IDH - External Independent Impact Evaluation of the IDH Apparel Program during the Multi-year Plan of 2016/2020 - 2021

Project Description:

The evaluation aimed to assess the contribution and attribution of IDH Apparel Program interventions in improving working conditions and reducing gender inequalities through changes in business practices, sector governance and field-level, focusing on two of the Apparel program projects: The LABS Program and The Race to the Top Program. Two specific objectives included:

●        Assessing if the intended output, outcome, and impact of the targeted public goods are realized and the extent of IDH’s contribution towards the change.

●  Assessing IDH’s performance against the key research questions of Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact, Sustainability and Lessons learnt.

MKE implemented the following tasks:

●        Conducted a kick-off meeting to clarify the scope of work;

●        Conducted desk review of project documents to understand the status and design of the projects;

●        Developed data collection tools including survey questionnaire, key informant interview (KII) and focus group discussion (FGD) guide & templates;

●        Developed an Inception Report which presented a detailed methodology, evaluation framework, and implementation plan;

●        Conducted a pilot in 2 factories in Vietnam and India each before actual implementation;

●        Conducted KIIs, FGDs and survey in 28 factories in Vietnam ( in-person) and 14 factories in India (remotely);

●        Conducted data cleaning and analysis;

● Prepared Interim progress report, final report and presented in a workshop with Client.