Client
ADRA Netherlands
Project Location
Madagascar, Pakistan, Nepal
Service Category
Program Evaluation
Technical Area
Education
Situation
ADRA Netherlands implements the ADRA ECF programme through partners in Madagascar, Pakistan and Nepal. The evaluation aimed to assess the impact, achievement and progress in relevance and effectiveness of the ADRA ECF’s objective of reducing poverty in sponsored children’s lives in the targeted countries. The evaluation study examined the various activities and processes within the programme’s implementation framework and recommended improvement.
Solution
FIFE provided a featured thematic evaluation, analyzing the broader themes of education, poverty reduction, and livelihood improvement. It utilized an impact approach to demonstrate factors that promoted or hindered implementation from the ECF programme’s perspective. The programme evaluation identified the performance of the ECF programme components, while a right‑based analysis considered children’s rights as a major factor in the study. OECD‑DAC criteria; Impact, Relevance, Effectiveness, and Sustainability; were applied to observe progress and results against the set objectives. The data collection comprised quantitative methods gathering information from parents of current recipients, teachers, and past beneficiaries, alongside qualitative key‑informant interviews with head teachers, school board members, and programme coordinators.