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In line with its commitment to implementing programs that are both evidence- based and evidence generating, the IRC is carrying out a rigorous impact evaluation with a randomized control trial1 to assess the impact of VSLA activities and the added impact of the Healing Families and Communities discussion series on:

• Spending on children’s education, health, nutrition and clothing;
• Children’s education, health, nutrition and wellbeing;
• Parents attitudes towards discipline and their ability to protect their children from violence, abuse and exploitation; and
• Children’s participation.

The impact evaluation has four primary components: a baseline assessment, program monitoring through quarterly quantitative surveys, a midterm impact evaluation, and a final impact evaluation. In each phase of the evaluation process, data is collected from children (with parental consent) and adults using quantitative surveys. The children’s questionnaire includes questions about:

• Education,
• Labor,
• Parental treatment and punishment,
• Family functioning, and
• Psychosocial wellbeing.