An Evaluation Methodology for Measuring the Long-Term Impact of Family Strengthening and Alternative Child Care Services

The Case of Sos Children’s Villages

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ID21830073
AuthorsRosalind Willi (Children’s Village), Douglas Reed, Douglas F Reed (Children’s Village), Germain Houedenou (Children’s Village)
Year2020
Volume11
Issue4
Pages7-28
Publication date2020-11-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1920-7298 • E-ISSN: 1920-7298
PublisherUniversity of Victoria Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18357/ijcyfs114202019936
OpenAlexW3098002508
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Until recently, SOS Children’s Villages International, like many organisations in the social sector, lacked a rigorous and systematic approach to gauging the long-term impact of their services. With this in mind, SOS Children’s Villages International developed a social impact evaluation methodology in 2014 to measure the long-term effects of its services on children and their families and communities, as well as the social return on investment. This evaluation methodology has been tested and applied to similar service types across 15 low-, middle-, and high-income countries worldwide. The findings are regularly consolidated, in order to derive trends and learnings for the global organisation and to inform strategy and policy. The present article will discuss the evaluation methodology and the related limitations. Conclusions regarding the validity of the methodology will be offered in terms of the measurement of social service impact and the way forward

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Impact assessment · Impact evaluation · Political science · Program evaluation · Public economics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Public Administration · Finance · Marketing

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