How we evaluate ? Why we evaluate?

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How we evaluate ?Why we evaluate?

• Experience of Tamil Nadu Pudhu Vaazhvu Project
• Shajeevana RV

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Unique features of the project

• Involvement of target group in all its activities
  including monitoring.
• Panchayat president and Grama Sabha 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
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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
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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
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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
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External monitoring process monitoring

• 4 Agencies engaged for process monitoring

Samaj vikas
New concept
Tamil Nadu Empowerment Poverty Reduction Project
 www.pudhuvaazhvu.org
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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
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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
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PMA Sharing at various levels
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Process monitoring issues

• Different agencies report could not be collated
• Tools used are different
• Consistency of reports
• Staff attrition
• sufficient orientation required

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Community monitoring

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

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Community monitoring

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

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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
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Thank you

• TAMIL NADU PUDHU VAAZHVU PROJECT

Tamil Nadu Empowerment Poverty Reduction Project
 www.pudhuvaazhvu.org