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The Millennium Villages Project: a retrospective, observational, endline evaluation
Shira Mitchell1, Andrew Gelman2, Rebecca Ross3
1Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ, USA.
The Lancet. Global Health
|April 15, 2018
Summary
The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) improved outcomes in agriculture and health across sub-Saharan Africa. While one-third of targets were met, poverty measures showed no significant impact.
Area of Science:
- Development Studies
- Global Health
- Agricultural Science
Background:
- The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) was a decade-long initiative (2005-2015) across ten sub-Saharan African countries.
- It aimed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through a multisectoral, rural development approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the MVP's impact on 40 key development outcomes.
- To assess the project's target attainment and on-site spending.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective endline evaluation using cross-sectional survey data from 2015.
- Comparison villages were matched to project villages on confounding variables.
- Impacts, target attainment, and spending were analyzed using collected data.
Main Results:
- Significant positive impacts were observed for 30 out of 40 outcomes, particularly in agriculture and health.
- The project showed favorable impacts on asset ownership but not on poverty measures.
- One-third of project targets were met, with notable successes in agriculture, health, and water/sanitation.
Conclusions:
- The MVP demonstrated favorable impacts across all MDG areas, supporting integrated rural development.
- Agriculture and health sectors showed the most substantial improvements, validating the project's focus.
- The project met a significant portion of its stated targets, indicating effective implementation in key areas.
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