- Youth Empowerment
Description
Description
The purpose of this consultancy was to conduct an evaluation of the Window of Hope Junior Window after-school component (WOH). The focus of the evaluation was limited to the more immediate level outcomes, the key objective being to determine whether the programme has made a difference to children’s knowledge, attitudes and skills in the areas defined through the programme. Process indicators were included in the evaluation where possible as they are presumed to affect effectiveness and efficiency, namely participation and satisfaction of beneficiaries and implementers (teachers), and teacher training and support during implementation. A measurement of change was not possible since there was no baseline data. Due to the limited time span since its inception, this evaluation was also unable to capture medium to long-term behaviour formation or change. Attribution of behaviours to a single intervention in the targeted age group of 10-14 also faces difficulties, as young adolescents are invariably exposed to a multitude of influences by the time, they reach maturity. The evaluation does not present information on expenditure incurred for programme development and projections for ongoing costs.