HATUTAN Midline Evaluation June 2021

MIDLINE EVALUATION McGovernCOVER-Dole Food PAGE for Education Program HATUTANTITLE L O R E M I P S U M IN TIMOR-LESTEL O R E M I P S U M Legal Notice and Disclaimer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior approval in writing from Consilient/CARE. This report is not a legally binding document. It is a collaborative informational and assessment document and does not necessarily reflect the views of any of the contributing partners in all of its contents. Any errors are the sole responsibility of the authors. MIDLINE EVALUATION : HATUTAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ III LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................... VI LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................. IX ACRONYMS ........................................................................................ X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. I Methodology .......................................................................................................... i Literacy and Quality of Education ........................................................................... ii Health, Nutrition, and Economic Empowerment ...................................................... iv Gender and Power ................................................................................................ vi Predictive Analysis .............................................................................................. vii Learning Agenda ................................................................................................ viii Program Implications ............................................................................................ xi Conclusion and Recommendations ...................................................................... xiv INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 Timor-Leste Overview ............................................................................................ 1 HATUTAN Program Overview ............................................................................... 10 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................. 12 Research Objectives ............................................................................................ 13 Data Collection Tools ........................................................................................... 14 Data Collection .................................................................................................... 19 Sampling ............................................................................................................. 21 Methodological Analysis....................................................................................... 26 Study Limitations ................................................................................................. 28 LITERACY RESULTS .............................................................................. 31 Overall Literacy Scores ........................................................................................ 31 Literacy Subtask Results ...................................................................................... 37 Impact of COVID-19 on Learning .......................................................................... 47 QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION ..................................................................... 49 Teaching Practices .............................................................................................. 49 Teacher Attendance ............................................................................................ 57 School Supplies and Materials ............................................................................. 60 Literacy Instruction Materials ............................................................................... 61 Skills and Knowledge of Teachers ........................................................................ 63 Skills and Knowledge of School Administrators ..................................................... 65 STUDENT ATTENTIVENESS ...................................................................... 66 Student Attentiveness Indicators .......................................................................... 66 Student Hunger Indicators .................................................................................... 70 Food Access Indicators ........................................................................................ 73 STUDENT ATTENDANCE ......................................................................... 76 Student Attendance Indicators .............................................................................. 76 Health-Related Absences ..................................................................................... 88 School Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 89 Other Factors ...................................................................................................... 92 MIDLINE EVALUATION : HATUTAN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM .................................................................. 95 Implementation and Management of the SFP ........................................................ 95 School Feeding Program Hygiene and Resources ............................................... 101 Access to and Use of Government Funding for SFP ............................................ 108 Purchase of Local Food Items ............................................................................ 109 Contributions to SFP .......................................................................................... 114 HEALTH AND NUTRITION ...................................................................... 116 Nutrition Practices ............................................................................................. 117 Knowledge of Health and Hygiene ...................................................................... 121 Knowledge of Nutrition ....................................................................................... 125 Access to Clean Water and Sanitation in the Household and in School ................. 127 Access to Preventative Health Interventions ....................................................... 131 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT .................................................................. 134 Savings ............................................................................................................. 134 VSLAs .............................................................................................................. 136 AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES .................................................................. 140 Overview of Agricultural Practices ...................................................................... 140 Relationship Between Agricultural Practices & Economic & Nutritional Outcomes . 143 GENDER AND POWER .......................................................................... 144 Division of Labor ............................................................................................... 145 Household Decision-making ............................................................................... 148 Control of Productive Assets .............................................................................. 150 Claiming Rights and Meaningful Participation in Public Decision-making .............. 152 Control Over One’s Body ................................................................................... 153 Violence and Restorative Justice ........................................................................ 155 Aspirations and Strategic Interests ..................................................................... 157 PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS ........................................................................ 160 Predictors of Literacy ......................................................................................... 160 Predictors of Engaging Teaching Practices ......................................................... 164 Predictors of Student Attentiveness .................................................................... 165 Predictors of Student Attendance ....................................................................... 167 Predictors of Health Knowledge .......................................................................... 168 LEARNING AGENDA DISCUSSION ............................................................ 171 Education and Literacy ...................................................................................... 172 School Meal Program Implementation ................................................................. 175 Health, Nutrition, and Agriculture ........................................................................ 177 Gender-based Violence ..................................................................................... 179 PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS ..................................................................... 181 Design/Relevance ............................................................................................. 181 Management and Coordination ..........................................................................

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