Measuring Change: Monitoring and Evaluating …

1 Measuring change : Monitoring and Evaluating leadership ProgramsA Guide for OrganizationsRakhee GoyalAlexandra PittmanAnna WorkmanTested and adapted in cooperation withAssociation D mocratique des Femmes du Maroc, MoroccoBAOBAB for Women s Human Rights, NigeriaCenter for Research & Training on Development-Action, LebanonSisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan, JordanWomen s Learning Partnership (WLP)4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201 Bethesda, MD 20814, USATel: +1-301-654-2774 Fax: +1-301-654-2775 Email: & Layout by Xanthus Design Copyright 2010 by Women s Learning Partnership (WLP)ISBN#: 978-0-9814652-2-7 Table of.

2 1strengthening our programs through evaluationworksHoP I: developing A framework for Monitoring And :. :. :. II: designing strategies for evaluation :. :. :.. :.. :. III: reviewing the Progress of our :. IV: sharing our :.. :.. :. V: Evaluating :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :..Women are grateful for the generous support provided by the following institutions for the development of the manual: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs MDG3 FundFord FoundationNational Endowment for DemocracyOxfam-NovibShaler Adams FoundationSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency We thank all of our partners for their commitment and dedication to the implementation and evaluation of the Leading to Choices leadership training program, and for the valuable feedback we have received from our partners and program participants, particularly during testing and adaptation of this manual during grassroots workshops and national training institutes in Morocco (2005-2009), Nigeria (2007-2009), Jordan (2007-2009)

3 , and Lebanon (2007-2009). Thanks are also owed to Vivian Nguyen and Nanette Pyne for their review of the text, and we are especially grateful to Jennifer Pendleton for her thoughtfulness and dedication in finalizing the manual for We AreA partnership of 20 autonomous organizations, Women s Learning Partnership (WLP) trains and supports women in the Global South, primarily in Muslim-majority countries, to become leaders and advocates for a just, peaceful world. WLP creates culture-specific leadership trainings on democratic participation, and it partners with local organizations to help women gain the skills they need to fulfill greater leadership roles at the family, community, and national levels.

4 Over the past decade, WLP s programs and training materials, which have been published in 20 lan-guages, have reached tens of thousands of women in over 40 countries, strengthening local organizations to become self-sustaining and to power women s movements around the 2001, WLP published Leading to Choices, a leadership training manual with a special focus on women. By 2004, Leading to Choices had been translated into 11 languages, and adapted for dozens of different cultural contexts. Over 6,000 women (and men, as well) in the Global South had participated in workshops based on the leadership manual. Organizations in the WLP Partnership, who had been regularly assessing the impact of the leadership trainings, felt the need to take a deeper look at the effects of the trainings in women s lives and their communities.

5 They decided to invest in a systematic Monitoring and evaluation program, piloted in Morocco during 2005 to 2007. Measuring change : Monitoring and Evaluating leadership programs was developed following the pilot program and early drafts were reviewed and tested by WLP partners. This publication is the result of that co-production. change : Monitoring and Evaluating leadership ProgramsAbout the WLP Partner OrganizationsAfghan Institute of Learning (AIL): AIL is a women-led non-governmental organization that uses a creative, responsive, and dedicated approach to meet the health and education needs of Afghan women, children, and communities.

6 AIL trains and works with health and education professionals and organizations through programs in teacher training, health professional training and health education, and leadership and human rights training. programs support home schools, community-based organizations, women s learning centers, and a pre-school education program. All Women s Action Society (AWAM): Founded in 1985, AWAM is an independent feminist organization committed to improving the lives of women in Malaysia. Its vision is to create a just, democratic, and equitable society where women are treated with respect, and are free from all forms of violence and discrimination.

7 To reach this goal, AWAM informs, connects, and mobilizes those interested in securing women s rights, bringing about equality between men and women, and supporting women in crisis. AWAM s activities include advocacy, training and education, and direct services to victims of violence, including counseling and legal aid. D mocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM): ADFM is an independent association established in 1985 to defend and promote the human rights of women, and to foster equitable policies and social practices. As one of the largest non-governmental organizations in Morocco focused on the rights of women, ADFM has been successful in forming networks with civil society and governmental institutions regionally and internationally.

8 The organization guarantees and reinforces the rights of women through advocacy, awareness raising, literacy campaigns, direct assistance, and education, among other activities. des Femmes Chefs de Famille (AFCF): AFCF is a non-governmental organization in Mauritania whose primary mission is to promote human rights and to defend the rights of women and children. AFCF strives to bring support to women in precarious situations (particularly female heads of households), create a network of associations working to improve living conditions for women and children, and contribute to fostering gender equality and building active solidarity among women of different social classes.

9 IxPrefaceAurat Foundation: Aurat Foundation was established as a non-governmental organization in 1986. The Aurat Foundation is committed to working for women s rights and empowering citizens to participate in good governance for the purpose of creating a just, democratic, and humane society in Pakistan. The organization works in partnership with over 1,200 non-governmental and community-based organizations on activities related to advocacy, activism, and knowledge- and information-building for women s rights and gender equality in Pakistan. for Women s Human Rights (BAOBAB): BAOBAB is a non-profit organization working for women s human rights and legal rights under religious laws, statutory laws, and customary laws, with a particular focus on Muslim women.

10 BAOBAB works with legal professionals and paralegals, policymakers, women s and human rights groups, other non-governmental organizations, and members of the general public. Its programs promote human rights education, particularly women s human rights. BAOBAB sponsors women s rights training and education projects, and programs that enhance understanding of women s rights to influence social and government policies. Center/Bahrain Women s Association (BFC/BWA): BFC/BWA is a women s rights and child empowerment organization in Bahrain. The organization strives to increase awareness of women s legal rights, as well as other issues that affect women, such as globalization, information technology, the environment, health care, culture, and the family.