How we evaluate ? Why we evaluate?

1. How we evaluate ?Why we evaluate? Experience of Tamil Nadu Pudhu Vaazhvu Project Shajeevana RV

2. Unique features of the project • Involvement of target group in all its activities including monitoring. • Panchayat president and GramaSabha has a key role. • MLAs and MPs are part of governing body. • Flexible with refinement in its model and approach based on experience and feedback through its review and monitoring mechanisms. • Enabling environment for differently abled. • Active use of home grown social capital. Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

3. Our Framework – SO initiatives • Progress monitoring • MIS • reviews • meetings • Process monitoring • external agencies • appraisal teams • Impact evaluation • baseline • Mid term • end line Evaluation Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

4. Other SO initiatives: • Analyzing outcomes of skills program • Evaluation of health card initiative • Mental health study • Auditing through chartered accountant • Small studies on specific project activities Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

5. What evaluations the project is interested • Concurrent process monitoring • Thematic evaluations • Impact evaluations • Secondary data analysis Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

6. External monitoring – process monitoring Samajvikas New concept 4 Agencies engaged for process monitoring Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

7. Process Monitoring • Concurrent monitoring by external agencies • Systematic evaluation on a periodic basis • Panel Panchayats for consistent follow up • Thematic studies for immediate policy interventions • Validation of data • Direct Feedback mechanism Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

8. Process Monitoring contd…. • Sharing of finding at all levels District State • Top 3 issues are followed up and action taken monitored • Major issues even in a single panchayat might trigger actions in other areas as well. Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org

9. PMA Sharing at various levels

10. Process monitoring – issues • Different agencies report could not be collated • Tools used are different • Consistency of reports • Staff attrition • sufficient orientation required

11. Community monitoring • Social Audit Committee • Community appraisal • Village grading • Grama sabha • Notice boards

12. Community monitoring • Community takes up grading of VPRC Village Panchayats SHGs • For incentives • For seed money

13. Progress Report upload Website Data Flow & Usage • Online MIS • Appraisal reports • Process Monitoring report • Cross learning & Workshop • Learning forums State Level EC / GB, Monthly Review Meeting and Field Visit by officials, Cross learning, appraisal, audit inputs District Level EC / GB, Review Meeting and Field Visit by District Collector, Cross learning, Cluster Level Review Meeting with Facilitators & Field Visit by Nodal APM &Team Leader Village Level SHG Meetings, Financial Transaction are monitored based on CST Report & Social Audit Committee

14. Thank you TAMIL NADU PUDHU VAAZHVU PROJECT Tamil Nadu Empowerment &Poverty Reduction Project www.pudhuvaazhvu.org