Our Projects
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Year 2010
Country Kenya
Client
Evaluation of the Process for the Selection of Cooperating Partners
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The World Food Programme (WFP) implements its food aid programs through local partners. In order to inform the analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the partner selection process, Kimetrica conducted a process review to establish a framework for participatory performance, re-selection and replacement review. The work defined the roles and responsibilities of all of the participants in the process. It also offered suggestions where the review process required strengthening to ensure a systematic, transparent and inclusive process of assessing the selection of partners. The work included necessary modifications of processes and criteria to reflect a greater emphasis on strategic partnerships. The evaluation provided critical recommendations that WFP used in the development of its revised partner selection methodology.
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Year 2010
Country Somalia
Client
Monitoring Somalia Emergency and Development Assistance
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
In 2009, Kimetrica submitted an unsolicited proposal to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Somalia, recommending an approach for independent monitoring of its activities. The proposal was based on the use of Kimetrica’s web-based survey software, ki-metricsTM, and Kimetrica’s network of Somali monitors. In 2010, USAID funded a six-month pilot project, followed by a six-month extension, to provide monitoring and verification inspections, as well as recommendations for what USAID could do to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its aid delivery in Somalia. The monitoring was based on standard questionnaires and was supported by photographic evidence of USAID-funded activities. Further, Kimetrica’s field staff was asked to investigate and verify allegations of fraud and/or waste of USAID assistance. Monitoring focused primarily on support related to water points, health facilities, peace committees, schools and public buildings.
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Year 2010
Country Kenya
Client
Disaster Management: Contingency Planning Tools and Training
Information Management PROJECTS
In 2010, the European Union contracted Kimetrica to help build capacity in disaster management among key Government of Kenya decision makers. Consequently, Kimetrica rolled out and trained national and district level staff in contingency planning and disaster fund management. Training included topics on contingency planning; early warning and hazard analysis; disaster management coordination; rapid assessments; preparedness; and rapid response planning. Kimetrica's software team customized a version of Kimetrica's contingency planning software, Crisis Toolkit™. The software was used to select arid lands districts for further testing and evaluation. A follow-on activity in 2012 provided an upgraded version of Crisis Toolkit™ to an expanded number of districts and integration of Kenya’s early warning system with contingency planning.
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Year 2010
Country Kenya
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Value Girls: Project Monitoring and Evaluation System
Information Management 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. It was targeted at females between the ages of 14 and 24, who lived in the fishing communities of rural Nyanza and western Kenya. Working through three local organisations in six districts, the project supported girls working in poultry and vegetable farming to increase their incomes. Kimetrica developed the project’s monitoring and evaluation system, based on its commercial software ki-projectsTM, to assess whether programs were on-track and achieving their intended results. The web-based system included monitoring tools (input supply, purchasing, partner reports, client registration, client monitoring, and evaluation and donor reporting) that were integrated into everyday program management. Also included as simple-to-use modules were evaluation and impact assessment tools for quarterly, mid-term and final evaluations.
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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 Somalia
Client
Monitoring Food Aid Targeting in Somalia
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) manages emergency food aid deliveries across Somalia. Constrained by insecurity and the capricious political environment, WFP faced challenging food-aid management issues that prevented the agency from in-depth monitoring and follow-up of the implementation of its food aid activities in Somalia. Kimetrica was contracted to provide third party monitoring of WFP activities. This included distribution monitoring, site visits to areas inaccessible to United Nations staff, post-distribution monitoring and reviews of commodity supply chain management. Kimetrica’s disaster management team developed monitoring forms and trained a team of local monitors in data collection methods, including direct observation and household and recipient interviews. Using Kimetrica’s web-based survey management tool, ki-metricsTM, Kimetrica’s field teams provided near real-time data and reporting to WFP’s Somalia office in Nairobi, Kenya. This allowed food aid managers to better assess program performance and impact on beneficiaries.
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Year 2009-2010
Country Rwanda
Client
Vision Umurenge 2020 Pilot Project: Baseline Survey
Information Management PROJECTS
Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) was an Integrated Local Development programme to accelerate poverty eradication, rural growth, and social protection. The project was an initiative by the Government of Rwanda (GoR), in collaboration with development partners and NGOs. It was led by the Ministry of Local Government, Good Governance, Community Development and Social Affairs (MINALOC), and supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN). VUP used the existing decentralization system, and leveraged technical and financial assistance to accelerate the rate of poverty reduction in Rwanda. As the government's flagship poverty reduction initiative, the VUP program targeted 30 of the poorest districts, providing employment in public works, direct support, financial services and training. To assess the impact of the pilot phase of the project, Kimetrica conducted household and focus group interviews to inform the direction and extent of the program's rollout in 2010. The assessment included interviews with 800 household beneficiaries and dozens of community focus groups.
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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 Switzerland
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Food Security Assessment Tools: Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) is an international initiative coordinated by the Energy Centre at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). It brings together farmers, companies, non-governmental organisations, experts, governments, and intergovernmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biofuel production and processing. In support of RSB, Kimetrica developed guidelines and tools for farmers, biofuel producers and environmental and social impact analysts to determine compliance with the RSB Principle on biofuel production impacts on local food security. The food security assessment tools were integrated into the Energy Centre’s guidelines for assessing biofuel impacts in all sectors.