Project Evaluation Report

Project Evaluation Report

Report title: Evaluator: GEC Project: Country GEC window Evaluation point: Report date:

Endline Study and Final Evaluation of iMlango Transitions Jigsaw Consult Ltd iMlango

Kenya GEC-T Endline August 2021

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Endline Study and Final Evaluation of iMlango Transitions

Avanti Communications Limited

Date Version Owner Authors

Phone Email

14-07-2021 Final Matthew Thomas Matthew Thomas, Dr David Hollow, Rebecca Daltry, Dr Annette Zhao, and Jonny D'Rozario 0208 960 7067 m.thomas@

Jigsaw Consult Ltd is a company registered in England & Wales under no. 06844615 at 1st Floor Salvation Army Building, Manor Park Road, London, NW10 4JJ.

Table of contents

Executive summary

8

Chapter 1: Introduction

13

1.1 Purpose of endline evaluation

13

1.2 Research questions

13

1.3 Report structure

16

1.4 Contribution to learning agenda

16

Chapter 2: Summary of iMlango

18

2.1 Background to project

18

2.2 iMlango Theory of Change

20

Chapter 3: Evaluation methodology

23

3.1 Overview of evaluation design

23

3.2 Approach to data collection

26

3.3 Approach to data analysis

31

3.4 Challenges and limitations of the approach

33

3.5 Research ethics

36

Chapter 4: Analysis - Impact of iMlango project activities

38

4.1 Introduction

38

4.2 Impact of project activities on learning

39

4.3 Impact of project activities on transition

71

4.4 Impact of response to Covid-19 school closures

74

4.5 Conclusion

84

Chapter 5: Analysis - Barriers to learning and transition

87

5.1 Introduction

87

5.2 Barriers to learning

88

5.3 Barriers to transition

94

5.4 Conclusion

97

Chapter 6: Analysis - Sustainability

100

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6.1 Introduction

100

6.2 Sustainability of the iMlango approach

101

6.3 Sustainability of Covid-19 response

108

6.4 Sustainability plans

110

6.5 Conclusion

114

Chapter 7: Analysis - Value for Money

117

7.1 Introduction and context

117

7.2 History of VfM in iMlango

117

7.3 Breakdown of VfM by project component

118

7.4 Future of VfM

127

7.5 Conclusion

129

Chapter 8: Analysis - scalability

131

8.1 Introduction

131

8.2 Scalability of the iMlango approach

131

8.3 Conclusion

135

Chapter 9: Conclusions

137

9.1 Summary of conclusions

137

9.2 Validity of Theory of Change

140

Chapter 10. Recommendations

142

10.1 Recommendations for the strategic future of the programme

142

10.2 Specific technical recommendations for the future of the programme

143

10.3 Recommendations for the design and implementation of the programme

145

10.4 Recommendations related to programme evaluation and wider learning of sector 146

Annexes

148

Annex 1: Project Design and Intervention

148

Annex 2: Endline evaluation approach and methodology

148

Annex 3: Learning Outcome Data Tables

161

Annex 4: Characteristics and Barriers

161

Annex 5: Logframe

164

Annex 6: Theory of Change

165

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