UNICEF seeks to guarantee business continuity of ECD services for young children and ensure relevance and effectiveness during the period of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as integrating lessons learned into future planning and rebuilding of more resilient systems and service provision modalities. For this purpose, UNICEF in ECA region plans to undertake a developmental evaluation of the adaptation of services for young children and their families in response to COVID-19 to respond to the changing needs of the service users.
The primary purpose of this evaluation is to critically assess UNICEF’s efforts in ECD programming that are being adapted to meet the changing needs of young children and families and do so with the view of going forward to be better prepared for a similar situation in the future. By collecting “good enough” evidence recurrently and dedicating resources for ongoing analysis, UNICEF and partners can strengthen the process of adaptation of these services and their effectiveness in an agile manner. The knowledge generated from the evaluation, and the specific lessons learned that it identifies, will inform evidence-based decision-making, evidence-based advocacy, and resource-mobilization, while contributing to learning within UNICEF.
The objectives of the evaluation are to:
• assess the extent to which the ECD activities are being implemented in the selected countries, how they are meeting the needs of young children and families especially when their needs change as the COVID-19 outbreak evolves.
• assess the effectiveness of the ECD activities in improved programming and systems strengthening support to governments in the selected countries
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Tetiana Lysytsia |
Focal Point Email | tlysytsia@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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