Creating spaces – for women
with disabilities (WWD) to communicate and advocate for their rights in South
Asia
Commitment to Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Throughout the life of the project, monitoring activities was undertaken to provide the necessary information to assess project activities and performance, and to fine-tune ongoing project design.
The project log frame formed the overall structure of monitoring and evaluating the projects activities. This was informed by numerous monitoring activities, all of which display a high commitment to participatory approaches and inclusion.
These include:
- Baseline survey on polices and attitudes stakeholders(see activities outline);
- Pre- and post-tests These was undertaken before and after each training;
- Interaction and feedback from the family members This was undertaken by the project partners in each country, via interaction with the family, which was documented and analysed to measure the effectiveness/impact;
- Non-traditional tools These include tools such as “outcome mapping”, “most significant change”, peer lead focus group discussions and interviews;
- 360 degree Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation An approach designed during the project planning meeting whereby each partner takes responsibility for interviewing another partner during our six monthly meetings. By the end of the project each partner had interviewed and been interviewed by everyone else. A generic template was developed by all partners to capture the main monitoring and evaluation issues and learning from the project. This in turn was written up and shared with all partners
- Annual Reviews Once each year, Healthlink Worldwide worked with the key stakeholders to review the project and to assess progress against the log frame’s objectives and indicators. Revisions to the log frame were made, based on the experience to date and inputs from the target group in refining specific project activities
- Quality assurance Questionnaires were filled out at the end of each training session. In addition a suggestion box was also be available.
- Evaluation An independent evaluation was undertaken in year three. This was led by a specialist in the field of disability, rights and gender.