Catholic Relief Services Beoog Biiga II Program Baseline Report
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Catholic Relief Services Beoog Biiga II Program Baseline Report Updated February 2016 Authors: Jean Paul Pétraud Elnaz Safarha Laurence Dessein Submitted to: Submitted by: Neda Sobhani Jean Paul Pétraud Food for Education Chief of Party IMPAQ International, LLC Catholic Relief Services – Burkina Faso 10420 Little Patuxent Parkway Zone industrielle Gounghin, 01 BP 469 Suite 300 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Columbia, MD 21044 www.impaqint.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors would like to thank Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their financial support. The authors also would like to thank the Ministry of Education of Burkina Faso, its provincial offices in the Central North Region, as well as CRS staff for supporting and facilitating the rollout of the baseline. The authors acknowledge Dr. Jaime Meza-Cordero, Dr. Karen Armstrong, Dr. Michaela Gulemetova, Ms. Kimberly Garasky, Ms. Vanessa Hoffman and Mr. Daniel Elliot, researchers from IMPAQ International, LLC (IMPAQ), as well as Ms. Mousumi Sarkar, Mr. John Wendt and Mr. Paul Chang from the Survey Team at IMPAQ. We have very much enjoyed our collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and would like to thank Ms. Neda Sobhani, Mr. Abdoulaye Bikienga, Mr. Abdoulaye Bokoum from CRS and Mr. Edoxi Kindane for their support and advice. The authors thank the Action Gouvernance Integration-Renforcement (AGIR) team for their professionalism and flexibility with data collection, including Paul-André Somé, Nestor Zanté, Sié Ahmed Barro, Sié Sébastien Pouda, Boussiratou Senou, Prosper Gnoumou, Stella Drabo, Djamilatou Sonia Sanou, Hawouah Traore, Abdou-Wahabou Kabore, Ibrahim Ouedraogo, Hugues Ouedraogo, Diane Raisa Pare, Brigitte Somé, Germaine Nakoulma, Abdoul-Mounirou Ouedraogo, Boureima Tall, Hermann Guissou, Aly Kafando, Issouf Belem, Dieudonné Sawadogo, Ibrahim Ismael Yere, Fidèle Kabore, and Bibiane Karama for their excellent work in the field. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this report are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of IMPAQ, nor do they reflect the views of CRS or the USDA. IMPAQ International, LLC Page i Beoog Biiga II Baseline Report February 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. I TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. II TABLE OF EXHIBITS ................................................................................................................ V ACRONYM LIST .................................................................................................................... VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 I. PROGRAM BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 3 1.1 Beoog Biiga I ................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Beoog Biiga II ............................................................................................................... 5 II. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND KEY INDICATORS ................................................................. 7 III. EMPIRICAL STRATEGY ................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Mixed Evaluation Strategy ......................................................................................... 10 3.2 Impact Evaluation ...................................................................................................... 12 3.2.1 Sample Selection .......................................................................................................... 12 3.2.2 Random Assignment .................................................................................................... 14 3.2.3 Baseline Data and Endline Data ................................................................................... 15 3.2.4 Estimation Strategy ...................................................................................................... 15 3.2.5 Sample Size and Minimum Detectable Effects ............................................................ 16 3.3 Performance Evaluation ............................................................................................. 18 3.3.1 Sample Selection .......................................................................................................... 18 3.3.2 Sample Size, Minimum Detectable Effects, and Analysis Plan .................................... 19 3.3.3 Quantitative and Qualitative Data ............................................................................... 20 3.3.4 Work Plan ..................................................................................................................... 20 IV. INSTRUMENTS........................................................................................................... 22 4.1 ASER-Reading Test ..................................................................................................... 22 4.1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 22 4.1.2 Calibration .................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Questionnaires........................................................................................................... 25 4.2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 25 4.2.2 Calibration .................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Other Data ................................................................................................................. 28 IMPAQ International, LLC Page ii Beoog Biiga II Baseline Report February 2016 4.3.1 Attendance Data .......................................................................................................... 28 4.3.2 Attentiveness Data ....................................................................................................... 29 4.3.3 Qualitative Data ...................................................................................................... 29 V. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BASELINE LEVELS ............................................................ 31 5.1 Student Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 31 5.1.1 Household Environment .............................................................................................. 31 5.1.2 Food Security ............................................................................................................... 32 5.1.3 Attendance and Reading Test ...................................................................................... 33 5.2 Other Student Environment Outcomes ....................................................................... 37 5.2.1 Parents and School....................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2 Parent-Teacher Association Representatives .............................................................. 38 5.3 Teacher Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 40 5.3.1 Teacher Characteristics ................................................................................................ 40 5.3.2 Classroom Practices ..................................................................................................... 42 5.3.3 Knowledge of Nutrition ................................................................................................ 48 5.3.4 Attendance ................................................................................................................... 49 5.4 Districts Managers ..................................................................................................... 49 VI. RCT VARIABLES: BASELINE LEVELS AND BALANCE TEST .............................................. 51 6.1 Second Grade Student Characteristics and Food Security ............................................ 51 6.2 Second Grade Students Attendance and Literacy ........................................................ 53 6.3 Second Grade Students Other Learning Outcomes ...................................................... 54 6.3.1 Hygiene ........................................................................................................................ 54 6.3.2 Nutrition Knowledge .................................................................................................... 54 VII. CONCLUSION AND LESSONS LEARNED ....................................................................... 56 VIII. REFERENCE LIST ......................................................................................................... 59 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 60 APPENDIX A. INDICATOR VARIABLES: BASELINE LEVELS ....................................................... 61 APPENDIX B. ADDITIONAL DETAILED DATA BREAKDOWN ...................................................