FINAL EVALUATION REPORT Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca & Negro River Watersheds (PROSADE)
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FINAL EVALUATION REPORT Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca & Negro River Watersheds (PROSADE) Presented by: Oswaldo E. Fajardo Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 2016. FINAL EVALUATION REPORT Serge Lantagne: PROSADE Project Manager : ( [email protected] ) Francisco Urquia : Monitoring & Evaluation Unit Specialist ( [email protected] ) Oswaldo E. Fajardo : Consultant, M & E Specialist ( [email protected] ) Tegucigalpa , Honduras. March 2016 1 Table of contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 6 II. THE PROJECT ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 12 2.1. Background ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 12 2.2. PRO SADE Population and environment characteristics ................................ ................................ ...... 13 III. SURVEY METHODOLOGY ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 14 3.1. Universe and Sample ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 14 3.2. Instruments and Sources of Information ................................ ................................ ............................. 14 3.3. Methodological Process ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 15 3.4. Phase I. Preliminary Planning and Organization ................................ ................................ ................... 15 3.5. Phase II. Processing Information ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 15 IV. OUTCOMES PRESENTATION ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 16 4.1. Analysis of the program logic ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 16 4.2. Summary table of the level of achievement ................................ ................................ ......................... 18 4.3. Final Outcome Indicators ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 18 4.3.1 Social Well - being ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 18 4.3.2 Nutritional status of children under five years old. ................................ ................................ ...... 21 4.4. Component: Knowledge Management and Capacity Building ................................ .............................. 23 4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ................................ ................................ ............................... 23 4.4.2 Immediate Outcomes ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 25 4.4.3 Output Indicators ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 29 4.5. Component: Health and Nutrition, Water Supply and Sanitation ................................ ........................ 29 4.5.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ................................ ................................ ............................ 30 4.5.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes ................................ ................................ ................................ 31 4.5.3 Outpu t Indicators ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 34 4.6.1 Indicators of Intermediate Outcomes ................................ ................................ ......................... 35 4.6.2 Indicators of Immediate Outcomes. ................................ ................................ ............................ 37 4.6.3 Output Indicators ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 38 4.7.1 Indicators of Intermediate Results ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 39 4.7.2 Performance Indicators for Outputs ................................ ................................ ........................... 41 2 V. CONCLUSIONS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 41 VI. LESSONS LEARNED ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 42 VII. ANNEXES ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 44 ACRONYMS: CEA Canadian Executing Agency ADEPES Pespirense Development Association ADETRIUNF Triunfeña Development Association AECID Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development AHJASA Honduran Association of Water Systems Administrat ion Boards AIN - C Community - Integrated Children Assistance A & S Water and Sanitation BL Baseline VSLA Village Savings and Loans Association CATIE Tropical Agricultural Research and Education Center. CDEMIPYME Business Development Center of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises CDH Human Development Center CDN$ Canadian Dollar CESO Canadian Executive Service Organization CIAL Local Agricultural Research Committee CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIMMYT Inter national Centre for Corn and Wheat Improvement CODEL Local Emergency Committee CODEM Municipal Emergency Committee CODER Corporation for Rural Business Development CODESSE Honduran Council of the Social Sector of the Economy COMAS Municipal Water and Sanitation Committee CONASA National Council of Potable Water and Sanitation COPECO Standing Committee on Contingencies CVCA Analysis of Capacity and Climate Vulnerability CURLP R egional University Center of the Pacific Coast DECA Dire ctorate of Evaluation and Environmental Control DICTA Research, Agricultural Science and Technology Directorate ECA Field School FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FE Final Evaluation GOC Government of Canada GOH Government of Honduras GWP Global Water Partnership HA Hectare JAA Administrative Water Board LPS Lempiras 3 IPM Integrated Pest Management W & E Monitoring and Evaluation M Men MZ Manzana ( Approx. 7,000 m2 ) MOW Municipal Office for Women WHO World Health Organization NGO Non Government Organization PAHO Pan American Health Organization W Women WFP World Food Programme UNDP United Nations Development Programme PROSADE Promoting Food Security i n the Choluteca and Negro River Watersheds QQ Quintales SAG Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock FSN Food Security and Nutrition SOL Supermarket of Hillsides Options UMA Municipal Environnemental Unit 4 PRESENTATION This document contains the final evaluation report of the ( PROSADE ) project , "Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca and Río Ne gro Watersheds " , arriving at its final stage after 6 years of operation, which began March 31, 2010, following the signing of a contribution agreement between the Government of Canada, through Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and CARE Canada. The research was conducted in the period established between November and December 2015. For research purposes a sample of 386 farmers and 295 h eads of households of both gende rs was defined for the water systems built and / or rehabilitated. The document is divided into 6 chapters: The first chapter summarizes the main results of the study; The second chapter describes the project in its overall context; The third chapter des cribes the methodology used; Chapter four describes the results considering the logical framework indicators of the Final Outcomes and Intermediate Outcomes for each of the components; The fifth chapter contains the conclusions and recommendations of the s tudy. In the sixth chapter contains lessons learned. The document is completed by annexes containing the instruments used for gathering information and tables with details of the main outcomes. 5 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The PROSADE project, "Promoting Food Security and Economic Development in the Choluteca and Río Negro Watersheds " proposed the general objective " Improve the quality of life and reduce vuln erability to food insecurity of women, men, youth, children and the elderly in the semi - arid areas of southern Honduras "Located in ten municipalities located in the watersheds of the Choluteca and Negro rivers in the Departments of El Paraíso and Choluteca. The PROSADE project was designed by CARE Canada and CARE Honduras, with a six (6) ye ar term (2010 - 2016) with a total investment of Cdn $ 14,255,000.00, of which Cdn $ 12,200,000.00 are contributions from the Canadian Government and Cdn $ 2,055,000.00 are from CARE and local organizations. The implementation had strategic partners such as : The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) linked to improved germplasm, participatory agricultural research, soil management, intelligent fertilization and market