Muteshi-Strachan, Jacinta

Njue, Carolyne

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Population CouncilKnowledge CommonsReproductive Health Social and Behavioral Science Research (SBSR)2016Monitoring and evaluating FGM/C abandonmentprogramsJacinta Muteshi-StrachanPopulation CouncilCarolyne NjuePopulation CouncilFollow this and additional works at: https://knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org/departments_sbsr-rhPart of the Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Family, Life Course, and SocietyCommons, International Public Health Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Sociologyof Culture Commons, and the Women's Health CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Population Council.Recommended CitationMuteshi-Strachan, Jacinta and Carolyne Njue. 2016. "Monitoring and evaluating FGM/C abandonment programs," presentation at theInternational Conference to End FGM, Geneva, 10-11 May. Nairobi: Population Council.MONITORING AND EVALUATING FGM/C ABANDONMENT PROGRAMSJacinta Muteshi and Carolyne Njue, Population CouncilInter-African Committee (IAC)International Conference to end FGMGeneva, Switzerland: 10-11 May, 2016Background– Lack quality M&E given:• limited management information systems of FGM/C interventions• Fragmented documentation of feasible & effective policies and programs– Need to improve national and global understanding  of program implementation• Relevant indictors• Measurement and evaluation for documenting and reporting on FGM/C activitiesSo… why should we undertake monitoring and evaluation?– MonitoringTo assess the process and progress of program implementation• EvaluationTo assess the effect or impact of a programRole of monitoring in FGM/C projects • Did a program do what it was expected to do? • Routine documentation and reporting of program activities and products to: o Ensure that program activities are implemented as planned o Identify problems as they arise so that they can be addressed o Make sure resources are being used within budget (and for target population)Role of evaluation in FGM/C projects• Evaluations can be useful for both fine-tuning innovative programs and for assessing impact of established programs• Evaluation addresses the following questions: • Were the program activities carried out as planned?• What outcomes are observed? • Does the program achieve the types of changes proposed in its objectives? How much change occurred?• To what extent is the program responsible for the observed changes? Can improved outcomes be attributed to program efforts?• Did the target population benefit from program and at what cost?Challenges associated with M&E• Hard to separate contribution of multiple strategies• Lack of investment in rigorous evaluation limited evidence of effectiveness • Non-standardized definitions and indicators• Enhancing comparability of data• Climate of urgency around results but behavior change is long-term• Sensitive nature of the information • Changing nature hard to measure and  interpret• Ethical and methodological issuesEvaluation issues to consider1. Impact on who?• Participants in project activities• Those influenced by project activities• Those more indirectly influenced2. Measuring impact –which indicators and validity?• Statistical evidence for changes in FGM/C behaviors and prevalence• Use of DHS / MICS data?• Surveys of sample populationsEvaluation issues to consider3. Other influences on these changes?• Use „experimental‟ evaluation design to control for other influences (include control /comparison group)• Identify and document other anti-FGM/C activities within and near project sites• Review history of anti-FGM/C activities in project sites4. Measuring unplanned impacts?• Fully understand how interventions can influence peoples lives beyond FGM/C• Ask project staff to document all events as they occur• Include qualitative research during endline to assess retrospectively how and why these changes happened• Report these outcomes with other results, whether positive or negativeEvaluation issues to consider5. Sampling for evaluations• Use an appropriate sampling plan…..- For describing prevalence (e.g. baseline)- For assessing impact of an intervention• Sample separately for each sub-group assessed• Use random not purposive sampling if possible6. Ethical considerations• Beneficence: maximise potential benefits for individuals and society• Non-malfeasance: minimize any potential harms to individuals and society• Respect for autonomy: respect rights of individuals and groups to make decisions for themselves, and protect persons with diminished autonomy (e.g. children)• Justice: treat all subjects equallyThank you

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