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Using Collaborative and Systemic Approaches to Evaluate a Health Promotion Initiative Involving Canada and Brazil
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| Eduardo Marino, Independent Consultant, eduardo.marino@yahoo.com.br
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| Thomaz Chianca, COMEA Evaluation Ltd, thomaz.chianca@gmail.com
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In planning social projects, logic models can be very useful to define priorities and focus the work at hand. However, evaluations that are guided exclusively by this tool can become irrelevant as they will only address what was “planned” as opposed to what actually “happened”. Thus disregarding the complex environments in which these social projects are implemented. In this session, the presenters will critically discuss the application of a mix of collaborative and systemic approaches to evaluate a health promotion program involving six Brazilian universities in partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association. The evaluation was facilitated by external evaluators and involved the following steps: i) identifying the target systems of the evaluation; ii) mapping and analyzing the local systems; iii) recognizing the common patterns (results and critical aspects in the implementation of the intervention) and iv) mapping and analyzing the project coordinators network as a system.
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Horizontal Evaluation: An Institutional Learning and Knowledge Building Case From Africa
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| Hubert Paulmer, Harry Cummings and Associates Inc, hubertpaulmer@gmail.com
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| Harry Cummings, University of Guelph, cummingsharry@hotmail.com
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The paper looks at the concept and components of Horizontal Evaluation and presents the recent experience and the collaborative process used to design and conduct this evaluation in Africa. It also shares the evaluation design, methods and approaches used to collect data, and the evaluation criteria considered. The paper also presents how evaluation issues, such as capacity building, partnerships and sustainability, were assessed during this evaluation. The paper reflects on how this evaluation enhanced organizational and stakeholder learning, and facilitated knowledge building. It also describes the groups of stakeholders and their level of participation in this horizontal evaluation. It also presents what the advantages and critical success factors are for the horizontal evaluation over traditional evaluations. This was an end-of-project evaluation for a project funded by Canadian International Development Agency and implemented in five countries across Africa.
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Integration of a Safe Water and Hygiene Program With Routine Childhood Immunization Services: Design Strategies and Lessons Learned From a Mixed Method Evaluation of a One-Year Pilot Project at 18 Health Facilities in Nyanza Province, Kenya
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| Karen Schlanger, University of Georgia, kschlang@uga.edu
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| Tove Ryman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cnu8@cdc.gov
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| Margaret Watkins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, maw8@cdc.gov
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| Brian Otieno, Safe Water and AIDS project, brayos5@yahoo.com
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| Cliff Ochieng, Safe Water and AIDS project, ochieng_cliff@yahoo.com
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| Patricia Richards, University of Georgia, plr333@uga.edu
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This paper presents results of a mixed-method evaluation of a pilot project in Kenya designed to increase on-time completion of childhood vaccinations and improve household water treatment and hygiene. Globally, there is increasing interest in integrating various health services into established immunization programs. While integration appears advantageous, its impact has not been systematically evaluated, and appropriate methods for evaluating service integration are needed. This evaluation tests the effectiveness and impacts of two integration strategies (interventions implemented by nurse vs. lay health worker) for providing household water treatment and hygiene products, and education at routine childhood vaccination visits. The quantitative evaluation included population-based household surveys of approximately 1200 children at baseline and follow-up in each of the intervention and comparison arms of the study. The qualitative component, 30 interviews and 9 focus groups, enhances quantitative findings by assessing health worker and parent perceptions regarding program acceptability and integration strategy preferences. Methods and results will be presented with an emphasis on unique and complementary aspects of this mixed method analysis.
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The Influence of Cooperative Structure on Commitment and Member Satisfaction: A Case of the Murang’a Nutribusiness Cooperative in Kenya
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| Mary Marete, Pennsylvania State University, mmm455@psu.edu
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This study investigates in a women’s owned cooperative in Kenya two components of cooperative success: member commitment and member satisfaction. Both are key factors critical to the success of organizations (Cotteril, 2002; Fullerton, 2005; Bhruynis, 2001). Member commitment and member satisfaction influence and are in turn influenced by the structure of an organization. Using Allen and Meyer’s (1996) measure of organizational commitment, the extent of commitment of Murang’a Nutri-business cooperative members to their organization is examined. Previous research (Goo & Huan, 2008; Fullerton, 2005; Harun and Hasrul, 2006; Morgan & Hunt, 1994) has documented that affective commitment contributes positively to the success of an organization while continuance commitment does not contribute positively to organizational success. The Schmid (2004) situation structure performance theoretical framework for evaluation of organizations is used to identify key variables likely to increase member commitment of members. Alternative emerging cooperative structure proposed by Chaddad and Cook (2004)are used to identify an optimal cooperative structure for increased member commitment for the nutribusiness cooperative.
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