SenseMaker® as a monitoring and evaluation tool to provide new insights on gender-based violence programs and services in Lebanon
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Authors
Bartels, Susan Andrea
Michael, Saja
Vahedi, Luissa
Collier, Amanda
Kelly, Jocelyn
Davison, Colleen
Scott, Jennifer
Parmar, Parveen
Geara, Petronille
Issue Date
2019-12
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Evaluation , Gender Based Violence , Humanitarian , Mixed Methods , SenseMaker
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Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of gender-based violence (GBV) programs is challenging in humanitarian settings. To address these challenges, we used SenseMaker® as a mixed methods M&E tool for GBV services and programs in Lebanon. Over a three-month period in 2018, a total of 198 self-interpreted stories were collected from women and girls accessing GBV programs from six service providers across five locations. The resultant mixed-methods analysis provided holistic and nuanced insights on how perceived benefits differed by type of GBV program, how motivations for accessing programs differed by location, and how feelings while accessing programs differed by participant nationality. SenseMaker reinforced the intersectionality between events leading up to the accessed services, the experiences of accessing the services, and subsequent outcomes as a result of having accessed the services, helping to contextualize the findings within the broader experiences of participating women and girls. Limited literacy and technology skills among participants proved to be a challenge and future work should investigate how technology might facilitate use of the tool among participants with lower literacy and technology skills in addition to exploring the feasibility and added value of SenseMaker as an M&E tool in acute humanitarian settings.
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Citation
Bartels, S. A., Michael, S., Vahedi, L., Collier, A., Kelly, J., Davison, C., Scott, J., Parmar, P., & Geara, P. (2019). SenseMaker® as a monitoring and evaluation tool to provide new insights on gender-based violence programs and services in Lebanon. Evaluation and program planning, 77, 101715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101715
Publisher
Evaluation and Program Planning