Our Projects
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Year 2016-2018
Country Kenya
Client
Impact Evaluation of Livelihoods Support to Refugees
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
Kimetrica was contracted by UK's Department for International Development (DFID) to conduct an impact evaluation of its program in Kakuma refugee camp, “Supporting the Protection and Assistance of Refugees in Kenya” (SPARK). The livelihoods component of the initiative focused on promoting durable solutions for refugees and better integration of the refugee and host community economies. Kimetrica's research team used a mixed-methods approach, including quantitative surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions with beneficiaries, to address several issues, including beneficiary access to interventions, impact on household incomes, local market impacts, and social cohesion with the host community. The final report provided critical data useful for program fine-tuning and policy development related to refugee interventions in Kenya.
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Year 2016
Country Burkina Faso Gambia Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mali Mauritania Mozambique Niger Zimbabwe
Client
African Risk Capacity: Client Feedback Survey
Large-Scale Surveys PROJECTS
Kimetrica was contracted by UK's Department of International Development (DFID) to undertake a client feedback survey about the capacity building services provided by the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency to its member countries. The survey tools were designed and administered by the Kimetrica team through telephone interviews to Government representatives of 11 member countries. The survey's goal was to determine ARC Member States' satisfaction with the ARC Agency services. The findings of these surveys contributed to the improvement of ARC capacity building in the future.
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Year 2009-2010
Country Kenya
Client
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
Client
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 2007
Country Kenya
Client
External Monitoring and Evaluation: Oxfam GB’s Drought Risk Reduction Program in Northern Turkana District, Kenya
Research and Evaluation PROJECTS
In 2007, UK's Department for International Development's (DFID) strategy in Kenya included funding support to NGOs, such as Oxfam GB, to support local communities in identifying their drought risk profiles; developing disaster management plans; and implementing mitigation strategies and projects. As part of DFID’s analysis of the program's success, Kimetrica conducted an independent evaluation of Oxfam GB's social protection activity to inform both program management and DFID's country strategy. Kimetrica's evaluation team assessed the program's costs, technical performance, implementation capacity issues, beneficiary satisfaction, and the use of cash transfers by beneficiaries. The study provided recommendations to DFID and Oxfam GB on ways to improve program management to enhance the performance and impact of social protection transfers.