The evaluation of the Child Friendly Approach (CFA) in Sri Lankan primary schools is a joint
Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and UNICEF initiative. The purpose is to provide empirical
evidence on changes in primary education resulting from CFA interventions to contribute to
decision-making on Ministry of Education (MoE) policies and strategies for reforming basic
education in Sri Lanka. Terms of reference (ToR) are included in Annex 1.
The objectives of the evaluation are to identify:
i) What elements of the CFA have worked well and why;
ii) What elements of the CFA have not worked well and why; and
iii) What elements of the CFA should be prioritized for further mainstreaming and scalingup.
To do this the evaluation attempts to ascertain the results (outputs and outcomes) of CFA
programming at school level in Sri Lanka and assess the relevance, effectiveness and
efficiency of the interventions utilised in delivering these results. The evaluation also
investigates the sustainability of CFA interventions. The evaluation includes a comparison of
schools which have received targeted donor CFA support and those which have not (i.e.
‘treatment’ and ‘non-treatment’ schools).
This is an evaluation of an approach. It is not a standard project or programme evaluation,
although it covers both of this. It is evaluating a concept, a framework and a range of
interventions funded by GoSL and development partners in different funding arrangements.
The evaluation has elements of a proof of concept research. It a complex and wide-ranging.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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