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Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS's Non Gorvenment Organisations Implication in Evaluation and Effectiveness of Interventions in Africa: Is a Link Existed?
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| Maurice T Agonnoude, University of Montreal, amaurte@yahoo.fr
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| Francois Champagne, University of Montreal, francois.champagne@umontreal.ca
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| Nicole Leduc, University of Montreal, nicole.leduc@umontreal.ca
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Increased implication of NGOs and civil society in fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic is noted for some years in Africa. But even if their role is well appreciated, there is a perception of inefficiency of their actions because of lack of monitoring/evaluation 'capacity. Moreover, implication in monitoring evaluation can help for continuous improvement of their activities. This paper is to understand this link. Objective: analyze influence of local NGO's involvement in evaluation on their intervention effectiveness. Method : Comparative synthesis research of structural modeling type for a hundred NGO; two means of data collection: questionnaire for NGO' executives (one per NGO); questionnaire 'inquiry with an accidental sample of 75 to 100 customers per NGO leading to customers 'satisfaction evaluation of NGO's services. Outcomes: estimation of the part of activities continuous improvement linked to involvement in evaluation and to other factors (expectations of funding agencies, program's resources and localisation of the NGO).
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Is Empowerment Evaluation Empowering? Strategies to Promote and Measure Empowerment Within Adult and Youth Programs
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| Krista Collins, Claremont Graduate University, krista.collins@cgu.edu
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Critics of empowerment evaluation have consistently argued that to separate the fields of participatory and empowerment evaluation, there is a need to empirically validate the relationship between evaluation activities and empowerment outcomes (Patton, 1997). While evaluators have identified the current practices designed to promote empowerment (Miller & Campbell, 2006), these processes represent only a portion of what psychological researchers have deemed necessary to facilitate empowerment. Additionally, there is a need to validate the types of outcomes expected of empowerment evaluation designs, and identify the different outcomes that exist for adult and youth participants. The purpose of this presentation is to (1) examine the processes and outcomes unique to participatory and empowerment approaches based on evaluation literature, (2) explore the contributions that psychological research on empowerment theory can provide to evaluation practice, and (3) discuss the implications of these findings for evaluators.
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Use of the Empowerment Evaluation Framework as a Strategy for Promoting Community-Based Participatory Action Research in Statewide Violence Prevention Research Effort
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| Lea Hegge, University of Kentucky, lea.hegge@uky.edu
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| Patricia Cook-Craig, University of Kentucky, patty.cook@uky.edu
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One key challenge facing researchers and community practitioners in violence prevention work is how to collaborate in research projects that produce evidence-based strategies. One approach that aims to address difficulties experienced by both fields when trying to combine expertise and design rigorous research projects is empowerment evaluation (EE). This presentation will demonstrate one state's use of EE principles to build a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project in which 13 rape crisis centers and university partners worked together to design and fund a 26 school randomized control trial study of a violence prevention strategy. Qualitative and quantitative process evaluation data related to project design and implementation will be presented. Successes and barriers will be reviewed. Engagement in CBPR can be enhanced by the use of EE principles when community partners shift their orientation to research, university partners shift their process to a community-driven needs perspective, and both groups share expertise.
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