A ripple in development? - Channel Research

This framework, when applied to evaluation, contains in effect a
double polarity: on the one hand the efficient process of association (the
“linkages” that associate interventions), and on the other the effectiveness
and sustainability of improvements in the conditions of the population.
The evaluation covers the broad spectrum of actors involved in the
efforts in relief, rehabilitation, and development. This includes agencies
such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the United Nations,
local and international NGOs, International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement, but also the national authorities. The ToR stipulates
that this is an evaluation of the linkages between international efforts (in
the broadest possible sense), national governments, as well as local civil
society, business and community capacities.
1.3 Evaluation approach
Similarly to the 2005 LRRD1 studies for Sri Lanka and Indonesia, this
evaluation is based on qualitative and quantitative information, and uses a
combination of secondary sources (written reports, evaluations, media)
and primary information (collected through field work).
There was a broad sequencing of the data collection, beginning
with the Document Review, followed by qualitative interviews at agency
headquarters and in the region, followed by and informing the survey.
The time period for carrying out both LRRD1 and the present evaluation
is the same (four months). The three steps, each ending with a separate
report and series of debriefings were:
1. Step one – the document study and field work preparation – was
launched in mid September, and ended with a briefing in Jakarta in
early November. This provided the field team with a mapping of the
main bodies of knowledge, as well as a good idea of the gaps that
remained. The annotated bibliography prepared for this first step
was later expanded to include the materials identified in the field
study.
2. Step two – the field study – included the collection of information on
a qualitative and quantitative basis, and emerging findings were presented
at a workshop in mid-December in Colombo.
3. Step three – the evaluation report and consultation – comprises an
analysis of the findings of the individual reports on each theme, and
ended with a presentation to stakeholders in Geneva.
To ensure that the subject was adequately covered within each theme, a
lead writer was nominated for a particular theme, supported by other
members of the team, and tasked to write a section of the report.
As the sources and nature of evidence varied in each thematic area,
and because of this allocation of responsibility, there are variations in
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