WEC Portfolio Evaluation | One-Page Overview | April 25,2019 Summary of Coding Framework: The portfolio evaluation reports on findings from an extensive qualitative coding framework. This page summarizes the grant characteristics, group characteristics, theories of change, pathways, individual outcomes, and budget information we coded for. Grant information: Group description : Activities & Implementation/Deliv ery Regular meetings Training (e.g., health, livelihoods) Safe spaces Pay-outs (dividend and interest payments) Community connections External group connections (e.g., social protection programs) Connection to digital infrastructure or other technology (e.g. seed) Record keeping Governance & Operating Rules Leadership Membership & graduation criteria Peer accountability Dispute resolution Decision-making rules Recruitment (i.e. role of NGO, community mobilizers, etc.) Mandatory vs. voluntary attendance Structure & Composition Participants targeted by [see left] Federation level Facilitator Size (# of members/ groups) Duration (years active) Formed by outside impetus or members Meeting location Retention Purpose Food Security/ Agriculture Savings Credit Non-Ag Livelihoods Health Nutrition Literacy Integrated programming Other Group Resources & Individual Costs Membership fees, funds, in-kind contributions Travel & time costs (opportunity cost) External funding Group vs. individual liability Grantee name Grantee type (e.g., NGO, government) Beneficiary region Beneficiary counties Beneficiary states or regions Country income group (based on World Bank classification) Grant title Program officer Gates’ team Grant documents used for coding Grant amount WEC amount Start & end dates Is the grant currently active? Is there a WEC focus? WEC role Overarching goal as defined in proposal
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WEC Portfolio Evaluation | One-Page Overview | April 25,2019
Summary of Coding Framework: The portfolio evaluation reports on findings from an extensive qualitative coding framework. This page summarizes the grant characteristics, group characteristics, theories of change, pathways, individual outcomes, and budget information we coded for.
Grant information:
Group description:
Theory of change:
Group Resources & Individual CostsMembership fees, funds,
in-kind contributions
Travel & time costs (opportunity cost)
External funding
Group vs. individual liability
Purpose
Food Security/ Agriculture
Savings
Credit
Non-Ag Livelihoods
Health
Nutrition
Literacy
Integrated programming
Other
Structure & CompositionParticipants targeted by
[see left]
Federation level
Facilitator
Size (# of members/ groups)
Duration (years active)
Formed by outside impetus or members
Meeting location
Retention
Governance & Operating RulesLeadership
Membership & graduation criteria
Peer accountability
Dispute resolution
Decision-making rules
Recruitment (i.e. role of NGO, community mobilizers, etc.)
External group connections (e.g., social protection programs)
Connection to digital infrastructure or other technology (e.g. seed)
Record keeping
Regular savings (how often, how much)
-Is there a theory of change (TOC)?
Is there a TOC about an individual’s decision to join and participate in a group? (e.g., benefit-cost assessment, institutional economic decision-making, risk assessment)
-Is there a TOC about how participation within a group affects individual behavior? (e.g., social cognitive theory, collective action)
- Grant amount- WEC amount- Start & end dates- Is the grant currently
active?- Is there a WEC focus?- WEC role- Overarching goal as
defined in proposal
- Grantee name- Grantee type (e.g., NGO, government)- Beneficiary region- Beneficiary counties- Beneficiary states or regions- Country income group (based on World Bank classification)- Grant title- Program officer- Gates’ team- Grant documents used for coding
Pathways available through a group:
Individual outcomes:
Budget analysis:
Improved access to and use of credit Smoother consumption Increased and/or diversified income flows
and expenditures Increased market power (e.g., collective
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- Shared/pooled risk- Shared/pooled time, financial, and/or other resources- New or shared networks or service linkages- New or shared experiences/knowledge- Critical consciousness around gender, shared agency and norms- New or additional access to markets- Group bargaining power
- Total projected costs- Time duration- Indirect cost rates- Costs listed by 6 expense categories: personnel, travel, consultants, capital equipment, other direct
costs, and sub-awards- Budgets for each reported period: actuals and projected - Total grant variance reported- Explanation for budget variance reported- Program Officer’s analysis of cost and risk analysis of investment