Evaluation of the VillageFXB model by UPENN and Harvard

2015, based on baseline data, semi-annual and annual evaluations, as well as the final results of the poverty reduction model evaluation methodology VillageFXB, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard researchers reviewed the evolution of the status of beneficiary families before and after their participation in the programmes. This analysis was conducted by comparing them with a sample of families from the National Demographic Health Surveys. The study is based on data from 20 programmes implemented between 2009 and 2012 in Rwanda and Uganda, representing over 1,500 households. The results show that the VillageFXB programmes have led to significant improvements in economic security, health and nutrition, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, psychosocial well-being, and school participation of children.