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Consolidated Report for Assessment of Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) for the Year 2019

Islamabad: UNICEF (2020), 64 pp.

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Evaluation of the Regional Independent Media Support Programme: Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras, 2017–2019

Marko Lehto

Helsinki: Vikes Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (2020), 59 pp.

"Taking into account the actual situation in the region, the support that VIKES provides for independent journalism is more urgent than ever. Journalists in the region are facing unprecedented challenges, from declining revenues, a broken business model and a new form of censorship, threats to journ ... alists’ safety and misinformation campaigns. In these conditions, the work that VIKES has been doing in the region has been relevant and successful. It has promoted the right of civil society to information and the right of media to freedom of expression. Activities that were planned in the programme document on the defense of fundamental rights to exercise free speech and democracy were implemented, and positive results were achieved. All the partner organizations have strengthened the exercise of democracy through digital media and investigative journalism, promoting citizen participation in public policies and improving the open-access and right to information. Networking and cooperation between independent media, journalists and CSOs are more reliable than ever in the region, and a new concept of collaborative journalism was introduced with positive results. VIKES supported media and independent journalists in producing high-quality information and investigative stories, supporting them to attract wider audiences. Training in business development, marketing and effective management was organised by the programme, and the financial sustainability of partners was improved. Even so, the independent media in the region is still dependent on external funding and will be, until the political situation in the region will improve. To be more effective and to improve the effectiveness of the Regional Independent Media Support Programme in the future, VIKES should increase the number of the partners and independent media representatives (also those currently exiled) to receive support from the programme. The main problem of independent public media remains the lack of financing and security. In a meeting with independent journalists in Nicaragua, where the government has threatened to continue to imprison journalists and publicly insults media professionals, they underlined the importance of solidarity networks among international organizations and press associations. According to them, VIKES has done bold work, and its efforts have supported the professionals who remain to practice “survival journalism” and need all the backing to continue to inform the population." (Executive summary, page 7-8) more

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Internal Evaluation: Reporters Respond and Legal Defense Fund (2018-2019)

Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2020), 65 pp.

"Generally, beneficiaries of Reporters Respond and the Legal Defense Fund are very satisfied with the support they received. They praise the speed with which they received support, the ease with which they could apply, and the lack of bureaucratic obstacles. Beneficiaries noted that as a result of t ... more

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The Fight Against Impunity: Outcomes International Advocacy 2013-2018

Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2019), 23 pp.

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Evaluation of ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network: Assessing its Success in Improving Citizen Participation, Realisation of Human Rights and the Level of Transparency and Accountability of Government in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

David Jodnell, Dwan Kaoukji, David Musime

DBG Consultants (2019), 53 pp.

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Evaluation report executive summary Ecuador. Strengthening the community media sector: Alternative business models and digital innovation in Ecuador

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2019), 4 pp.

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Stop the Traffik Lithuania Campaign July 2019: Initial Evaluation Report

Stop the Traffik; Humankind Research (2019), 44 pp.

"The Lithuania (LT) campaign ran on Facebook (FB) and Instagram (IG) over the course of two weeks in July 2019, first in Lincolnshire, UK followed by Lithuania. The target audience was Lithuanians living in both Lithuania and Lincolnshire at risk of labour exploitation in the UK. The campaign was de ... more

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Entertainment, Education, and Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

Abhijit Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara, Victor Orozco

AEA Papers and Proceedings, issue 109 (2019), pp. 133-137

"Entertainment education (“edutainment”) is a communication strategy that works through mass entertainment media with the aim of promoting a better context for behavior change than the delivery of information alone. We experimentally evaluate season 3 of the edutainment TV series MTV Shuga, prod ... more

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End of Project Evaluation of the BBC Media Action 'Radio Waves' and 'Tikambe' Projects in Zambia

Kimiko Hibri Pedersen, Birgitte Jallov, George Sichone, Mary Mutupa

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2019), vii, 55, 60 pp.

"This evaluation covers two independent projects implemented by BBC Media Action in Zambia. Tikambe provides information to young people about sexual reproductive health and rights and youth-friendly services via different platforms. Radio Waves supports independent media as a platform for dialogue ... more

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Supporting Democracy Through Digital Investigative Journalism in Nepal: Evaluation Report

Helsinki: Vikes (2019), 55 pp.

"Centre of Investigative Journalism (CIJ Nepal) has made a contribution to introducing and promoting investigative journalism and its activities need to be continued, particularly given the efforts of Nepal to democratize and the introduction on new governance structure in the country. Generally, th ... more

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A Realist Evaluation of a Community-Centered Radio Initiative for Health and Development in Mindanao, Philippines

Ross W. James, Eila Romo-Murphy, Mae-Mosette Oczon-Quirant

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, volume 31, issue 6 (2019), pp. 559-571

"A small, local-level communication initiative aimed to bring about social change and development in communities affected by sustained conflict in Mindanao, Philippines. A realist evaluation involved a secondary analysis of existing data sets that revealed previously undetected mechanisms and 13 out ... more

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Yangon Film School’s Advanced Filmmaking Course Project: Independent Evaluation

Helsinki: Vikes (2019), 64 pp.

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Evaluation Report: Balkan Diskurs Youth Correspondents Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tiffany Fairey

London: Art & Reconciliation Coalition; King’s College (2019), 20 pp.

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We Can Do It: Cambodia Communication Assistance Project. Impact Briefing

ABC International Development (2019), 11 pp.

"The 'We Can Do It' (WCDI) radio program was established to educate, raise awareness and responsiveness to violence again women in Cambodia. Programs were broadcast in 5 provinces: Battambang, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, Kampot and Kratie. The program ran for three years (2016-2019) under financial and ... more

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Boosting immunity to disinformation: Ukrainian students better detect false information after teachers integrate media literacy into standard subjects

Mehri Druckman, Katya Vogt

Washington, DC: IREX (2019), 23 slides

"Students who received Learn to Discern (L2D) lessons performed better on all assessment tasks: identifying facts and opinions, false stories, hate speech, and demonstrated deeper knowledge of the news media sector. L2D students reported healthier media consumption habits and behavior and viewed cri ... more

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Migrants as Messengers: The Impact of Peer-To-Peer Communication on Potential Migrants in Senegal. Impact Evaluation Report

Felipe Alexander Dunsch, Jasper Tjaden, William Quiviger

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2019), vi, 70 pp.

"The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has conducted a scientifically rigorous impact evaluation to assess the impact of the Migrants as Messengers (MaM) campaign in Dakar, Senegal. MaM was a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign made by migrants for migrants and implemented in Senega ... more

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Radio Voices: How One Grant Changed a Public Radio Station. Case Study: KCRW

Laurie Trotta Valenti

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project (2019), 14 pp.

"National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate KCRW received a three-year grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 2015 to spark public discourse about issues affecting disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in Los Angeles. It included initiatives to sponsor live events and to improve reporting acros ... more

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Stop the Traffik's Organisational Evaluation: Executive Summary

Robin Brady, Ruth van Dyke

Crackington Haven, Bude: Stop the Traffik; Robin’s Trading Company (2019), 12 pp.

"Since its inception STOP THE TRAFFIK (STT) has been focused on creating a world where people are not bought and sold. To contribute towards this goal, STT has developed an intelligence-led prevention approach: informing its focus at a local, national and global level. STT believes that it delivers ... more

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Formative Evaluation of the Sara Radio Programme (SRP) in Iringa DC, Iringa MC, Kilolo DC and Mufindi DC. Final Report

Dar es Salaam: UNICEF Tanzania; CSR Group Africa (2019), xv, 14, 119 pp.

"The SRP was piloted in Tanzania following the model of the Sara Communication Initiative (SCI). The main objective of SRP was to improve skills among school children, especially girls, on negotiation, communication skills and positive social behaviour. Activities to foster and support engagement of ... the key target audiences through Sara Radio Programme (SRP) are being piloted in Iringa DC since 2016, with the aim of identifying elements that can be scaled up nationally. Two radio stations are carrying out the broadcast twice a week during school-term; Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), which has national coverage and Ebony FM, with coverage that is limited to Mbeya, Iringa and Njombe regions (MIN). The SRP included developing, pre-recording and broadcasting 100 episodes. The radio drama series featured a young girl, Sara and her friends. The SRP was crafted in a way to be fun as well as engaging pupils - girls and boys, teachers and parents in discussions around key messages. Primary standard four to seven school children (10 - 14-year olds) are the main target audience for the programme. Teachers and parents were key secondary audiences that got information through direct listening and messages from children. The programme addressed social norms to promote school girls’ retention and completion. In addition, the SRP aimed at imparting a change in knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, early marriage, early pregnancy, social inclusion and protection. The long-term objective of the programme is to empower girls to decide and control what happens to them, to be safe, and to pursue what they want in life. [.] Findings on SRP thematic components SRP Information: Almost all the children (93.5%, N=339) interviewed in Iringa DC confirmed that they were aware of the SRP implemented in their schools. The high percentage of awareness of the SRP by the children can be attributed to the frequency of attendance for listening to the episodes. The majority of children mentioned that Sara radio episodes were broadcasted twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday between 1530hrs to 1600hrs. HIV/AIDS: Children were asked whether they have heard of HIV/AIDS and majority 95.9% had heard of HIV/AIDS while a mere 3.9% had not. Regarding source of information on HIV/AIDS, the majority of children (87.0%) mentioned schools/teachers as their main source, followed by parents/guardians/family (33.0%) while radios contributed 17%. On spreading of HIV virus, the majority of children (87.0%) confirmed that unsafe sex increases chances of acquiring HIV virus, against 10.7% who did not. There was a small percentage difference between boys (88.0%) and girls (85.8%) who confirmed the risks of unsafe sex on acquiring the HIV virus. [.]" (Executive summary, p. viii-ix) more

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Civil Society and Media Whole-of-Intermediate Result (IR) Evaluation

Monrovia: USAID; Social Impact Inc. (2019), ix, 107 pp.

"This report presents findings and recommendations from the whole-of-Intermediate Result (IR) evaluation of activities generated from the USAID Civil Society and Media Project Appraisal Document (PAD) created in 2015. The evaluation included two current activities—Liberia Accountability and Voice ... more