Local civil society organisations (CSOs) hold a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting vulnerable children and families in their communities. The Family for Every Child Alliance of 51 local CSOs and our network of partners provide innovative and contextualised solutions to improve outcomes for children and families.
In 2024, we supported eight local CSOs using participatory methodologies to evaluate their projects and programmes across various thematic areas based on our Toolkit for Participatory Evaluation of Practice. We are delighted to share eight case studies that capture the processes they undertook, tools, and outcomes, highlighting the strength of local practices and reflecting on the value of meaningful participation in evaluations.
1- The Tell Person and I GO Report Am campaign (English and Spanish)
Action Against Child Sexual Abuse Initiative (ACSAI) - Nigeria
2- Restoring the rights of the street-connected population of Santa Faz (Spanish and English)
The National Association Against Child Abuse (CONACMI) - Guatemala
3- A Self-Help Group approach for vulnerable women (English and Spanish)
Farm Orphan Support Trust (FOST) - Zimbabwe
4- Community participation in the reintegration of children on the move (English and Spanish)
Forum on Sustainable Child Empowerment (FSCE) - Ethiopia
5- Volunteer Psychologist Network (Turkish and English)
Hayat Sende - Turkey
6- The Identity Documents project (English and Spanish)
Pendekezo Letu - Kenya
7- Empowerment of child brides with income-generating activities (English and Spanish)
SUSTAIN Cameroon
8- EASY U25 Project II (English and Spanish)
Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) - Uganda
Participatory evaluation can help local CSOs improve their programming based on feedback from those directly affected. It also builds a bank of evidence demonstrating the strength of local solutions to support vulnerable children and families in their own contexts.
Join our community of practice
If you are interested in undertaking participatory self-evaluations in a peer learning and exchange context and sharing your successes, challenges, and questions, please join our online community of practice on Changemakers for Children.
