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Scope of Final Evaluation in Ghana and Ethiopia
Building on lessons learned from GAC-funded Resilient Sustainable Livelihoods Transformation (RESULT) and Market-Led Improved Livelihoods in Eastern Amhara Region (MILEAR) projects, the Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Inclusion and Equality (SHINE) Project is a three (3) year Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded project. It is implemented by the International NGO Canadian Feed the Children (CFTC) and three implementing partners, TRADEAID Integrated (TAI), Organization for Child Development and Transformation (CHADET) and African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN). SHINE aims to enhance the empowerment of women and girls through implementation of sustainable agriculture and agribusiness related activities in targeted districts in Ethiopia and Ghana. Specifically, the Project has been implemented in four kebeles in the Southwest Shewa zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, and in four districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana (Bongo, Bolga, Kasena-Nankana East, Talensi). Through the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices, the project seeks to address the crucial intersecting challenges of food security, gender inequality, and climate change while enhancing women’s agribusiness livelihoods through market information, business incubation and access to credit.
Methodology of Final Evaluation in Ghana and Ethiopia
A mixed-methods approach was applied to provide a comprehensive understanding of the endline results and the project’s performance against its baseline and intended outcomes, as outlined in the performance measurement framework. This approach emphasized the credibility and utility of the evaluation, ensuring that the findings were reliable for decision-making for future programming. For quantitative data, a sample size of 379 and 365 have been defined for household surveys in Ghana and Ethiopia, respectively, utilizing a confidence level of 95% for each case. Total sample sizes have been proportionally distributed among the sampled communities by assigning weights to each of these communities using the number of households in relation to the total number in the respective countries.
Outcomes of Final Evaluation in Ghana and Ethiopia
The final evaluation of the SHINE project generated robust evidence on the project’s performance in empowering women and girls through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness in Ethiopia and Ghana. The evaluation assessed progress against baseline values and intended outcomes as defined in the project’s Performance Measurement Framework, providing a clear analysis of results achieved over the project lifecycle. It documented key achievements across target communities, identified enabling factors and implementation challenges, and captured practical lessons learned. Guided by the OECD‑DAC evaluation criteria, the findings informed evidence‑based conclusions on relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability, and resulted in actionable recommendations to strengthen future programming and support scale‑up and replication.
