers an integrated and gender-responsive package of interventions across the following program elements: maternal and child health; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene, (WASH); agriculture sector capacity; microenterprise productivity; civic participation; and capacity building, preparedness, and planning. The program works across three purpose areas:

Purpose 1: Increased, diversified, sustainable incomes for ultra-poor, chronically vulnerable households (HHs), women and youth.
Purpose 2: Nutritional status among children < 5, adolescent girls, and women of reproductive age improved; and
Purpose 3: Increased institutional and local capacities to reduce risk and increase resilience among very poor and chronically vulnerable households in alignment with the National Resilience Strategy.

Gender integration is a crosscutting component among all activities and project emphasizes the critical importance and benefits of increased voice, participation and leadership of women and youths, including young women. A Gender Analysis was initially conducted for Titukulane in 2020 to identify context specific gender barriers, inequalities, and potential risks that could negatively affect the achievement of the project’s expected outcomes, as well as to assess how these constraints could be addressed in Zomba and Mangochi. Read More...

2023 Participant Based Survey: Titukulane Project – PaBS Outcome Report

Despite decades of robust government and donor investments in livelihoods, food security, nutrition, and resilience, over 50% of the population lives below the poverty line. Previous activities have not sufficiently reduced the number of chronically food and nutrition insecure households nor effectively enhanced the capacity of local and government structures to implement resilience focused policies and actions. To address these issues, the Government of Malawi developed a National Resilience Strategy 2018-2030 (NRS) to guide investments in agriculture, reduce impacts and improve recovery from shocks, promote household resilience, strengthen the management of Malawi’s natural resources, and facilitate effective coordination between government institutions, civil society organizations and development partners. CARE and consortium partners designed the Titukulane Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) which means “let us work together for development” in the local Chichewa language—to support pilot implementation of NRS in Zomba and mangochi districts. The Titukulane RFSA, implemented by CARE International in Malawi (CIM), aims to achieve sustainable, equitable, and resilient food and nutrition security for ultra-poor and chronically vulnerable households. Specifically, Titukulane is designed to increase households’ abilities to deal with shocks without experiencing food insecurity following a three-purpose approach:

1. Increased diversified, sustainable, and equitable incomes for ultra-poor, chronically vulnerable households, women, and youth.
2. Improved nutritional status among children under 5 years of age, adolescent girls, and women of reproductive age.
3. Increased institutional and local capacities to reduce risk and increase resilience among poor and very poor households in alignment with the Malawi NRS.

To meet these three purposes, the Titukulane RFSA provides households with a package of interventions, including: Care Groups with Nutritional Cash Transfers (NCT), Farmer Field Business Schools and crop marketing support, Village Savings and Loan Associations, Adolescent nutrition, Irrigation farming, Youth vocational training including start-up capital and Gender dialogues. Read More...

Alma Llanera II – año 2-Informe Final

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar el nivel de logro de los objetivos y las estrategias implementadas en el proyecto Alma Llanera durante el periodo setiembre 2022 – agosto 2023, que permitan generar aprendizajes y dar cuenta de los productos, resultados, efectos y mecanismos de sostenibilidad.
Alma Llanera es un proyecto desarrollado por CARE Perú, gracias al financiamiento de la Oficina de Población, Refugiados y Migración (PRM) del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, en respuesta a la crisis humanitaria originada por la movilidad de humana de personas refugiadas y migrantes al Perú. El objetivo de este proyecto es brindar apoyo y asistencia a personas migrantes y refugiadas, priorizando a mujeres, niñas y jóvenes, beneficiando a comunidades en las regiones de Callao, Lima, La Libertad, Piura y Tumbes. Read More...

Alma Llanera II – año 2-Estudio de satisfacción sobre servicios promovidos por el proyectos

CARE Perú viene ejecutando el Proyecto “Alma Llanera” (el Proyecto) en las regiones de Lima, Callao, La Libertad, Piura y Tumbes, cuyo objetivo es que los refugiados venezolanos y los miembros vulnerables de las comunidades de acogida en Perú tengan acceso seguro y constante a servicios de protección y asistencia humanitaria. El Proyecto busca alcanzar su objetivo a través de la promoción de un mayor acceso a servicios de protección, servicios de salud, y servicios de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial.
El objetivo del estudio es medir el nivel de satisfacción de la población migrante o refugiada venezolana atendida por el Proyecto Fase II en los servicios de protección, salud y salud mental y apoyo psicosocial. Read More...

Línea de base para el proyecto “Competitividad en crianza de animales menores”-Informe Final

El proyecto “Competitividad de Crianza de Animales Menores” busca mejorar los ingresos económicos de pequeños productores rurales dedicados a la crianza de animales menores en cinco distritos de las provincias de Lima e Ica, en Perú. El proyecto se divide en tres componentes: acceso a mercados inclusivos, gestión empresarial y alianzas estratégicas e incidencia política. Como parte del proyecto, se realizó un estudio de línea de base utilizando métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos para evaluar el nivel inicial de los valores de los indicadores y las estrategias a implementar. El estudio utilizó encuestas, entrevistas y grupos focales para obtener información de los productores, actores clave y técnicos de las zonas de intervención. La muestra fue de 386 casos en total, con 193 en Lima e Ica respectivamente. El objetivo es mejorar la cadena de valor de producción de animales menores identificando obstáculos y fortalezas en las zonas de intervención. El estudio identificó una serie de desafíos en la producción y comercialización de estos animales. Read More...

Diagnóstico de la situación de las mujeres en el sector textil de la zona comercial de Gamarra

El objetivo del presente estudio es establecer un diagnóstico cualitativo sobre la situación de las trabajadoras del sector textil en el distrito de La Victoria en Lima, específicamente en el área de Gamarra; identificar las motivaciones e intereses de las mujeres trabajadoras del sector, así como las condiciones (ventajas y desventajas) que les permitan atender y exigir sus principales necesidades para su desarrollo personal y laboral. Read More...

ELLA ALIMENTA AL MUNDO – PERÚ-Informe Final de Evaluación

CARE PERÚ, desde abril 2019 a diciembre 2022 implementa el proyecto “Ella Alimenta al Mundo”- EAM (SFtW - She Feeds the World - por sus siglas en inglés), programa lanzado en varios países por la Fundación PepsiCo a través de CARE USA. El propósito del proyecto ha sido reducir la desnutrición crónica y la anemia en niñas y niños menores de 5 años e incrementar los ingresos de 4,000 familias pobres que residen en 4 distritos priorizados, correspondiente a las provincias de Lima, Ica y Sullana con enfoque de género. El grupo objetivo son niñas y niños menores de 5 años y mujeres gestantes. Read More...

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