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Evaluation of long term impact of Heifer International projects

Evaluation of long term impact of Heifer International projects. Yuriy Nesterov, M.Sc. University of Arkansas / Heifer International yvnesterov@clintonschool.uasys.edu. Why Heifer International?. Over half century of experience in the rural development field

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Evaluation of long term impact of Heifer International projects

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  1. Evaluation of long term impact of Heifer International projects Yuriy Nesterov, M.Sc. University of Arkansas / Heifer International yvnesterov@clintonschool.uasys.edu

  2. Why Heifer International? • Over half century of experience in the rural development field • A unique approach to rural development through Passing on the Gift (PoG) • Similarity of the past and future projects • Opportunities for replication of things that work

  3. Why long term impact? • The Passing of the Gift (POG) process does not have end date on many older projects • Little or no data is currently collected on projects after the monitoring phase • Former project participants report the ongoing POG process on completed projects • As with many other projects, most of the impact is visible only after the project is closed

  4. The evaluand • How a typical Heifer International project looks like: • Targets one rural community (village) • The total budget is several hundred USD • More than half of the funds are used for providing animals and plants • Passing of the gift is required for all tangible assistance and knowledge • Several years of active phase + two years monitoring phase • After the monitoring phase the project is called ‘historic’

  5. The logic model

  6. Usability of the evaluation • After detecting what works and what does not, the new interventions might be adjusted • The best practices might be easy to replicate in the Heifer International system • Other organizations might be willing to adopt POG and other Heifer International practices • If the projects have a persistent impact in rural communities, getting funding will be easier

  7. Potential Challenges • Experimental design is not possible • High level of attrition • Multitude of external factors

  8. Potential Opportunities • Availability of baseline data collected by Heifer International staff at the beginning of projects • Availability of governmental statistics data • Possibility of use of similar rural communities without intervention history as a comparison • Availability of key informants for collection of qualitative data

  9. Evaluation Designs One of the possible designs: O₁ X O₂ • 10-50 years between X and O₂ • O₁ immediately precedes X Another option – comparative post-test: X O₁ O₂ • Controls are needed to ensure comparability

  10. Sources of data • Former project participants (quantitative & qualitative) • Key informants (qualitative) • Governmental statistics (quantitative)

  11. Thank you for attention ! • Your questions and suggestions are welcome!

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