MONITORING AND EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND ADAPTING (MESCLA) ACTIVITY HONDURAS LOCAL GOVERNANCE (HLG) BASELINE SURVEY REPORT SUBMISSION DATE: October, 2018 Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-15-00019 – Task Order Number: AID-522-TO-16-00002 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Dexis Consulting Group. Monitoring & Evaluation Support for Collaborative Learning and Adapting (MESCLA) 1 MONITORING AND EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND ADAPTING (MESCLA) ACTIVITY PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, RESEARCH RESULTS, STUDIES, AND EVALUATIONS TEMPLATE VERSIONS: • Version I – September 2018 • Version II – October 2018 SUBMITTED TO: USAID/Honduras Prepared by: Dexis Consulting Group DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Monitoring & Evaluation Support for Collaborative Learning and Adapting (MESCLA) i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................................. ii Acronym List .................................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 Study Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Main Findings .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Statistics in this Report ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 Introduction, Research Design, and Methodological Aspects ....................................................................... 3 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Research Design (Methodologies and Limitations) ................................................................................. 3 2 Key Findings on Water, Roads, and Electricity ................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Water Access and Satisfaction with Water services .............................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Citizen Evaluations of Household Water (Level One) ...................................................................... 8 2.1.2 School Water Assessment (Level Two) .............................................................................................. 11 2.1.3 Health Center Water Assessments (Level Two) .............................................................................. 12 2.2 Road Conditions ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Local Roads (Level One) ............................................................................. 12 2.2.2 Infrastructure Assessment on Road Conditions (Level Two) ....................................................... 14 2.3 Electricity in Schools and Health Centers ............................................................................................... 14 3 Findings on Educational Services (Schools) ...................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Physical Condition of Schools .................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of School Physical Conditions (Level One) ................................................. 17 3.1.2 Infrastructure Assessment of School Physical Condition (Level Two) ........................................ 17 3.2 Bathrooms ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Bathroom Conditions (Level One)........................................................... 18 3.2.2 Infrastructure Assessment of Bathroom Conditions (Level Two) ............................................... 18 3.3 Materials and Equipment.............................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Materials and Equipment (Level One) ..................................................... 18 3.3.2 Infrastructure Assessment of Materials and Equipment (Level Two) .......................................... 18 3.4 Quality of Instruction ................................................................................................................................... 19 3.4.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Instruction Quality (Level One) ................................................................ 19 3.4.2 Infrastructure Assessment of Instruction Quality (Level Two) ..................................................... 20 4 Findings on Health Facilities and Nutritional Services ................................................................................... 21 4.1 General Condition of Health Facilities ..................................................................................................... 22 4.1.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Health Facilities (Level One) ...................................................................... 22 4.1.2 Infrastructure Assessment of Health Facilities (Level Two) ........................................................... 22 Monitoring & Evaluation Support for Collaborative Learning and Adapting (MESCLA) ii 4.2 Basic Infrastructure and Materials ............................................................................................................. 23 4.2.1 Infrastructure Assessment of Health Facility bathrooms ................................................................ 23 4.2.2 Infrastructure Assessment of Waiting and Consulting Rooms (Level Two) .............................. 23 4.2.3 Infrastructure Assessment of Inventory of Materials (Level Two) ............................................... 24 4.3 Health and Nutrition Services .................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.1 Citizens’ Evaluations of Health and Nutrition Services (Level One) ............................................ 24 5 Findings on Local Government Participation and Evaluation ....................................................................... 25 5.1 Local Engagement, Services, and Efficacy (Level One) ......................................................................... 25 5.1.1 Local Engagement ..................................................................................................................................... 26 5.1.2 Evaluation of Services .............................................................................................................................. 26 5.1.3 External Efficacy – Municipal Level ....................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Participation in Schools (Level One) ........................................................................................................ 28 5.3 Participation in Municipal Planning and Services (Level One) ............................................................. 28 6 Recommendations and Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 30 6.1 Recommendations based on Study Findings ........................................................................................... 30 6.2 Recommendations for Future Rounds ..................................................................................................... 31 Annex 1: L1 Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Annex 2: L2 Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................................... 63 Annex 3: Sample Design Description ......................................................................................................................... 83 Annex 4: Data Quality Control Report .................................................................................................................. 107 Annex 5: Study information (consent) letter ......................................................................................................... 111 Annex 6: Study information letter ............................................................................................................................ 112 Monitoring & Evaluation Support for Collaborative Learning and Adapting (MESCLA) iii Acronym List ENEE Empresa Nacional de Energía Electrica HLG Honduras Local