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<\/p>\r\nThe Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation is one of the first foundations in the region to adopt a knowledge-based approach. We believe that the success of our work is only achievable when measured according to international frameworks of evaluation.<\/p>\r\n
As such, the Foundation has adopted the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) as its management tool to design, monitor and evaluate its projects.<\/p>\r\n
The LFA approach is widely used in international development projects, and organizations such as the United Nation Development Program and the Rockefeller Foundation. It mainly revolves around a 4X4 matrix that identifies the project goals, purposes, activities and outputs. Once that is done, indicators and variables are identified to allow the monitoring and evaluation of our activities.<\/p>\r\n
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\u00a0How the Logical Framework Approach is applied<\/strong><\/p>\r\n The first step in applying a logical framework approach is describing the project as a series of statements (similar to our theory of change approach we use in crafting our strategy).\u00a0\u00a0 From this, we construct the project structure under a framework of four levels:<\/p>\r\n Our Measuring Tools: Formative and Summative Evaluations<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Formative and Summative evaluations are two main approaches that we apply to measure the impact and outcome of our projects. While both seek to measure project effectiveness and improve results; each focuses on one side of the program (the program itself, and the outcome of the program).<\/p>\r\n Formative Evaluation for Program Improvements:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Summative Evaluation to Measure Impacts:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n An example of our use of both Formative and Summative evaluation approaches can be seen here: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n There were four evaluation tools used (two Formative and two Summative) as part of assessing the Art Trip project. The Formative tools were applied before and after the trip to observe the participants\u2019 perspectives regarding the program itself and it focused on using the information to improve the design and execution of future trips. On the other hand, two Summative approaches were used to measure the learning outcomes and impact of the trip on the participants\u2019 knowledge and interest.<\/p>\r\n The Muntada Alzheimer\u2019s evaluation was also based on a Formative and Summative approach to assessment. Attendees of the event were asked to fill a questionnaire that assessed the program offering itself (Formative) and the learning outcomes (Summative).<\/p>\r\n The Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation is dedicated to creating projects that are based on measurable outcomes and impact.\u00a0 As a result, evaluation plays an central role in our day-to-day practice. Every project that the Foundation undertakes is designed, monitored and evaluated according to the Logical Framework Approach. It is vital for the success of our programs that clear objectives are set, and that we develop measurable indicators towards their success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":211,"parent":54,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":917,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/917"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shf.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\r\n\t
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