SFCG Syria Voice of Hope Programme Evaluation

The project aimed to foster sustainable CSO-led reintegration and protection of women and children who were impacted by the conflict in Northeast and Northwest Syria. The targeted geographical areas included Deir Ezzor, al-Hasakah, and Raqqa in the Northeast, as well as Afrin, Al-Bab, and Azaz in the Northwest.

Conducted by NSDation and Trust, the final evaluation of the "Voices of Hope" project was conducted in accordance with the OECD/DAC evaluation quality standards, based on the criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability. This summative endline evaluation focused on providing a final analysis and assessment of the project's performance, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and offering recommendations for future improvements.

Outcome harvesting was employed as the evaluation approach, particularly tailored for contexts where cause-and-effect relationships are intricate and not straightforward. This approach sought to identify, verify, and understand outcomes without relying on a pre-established theory of change. Instead, it scrutinized what had been accomplished and traced backward to ascertain the contributions made by a specific intervention. The study included 327 community members distributed among the three geographic areas of CSO activities. The endline evaluation featured 16 group key informant interviews designed to capture a wide range of insights. Specifically, there were 12 online discussions with CSOs. The study also conducted 18 focus group discussions with community members, media actors, and community platform representatives in the form of an Outcome Harvesting workshop.