Interim Evaluation of Support to the Church of Sweden's Community-based Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Assistance

Evaluation team: Sue Enfield and Linda Forsberg
Timing: January - May 2012

Sida Terms of Reference

Sida has commissioned Indevelop to carry out an evaluation of the Support to the Church of Sweden's Community-based Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Assistance. Sida has since 2006 been funding and supporting the Church of Sweden´s CBPS work.

The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the programme's effectiveness regarding achieving results at  intermediary outcome and outcome levels as well as to determine the programme's relevance and on that basis to determine the programme's potential for impact on affected communities.

The overall objective of the programme, since its inception, has been "to improve the capacity of ACT-member organisations to provide psychosocial support to people in need which will lead to that affected communities will have an improved ability to cope when disaster strikes and to help people get back on their feet quicker and in a more sustainable way than what they might have otherwise".