Report on Evaluation of Empowerment of Women in District Mansehra Through Women Friendly Halls
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Report on Evaluation of Empowerment of Women in District Mansehra through Women Friendly Halls Sidra Fatima Minhas 11/27/2012 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 4 1. Women Freindly Halls (WFH) ......................................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8 1.1.1 Geographical Background ................................................................................ 9 1.1.2 Socio Cultural Context .....................................................................................12 1.1.3 Women Friendly Halls Project .........................................................................12 1.1.4 Objectives of WFHs Project ............................................................................13 1.2 Presence and Activities of Other Players ................................................................14 1.3 Rationale of the Evaluation .....................................................................................15 1.3.1 Objectives and Aim of the Evaluation ..............................................................15 1.4 Scope of the Evaluation .........................................................................................16 1.4.1 Period and Course of Evaluation .....................................................................16 1.4.2 Geographical Coverage of the Evaluation .......................................................16 1.4.3 Use and Major Users of the Evaluation ...........................................................16 2. Methodological Approach ..........................................................................................18 2.1 Methodology of Evaluation .....................................................................................18 2.1.1 Orientation and Desk Study .............................................................................18 2.1.2 Instrument Design ...........................................................................................19 2.1.3 Primary Data Collection ...................................................................................22 2.2.4 Analysis and Report Writing ............................................................................26 2.2 Analysis and Report Writing ...................................................................................27 2.2.1 Presentation and Final Report .........................................................................27 2.3 Critical Assessment ................................................................................................27 2.3.1 Validity and Reliability ...........................................................................................27 2.3.2 Composition and Independence of the Evaluation Team .................................28 3 Performance of the Implementing Organization - Saibaan .............................................30 3.1 Project Coordination and Managment ...................................................................30 3.2 Qualification of Personnel .......................................................................................32 3.3 Logistics and Procurement .....................................................................................33 3.4 Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................................................................33 4 Findings and Discussion ................................................................................................35 4.1 Achievements .........................................................................................................35 4.2 Relevance ..............................................................................................................35 4.3 Effectiveness ..........................................................................................................39 4.4 Efficiency ................................................................................................................44 1 4.5 Impact ....................................................................................................................48 4.6 Sustainability ..........................................................................................................55 4.7 Discussion: Conceptualizing Women Empowerment as a Medium to Social Change 57 6 Conclusion and Recommendations ...............................................................................60 6.1 Recommendations .................................................................................................60 6.2 Lessons Learned ...................................................................................................62 7. List of Sources/Bibliography ..........................................................................................63 Annex I: Terms of Reference ............................................................................................64 Annex II: Target Villages of Women Friendly Halls Project................................................70 Annex III:Composition and Independence of Evaluation Team – Profiles of Members ......71 Annex IV: Evaluation Matrix ..............................................................................................72 Annex V:Course and Schedule of Evaluation ....................................................................79 Annex VI: List of Interviewed/Participating Persons ..........................................................80 Annex VII Guidelines for Data Collection ..........................................................................81 Annex VIII: Tools ..............................................................................................................83 Annex IX :Attendence Sheet for FGDs ..............................................................................88 Annex X: Logical Framework Women Friendly Halls project 2011-12 ...............................89 Annex XI: Actual In-Kind Contribution ...............................................................................94 Annex XII: Actual Expense Summary ...............................................................................95 Annex XIII: Saibaaan Trainings/ Capacity Building/Awareness Raising Initiatives .............96 Annex XIV: Report on Site Visit of Construction of Halls ...................................................98 Annex XV: Update on Activities of WFH .......................................................................... 100 Annex XVI : NFR ............................................................................................................ 105 Annex XVII : Documents of Ownership of WFHs ............................................................ 106 2 List of Abbreviations AJK Azad Jamu and Kashmir CBO Community Based Organization CRAN Child Rights Advocacy Network CRS Catholic Relief Services CWS Church World Service DG District Government EDT Enterprise Development Training EQ Earthquake FGD Focus Group Discussions HAP Humanitarian Accountability Partnership KII Key Informant Interviews KPK Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa NGOs Non Governmental Organziations PATA Provincially Administered Tribal Area VO Village Organization WFH Women Friendly Halls WFP World Food Program 3 Executive Summary In the course of a pilot project supported by Oxfam Novib and Oxfam Germany, Saibaan (a Pakistani, charitable, non-governmental organization) developed the idea, to build village community halls, owned by the women of the village. Community centres for women (Women Friendly Halls) were constructed in select remote villages in Mansehra, Halls could be used by men too, but the women had priority and could decide the manner in which they could be used. Women-friendly halls in the villages of Garrang and Dalbani (Siran Valley) were constructed between November 2007 and June 2008. After a project visit by the responsible project coordinator, Oxfam Germany gave finances for the construction of two more women-friendly halls in Bagroo and Nielban (Kounch Valley) between June 2009 and December 2010. The construction of three additional women-friendly halls in Makhan Mohri, Ghanila and Jargali followed during the on-going project, and were co-financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The implementation of the project "Empowerment of Women in District Mansehra through Women Friendly Halls” was initiated in July 2011 and will end in December 2012; it was funded by Oxfam Germany in cooperation with the local implementing partner ,Saibaan Development Organization. As the WFH Project heads towards its final two months of completion, the need to assess the impact of interventions based on the outputs and outcomes becomes necessary. For Oxfam, evaluation is the process of rigorously assessing the design, implementation and results of development and humanitarian interventions (projects, programs, advocacy initiatives and campaigns) considering their impact, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and relevance. 35 The evaluation contributes to accountability to stakeholders and learning to improve effectiveness as well as to increase impact of Oxfam Programs. 1 WFH's interventions are aimed at empowering women of the target communities by enabling them to take part in socio economic activities, and by playing