PAHEL: An Endline survey

Agency : CEDPA, New Delhi

CEDPA and BIPARD implemented a pilot project entitled "PAHEL: Towards Empowered Women" ,a women's leadership program in two blocks i.e. Masaurhi and Punpun Blocks in Patna district of Bihar. The overall aim of the project was to develop a supportive political environment for sexual and reproductive health of young people through capacity building and providing supportive supervision to elected women representatives and by strengthening the public health system. The two-year project was to be accomplished in three phases: 1) Baseline Survey July-August 2008), 2) Intervention Period July - November 2009), and 3) Endline Evaluation Study (Feb 2009).

Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur conducted an end-line evaluation survey for Cedpa to investigate the benefits received by the community from the intervention carried out by Cedpa. The overall objective was to assess the impact of the intervention carried on women PRI members and health providers i.e ANMs, while analyzing the improvement in the indicators from baseline status.

The endline evaluation was administered in two project blocks (punpun and Masaurhi) and one control block (Phulwarisharif) of Patna district in Bihar in February 2010. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect the data.

Interviews were conducted with i) young married and unmarried girls and boys (10-24 years), ii) women Panchayati Raj members, iii) ANM, MOs, and iv) angawadi workers (AWWI). The data analysis was carried out using SPSS.


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