Report highlights significant changes in living conditions among vulnerable families in Shyogwe

The Hope of Family Project Evaluation report has highlighted major changes in living conditions for vulnerable families in Shyogwe Sector of Muhanga District, the Southern Province of Rwanda.

The November, 2019 Evaluation was conducted on 100 families living in Kabungo and Nyakabingo villages, Kinini cell, Shyogwe sector, Muhanga district in rural Southern Province of Rwanda where Hope of Family is implementing its project activities.

The purpose of that baseline survey was to evaluate the level of families’ livelihood and socioeconomic status as well as to determine parent’s involvement in their children’s education.

Moreover, Hope of Family provides to the 100 vulnerable families the support for improving their children’s education and family livelihoods.

A part of the report reads: “Hope of Family has conducted also Midline project evaluation on 100 families’s beneficiaries for evaluating project impact towards enhancing children educational and family livelihoods after 12 months of project activities implementation.”

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The study covered various aspects of interventions namely: Availability of enough school materials for students, Students who were at Primary School during 2018 Academic Year, Students who were at Primary School during 2019 academic year, Talent detection among children, Parent involvement in their children’ Education, Students school performance, promotion of adult literacy among beneficiaries, supporting beneficiaries for their Social economic development, promotion of Hygiene and Sanitation among beneficiaries, Health Insurance Coverage, Promotion of ICT among beneficiaries and assessment of the overall children behaviour change with comparison to the previous years among others…

The assessment has shown the following key changes:

For instance, in 2018, the availability of enough school materials for students stood at 10% while in 2019 after Hope of Family Intervention the percentage stood up 95%.

Students who were at Primary School during 2018 Academic Year stood at 78% after intervention additional 22% of students were enrolled in School leading to the 100% beneficiaries’ children attending class.

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However, the report indicated that even before or up to 2018, the Talent detection among children were at 0% while in 2019, children whose talents were identified increased from 0% previous year to 10% in 2019.

In 2018 Parent involvement in their children’ Education stood between 10 to 20%, however, the middle line survey showed the 100% change in 2019.

Annual average of Students performance in 2018 was 46,10% while in 2019 was at 49.20%.

The promotion of Adult Literacy, in 2018 parents who know to read and write were 40% and in 2019 they increased to 75%. The Heads of Family who attend community Literacy was 0% in 2018, and the following year the number came to 70%.

On the Socio-economic development, Households who had livestock in their families were 40% while in 2019, the number of families with livestock at home jumped to 100%.

 

Also access to Kitchen garden increased to 100% in 2019 from 0% in 2018.

Hope of Family has  also conducted children behaviour assessment at school in November 2019 for the 20 teachers from E.P Mbare and GS St  Etienne Shyogwe primary school where 40 students supported by Hope of Family project are taking their studies.

The 20 teachers have been participated in this assessment by answering questions related children behaviour at school.The purpose of this assessment was to monitor and evaluate the student’s children behaviours at school.

The findings from 20 teachers show that 35 out 40 students (that is 87.5%) respect their teachers and other students while the 11 out 40 students(that is 27.5%) come at school late.

You can download the Full report here