Technical Assistance to partner Institutions

1. African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF-Kenya) - August – October 2006: Outcome Assessment of the Department for International Development (DFID) Funded Chwele Malaria Project and a Qualitative Study of the Starr Foundation Funded Ndivisi Integrated Malaria and MCH Project, Bungoma District. This study targeted pregnant women and children below five years in Chwele and Ndivisi divisions of Bungoma District. The study was conducted by one consultant and fifteen research assistants. The Chwele component utilized document reviews, seven FGDs, ten IDIs and 360 interviewer-based household questionnaires while the Ndivisi component utilized document reviews, record reviews, four FGDs and ten IDIs. Contact person: Wycliffe Owanda, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, AMREF-Kenya Country Office, Wilson Airport, P. O. BOX 30125 Nairobi. Tel. +254-20-501301/500508, E-mail: wycliffeo@amrefke.org.
2. TearFund-UK (May – July 2006): Planning for a Strategic Scale-up Response to HIV and AIDS in Tanzania. This was a situational analysis that targeted Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in four regions in Tanzania: Iringa, Shinyanga, Mara and Kagera. This study was conducted by four consultants: two from the African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD), one from MAP International and one from Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT). Contact person: Peter Gitau, Regional Advisor, TearFund Regional Office-Kenya. Tel: +254-722-706078, E-mail: peter.gitau@tearfund.org
3. Economisti Associati and World Bank (May 2006): A pre-survey on small-scale private service providers in the water and electricity sectors. This study involved compiling a list of official and non-official water kiosks owned by individuals (private) in selected towns in Kenya: Mombasa, Nairobi, Thika, Meru, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kakamega and Eldoret. This was in preparation for a survey on the role of small-scale private service providers in the water and electricity sectors in Kenya. The study was conducted by 2 researchers from AIHD who used a checklist (listing sheet) to record the number of water kiosks in the towns that were visited. Contact person: James Mutero, Independent Consultant, Tel: +254-733-720894.
4. African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF-Kenya) - December 2005 – March 2006: Terminal Evaluation of European Union Block Grant Funded Programme made up of five projects in four districts of Turkana, Nyando, Homa Bay and Bungoma-Kenya. The study utilized both quantitative and qualitative tools of data collection. Data collection was undertaken by 4 supervisors and 37 research assistants. In total 1,745 people were interviewed by use of an interviewer-based questionnaire. Twenty six focus group discussions (FGDs) and 37 in-depth interviews (IDIs) were held. Contact person: Wycliffe Owanda, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, AMREF-Kenya Country Office, Wilson Airport, P. O. BOX 30125 Nairobi. Tel. +254-20-501301/500508, E-mail: wycliffeo@amrefke.org.
5. The World Bank (June 2004 – September 2007): Kenya Country and Social Vulnerability Assessment. The study, conducted by twenty-four researchers and several technical experts was informed by qualitative and quantitative research undertaken in six districts of Kenya: Bungoma, Kisii Central, Kiambu, Kwale, Nakuru and Isiolo. The study focused on two main development challenges facing rural households: institutional collapse, and crime and violence. The main deliverable was a national report. Two papers have been written – one on social policy and the other on changes in gender relations due to changing livelihoods. As a follow-up of the study a dissemination workshop was held at the Grand Regency Hotel - Nairobi (August 14, 2007). The aim of the workshop was to disseminate the draft Kenya Country Social Analysis (KCSA) report to the public for feedback into the final report. Contact person: Dr. Paul A. Francis, Senior Social Development Specialist, The World Bank, 18181 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433, USA, Tel: +1202-473-4922, Fax: +1202-473-0515, E-mail: pfrancis@worldbank.org.
6. I Choose Life-Africa (February – May 2005): Baseline survey in Moi University as part of its HIV and AIDS programmes in institutions of higher learning. Ten supervisors and 40 enumerators used both quantitative (self-administered questionnaire) and qualitative (focus group discussions) tools for data collection. The questionnaire was administered to 1,917 students – 49.3% males and 50.7% females. The FGDs involved 70 students divided into 8 single sex groups. Contact person: Mike Mutungi, Chief Executive Officer, I Choose Life-Africa, Ufungamano House, P.O.BOX 5166-00100, Nairobi, Tel: +254-20-2730913/2/5, Cell: (254) 735 333191, E-mail: mmutungi@africaonline.co.ke
7. MAP International (January – April 2005): Scaling up of Faith-Based Organizations’ response to HIV/AIDS in Mwanza and Arusha. This was an end of project evaluation which utilized both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools. In total 1,684 self-administered questionnaires were completed (youth 37.7%, married men 20.9%, married women 29.2%, youth leaders 2.9% and the clergy 9.7%). The qualitative component of the study which was conducted in the communities involved a range of tools including 162 FGDs, 9 categories of IDI respondents, institutional analysis, pairwise matrix ranking and problem analysis. Contact person: Dr. Peter Okaalet, P.O. Box 21663 00505, Tel. +254-2-2729497/2728599.