The CBR Guideline of WHO refers to 10 principles in total of which 8 form major principles of the UNCRPD. In Monitoring and Evaluation Enablement puts the main emphasis on 3 principles, as Enablement believes that all can be incorporated within these 3 essential principles:
Evidence is needed to prove that CBR is having a substantial impact in terms of quality of life of persons with disability, in changing attitudes and practices in communities, in order to incorporate CBR in national and regional development plans. As CBR is often the only way people with low (and middle) incomes have access to services, and since people with disabilities all too often belong to this group, CBR needs to become institutionalized: i.e. governments need to develop sustainable systems and structures –- and allow at the same time contextualized developments, which together will lead to the much required social change. Ultimately it should lead to social acceptance of persons with all sorts of disabilities and thus would result in a society, which is inclusive for all. It is thus of vital importance to provide - through M&E – the evidence to the public as well donor agencies and governments that CBR is the preferred rehabilitation approach; that CBR is appropriate, effective and efficient.
The Enablement approach to M&E is thus that evaluations should have attention for the 3 essential CBR principles and focus on:
Monitoring and Evaluation are processes to improve CBR practices and with that the quality of life of people with disabilities. M&E according to Enablement’s vision should be done by both desk study and field visits and includes the following aspects:
Enablement believes evaluations are necessary to improve CBR practices and enable stakeholders to learn from it. Therefore we discuss with stakeholders at all levels and use an approach in which we help them to reflect on their activities. In this process Enablement operates with respect towards the people involved.
When Enablement evaluates CBR projects, we use the ToR, the main topics and questions of the organisation and the three principles inclusion, empowerment and sustainability. Enablement uses up-to-date methods and our reports are adapted to the target group. We work in a multi disciplinary team and are transparent and honest, critical and independent.
We offer a 2 week training in M&E in CBR; this training focuses on essential areas in monitoring processes and the evaluation of CBR programs/ projects such as: Principles of CBR, Terms of Reference, Logical Framework, MIS, Methods of data collection and reporting. The major part of the training is participatory and exposes participants to the practical aspects of M&E.
Enablement has useful working relations with a large selection of national and international NGOs, such as the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, and universities, such as the University College of London (United Kingdom), the University of Cape Town (South Africa), the VU University in Amsterdam and as such involves MSc students in evaluation research including systematic reviews.
Enablement has been involved in several evaluation studies in recent years. These studies have been commissioned by organisation such as the Liliane Foundation, Danida, The Leprosy Mission International, The Karuna Foundation, CORDAID, Wilde Ganzen Foundation, CBM. They took place in various countries: i.e. Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
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