Effective Program Approaches for Title II Sample Clauses

Effective Program Approaches for Title II. Refinement of Title II MCHN Program Components 1. Standard PM2A until child reaches 24 months 2. Standard PM2A until child reaches 18 months (reduced duration of participation) 3. PM2A without rations during pregnancy 4. Control group – no PM2A 1. Standard PM2A 2. PM2A without the household ration 3. PM2A plus multiple MNP / no individual ration 4. PM2A plus LNS / no individual ration 5. Control group – no PM2A One of the persistent challenges of development programs is to ensure that the benefits of their interventions are sustained after the program ends. All Title II MYAPs must incorporate a specific exit strategy into their design that describes how the program intends to withdraw from the program area, while assuring that the achievement of development goals is not jeopardized and that further progress toward these goals continues to be made. A review of documented experiences with Title II program exit strategies conducted under FANTA11 found little rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of different types of exit strategies. This represents a critical gap in knowledge about program design and implementation; filling this gap is essential to provide guidance on the design of effective exit strategies. To explore the effectiveness of exit strategies and to provide guidance to future programs on how to incorporate exit strategies into their program designs to ensure sustainability of benefits after they have exited their implementation areas, FANTA-2, in Project Year One, initiated multi-year studies in three countries (Honduras, Bolivia and Kenya) where Title II programs are phasing out. FANTA-2 is considering including a fourth country (India) in the study during Project Year Two, taking advantage of USAID/India and Title II Awardees’ interest and willingness to co-fund the data collection effort in that country. Each country study protocol calls for a review of Awardees’ planned exit strategies and their implementation of that strategy during the final MYAP year, followed by a qualitative review one year after the MYAP has ended to understand processes of change and in-depth qualitative and quantitative assessments two years after exit to assess the extent to which the impacts of the MYAP were maintained or improved, and to understand factors of success or failure in the specific exit strategies that were used. In Project Year Two, FANTA-2 will organize a workshop to review the progress made during Project Year One and complete the research protocol...