Contents

Executive summary

List of abbreviations/acronyms

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Rationale of the study

1.3 Objectives and scope of the assessment study

1.4 Methods and approaches of the study

2. Project description

2.1 Objectives of the project

2.1.1 Long range objective

2.1.2 immediate objectives

2.2 Project scope and activities

2.2.1 Project participants

2.2.2 Activities/components

2.3 Project framework/approaches/method of implementation

2.4 Project inputs/interventions and accomplishments

2.4.1 Community/group organization

2.4.2 Training assistance

2.4.3 Technical assistance

2.4.4 Credit assistance

2.4.5 Social services/linkages to resource and service institutions

2.4.6 IEC materials support

2.4.7 Monitoring and evaluation

3. Project impact on the socio-economic status of women: an assessment

3.1 Profile of women respondents

3.2 Economic profile

3.2.1 Type of economic activities

3.2.2 Income profile

3.2.3 Household expenditure

3.2.4 Credit and savings practices

3.2.5 changes in level of living conditions

3.3 family planning knowledge and adoption among project participants

3.3.1 Knowledge of family planning methods

3.3.2 Adoption of family planning

3.3.3 Impact on fertility

3.4 Perception of gain

3.4.1 Project interventions

3.4.2 Significant changes on women

3.4.3 Social gains/effects

4. Project implementation and management: an assessment

4.1 Involved organization and institutional arrangements

4.1.1 Involved organizations

4.1.2 Institutional arrangements

4.1.3 Beneficiaries assessment of institutional performance

4.2 Project management aspects

4.2.1 General assessment

4.2.2 Efficiency

4.3 Project implementations limitations and constraints

5. Sustainability and durability of project achievements

5.1 Summary of project achievements

5.1.1 Household level

5.1.2 Organizational level

5.2 Sustainability of achievements

5.2.1 Approaches towards sustainability

5.2.2 Assessment of the women groups development level

5.3 Adoption/replication of project achievement

5.3.1 Adoption

5.3.2 Future replications

6. Conclusion and recommendations

7. Tables

8. Annexes

Annex 1. Evaluation of project PHI/09/P16

Annex 2. Women groups organized from 1990-1994

Annex 3. Summary of training conducted by project to WGs, 1990-1994

Annex 4. Summary of credit assistance to women beneficiaries, 1991-1994

Annex 5. Summary of contraceptive prevalence rate, 1990-1994

9. References