DDI_BFA_2015_MCC-RF_v01_M Millennium Challenge Corporation 2015-03-30 NADA Version 1.0 (March 2015) Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-BFA-A2F-RuralFinance-2015-v1) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation. Rural Finance 2015 MCC-RF 2015 BFA_2015_MCC-RF_v01_M A2F Consulting LLC NADA Millennium Challenge Corporation Monitoring & Evaluation Division of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Independent Performance Evaluation Raw data for internal use only rural finance agriculture Finance, Investment, and Trade This performance evaluation will follow a theory-based approach that examines the entire project logic. This means examining along the causal chain from activities and inputs to outputs to outcomes to possible impacts to explore how and whether inputs led to the expected outputs and so forth. In doing so, the A2F team will analyze which components or which stages of the project work well, and which ones do not. The team will also evaluate the theory of change including the validity of its assumptions and hypotheses. This approach will help identify any weak links in the causal chain and inadequate design features that may have influenced project outcome and may have resulted in any unintended consequences. From the Project Implementation perspective, the team will analyze and assess the processes for PFIs to access and on-lend RFF's funds, the quality of the training at the PFIs, BDS providers and end-beneficiaries levels, and the quality of project management including the reasons for implementation delays, what influenced the performance of different project participants during project implementation, how thorough implementation planning has been, etc. Based on the program logic, program indicators and expected results, as well as on the results of the previous evaluation components, the team will examine the project outcomes and will to identify key insights and lessons for future MCC projects. Burkina Faso Capital city (Ouagadougou) and four western regions of Burkina Faso (Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Hauts Bassins, and Sud-Ouest). Individuals, business development services providers, banks The evaluation will cover a sample of Loan and Business Development Services beneficiaries (individuals), non-beneficiaries (individuals), all participating financial institutions (general and branch management and a sample of loan officers), three non-participating financial institutions, Business Development Services providers, former staff members of the implementing consultant, project management staff of MCC and MCA-BF. These respondents will be interviewed through a combination of a survey, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Sample survey data [ssd] A2F Consulting 1. AD10 Consultant staff: in person-interviews of remaining local staff and phone/skype semi-structured interviews of re-located staff. 2. MCA-BF Project Management Staff: semi-structured interviews of at least five former MCA-BF staff. 3. MCC Staff: semi-structured interviews of at least five former MCC staff. 4. Participating Financial Institutions and their staff: semi-structured interviews of the management and at least three loan officers of the three financial institutions who participated in the ARF activity. 5. Non-Participating Financial Institutions: semi-structured interviews of the management of at least three financial institutions who did not participate in the ARF activity. 6. Business Development Services Providers: semi-structured interviews of management and at least one field consultant for 10 Business Development Service providers. 7. Business Development Services Recipients: structured interviews of 80 BDS recipients; three focus groups of 5-10 BDS beneficiaries (two all-male and one all-female). Oversampling will be used for regions with a low number of participants; for the remaining regions, the sampling will be random. Oversampling will be used to ensure the representation of women. 8. Loan Recipients: structured interviews of 30 loan recipients; three focus groups of 5-10 loan recipients (two all-male and one all-female); case studies (semi-structured interviews) of five loan recipients. Over-sampling will be used for regions with a low number of participants, for the remainder, the sampling will be random. Similarly, oversampling will be used to ensure that a sufficient number of women are interviewed. The selection will be non-random for the case studies. 9. Non-Beneficiaries: semi-structured interviews of 20 non-beneficiaries, who did not participate in the program. A2F will use snowball sampling, e.g. recruiting non-participants from among loan and BDS recipients' acquaintances; BDS providers will also be solicited for lists of individuals who were recruited but did not participate in the project. The semi-structured questionnaire for MCC and former MCA-BF staff. The questionnaire includes questions regarding respondent's involvement in the project, views on how it was implemented as well as any failures and successes. Similarly, the questionnaire for former implementing consultants takes the form of a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire includes questions regarding respondent's involvement in the project, views on how it was implemented as well as any failures and successes. The questionnaire for the management and staff of participating financial institutions takes the form of a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire includes questions regarding the bank's participation in the project, the training they received from MCA, the quality of loan applications that they received and any effects the project may have had on the bank's lending to the agricultural sector. The questionnaire for non-participating financial institutions takes the form of a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire includes questions regarding the respondent's views on the project, any factors that may have prevented their bank's participation in the project, and the bank's lending in the agricultural sector. The questionnaire for Business Development Service Providers takes the form of a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire includes questions regarding your firm's participation in the project, the training you received from MCA, the end-beneficiaries that you assisted and any effects the project may have had on your firm. The questionnaires for the Access to Finance Activity beneficiaries include a structured questionnaire, a focus group and case studies (semi-structured interview). These questionnaires include questions about the beneficiary's enterprise/farm, their experience with credit and business development services under the activity. The questionnaire for the non-beneficiaries takes the form of a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire include questions about the non-beneficiary's enterprise/farm, their experience with credit and business development services, as well as any factors that may have prevented their participation in the activity. The questionnaires were developed in English, and were translated into French by A2F staff members, fluent in French. Interviews will be conducted in French, Dyula or Moré. The A2F team members who will be conducting the survey and interviews of the non-beneficiaries are fully fluent in French and Dyula. They will be accompanied as needed by a translator to assist with interviews in Moré. The data collection will take place from April 7, 2015 - April 24, 2015. The interviewing team will consist 2 male and 2 female interviewers. Interviewing will take place weekdays throughout the fieldwork. Interviews are expected to average 1 hour for the survey, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Interviews will be conducted primarily in French, and the two local languages, Moré and Dyula. Data editing will take place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including: a) Manual Field Coding b) Office editing and coding c) Secondary editing Millennium Challenge Corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/150 Cost: None Camara, M. A2F Consulting, LLC. Evaluation of the Access to Rural Finance Activity in Burkina Faso Design Report. 2015. The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.