The purpose of the evaluation is to ascertain the extent to which the objectives of the Inqaba Initiative were accomplished and to draw recommendations and lessons learnt for scale-up and sustainability of the interventions.
More precisely, the evaluation will:
• Evaluate the intended and unintended effects of the Inqaba Initiative on the functioning of schools; and the outcomes for children who have participated in the initiative, and identify the mechanisms and triggers that have brought about such outcomes, whether they are intrinsic to the initiative or not (criteria of impact)
• Examine the relevance of the initiative regarding the needs of the primary beneficiaries for one part, and the national policy being implemented for another part (criteria of relevance)
• Provide evidence of the benefits of the initiative and critical bottlenecks, strengths and weaknesses of programme design and implementation (criteria of effectiveness)
• Explore UNICEF and donors’ contribution to the Inqaba progress and provide data on forward looking strategies relevant to the financing of the Inqaba Initiative and ways to ensure equitable distribution of resources for education (criteria of efficiency)
• Examine the likeliness to continue the initiative after the donors’ funding ends, regarding the local ownership of the initiative and national capacities to manage and monitor the Inqaba programme (criteria of sustainability)
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Agency Focal Point | Nelisiwe Dlamini |
Focal Point Email | ndlamini@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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