My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Rwanda: An Assessment of Economic Strengthening Interventions for Adolescent Girls

To respond to the OVC crisis in Rwanda, CRS and our Caritas partners implemented a five-year program that provided caregivers and children a range of services: education support, health care and HIV education, protection, psychosocial support, food security and nutrition assistance, and economic strengthening. Interventions examined here include vocational training, savings and internal lending communities, biointensive gardens and small-animal husbandry.

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My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Zimbabwe: An Assessment of Economic Strengthening Interventions for Adolescent Girls

This project was designed to improve the economic status, food security, health and psychosocial well-being of out-of-school (or at risk of being out-of-school) adolescents. The assessment evaluates three economic strengthening approaches: (1) vocational training, (2) Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools and (3) Savings and Internal Lending Communities.

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Summative Evaluation Surveys: Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda

Avoiding Risk, Affirming Life Program

The "Avoiding Risk, Affirming Life" project aimed to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence among youth and young adults in Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

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The Faithful House operations research study on attitudes and reported practices in North Cameroon

The Faithful House is a unique curriculum centered on the couple and focused on fidelity within the relationship or marriage. Operations research was conducted to evaluate the impact of a 3-day version of the workshop.

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A tool for assessing changes in OVC wellbeing over time: longitudinal data from a child’s perspective

One challenge facing orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) programs is assessing program impact on a child’s overall wellbeing. OVC programming is often multisectoral in nature and difficult to assess, as it addresses so many facets of child wellbeing. This poster outlines an OVC Wellbeing Tool developed by Catholic Relief Services to assess self-reported child wellbeing by measuring 10 domains (food/nutrition, education shelter, economic opportunities, protection, mental health, family, health, spirituality, and community cohesion).

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