End line Evaluation of EnSIGN Project

Agency : CARE, India

Patriarchy is prominent in agricultural settings. Women have limited access and control over household assets. Their participation in agricultural work is poorly recognized. Their knowledge of health is inadequate. They are unlikely to seek healthcare for themselves. Enhancing the Sustainable Farming Initiative through Gender and Nutrition (EnSIGN) was an innovative project implemented by CARE India. It sought to empower women in agricultural households which were part of a corporate supply chain. The project was piloted in Bankura district of West Bengal. It adopted a community based approach to enhance the social recognition of women paid and unpaid work in agricultural settings. Women in the local communities were mobilized into groups. Their knowledge and care seeking behavior regarding health and nutrition (especially iron deficiency anemia) was sought to be improved. Linkages were established with the public health system.

IIHMR University carried out the end line evaluation of EnSIGN project. It had carried out the baseline study of the project as well. Mixed methods were used during both studies. International evaluation criteria were used during the end line evaluation. The end line results were compared with the baseline benchmarks for both quantitative and qualitative indicators. The findings were encouraging. EnSIGN is a robustly relevant project. It contributes to many sustainable development goals. The choice of project site (rural West Bengal) is justifiable since iron deficiency anemia is widely prevalent among women in the reproductive age group in rural West Bengal. The sense of assertion has increased among women project participants. They are more likely to consider themselves as contributing to agricultural production. There is greater knowledge of healthy food. Women were more likely to consume different food groups during the time of end line study. The difference between household dietary diversity score and women’s dietary diversity score had reduced from the level seen during the baseline study. Women project participants were more likely to seek healthcare for themselves during the time of the end line study. EnSIGN project is an example of an effective nutrition sensitive intervention.



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