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Expanding the scope of humanitarian program evaluation.

Paul Bolton1, Judith Bass, Laura Murray

  • 1Center for Refugee and Disaster Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. pbolton@jhsph.edu

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
|December 20, 2007
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Humanitarian program evaluations often miss crucial impacts. This study proposes a beneficiary-inclusive methodology to assess all expected and unexpected program effects for a comprehensive understanding of aid effectiveness.

Area of Science:

  • Humanitarian Aid Evaluation
  • Program Impact Assessment
  • Development Studies

Background:

  • Current humanitarian program evaluations rely on limited objectives, overlooking broader impacts.
  • Pre-defined objectives inadequately capture the full spectrum of program outcomes, including unexpected effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate a methodology for assessing the comprehensive effectiveness of humanitarian programs.
  • To incorporate beneficiary perspectives for a more holistic evaluation of aid interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a methodology to assess expected positive/negative and unexpected positive/negative impacts.
  • Incorporated beneficiary input to capture diverse program effects.
  • Illustrated the methodology with field-based examples.

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Main Results:

  • Standard evaluation metrics are insufficient for capturing the full impact of humanitarian programs.
  • Beneficiary perspectives reveal critical program effects beyond stated objectives.
  • The proposed methodology provides a more complete picture of program effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Humanitarian program assessments must expand beyond pre-defined objectives to include all impacts.
  • Integrating beneficiary feedback is essential for robust and comprehensive program evaluation.
  • Widespread adoption of this expanded assessment approach is recommended for disaster response and beyond.