Goat Value Chain endline evaluation

Objective:

The objective of the end line evaluation was to collect data (qualitative and quantitative) on income and resilience levels, objective indicators and output indicators of the project which can be measured, compared and analysed against the baseline values collected from the targeted population. The study collected end line data from all the groups that were involved in the implementations of the project and the end line evaluation provides a comparative analysis with the baseline values to deduce if the project has brought up a change in the lives of those it was targeting.

Based on the TOR, the end of project evaluation specifically assessed performance of project outcomes and outputs namely:

• How much the project has increased Goat ownership among women and youth.
• How the project has increased access to profitable markets
• How much the project has strengthened the capacity of the targeted households in carrying out climate friendly goat management practices.
• The extent to which the project has increased real household income levels for the targeted households

Method:

The end line evaluation collected both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative tools will be utilized primarily to estimate the status of the counterfactuals, and the qualitative tools are expected to contribute in explaining the quantitative findings. The chart below illustrates key methods/tools by category.

Key Findings:

Needs based: The GVC project was not designed basically on the need basis of the beneficiaries of the four traditional authorities (TA) in Dowa district but based on complimenting and synergizing other projects being implemented by other organizations supported from NCA DCA. The projects that the GVC complimented were the Young women in Active Politics and the CALGA. These two projects had already established structures in Dowa where they were implementing governance programs. However, the project tried to incorporate the marginalized, young women and youth.