completed Projects
Demand and Supply of Women in Politics in Africa May-June 2024The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) was contracted by Aarhus University from Denmark to conduct a study on Demand and Supply for Women in Politics in Africa. The study aimed at understanding the drivers of political choices in Malawi. Specifically, to determine how Malawian voters think about men and women as political candidates and representatives and also how Malawian voters think about the prospects of political careers. The study makes several significant contributions to the understanding of women’s political representation in Africa. Besides providing novel evidence from Malawi, there are important implications of this research. If, for example, the study results find that voters do evaluate the same strategy differently depending on the candidate’s gender, this suggests new avenues for women’s political campaigning across the globe. And if matrilineal areas generate more women in politics, these are places that could be looked into to find inspiration as to how to ensure that politics does not become a hostile environment to women. Similar studies were planned to be conducted in Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe. IPOR was tasked with conducting data collection for this study. In pursuit of this assignment, IPOR recruited and trained 32 research assistants to collect data using SurveyCTO. The data collection teams comprised of Tumbuka, Sena and Chichewa language speakers who were allocated in different districts according to their language proficiency. The study aimed to reach voters from both matrilineal and patrilineal areas, with plan of interviewing more women than men (a ratio of 2:1) across the districts that were sampled. A total of 2,414 voters from Dedza, karonga, Mulanje and Nsanje districts were interviewed during the data collection, covering a total of 20 constituencies with five constituencies in each district. The sampled districts represented matrilineal areas (Dedza and Mulanje) and Patrilineal areas (Nsanje and karonga). Data collection took over 18 days between May and June 2024. |
Local Forest Governance Scoping Exercise (July to September 2023) July - September 2023A pilot study on local forest governance was implemented by IPOR in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Ohio State University. The pilot aimed to identify potential units (groups) for a future study focusing on women’s involvement in local-level forest management. During the pilot, IPOR used a qualitative method and employed Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and observations. A team of researchers at IPOR observed 10 local forest governance committees in the Tradition Authorities (T/As) of Nkula, Machinga district, and Malemia, Zomba district. Participants for KIIs were District Forest Officers and community leaders such as chiefs and Village Development Committee (VDC) chairpersons. Data collection was done between July and September 2023. The results of the study will help IPOR and its collaborators to conceptualize the main study. |
RaMMPS Pilot Trial (September - October 2021) 2021Before IPOR started implementing Rapid Mortality Mobile Phone Survey (RaMMPS) it conducted a pilot trial with support from New York University- Abu Dhabi. The mobile phone surveys were not common for collecting mortality data. The study assessed the feasibility of mortality data collection using mobile phone surveys. The study was a non -inferiority randomized trial (a quantitative study). The participants were subjected to two different kinds of questionnaires. One group was asked mortality questions while another group was asked economic questions. For that project, IPOR collected data, helped to develop study tools, manage fieldwork, provide weekly reports, programming the study tool, data cleaning, supported data analysis, and contributed to the write-up of the study’s article. In total, 7240 phone calls were pressed but 1683 interviews were completed. From the 1683 interviews that were completed, 1270 were for the mortality questionnaire while 413 were for the economic questionnaire. 5557 calls were not successful because either phone was not reachable, participants refused to take part in the study, were not eligible for the study, or did not complete the interviews. Participants for the study were mobile subscribers both men and women between the ages of 18 and 64 across all regions of Malawi. The mobile subscribers were randomly selected with the help of the Sample Solution B.V. of the Netherlands (https://sample.solutions). Data collection was done between September and October 2021. The challenge IPOR encountered during the course of implementing the project was that participants mistaken RaMMPS calls as fraudulent calls. But thorough consent was sort to build trust between interviewers and participants. The study found that the cooperation rate for the mortality questionnaire was 92.4% and for the economic questionnaire was 91.5%. That yielded a difference of 0.9 percentage points at a 95% CI of -2.3 to 4 which met the criterion for non-inferiority. The completion rate of interviews for the mortality questionnaire was 96.8% while for the economic questionnaire was 96.4%. The study concluded that collecting mortality-related questions using mobile phone survey is feasible. More information about the results of the study can be found at https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000852 |
Metaketa II: Collective Action and Solid Waste Collection in Zomba, Malawi 2018 - 2020This study was part of Round II of the Metaketa Initiative which focused on Taxation. The Taxation Metaketa round comprised a series of field experiments in various locations around the globe aimed at assessing the role of providing information about tax compliance and formalization with the state on citizens’ intent to formalize and citizens’ formalization. In the case of Zomba city, the study’s main objective was to evaluate the effects of providing information and waste collection service on citizens’ attitudes about government, and their decision to pay and actual payment of city rates to Zomba City Council (ZCC). To achieve this objective, the study employed an experimental intervention approach by conducting an information campaign about city rates to randomly selected citizens in randomly selected neighbourhoods in Zomba City, providing increased waste collection service, and collecting data on payment of city rates. The study enrolled 1,800 participants. This longitudinal study had eight phases namely: household listing, baseline survey, information dissemination campaign, solid waste collection, midline survey, endline survey (which included a public goods game), funds distribution following the public goods game, and research dissemination events. Implementation of these various phases commenced in October 2018 and ended in March 2020. IPOR’s role on the study involved contributing towards the development of the study tools, translation of study tools, obtaining local ethical clearance, recruitment and training of Research Assistants, data collection, contributing towards data cleaning, conducting information dissemination events, procurement of a skip loader truck and eight skip bins, distribution of funds following the public goods game, and conducting research dissemination events. The study was a collaboration between IPOR and the University of Illinois with funding from the Department for International Development (DfID) through Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP). |
MESIP Project Phase 3E Tracking 2022The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) was contracted for three consecutive years by Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) to evaluate the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP) which was being implemented by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the World Bank. The Project was funded by the World Bank and aimed at improving infrastructure and quality of education in public primary schools by focusing on efficient delivery. IPOR was tasked to assess school facilities, school records, observe class lessons on key subjects, and more important to survey relevant groups in the school setting ranging from teachers, students, School Management Committees, Mother Groups, Parents Teachers Associations and Group Village Headmen. In pursue of this assignment, IPOR recruited and trained 120 research assistants to collect data using Survey Solutions and PAPI. Apart from that, IPOR hired and drilled 20 Data Entry Clerks to conduct double data entry as a requirement for the World Bank. The project had a total sample of 70 000 and the most daunting task was tracking learners who had either moved to secondary school or dropped out of school for various reasons. By the end of 2022, IPOR had managed to conduct baseline, midline and endline of the project and reached out to about 1 500 primary schools spread in 28 districts including Likoma Island. Despite the challenges, IPOR worked with dedication and attained the highest response rate which resulted into contract renewal in the years that followed. The preliminary findings from the project reveal that there is poor record keeping in primary schools and low retention for female learners. NOTE: In this project School facilities refer to classrooms, shelters, toilets, teachers’ houses, water points, girls changing rooms. Key Subjects refer to Mathematics & English. School Records refer to staff return, enrollment, performance& financial records. |
Malawi Political Economy of Corruption Study update 2022Basel Institute of Governance commissioned the project |
Final Evaluation for the Tilitonse Foundation CBO Window 2022Tilitonse Foundation commissioned the project |
Members of Parliament Survey 2021Governance for Local Development/ University of Gothenburg was the client for the project |
Poverty Monitoring in the Context of Covid-19 2021Overseas Development Institute commissioned the project |
State of the Judiciary in Malawi 2021The Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DARU) at the Univ. of Cape Town were the clients for the project |
Deepening understanding of Malawi’s data ecosystem as it relates to MCC Compact needs, challenges, and opportunities 2021Development Gateway / MCCI commissioned the project |
GLD Post Election Survey in Malawi 2021Governance for Local Development/ University of Gothenburg commissioned the project |
The Topography of Democratic Accountability in Basic Service Delivery in Malawi 2020-2021Matt Kroenke, University of Cape Town was the client for the project |
GLD/IPOR Covid-19 in Malawi 1 & 2 2020Governance for Local Development/ University of Gothenburg commissioned the project |
IPOR Pre-Election and Governance survey 2020 2020IPOR (Financed by OSISA) commissioned the project |
Presidential Candidates Debates in Malawi 2020National Democratic Institute for International Affairs & Georgetown University were the clients for this project |
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Private Sector Window Malawi Evaluation Baseline 2019The impact evaluation of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Private Sector Window Malawi Evaluation Baseline (GAFSP PRSW) Malawi Evaluation Baseline project followed a quasi-experimental design including quantitative as well as qualitative aspects. This evaluation was a collaboration between IPOR and the Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) with funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The evaluation’s questions aimed at measuring the project’s impact on the productivity of Macadamia farmers and the livelihood of farming households. There were four main evaluation questions: · How did the project affect yields and farmer household income? · What was the project’s impact on poverty? · What was the project’s impact on food security and nutrition? · What was the project’s impact on women’s status and empowerment? The goal of the Evaluation was twofold: to evaluate the IFC investment (support to the Macadamia outgrower program) and the Advisory Services (AS) component. For the AS component, the quantitative evaluation focused on the financial literacy training provided to program beneficiaries. Data was collected through a survey that was administered to households of smallholder Macadamia farmers, focus group discussions with program beneficiaries, and key informant interviews with community leaders, field instructors and extension service officers. IPOR’s role on the Baseline Evaluation comprised contributions towards the development the study’s tools, translation of the study tools, obtaining of ethical clearance, recruitment and training of Research Assistants, and data collection and cleaning. The Baseline Evaluation was conducted in July and August of 2019 in the two districts where the GAFSP PRSW project was implemented: Thyolo district in Southern Malawi and Mzimba district in Northern Malawi. |
Zathu Comparative Evaluation and Behaviour Change Study 2019-2020This evaluation sought to measure the latest reach, consumption and engagement of the Zathu brand audience of and with the brand, and to assess any self-reported outcomes on the audience due to their exposure to the Zathu brand. It was conducted in 14 districts and cities namely: Chitipa, Mzimba, Mzuzu City, Nkhotakota, Kasungu, Mchinji, Lilongwe, Lilongwe City, Machinga, Zomba, Zomba City, Blantyre, Blantyre City, and Nsanje. The Comparative Evaluation targeted girls and boys aged 10-19 years, and men and women aged 20 years and above to whom a questionnaire was administered. On the other hand, the Behaviour Change component of the Evaluation targeted girls aged 15-19 years who are regular consumers of Zathu Pa Wailesi, one of the platforms of the Zathu brand to whom a questionnaire was also administered. Both components registered a total of 2099 interviews. Data collection was carried out in December 2019 and January 2020. This evaluation was commissioned and funded by Girl Effect, the proprietor of the Zathu brand. For this evaluation, IPOR made contributions towards questionnaire development, translated questionnaires, obtained ethical clearance, developed enumerator training materials, conducted enumerator recruitment and training, and collected and cleaned data. |
Social Institutions and Urbanization in Malawi 2019-2020Governance for Local Development/ University of Gothenburg commissioned the project |
Scientific Accompanying research of an explorative measure on Inclusive participatory village development planning in Malawi 2019This study aimed at evaluating an explorative measure to support inclusive and participatory development planning at local level through Village Level Action Plan (VLAP) development sessions and implementation. It sought to assess the participatory development planning and monitoring processes at village level and their outputs and potential outcomes, and to identify lessons learnt and practical recommendations for the improvement of the approach. The evaluation, among other things, involved Focus Group Discussions with citizens, Area Development Committee (ADC) members, extension workers, representatives of vulnerable groups, and District Taskforce members; a survey with participants and non-participants in the VLAP development sessions; and interviews with Village Development Committee (VDC) chairpersons, Village Heads and local consultants. Implementation of the study commenced in May 2019 and was completed in July 2019. Data for the study was collected in various Traditional Authority areas in Salima district, Central Malawi. The study was a collaboration between IPOR and Gesellschaft fuer Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung mbH (GOPA) with funding from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). IPOR’s role on the study involved contributing to tool development, tool translation, obtaining of ethical clearance, recruitment and training of Research Assistants, data collection and cleaning, writing of summaries of findings, and contributing to the study’s report. |
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Political and Cultural Implications of the Lomwe Cultural Revival in Malawi II 2018Prof. Amanda Robinson, Ohio State University commissioned the project |
Social benefits and costs of schooling in Malawi 2018Prof. Melina Platas of New York University Abu Dhabi commissioned the project |
Malawi Governance survey 2018This survey on public perceptions and views on Malawi’s political environment was conducted in August and September 2018. The main objective of the study was to gauge people’s views on the state of their country ahead of May 2019 presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. The study sought to map the country’s political landscape and highlight major factors that were likely to shape its political and economic future. A nationally representative sample of 1,350 adult Malawians was drawn from a framework provided by the National Statistical Office (NSO). Data for the survey was captured on tablets running on the Open Data Kit (ODK) application and submitted directly to an IPOR server. Among other tasks, IPOR developed and translated the study’s questionnaire; recruited and trained enumerators; collected, cleaned and analyzed data; and wrote the study’s report. The study found that significant proportions of Malawians held the views that the country was going in the wrong direction, the overall economic condition of the country was fairly bad/very bad and the political environment was relatively free for those who wanted to join organizations of their choice; that majorities of citizens were satisfied with how democracy was working in the country and said people were free to say what they want concerning politics; and that Malawians were split on the state of the country’s democracy with one half rating the country as a democracy with major problems or not a democracy at all and the other half saying it is a full democracy or a democracy with minor problems. The study also registered that people’s trust in religious leaders, the Malawi Defence Force and traditional leaders was high with elected political leaders pegged on the lower side of the public-trust ladder; that a majority of Malawians held the view that corruption had increased over the past 12 months; and that food shortage, management of the economy and poverty or destitution topped the list of critical challenges that Malawians expected their government to address. The study was commissioned by the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). |
Binding Constraints in Service Delivery in Malawi 2017The world Bank was the client for this project |
The road to parity: Gender and Political Recruitment in Malawian Local Councils within Malawi 2017Dr. Amanda Robinson, Ohio State University & Prof. Amanda Clayton, Vanderbilt University commissioned the project |
End of Project Evaluation of the Strengthened Citizen Participation for Accountability of Development Resources and Results 2017Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace - Mzuzu Diocese commissioned the project |
The Effects of Matrilineality on Gender Gaps in Political and Civic Engagement in Malawi 2017Prof. Amanda Robinson, Ohio State University commissioned the project |
Impact Evaluation of United in Building Life Expectations (UBALE) 2016-2018The clients of this project were Catholic Relief Services/ University of Notre Dame / USAID |
Cultural Revival and Electoral Politics: Mobilization of Lomwe Ethnic Identity in Malawi 2016Prof. Amanda Robinson, Ohio State University commissioned the project |
Healthy Policy Project 2014-2015Futures Group International was the client for Healthy Policy Project |
Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance: Experimental Evidence from Malawi 2022Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance: Experimental Evidence from Malawi research project was implemented by IPOR in collaboration with the University of Malawi, Vanderbilt University, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Ohio State University. In Malawi, women are formally required to occupy either half or one-third of the positions on Malawi’s key land administration institutions, including land tribunals and customary land committees. However, some individuals and organizations/institutions suggested weak enforcement of such requirements and that women face barriers in participating for such. The aim of the study was to find out whether and how including women in deliberative bodies around communal forest governance affects participatory forest management practices. A pre-survey was administered to all participants one by one through a face-to-face modality. Thereafter, they deliberate the topic in groups (FGDs). After FGDs, participants took part in the post-survey. During FGDs and in each village, 42 participants were divided into 7 groups. Each group consisted of 6 participants. The first group had females only, the second group had 5 Females and 1 man, the third group had 4 females and 2 males, the fourth group had 3 females and 3 males, the fifth group had 2 females and 4 males, the sixth group had 1 female and 6 males, the last group had 6 males. In total, IPOR visited randomly selected 90 villages in four Traditional Authorities (TAs) of Zomba and Machinga districts. There were 3,768 individuals that participated in this study. The sampled villages were not more than 3km radius away from Zomba Mountain and Malosa Plateau. Data collection was done between August to September 2022. The study participants were men and women aged 18 years and above. For that project, IPOR collected both quantitative and qualitative data, cleaned data, supported data analysis, supported report and manual script writing, donated tree seedlings, and disseminate the findings of the study to the sampled communities. The preliminary study findings reviewed that 97% of the participants felt deforestation as a big problem in their communities. During group deliberations, participants discussed and voted for policies or solutions to curb deforestation and most of the participants (41%) voted for replanting incentives. As part of the study, participants were given K2,000 and asked if they could donate part of it towards purchase of tree seedlings for planting during the rainy season. 76% of the participants donated some money and together they contributed a total sum of K658,820.00 which was used to purchase seedlings. The participants showed interest in the restoration of the forest by contributing that amount of money. IPOR donated Mk6,000,000.00 towards purchasing of tree seedlings which were given to participating communities in February 2023. There were no major challenges encountered during the implementation of the project. |
Improving Basic Education through integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into Teacher Education 2020-2022Improving Basic Education through integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into Teacher Education is a component of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Basic Education Programme (BEP). As part of this component, Gesellschaft fuer Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung (GOPA) Worldwide Consultants GmbH, with funding from GIZ, commissioned IPOR to undertake an evaluation of improvements in ICT knowledge and application by lecturers and students at Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) and Teaching Practice Schools (TPSs).The evaluation comprised five separate tasks namely: Conducting Baseline and Endline phone surveys, data analyses and reporting on ICT use by student teachers from 8 TTCs Baseline and Endline survey data analysis and reporting on ICT knowledge improvement of lecturers from 8 TTCs Baseline and Endline survey data analysis and reporting on ICT knowledge improvement of TPS lecturers Conducting a phone survey, data analysis and reporting on the competence level of student teachers from 8 TTCs with regard to ICT, and on which challenges to integrate ICT into teaching and learning were considered particularly relevant by the student teachers, both in the context of their training at the TTCs and in their future job at the TPSs The evaluation tasks commenced in September 2020 and were concluded in August 2022. Phone Survey respondents comprised Teachers Training Colleges (TTC) students from Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga, Phalombe, and St Joseph TTCs. Data was also collected from TTC and TPS lecturers who voluntarily filled a questionnaire at the beginning and end of a training course on Integrating Technology in Teaching and Learning (ITTL). IPOR’s role on the evaluation comprised revision and translation of questionnaires; recruitment and training of enumerators; data collection, cleaning and analysis; and report writing. |
Ethnic Diversification, Inter-Ethnic Cooperation and Economic Development in Malawi 2021The study on Ethnic Diversification, Inter-Ethnic Cooperation and Economic Development in Malawi was a phone survey that was conducted to gauge public attitudes on ethnic identity and diversity, COVID-19 vaccination, and development partners and their assistance. A total of 3,243 survey interviews were conducted with respondents from across Malawi via phone from August to October of 2021. The respondents comprised those who had taken part in previous COVID-19 phone surveys that IPOR had conducted and new respondents from IPOR’s database of active mobile phone numbers. The study was commissioned and funded by University College London (UCL) and University of California San Diego (UC San Diego). IPOR’s role in the study’s implementation included contributions towards the development the study’s tools, translation of the study tools, recruitment and training of Research Assistants, and data collection and cleaning. |
Social Welfare Policies November 2021This was a study done by IPOR in collaboration with The University of Connecticut in the United States of America. Basically the study was trying to gauge people's propensity to vote in presence of social welfare policies as regards to other policies in developing countries.The specific objectives of the study were to assess how people in Malawi prioritize welfare provision and to measure preferences for specific welfare interventions among MalawiansThe study targeted Malawian citizens of 18 years and above. Data was collected from five districts spread across Malawi namely Mzimba, Lilongwe, Dedza, Chikwawa and Zomba. A sample size of 1200 respondents was drawn from 75 Enumeration Areas in the five districts. The project started and ended in November, 2021 and a clean dataset was presented to our partner the University of Connecticut. |
Donation of a Skip Loader Truck and Skip Bins 2019What can be termed an epitome of IPOR's contribution to residents of it base, Zomba City, is a donation of a skip loader truck and eight skip bins. On a sunny morning of Friday, 29th March 2019, IPOR's Founding Partner, Prof. Blessings Chinsinga handed over keys to the skip loader truck on IPOR's behalf to the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. Charles Kalemba who received the donation on behalf of Zomba City Council (ZCC) watched by management and staff members of both the Institute and ZCC. The donation was part of an experimental study on Collective Action and Solid Waste Collection in Malawi's old capital city part of which involved waste collection in various locations in the city.Speaking at the handover function, Prof. Chinsinga said unlike other studies that IPOR conducts that only end at making recommendations for the formulation of good governance and development policies of this research stands out as it will see people benefit as it is still going on. In his remarks, the then ZCC Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mussa Mwale hailed the donation, saying this would be the first time for the Council to have a skip loader and skips as the Council had been using compactors and waste bunkers for waste collection. He also said that the equipment is expected to reduce the workload as well as time taken in refuse collection in the city. Echoing these sentiments, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development's Principal Secretary, who was the event's Guest of Honour, applauded the partnership between the players involved in the project, describing the study as beneficial as it would bring out positive results to Zomba residents and the City Council.The research project was a collaboration of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and IPOR with funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) through Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP). |
Corruption Perception Survey (2019) 2019-2019IPOR's research director, Dr. Boniface Dulani, was hired to lead a team of researchers in the drafting of a new National Anti-corruption Strategy (NACS) to guide the anti-corruption efforts in Malawi over the period 2020-2025. Working alongside anti-corruption experts from the Basel Institute on Governance and the Malawi Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB), IPOR was tasked to generate research insights to inform the new strategy. This included soliciting national input from various stakeholders through a series of stakeholder consultation workshops that were organized in the country's major cities, focus group discussions with ACB staff and key informant interviews. As part of the research efforts, IPOR received funding from the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) to conduct a nationwide survey to generate public perceptions on the State of Corruption in 2019. The survey had a sample size of 1352 and covered 150 enumeration areas across Malawi. Conducted in Chichewa, Chitumbuka and English, the survey sought the views of adult Malawians on the state of corruption in the country, knowledge of the NACS and ACB, and effective ways to combat corruption in the country. The findings of the survey have informed the drafting of the NACS II especially in identifying areas of focus in the anti-corruption drive in the country. The findings will be shared to the public through dissemination meetings. |
Completion of GLD's Local Governance Performance Index Survey Data Collection Exercise (November 2019) 2019-2019Our teams for the GLD Local Governance Performance Index Survey completed data collection in the first week of this month. The teams spent about 42 days in the field collecting data mostly in central and northern parts of Malawi. Last week, we held a debriefing session to learn more about their experiences in the field and to thank the teams for the job well done. Different insights including challenges and highlights of the study were brought forward during the session. The issues raised will be used in the development of the fieldwork report. At the end of the session, IPOR management took time to award teams that did exceptional work during the study. |
Catholic Relief Services United in Building Life Expectations (UBALE) 2016-2016The Impact Evaluation of United in Building Life Expectations (UBALE) was a governance project currently which was implemented in Blantyre, Chikwawa and Nsanje districts. This work was contracted to IPOR by our client, the University of Notre Dame. It involved gathering and delivering of data to our client to be the basis for formulation of benchmark indicators. The project did an assessment of the impact of implementation on the following six major outcome variables at the lower level of social organization in Malawi: -Village-level development in village -Administrative indicators -Information delivery (transparency variable) -Fairness -Competence -Coordination The Impact Evaluation of UBALE governance project was designed to be done in three phases: Phase 1: Baseline Survey (to construct benchmarks for midline and end line evaluation) Phase 2: Midline Evaluation Phase 3: End Line Evaluation Fieldwork for baseline evaluation was undertaken between August 8 and August 23, 2015 and comprised two components: -Villager Survey which interviewed randomly selected respondents comprising a sample of over 2,800 in all the three districts -Village Development Committee (VDC) Survey involved interviewing the Group Village Headmen, Village Development Committee members and other committee members from the Natural Resource Management Committee, Village Civil Protection Committee and Youth Club. It is interesting that as an institution we managed to collect quality data for our clients. The study team comprised Dr. Boniface Dulani (Principal Investigator); Mr. Peter Beza and Ms. Hannah Swila (Field Managers) and 12 teams of 4 members each. |