Prepared by

Jelena Vujcic, MPH and Pavani K. Ram, MD

University at Buffalo

for

To support our WASH staff when they ask:

What would I need to do in order to monitor and/or evaluate my handwashing promotion programme?

Structure of the M&E Toolkit

Section 2: Why is M&E important?

Provide evidence
Achievement of objectives Strengths, limitations Effectiveness

Provide feedback to funders, community members, sector at large, and others Strengthen support for programmes Essential for evidence-based approaches to programming and policy-making Accountability, sustainability, enabling environment

Section 2: What is monitored and evaluated?

Input Core human and financial ex. Number of health workers resources required to develop the hired programme for implementation

Process

Activities and efforts implemented to achieve programme goals

Monitoring

ex. Health worker visits to homes

Output

Direct results of the efforts at the ex. Number of soap bars programme level distributed Effects of programme outputs at the population level Effects of programme at the population level with adequate account of other factors ex. Increased proportion of mothers who wash hands with soap at critical times ex. Reduced risk of diarrheal disease

Outcome

Impact

Evaluation

Section 3: Ideal Steps for M&E

Section 3: M&E for programmes in different phases

Scenario 1: Conceptualization of handwashing promotion programme Just beginning to plan your handwashing promotion programme *Ideal timing for planning M & E Scenario 2: Implementation of handwashing promotion in the near future Have developed your programme, plan to implement it soon *is there time for a baseline? Scenario 3: Implementation of handwashing promotion is underway or complete Are anywhere in the process of implementation or have finished implementing your programme *Cannot collect baseline data

Using the Annexes for Guidance

For each indicator: Rationale Definition Calculation Data collection method Strengths and Limitations Model data collection tool Training considerations Analysis/Interpretation

Resources
UNICEF Handwashing Promotion M&E module
(http://globalhandwashing.org/resources/general/unicefhandwashing-monitoring-evaluation-toolkit)

Practical guidance for measuring handwashing behaviour Pavani K. Ram

(https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/WSP-PracticalGuidance-Measuring-Handwashing-Behavior-2013-Update.pdf)

University at Buffalo
Jelena Vujcic, MPH (jelenavu@buffalo.edu) Pavani K. Ram, MD (pkram@buffalo.edu)

UNICEF
Therese Dooley (tdooley@unicef.org) Louise Maule (lmaule@unicef.org)