ITAR Consultants was mobilised to assess the impact of the Integrated Child Wellbeing Package (ICWP) on beneficiaries at midline and to identify best practices in terms of integration and improvements of referrals under the ICWP.
The ICWP provides holistic support to Lebanese and non-Lebanese households by offering Basic Literacy and Numeracy (BLN) courses to 8 to 14 years old out of school children. It also offers adapted BLN (A-BLN) courses targeting children within the same age group who come from the most marginalised communities and experience multiple deprivations. The ICWP also provides access to psychosocial support, social assistance, cash assistance, skill building, and integrated access to referrals.
The evaluation was based on a mix-method approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A quantitative field survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire interviewing targeted households with children benefiting from the ICWP. A total of 766 child beneficiaries were covered through 431 household interviews with caregivers. The qualitative component was composed of seven KIIs and 12 FGDs.
The final report allowed to:
- Evaluate the impact of the programme by monitoring the evolution of indicators from the baseline to the midline and indicate change at the outcome level, as well as specific output indicators related to the access to services, namely education, health, and protection services.
- Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve the current programme. To do so, the study reviewed lessons learnt and best practices following the first period of implementation (focusing on relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and sustainability) as well as perceptions and feedback from end beneficiaries.
