Establishing a monitoring & evaluation framework for ASH in wamuini, Kenya

Introduction: For the past two years, Ambassadors for Sustained Health (ASH) has assisted Wamuini, ASH's current target community, through a holistic approach. Although positive progress has been made with the current projects in place, conveying these successes and improvements to supporters and potential donors still lies as a challenge. ASH currently lacked a proper method to provide evidence to measure its progress. I developed a measurement system to assess and evaluate the current projects. Methods: We solicited feedback from staff by conducting informal interviews and weekly meetings. After observing the operations on the ground, I 1) re-introduced the importance of evaluation by having weekly open discussions, 2) revised the existing logic models, 3) developed data collection instruments that were practical and reasonable in this low-resource setting, 4) created necessary electronic data collection methods, and 5) implemented evaluation plans. Outcomes: I was able to revise and create three logic models out of five programs due to a lack of information about its intervention and a possible termination of one program, however, the development of evaluation instruments will be utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented programs. This international practicum allowed me to gain first-hand experience on the skills acquired during the MPH studies.