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− | + | The Impact Monitoring Group of [[Energising Development (EnDev)|Energising Development]] has developed recommendations for sound impact assessments. | |
− | *conduct baseline studies before project intervention and impact studies after households, social infrastructure or SMEs | + | <u>We recommend to:</u> |
− | *use | + | *use the recommended [[Indicator Rural Electrification and Stoves|list of indicators]] |
− | * | + | *conduct baseline studies before project intervention and impact studies after households, social infrastructure or SMEs received access to modern energy |
− | + | *use a [[Theory Based Approach|theory based approach]] by applying the result chain for developing the study design | |
+ | *use a [[Impact Evaluation - Mixed Methods|mixed methods approach]]: the logic of the comparative advantages of [[Catalogue of Methods for Impact Studies|methods]]: i.e. the mix of quantitative (standardised household interviews) and qualitative methods (open / semi-structured interviews with key persons and households or focus group discussions) | ||
+ | *include, wherever possible, [[Control Groups|control groups]] (households which resemble those households with access to modern energy with the exception of this access) into your baseline and impact study | ||
+ | *consider [[Research Ethics|research ethics]] | ||
− | The following | + | The following tables show in more detail typical steps for baseline and impact studies, which we furthermore recommend and support. |
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+ | = Introduction = | ||
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+ | Development interventions are executed with the ultimate aim of changing the living situation in less developed countries. What is often thoroughly investigated are the inputs to a development intervention and its immediate outputs - how much money is spent, how many children are vaccinated, business trainings conducted or latrines installed. Assessing the impacts of a development intervention though - the aforementioned amelioration of living standards that can be ''attributed ''to a particular intervention - is part of a movement towards evidence-based development policy making and accountability. The central question to all impact evaluations "''What is the causal effect of a programme on the variable of interest?" ''can be applied to various policy contexts. | ||
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+ | <u>Initial but crucial steps to every evaluation is the establishment of</u> | ||
+ | #questions to be answered within the scope of the given evaluation; | ||
+ | #the theory of change, depicting how, in theory, the intervention is envisaged to achieve results; | ||
+ | #the result chain; | ||
+ | #hypothesis to be tested by the evaluation; | ||
+ | #performance indicators. | ||
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+ | Taken together, the evaluators will hereby arrive at the specific questions to be phrased by the evaluation. Ideally, this will occur in the planning phase of the development intervention, thereby linking implementation and evaluation closely. | ||
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+ | = Preparation = | ||
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− | | '''Materials/ Support''' | + | | style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102)" | '''Library''' |
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− | | | + | | Draft Terms of Reference for Consultants / Enumerators |
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− | * | + | *Sample Terms for national / international consultants |
− | *Sample Terms for enumerators | + | *Sample Terms for enumerators |
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+ | | ToR Consultants: | ||
+ | *[[:File:Terms of Reference for a Baseline Study at Murunda Rutsiro Project Site.pdf|ToR Baseline Study (Rwanda PSP Hydro)]] | ||
+ | *[[:File:Termes de référence enquêteurs.pdf|ToR Survey french version]] | ||
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+ | | Selection of Consultant / Enumerators | ||
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− | + | *Consultants | |
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+ | | Study documents and statistics on national development goals and policies, national sector goals and policies, BMZ goals and concept for the partner country | ||
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− | + | *Checklist on relevant development goals | |
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− | * | + | *UNDP [http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5761 Energy Services for the Millennium Development Goals] |
+ | *BMZ [http://www.bmz.de/en/issues/energie/energieeffizienz/index.html Sustainable Energy for Development] | ||
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− | + | Developing of Results Chains/ Indicators (consider undesired side effects being positive or negative) | |
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− | *[[MDGs | + | *[[Millennium_Development_Goals_(MDGs)_and_Result_Chains|Sample Results Chain]] |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Indicator Rural Electrification and Stoves|Impact Criteria and indicators]] |
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− | | | + | Cooking: |
+ | *[[:File:Impacts - Observation Fields and Indicators.doc|Energy Impacts, Observation Fields and Indicators]] | ||
+ | *IA Kenya: [[:file:Example of Improved Cookstoves Result Chains in Kenya.doc|Result Chain]] | ||
+ | *IA Ethiopia: [[:file:Results Chains for Ethiopia.pdf|Result Chain]] | ||
+ | *IA Kenya: [[:File:Preparation Kenya - Impacts, Observation Fields and Indicators.pdf|Model List of Impacts, Observation Fields and Indicators]] | ||
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+ | | Developing of Questionnaires, interview guidelines, PRA tools (MAPP), observation criteria and other tools [[Catalogue of Methods for Impact Studies|(catalogue of methods)]] | ||
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− | | | + | *[[Interviews / Discussions - Qualitative Methods|Questionnaires for HH (stoves), stove producers, social institutions and restaurants using ICS]] |
+ | *[[Interviews / Discussions - Qualitative Methods|PRA tools for focus group discussions (MAPP)]] | ||
+ | *[[Interviews / Discussions - Qualitative Methods|Interview guidelines for village authorities]] | ||
+ | *[[Interviews / Discussions - Qualitative Methods|Observation criteria for stoves in use (example lists of good cooking practices and of stove conditions)]] | ||
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− | + | [[Materials for Quantitative Methods|Example Questionnaires]] | |
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− | + | ([[Impact Studies Material#General|Impact Studies Material]]) | |
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+ | | Sampling/ Selection target Group | ||
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− | + | *[[Guidelines for Sampling/ Selection Criterias|Guidelines / Sampling & Selection Criterias]] | |
+ | *Poverty criteria for selection of HH | ||
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− | * | + | *Kenya: [[:file:Selection Criteria.doc|Selection Criteria for HH, SI, PU and Producers IA]] |
− | *Poverty | + | *Kenya: [[:file:Example of Poverty Criteria for Selection of Households in Kenya.doc|Local Poverty criteria (example from local village authorities)]] |
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+ | | Training of Supervisors and Enumerators/ Pretesting | ||
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− | + | *Training Material | |
+ | *Training Agenda | ||
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− | * | + | *Supervisors and Enumerators [[:file:Modèle recrutement formation enqueteurs.doc|Example Training Agenda]] (french version) |
− | * | + | *Kenya: [[:file:Pre-test of Household Questionnaire and Training of Enumerators in Kenya.doc|ICS Training of Enumerators]] |
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− | + | = Implementation = | |
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+ | | style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102)" | '''Materials/ Support''' | ||
+ | | style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102)" | '''Library''' | ||
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− | | | + | | Logistics |
− | + | | Checklist on how to implement HH Interviews | |
− | | | + | *[[Short Household Survey|H1: Short Household Survey]] |
− | + | *[[Profound Household Survey|H2: Profound Household Survey]] | |
+ | *[[Qualitative Household Appraisal|H3: Qualitative Household Appraisal]] | ||
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− | | | + | | Conducting Interviews |
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− | *[ | + | *Manual [[:file:Example of Household Questionnaire.doc|Conducting Interviews]] (english version) |
+ | *Manual [[:file:Example of Household Questionnaire (Fr).doc|Conducting Interviews]] (french version) | ||
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− | | | + | | Data entry |
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+ | = Data Analysis / Reporting = | ||
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− | | | + | | Data analysis |
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− | *<font | + | *<font color="#002bb8">[[Guiding Questions for Data Analysis|Guiding Questions for Data Analysis]]</font> |
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− | *Kenya Stove: [ | + | *Kenya Stove HH: <font color="#002bb8">[[:File:Guideline Questions for Analysing Household Survey Data.doc|Guiding Questions for data analysis]]</font> |
+ | *Kenya Stove Producer: [[:File:Guiding Questions for Cookstove Dealers for Analysing Data.doc|Guiding Question for data analysis]] | ||
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− | | | + | | Data interpretation – in exchange with the project team (in a workshop) |
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*Checklist for data interpretation | *Checklist for data interpretation | ||
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+ | | Report writing (+ summary writing) | ||
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+ | *Example for report summary | ||
+ | *Example for ICS description (Annex) | ||
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+ | *Kenya Stove HH: Example for [[:file:Example ics table of content report kenya.doc|report summary]] | ||
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− | + | Handover of raw data | |
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+ | = Further Information = | ||
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+ | *[[Portal:Impacts|Impact Portal on energypedia]] | ||
+ | *[[Monitoring_Glossary|Monitoring Glossary]] | ||
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+ | <br/> | ||
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+ | = References = | ||
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+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Impacts]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Monitoring]] |
Latest revision as of 12:24, 11 September 2015
Overview
The Impact Monitoring Group of Energising Development has developed recommendations for sound impact assessments.
We recommend to:
- use the recommended list of indicators
- conduct baseline studies before project intervention and impact studies after households, social infrastructure or SMEs received access to modern energy
- use a theory based approach by applying the result chain for developing the study design
- use a mixed methods approach: the logic of the comparative advantages of methods: i.e. the mix of quantitative (standardised household interviews) and qualitative methods (open / semi-structured interviews with key persons and households or focus group discussions)
- include, wherever possible, control groups (households which resemble those households with access to modern energy with the exception of this access) into your baseline and impact study
- consider research ethics
The following tables show in more detail typical steps for baseline and impact studies, which we furthermore recommend and support.
Introduction
Development interventions are executed with the ultimate aim of changing the living situation in less developed countries. What is often thoroughly investigated are the inputs to a development intervention and its immediate outputs - how much money is spent, how many children are vaccinated, business trainings conducted or latrines installed. Assessing the impacts of a development intervention though - the aforementioned amelioration of living standards that can be attributed to a particular intervention - is part of a movement towards evidence-based development policy making and accountability. The central question to all impact evaluations "What is the causal effect of a programme on the variable of interest?" can be applied to various policy contexts.
Initial but crucial steps to every evaluation is the establishment of
- questions to be answered within the scope of the given evaluation;
- the theory of change, depicting how, in theory, the intervention is envisaged to achieve results;
- the result chain;
- hypothesis to be tested by the evaluation;
- performance indicators.
Taken together, the evaluators will hereby arrive at the specific questions to be phrased by the evaluation. Ideally, this will occur in the planning phase of the development intervention, thereby linking implementation and evaluation closely.
Preparation
Tasks | Materials/ Support | Library |
Draft Terms of Reference for Consultants / Enumerators |
|
ToR Consultants: |
Selection of Consultant / Enumerators |
|
|
Study documents and statistics on national development goals and policies, national sector goals and policies, BMZ goals and concept for the partner country |
|
|
Developing of Results Chains/ Indicators (consider undesired side effects being positive or negative) |
Cooking:
| |
Developing of Questionnaires, interview guidelines, PRA tools (MAPP), observation criteria and other tools (catalogue of methods) | ||
Sampling/ Selection target Group |
|
|
Training of Supervisors and Enumerators/ Pretesting |
|
|
Implementation
Task | Materials/ Support | Library |
Logistics | Checklist on how to implement HH Interviews |
|
Conducting Interviews |
| |
Data entry |
Data Analysis / Reporting
Task | Materials/ Support | Library |
Data analysis |
| |
Data interpretation – in exchange with the project team (in a workshop) |
|
|
Report writing (+ summary writing) |
|
|
Handover of raw data |
|
Further Information