Abstract
What do the intended beneficiaries of international development programmes think about the drivers of change in their livelihoods and lives? Do their perceptions match up with the theories of change constructed by organizations trying to support them? This case study looks at an entrepreneurship programme aiming to economically empower rural women smallholders in Ghana. The programme was implemented by two Ghanian savings and credit organizations, with support from Opportunity International UK (OIUK). We report on an evaluation of the programme that used the Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) to gather stories of change from the programme participants. These stories were coded, analysed and visualized using a web application called Causal Map. The chapter illustrates how the causal maps produced were used to answer evaluation questions by comparing them with the programme’s original Theory of Change. We discuss how this information can be used to enrich the implementing agencies’ strategic thinking.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Strategic Thinking, Design and the Theory of Change |
Subtitle of host publication | A Framework for Designing Impactful and Transformational Social Interventions |
Editors | L. Simeone, D. Drabble, N. Morelli, A. de Gotzen |
Place of Publication | Cheltenham, U. K. |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
Chapter | 14 |
Pages | 232-250 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803927718 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781803927701 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2023 |