DDI_MWI_2009_MCC-TPE_v01_M Millennium Challenge Corporation 2013-11 NADA Version 1.2 (December 2013). This version uses an updated metadata template. Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-MWI-ETW-THRSHLD-2009-v1.2) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation. Threshold Performance Evaluation 2009 MCC-TPE 2009 MWI_2009_MCC-TPE_v01_M Erin Thébault-Weiser Patrick Chilumba Copyright 2012, Millennium Challenge Corporation. NADA Millennium Challenge Corporation Monitoring & Evaluation Division Independent Performance Evaluation Not applicable to this evaluation; no quantitative data to be shared Governance Anti-Corruption Financial Management This ex post performance evaluation was carried out to provide an independent, objective investigation into the effectiveness and efficacy of MTP activities, using the best data and most rigorous methods feasible. The program evaluation serves three purposes: provide lessons learned for MCC, the Government of Malawi, and other program donors; uphold MCC's institutional commitment to measuring program results; and provide practical lessons for current and future Threshold Program partners in developing and implementing Threshold Program activities. A team of two international consultants was hired to evaluate the Malawi Threshold Program. The performance evaluation examined three key questions: 1. Were activities fully executed and did they result in intended, or unintended, outcomes (meaningful changes in practice, knowledge, or attitudes)? 2. Have those outcomes and pilot activities proved sustainable? 3. What lessons learned can be drawn from these activities? Malawi National coverage Individuals, institutions/organizations, project documents Interviews were administered to GoM staff, consultants from the various implementing organizations, MCC and USAID staff, civil society representatives who had been sub-grantees or trainees, and relevant third-parties such as donors (see Annex 3 for a list of those interviewed and Annex 4 for sample questions that were modified for each institution). Other Scope of interviews and document review included the relevance of program interventions to the stated goals, the extent to which activities were undertaken and completed, evidence or anecdote regarding the effectiveness of Threshold interventions. Erin Weiser and Patrick Chilumba Face-to-face [f2f] Key informant interviews- These were administered to GoM staff, consultants from the various implementing organizations, MCC and USAID staff, civil society representatives who had been sub-grantees or trainees, and relevant third-parties such as donors (see Annex 3 for a list of those interviewed and Annex 4 for sample questions that were modified for each institution). Interviews covered the relevance of program interventions to the stated goals, the extent to which activities were undertaken and completed, and evidence or anecdote regarding the effectiveness of Threshold interventions. Millennium Challenge Corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/69 Cost: None Chilumba, Patrick, and Erin Thebault-Weiser. Malawi Threshold Program End Term Evaluation. 2010. 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.