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USAID/South Sudan Final Performance Evaluation of I-Stream South Sudan: Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan

Vivien Marles, Anthony Ochan Materno

USAID (2021), v, 110 pp.

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Scaling Up Growth: Addressing Stunting in Tanzania Early (ASTUTE). Final Evaluation Report

IMA World Health; Development Media International; UKAID (2021), 31 pp.

"This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the ASTUTE media campaign. Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted before, during, and at the end of the campaign, with questions targeted to female caregivers and male heads of households when they were available. The impact of the camp ... more

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Development Evaluations in Uganda 2000-2018: A Country Evaluation Map

Howard White, Timophy Lubanga et al.

Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2021), v, 80 pp.

"This CEDIL Synthesis Working Paper is a report on the first of its kind country evaluation map for a single country. The map identifies 617 evaluations in multiple sectors in Uganda. Nearly 60 per cent of the studies contain process evaluation evidence and over 40 per cent are impact evaluations. T ... more

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Community Radio for Peacebuilding in the Colombian Post-Conflict: Transformations, Tensions and Challenges for Content Production and Local Participation

Jair Vega Casanova, Camilo Pérez Quintero, César Augusto Tapias Hernández

Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, volume 27, issue 4 (2021), pp. 461-478

"The text presents the results of the external evaluation of the project: ‘Community Radio for Peace and Coexistence’ (CRPC), implemented between 2015 and 2017 by the community media network RESANDER, with the support of the Colombian Government and the European Union. Considering that community ... more

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A Safe, Sister Space: An Evaluation of the Safe Sisters Digital Safety Training Program for Women, and Case Studies from Alumni

Neema Iyer

Internews (2021), 52 pp.

"The purpose of this ex-post evaluation is for Internews to understand the impact that Safe Sisters has had on women in East Africa by documenting and publicly sharing their stories and evaluating the training approach itself. As women and girls come online for the first time, they disproportionatel ... more

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Ma Shet Ne: Evaluation Report. Phase 1: 2020-2021

BBC Media Action (2021), 51 slides

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Can media campaigns change attitudes and spark actions to reduce early child marriage? Impact evaluation of breakthrough’s early marriage campaign in Jharkhand and Bihar states of India

Raghunathan N., Leena Sushant, Siddhi Mankad

New Delhi: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (2021), vi, 45 pp.

"A clustered randomized trial in two states of India examines alternate strategies to reduce child marriage, increase girls' education and change gender attitudes. GPs were randomized into four treatment and one control group in a 1:1:1:2:2 ratio. The GP level intervention from November 2012 deliver ... ed to treatment groups i) A Full Package, comprising mass-media, training and community mobilization programs; ii) a Training Package comprising a combination of mass media and a training program at the block level; iii) a Community Mobilization Package comprising a combination of mass-media and a community mobilization program; iv) and an only Mass Media program. Data from 2,542 households seven years after the start of the program shows that the intervention made significant improvements in impact indicators on girls' education and incidence and age at marriage. As compared to the control GPs, the Full Package intervention increased the age at marriage for girls aged 13-25 on an average by 6.5 months and their education by 9 months. The Full Package also increased the percentage of girls enrolled in school by an additional 9% over the level that control group achieved (92% in Full Package vs 83% in Control Group). The program impacts were similar after controlling for stratification and other household and GP level characteristics. We found that the intervention made an outcome indicator - gender attitudes - more progressive; GP with Full Package had a 0.407 standard deviation (equivalent to approximately 16%) higher gender attitude index than control GPs (p < 0.01). The measure of attitudes is an index of aggregated indices on gender equality, education, marriage, mobility and knowledge. Attitude change was larger for education and mobility indices. For example, the households in the Full Package had 0.26 and 0.33 standard deviations more positive attitude towards girls’ education and mobility than control GPs. We did not find any significant effect on attitudes pertaining to marriage and girl’s work and responsibility. There is little change in norms related to gender roles within the home and education has mostly been perceived as a vehicle for better management of the home, rather than for empowering women to work and be independent." (Summary) more

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Impact Evaluation of an Intensive Journalism Training Activity in Tanzania: Final Report

Keith Weghorst Kristin Michelitch

USAID (2021), 29 pp.

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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Strategy for Information and Communication Operations, Including Through Organisations Within the Civil Society During the Period 2016-2022

Jonas Lövkrona, Johanna Stenersen, Nordlöf, Karin

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2021), 75 pp.

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External Evaluation of the 'No News is Bad News' Programme: Executive Summary

Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, Soledad Muñiz, Rosie Steward

Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2021), 12 pp.

"No News Is Bad News (NNIBN) was an excellent programme in terms of effort, on the part of Free Press Unlimited (FPU), the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and all their partners. The programme has supported courageous, committed, energetic and initiative-taking partners who have promoted rights to ... more

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Evaluación externa de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de SIGNIS ALC

Jaime Carril Rojas, Cristóbal Morales Abarca

Quito: Signis América Latina y Caribe; Adveniat (2021), 95 pp.

"En relación con el fortalecimiento de la Red SIGNIS ALC en América Latina y el Caribe y al apoyo a los integrantes de la Red SIGNIS ALC y sus propuestas. Se puede afirmar que la nueva estructuración de la organización asumida en abril 2017 ha permitido un reenfoque estratégico de SIGNIS ALC. L ... ogros: - Un incipiente reconocimiento de SIGNIS ALC en las distintas orgánicas de la iglesia católico-latinoamericana, entre ellas el CELAM y algunas Universidades Católicas AL. - Una mejor articulación con diversas áreas de SIGNIS Mundial y un impulso a temáticas de interés de las organizaciones nacionales de SIGNIS ALC, temas como “cuidado de casa común”, “jóvenes”, y “comunicación comunitaria”. Estos enfoques son altamente compartidos entre los directivos de las entidades SIGNIS nacionales. - El 90% de las directivas nacionales valoran el papel actual de coordinación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de SIGNIS ALC en relación con las actividades de comunicación y articulación de información de las acciones de realizan las nacionales y SIGNIS ALC. - La S.E. tuvo la capacidad para adaptar la ejecución de los programas en la situación de pandemia, alcanzando en sus programas, buenos niveles de participación local-regional. Debilidades: - Aunque los temas actuales que trabaja SIGNIS ALC están en sintonía con los interés de las directivas locales, pero se evidencia que hay una insuficiencia en la S.E. para detectar, valorar y articular iniciativas que surjan o puedan partir desde las organizaciones nacionales. Esto se produce ya que no existe desde la S.E. un mecanismo orgánico, explícito, permanente y sistemático que permita recoger las inquietudes o necesidades de acciones y proyectos de signis nacionales. - Muchas acciones o programas no logran bajar a las realidad, al no disponer de un seguimiento y presupuesto efectivo para una segunda fase; estos no logran implementarse en este nivel local (social) en los países de las asociadas. (Esto genera un sentimiento de alta expectativas pero que tiene bajos logros). Por ello es necesario identificar en los proyectos de forma realista “indicadores de logros detallados” de las acciones para acotar mejor (eficacia) la forma para impactar. - Aunque hay logros en los esfuerzos y resultados que pudo aumentar los ingresos para los proyectos de SIGNIS ALC en el periodo estudiado, y así como para la propia S.E., falta en que la S.E. realice un real impulso de fundraising que permita escalar la capacidad de sostenibilidad, orientada a apoyar a las asociadas locales de SIGNIS ALC. - A la vez, cuando hay muchos temas e intenciones declarados, y no es posible de abordar dado la organización y los recursos financieros actualmente disponible; lo mismo se trasluce en la plataforma digital; se requiere que la S.E SIGNIS ALC impulse una focalización identitaria para lograr incidencia." (Resumen de la evaluación, página 5-7) more

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Performance Evaluation of USAID/Colombia Programa De Alianzas Para La Reconciliación

Olga Nazario, William Orlando Prieto, Juan Camilo Rivera

USAID; Democracy International, Inc (2021), vii, 26 pp.

"Colombia’s history of violence and armed conflict has eroded people’s trust in each other and trust, which ranks low among the components that Colombians consider important for reconciliation, is difficult to restore during the course of a project. Still, the Program of Alliances for Reconcilia ... tion (PAR) has achieved changes in perception that represent an important component in changing mindset that could eventually extend through the communities where participants live and work. Though implementers recognized positive effects on perceptions of reconciliation among participants, these further effects in communities may only be visible among non-participant indirect beneficiaries. Similarly, though PAR participants overwhelmingly reported positive effects of PAR participation on their behavior and some drivers of reconciliation, examples were limited to their personal thoughts and actions and not those of their communities. Without a baseline for comparison, the degree of shifts in attitudes and behaviors cannot be determined, but indications of changes in attitude paired with reporting of ongoing participation and continued use of skills indicate participants remain changed, at least in the short term, by their participation in PAR activities. DecidoSer workshops and the Ambassadors for Reconciliation initiatives are successful tools that provide the opportunity to identify lessons learned and good practices in the management of community changes beyond individual changes. DecidoSer is valuable not just for participants, but implementers (who are themselves members of communities whose contributions to reconciliation are worthwhile and necessary) as well, and the changes in trust and dialogue that contributed to improved business practices are a positive (and perhaps unexpected) result. Respondents generally saw the conceptual benefits of both DecidoSer and Ambassadors for Reconciliation for sustainability of reconciliation, though without specific evidence for believing this, or enough time to demonstrate it. Contrary to the notion that multi-sectoral relationships within a community might contribute to sustainability, the evaluation team did not find evidence of a correlation between PAR’s activities in a community and long-term engagement with other community actors." (Conclusions, page 28) more

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A Roadmap for Measuring Distance Learning: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Practices
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USAID (2021), v, 79 pp.

"The purpose of this review is to support education practitioners, host country government representatives, donors, implementers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, and other stakeholders in applying best practices to monitor and evaluate distance learning initiative ... more

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Supporting Humanitarian Communication: What Role Does a Dedicated ‘common Service’ Play in Community Engagement and Accountability? A Case Study from the Rohingya Response, Cox's Bazaar

Nicola Bailey, Sally Gowland, Nushrat Mehjabin, Fariha Rahman, Fuad Ur Rabbi

London: BBC Media Action (2021), 55 pp.

"Since October 2017, the Common Service for Community Engagement and Accountability (‘the Common Service’) has been funded as a dedicated project providing key services and support to help humanitarian organisations engage effectively with Rohingya communities and Bangladeshis living near Rohing ... more

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Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists: Annual Report, 2019

Paris: UNESCO (2020), 163 pp.

"This progress report presents the main findings and achievements of a self-evaluation exercise conducted by the responsible UNESCO project officers at Headquarters and in the relevant Field Offices." (Page 3)

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Synthesis of Evaluations in South Sudan: Lessons Learned for Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Logan Cochrane

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, volume 2, issue 1 (2020), pp. 21-34

"South Sudan is one the largest recipients of official development assistance. Given the complexity of the operational environment, there is a need to learn from the lessons gained to-date. This article seeks to enable better-informed decision making based on a synthesis from humanitarian and develo ... more

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Creating Change Through Digital Communities: How RNW Media's Digital Platforms Impact Young People's Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour

Hilversum: RNW Media (2020), 34 pp.

"The Theories of Change for both Citizens’ Voice [a programme focusing on social cohesion and inclusive governance] and the SRHR programme (which includes Love Matters [delivering information and media on love, sex and relationships to 18-30-year-olds]) contain a key assumption that through provid ... more

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Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: Using a Text-Message Survey to Assess Radio Programs

James V. Marrone, Todd C. Helmus, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Christopher Santucci

RAND Corporation (2020), 32 pp.

"Using a randomized encouragement design, we assigned 2,064 people to listen to either 'Ina Mafita' or to a control program (professional soccer matches) each week over the course of two months. Recruitment and engagement were conducted remotely via short message service (short message system [SMS] ... more

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Combatting Digital Disinformation: An Evaluation of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Disinformation Strategy

Amy O’Hara, Jodi Nelson

Hewlett Foundation (2020), 29 pp.

"The Hewlett Foundation’s decision to add a focus on disinformation to its 2017 US Democracy strategy was motivated by a desire to figure out how best to encourage social media platforms to reduce polarization exacerbated by disinformation.1 The foundation invested in two major efforts to support ... this ambition: a multi-funder partnership with Facebook to create data access for independent researchers to study the impact of social media on democracy and elections; and a grant making portfolio conceived to build an academic field to deepen the understanding of disinformation and identify policy solutions that mitigate its spread and impact on society . We found compelling the suggestion that disinformation is better considered a topic than a coherent field, and that multi-disciplinarity brings richness in framing, methods, and applications. Among Hewlett grantees, scholars self-identify as members of different fields that carry with them important epistemological and philosophical differences. We found evidence that there are perceived gaps between researchers, platforms, journalists, policy makers, civil society and others that obstruct the development of policy solutions. The missing competency among many academics to translate research findings for use, and of the need for tighter connections between scholars and decision makers were additional insights we gained about important gaps in the current landscape. During the two-year grantmaking period, the disinformation portfolio invested in varied policy and academic institutions and supported a diverse group of principal investigators. This is in contrast to the perceptions we heard about the foundation’s lack of a diverse grantee portfolio and approach. We learned from key informants and secondary research that there is an inextricable link between disinformation, racial and social equity and justice. A stronger communication strategy about the foundation team’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is warranted, as is a deliberate effort to showcase the work of all their grantees and their distinct perspectives. The foundation’s significant role in creating momentum for this body of work was widely noted, as was the need for continued leadership and support." (Executive summary, page 2-3) more

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The Impact of Mobile Cinema Events on Potential Migrants in Guinea: Impact Evaluation Report

Marie-Luce Bia-Zafinikamia, Jasper Tjaden, Horace Gninafon

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), 55 pp.

A Roadmap for Measuring Distance Learning: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Practices Key Guidance

A Roadmap for Measuring Distance Learning: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Practices
Key Guidance