Our Projects
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Year 2009-2011
Country Botswana Ethiopia France Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mozambique Namibia Rwanda Sierra Leonne South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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International Household Survey Network Data Clinics
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provides support to national governments in survey design, data management and data analysis. Kimetrica was contracted to provide technical assistance to government statistics offices through capacity development to conduct national surveys, manage data, and data analysis and dissemination. Kimetrica's technical trainers provided regional and national level training to over 20 countries in Africa and Asia on comprehensive micro-data evaluation, data processing systems, survey methods, analysis, indicator selection and public dissemination policy. The project increased the ability of national statistics bureaus to manage national surveys, process data and use data for policy and economic development decision-making.
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Year 2009-2010
Country Ghana Kenya
Client
Methods for Impact Evaluation: AGRA Baseline Surveys
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) works to achieve food security in Africa through the promotion of rapid, sustainable, agricultural growth with a focus on smallholder farmers. AGRA aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soil, access to markets, information, financing, storage, transport, and policies that provide them with comprehensive support. To help AGRA measure the impact of its initiatives, Kimetrica's monitoring and evaluation team developed survey instruments and methods for baseline surveys in 10 countries in Africa. The project included the development of survey tools to capture results-based metrics for measuring the impact of AGRA's agriculture related interventions. Kimetrica's survey team conducted pilot tests of instruments and liaised with AGRA staff and consultants on issues related to the rollout and survey implementation of the program.
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Year 2009-2010
Country Kenya
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External Monitoring and Evaluation: DFID Cash Transfer OVC Programme
Information Management PROJECTS
Kimetrica developed a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to assist the Government of Kenya and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) in managing Kenya’s Cash Transfer to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) program. The CT-OVC program targeted some of Kenya’s poorest households, which had been left highly vulnerable due to the health and social impacts of HIV/AIDS. The program provided caregivers with direct and regular cash payments to help support and improve the welfare of children living in the targeted households. Kimetrica’s M&E team designed a web-based system to manage program inputs and measure impacts. The project included the development of baseline measures; the establishment of data collection methods and processes; data management and reporting tools; beneficiary complaint and grievance reporting; and guidance and training material. The software application and training tools were introduced to program managers through training workshops and capacity building seminars.
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Year 2009
Country Kenya
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Value Girls: Baseline Survey
Large-Scale Surveys PROJECTS
The Value Girls Project, managed by Cardno Emerging Markets, was a Global Development Alliance jointly funded by USAID and the Nike Foundation to improve the socio-economic status of young women by giving them alternative sources of income. The project focused on females between the ages of 14 and 24 living in the fishing communities of rural Nyanza and Western Kenya. Working through three local organisations in six districts, the project supported girls’ involvement in poultry and vegetable farming to increase their incomes. To establish baseline metrics for monitoring program performance and impact, Kimetrica’s survey team conducted individual and focus group surveys of targeted beneficiaries of the Value Girls Program. The baseline survey and analysis established project impact measures and informed the development of the project's monitoring and evaluation framework.
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Year 2009
Country Burkina Faso Burundi Ethiopia Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mali Mozambique Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leonne South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Switzerland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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Increasing Smallholder Production through Structured Demand in TB, HIV/AIDS Treatment and OVC Programmes: Feasibility and Impact Analysis
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
With the significant expansion of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programs in Africa, there was both an urgent need to meet the demand for expanding programs and, at the same time, to address the increased food security and nutritional needs of beneficiaries. Under a contract with UNAIDS, Kimetrica conducted a study on smallholder incomes and market opportunities and how they would be impacted, if farmers were to supply food for people undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART), TB patients in treatment, and for OVC programs. Kimetrica also had to study the feasability of such an initiative. To that effect, Kimetrica conducted case studies in six African countries to gain insight and practical knowledge of the potential benefits, costs, risks and constraints of investing in smallholder supply chains for donor-funded health and social protection programs. In addition, Kimetrica's staff mapped potential partners in 20 African countries, ranging from NGOs to farming groups to health facilities, that could manage procurement of food from small farmers to clients of social protection programs. The study’s findings were used to develop programs to support smallholder production and to provide nutritional support to HIV/AIDS, TB and OVC beneficiaries.
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Year 2009
Country Kenya
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Baseline Survey: Evaluating the Impact of Home-Based HIV Counselling and Testing in Kenya
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) is a consortium of Kenyan and North American academic institutions and health centres that include Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. It is led by Indiana University, in partnership with the Government of Kenya. AMPATH was created in response to the challenge of providing life-saving care during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It treated over 140,000 HIV-positive persons, with almost 2,000 new patients enrolling each month at over 60 urban and rural clinics in western Kenya. In addition, AMPATH reached over half a million persons through a home-based counseling and testing program that had a 98+ percent rate of acceptance into the homes it visited, and reduced mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS to below two percent. As part of a baseline study of the impact of AMPATH programing, Kimetrica provided a comprehensive evaluation of the bio-medical, economic and sexual behavior effects related to home-based testing. The results of the study, which included a survey of 3,000 households, provided critical input into the World Bank’s HIV/AIDS program by presenting strong evidence that home-based counselling and testing of treatment and prevention are beneficial.
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Year 2009
Country Kenya
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Evaluation and Strategic Planning: The World Bank’s Arid Lands Resource Management Project--Natural Resource Drought Management Component
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
Denmark has traditionally been a key partner in Kenya’s efforts to improve its management of natural resources. Kenya’s Natural Resource Management Programme (NRMP) is largely based on lessons learned from previous Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) supported sector programs for water, the environment and agriculture. To bolster DANIDA’s support of the NRMP, Kimetrica undertook an evaluation of the Arid Lands Resource Management Project's (ALRMP) Natural Resource Drought Management Component to pinpoint the best opportunities for DANIDA development assistance. The evaluation included the identification of ARLMP areas of strengths and weaknesses, and areas for improvement; an analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation and financial delivery mechanisms of the ALRMP in program districts; recommendations on the future direction of DANIDA's investments, given the continued relevance of the natural resource management component in the ALRMP, and the express interest of the government for the integration of DANIDA's support to arid and semi-arid lands. Kimetrica's analyses led to the development of DANIDA's support program.
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Year 2009
Country Kenya
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Program Review: Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kenya
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) is at the forefront of supporting the Government of Kenya’s (GOK) expansion of social protection programs, including the provision of cash transfers. Kimetrica undertook a review of the management of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) component of the program. The review examined the program’s monitoring and evaluation system, financial management and fiduciary risk. The review findings informed project expansion and the development of the program's monitoring and evaluation system.
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Year 2008
Country DRC Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda
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Great Lakes Cassava Initiative in East and Central Africa: Baseline Survey and Supply Chain Management Tools
Large-Scale Surveys PROJECTS
To better target project inputs and measure impact, Kimetrica's survey staff conducted a baseline survey of over 9,000 households and hundreds of communities in six east and central African countries, including war-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The data collected established baseline measures on cassava yields and utilisation patterns, targeting methods, yield impacts of cassava mosaic disease and overall impact on food security. In addition to the baseline survey, Kimetrica developed a supply chain management system to help the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization better manage the distribution of cassava mosaic disease-tolerant material to farmers in east and central Africa.
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Year 2008
Country Ethiopia Kenya Somalia
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Enhancing Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction
Information Management PROJECTS
As part of Oxfam GB’s efforts to increase the ability of east African governments and non-governmental entities to mitigate disasters, Kimetrica developed multimedia training tools for Oxfam GB and its partners. The toolkit included modules on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and response and recovery. The multimedia content was made up of workbooks and training CDs for trainees and facilitators, as well as videos taken from real-life situations to emphasize content and increase learning. The tools developed by Kimetrica were used to develop Oxfam’s staff and partner capacity in disaster risk management in Africa and Asia.