 Management Systems International is prime contractor for a USAID-funded population survey to determine the impact of civic education programs funded by multiple donors and implemented by 45 Kenyan NGOs over the last five years. This is the second such impact assessment survey to be conducted by MSI. 
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Evaluation of the Kenya National Civic Education Program – Phase II Management Systems International is prime contractor for a USAID-funded population survey to determine the impact of civic education programs funded by multiple donors and implemented by 45 Kenyan NGOs over the last five years. This is the second such impact assessment survey to be conducted by MSI. The objective of the Second Evaluation of The Kenya National Civic Education Programme: Phase II (NCEP-II or The Uraia Programme) is to assess the impact of the program nationally. The evaluation will focus on assessment of impact, relevance and appropriateness of the approach and content, different methodologies used, relevance of the information, and effectiveness of media programs. The evaluation will be used to measure impact of completed activities and inform the design of new ones. It is also intended to provide information about the effectiveness of various types of civic education activities in order to guide future design and implementation of this type of programming. The Uraia Programme builds on NCEP-I. NCEP-I ran from August 2000 to September 2002, just before the December 2002 General Elections. The Programme is reported to have reached a fifth of adult Kenyans with a positive impact on those it reached, through promoting democratic values and awareness. The Programme focuses on five main themes: Nation-building, Democracy, Good Governance, Constitutionalism and Human Rights. Three cross-cutting issues that cut across the five themes are Gender, Environment and HIV&AIDS. The current phase of the Programme commenced in April 2006 and ended in September 2007. 43 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) were contracted by Uraia to facilitate and raise awareness on the stated themes. The CSOs began implementation in the month of August 2006. The CSOs engage Civic Education Providers (CEPs) at the local levels who are mandated to mobilize citizens and organize fora where they discuss and deliberate around Uraia themes. The 43 CSOs are engaged through four Consortia which are thematically-oriented; Constitution and Reform Education Consortium (CRECO), Consortium for Empowerment and Development of Marginalized Communities (CEDMAC), National Muslim Civic Education Consortium (NAMCEC) and Ecumenical Civic Education Programme (ECEP). The Programme has a media component which implements the Uraia Media Strategy. The Media Strategy is aimed at reinforcing the work being undertaken by the CSOs. It was initiated in order to streamline productions and ensure a common, programme-wide approach to media interactions. The strategy also aims at connecting to CSOs at local level to ensure that it is truly national in reach, and to augment ‘on-the-ground’ educational activities. Thus, an impact assessment is needed to assess both the impact of NCEP II and to inform any follow-on civic education programs. Management Systems International is releasing an RFP for assistance with the national survey to gauge the impact of the National Civic Education Program (phase II) that was undertaken in the run-up to the 2007 Kenyan national elections. Click here to view the RFP. Search our Career's Page to learn more about job opportunities in Kenya. Go to our Practice Areas section to access more projects by category |
