Strategic frameworks and their use in project design for Food for Progress and McGovernDole

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Introduction

• Strategic frameworks and their use in project
  design for Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole
• Use of indicators to show impact of your work
• How frameworks and indicators will be integrated
  into USDAs programs

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Strategic Frameworks and Indicators

• A new approach based on a global food security
  strategy
• A need to show program results
• To give USDA programs clear objectives
• A transition period
• A need for consultation with program participants

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Development of Frameworks for Food for Progress

• Began with a review of past programming
• Met in November with program participants
• Developed program categories or types that
  described nearly all of the projects we fund
• Identified indicators
• Developed strategic objectives and frameworks

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Food for Progress Food Security Framework
Increase the access of food to rural households.
Strategic Objective
Intermediate Results
Initial Results
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Food Security Program Indicators

• Number of Hectares under Improved Practices
• Number of Farmers Using Improved Practices
• Yield Increases
• Improved Diets/Dietary Diversity

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Food for Progress Agribusiness Framework
Creation of commercially viable agribusiness
enterprises
Strategic Objective
Intermediate Results
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Agribusiness Program Indicators

• Increase Revenues from Crop/Livestock
• Businesses Established
• Measures of Added Value through Value Chains
  (operating profits, gross margins, other measures
  of financial accounting)

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Food for Progress Financial Services Framework
Increase the availability of financial services
to rural households, micro and small enterprises,
and agribusinesses.
Strategic Objective
Intermediate Results
Initial Results
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Financial Services Program Indicators

• The indicators for such projects are
• Daily Per Capita Expenditure (DPCE)
• Jobs Created
• Business Revenues

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McGovern-Dole Program

• Objectives more narrowly defined in a program
  with more specific focus
• McGovern-Dole further along in it development
• Developed Strategic Frameworks and Indicators

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McGovern-Dole Program Hygiene/Nutrition Framework
Build healthy communities through good hygiene
practices and beneficial eating habits.
Deworming Immunization
School Feeding
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Indicators for Health Objective

• Measures of hygiene
• Use of soap
• Latrines
• Measures of latrine use
• Food safety/safe preparation of food
• Measures of nutritional balance

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McGovern-Dole Program Education Framework
Provide education to all students through a
strong education-conducive environment
Teacher-Child Ratio
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Indicators for the Education Objective

• Measures of school or system enrollment
• Student and teacher attendance, promotion rates
  of students
• Percentages of teachers with certificates

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McGovern-Dole Program Sustainability Framework
Create sustainable food for education activities
through partnering and policy efforts
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Indicators for Sustainability Objective

• The legal framework of the school system
• Empowerment at the local level
• Advocacy and partnerships

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How the Framework Impacts Proposal Submission

• Select your project type
• Describe the results you want to achieve
• Identify causal linkages in your proposal
  submission use the framework to help you with
  this process
• Identify your indicator

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Review

• A new approach
• Identify an Strategic Framework
• Identify an indicator
• FAD will work with you
• Additional consultations
• More changes in 2011