Measuring effectiveness in humanitarian and development aid : conceptual frameworks, principles and practice / Andre M.N. Renzaho, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Renzaho, Andre M. N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian assistance--Evaluation.

Humanitarian assistance.

Economic assistance--Evaluation.

Economic assistance.

International relief--Evaluation.

International relief.

Medical assistance--International cooperation--Evaluation.

Medical assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is structured in four sections. Section 1 looks at the issues related to theoretical and methodological considerations. Chapter 1 to 5 deal with gaps in measuring effectiveness of development aid programs including issues related to evaluability assessment, outcome mapping and sustainability (Chapter 1), perspective in measuring effectiveness (chapter 2), the application of narrative and dialogue methods in defining and redefining effectiveness (chapter 3), the role of economic modelling in measuring the impact and effectiveness of aid programs (chapter 4) and the outline of how the effectiveness of HIV prevention is currently being measured at a global level, and the requirements at local and national levels (chapter 5).Section two looks at principles and practice with some case studies. Chapter 6, selling humanitarian emergencies to the media, focuses on the relationship between journalists and aid workers and suggests practical strategies relief agencies can take to raise the media profile.

Contents:

""MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS IN HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT AID: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE""; ""NOTICE TO THE READER""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ABOUT THE BOOK EDITOR""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SECTION I THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: AN OVERVIEW""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GAPS IN MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE VERSUS DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAMS""; ""CHALLENGES RELATED TO MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPMENT AID""; ""CONCLUSION""

""REFERENCES""""EFFECTIVENESS: A CONTRIBUTION FROM AUSTRALIAN NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EFFECTIVE AID AMONG AUSTRALIAN NGOS""; ""THE BROADER ENVIRONMENT""; ""More than the Sum of the Whole""; ""NEW NGO DEVELOPMENTS""; ""THE NEXT CHALLENGES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""DEFINING AND REFINING EFFECTIVENESS:APPLYING NARRATIVE AND DIALOGUE METHODS IN AID MONITORING AND EVALUATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CASE STUDY ANALYTICAL APPROACH""; ""CASE STUDY 2: USE OF A DIALOGUE ECUADOR AND PERU""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF THE CASE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE""

""CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""MODELLING THE IMPACTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AID""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MODELLING MISSTEPS""; ""TWO FUNDAMENTAL ROLES FOR AID""; ""AN INTRODUCTION TO AGENT-BASED MODELS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIV PREVENTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GLOBAL COMMITMENTS AND ATTEMPTS TO MEASURE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS""; ""THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH GLOBAL COMMITMENTS""; ""POTENTIAL NEW PREVENTION METHODS:CURRENT EFFICACY TRIALS""; ""COMMONLY USED CURRENT METHODS IN HIV PREVENTION""; ""VULNERABILITY AND RISK""

""THE CHALLENGE OF MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS WHILE ALSO IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS""""DILEMMAS IN MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SECTION II PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: CASE STUDIES""; ""WHAT JOURNALISTS WANT: 'SELLING'HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES TO THE MEDIA""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHY IT MATTERS""; ""A PERFECT DISASTER?""; ""FRIEND OR FOE?""; ""REALITY CHECK""; ""TEN THINGS AID AGENCIES CAN DO TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

""THE CHALLENGE OF ATTRIBUTION IN EVALUATING HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS: LINKING INPUTS TO OUTCOMES WITHIN A MULTISECTORAL RESPONSE""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EVALUATING TRENDS IN TRANSMISSION""; ""ATTRIBUTING CHANGES IN PREVALENCE TO PREVENTION PROGRAMS""; ""EVALUATING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE""; ""OUTCOME MAPPING""; ""THE BURNET INSTITUTES EVALUATION EXPERIENCE IN THE LAO PDR""; ""MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF YOUNG MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAM""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE EFFECTIVENESS - CRITICAL TO IMPROVING LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60741-922-X

1-60692-692-6

OCLC:

923657723