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Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, and practical guidance ( Central Mediterranean Route Thematic Report Series, International Organization for Migration, 2018)

February 6, 2019

“Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, a practical guidance” presents the results of a systematic literature review of the evaluations of migration information campaigns.

The study reveals that the evidence base available for programming and policymaking in this area remains very limited. In the absence of reliable evidence, the debate on the potential of this policy tool often relies on anecdotal evidence. The current lack of evidence limits the impact of future campaigns, and better evidence can show how information campaigns can be designed to best achieve their intended effects given the particular circumstances. While rigorous assessment of information campaigns can be difficult and costly, better evidence is clearly needed wherever feasible and appropriate.

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Filed Under: [E] C4D Monitoring & Evaluation, *MASS MEDIA ROUTES, Awareness Raising, Behaviour Change Communication, C4D Research and Evaluation Highlights, Migration, Migration Highlights, Publications (published in print and/or online)

Monitoring and Evaluating Digital Health Interventions: A practical guide to conducting research and assessment (WHO, 2016)

May 14, 2018

Since 2011, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), the United Nations Foundation (UNF) has been supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) to oversee three yearly rounds of grants to mHealth projects. A total of 26 organizations received financial investments and technical assistance towards the goal of demonstrating potential for scaling up digital health innovations to catalyse achievement of the health-focused United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The research and technical support provided through this mechanism, with assistance from the Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative (JHU-GmI), have afforded numerous opportunities to engage with and learn from implementing partners on the ground, across Asia and Africa.

This resource represents the collective learning from five years of engagement with agencies working to strengthen their digital health deployments, develop robust evaluations, and scale up their activities nationally and regionally. The lessons learnt from working with these partners are described in this document, which provides high-level guidance and systematic direction to programme planners and implementers embarking on similar journeys. Specifically, this Guide provides an introduction to the approaches and methods that were identified as useful for (i) the monitoring of project (i.e. intervention) deployments, focusing on the quality and fidelity of the intervention inputs; and (ii) the evaluation of project outputs and impacts across a number of axes, from user satisfaction to process improvements, health outcomes and cost–effectiveness.

Although more in-depth texts and curricula are available on the methods discussed, this Guide focuses on presenting pragmatic highlights and experience-informed tips for implementers to consider, together with links and resources for further study. It leads the reader through the development of value “claims”, evaluation designs and indicators associated with their digital health intervention, an assessment of the quality and availability of the data from their intervention, and finally, a series of guidelines for the reporting of findings.

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Filed Under: [E] C4D Monitoring & Evaluation, *REGION: Global, C4D Research and Evaluation Highlights, Health, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: mHealth

The IDEAS (Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-scale projects) Guide and Facilitators’ Guide (RMIT University 2016)

January 13, 2017

The IDEAS Guide is intended for organisations and people who are doing small media and communication projects. ‘IDEAS’ refers to Innovating Designing Evaluating and Applying to Small-scale. The IDEAS Guide leads users through the process of designing a project, and thinking about the project’s evaluation, with a focus on how to do useful evaluation for learning and continual project improvement. It is designed to cater for a range of different skill levels in evaluation.

The Facilitators’ Guide was developed to accompany the IDEAS Guide to help facilitators run workshops to effectively support capacity development for individuals working in grassroots and community organisations who might have little or no experience of evaluation. It may also be helpful for more experienced practitioners.

The IDEAS Guide and the Facilitators’ Guide are co-created resources, developed with feedback and contributions from media and communication practitioners as part of an action-research initiative. The co-creation process included two workshops where the tools were trialled and developed at different stages of the project.

The guides were developed in the context of a specific program (the PACMAS Innovation Fund) in the Pacific, however, the authors hope that guides can be adapted for use beyond this original context.

Click here for full guides.

An overview of the IDEAS Guide launch written by co-author Jessica Noske-Turner can be found at: http://c4dnetwork.apps-1and1.net/the-ideas-guide-learning-and-evaluating-at-a-small-scale-launch-of-new-c4d-resource/

Filed Under: [E] C4D Monitoring & Evaluation, C4D Research and Evaluation Highlights, Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: Capacity Development, Pacific

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