RURAL DEVELOPMENT DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS METHODS; KENYA RURAL ROADS EVALUATION DESIGN, CONSULTANCY REPORT

The main objectives of the consultancy were to: recommend modifications to the terms of reference of the Kenya Ministry of Works (MOW) "Impact Study" in order to satisfy USAID"s legal, program and procedural evaluation requirements; and design the general guidelines and terms of reference for a Scope of Work to provide the Kenya A.I.D. Mission with consulting assistance for periodic short-term evaluation assistance for the Rural Access Road Program (RAR) and the Gravelling, Bridging, and Culverting Program"s (GBC) Gravelling Road Program. Several consecutive analytical steps were taken in pursuing these objectives. First, the consulting team reviewed the evaluation requirements for the two road projects contained in the Project Agreements and the Project Implementation Letters, and A.I.D."s evaluation requirements as outlined in A.I.D. Policy Statement VI-5. A logical framework evaluation design was then prepared combining evaluation requirements from both of these sources. The overall design of the MOW Impact Study Plan was then reviewed, particularly its experimental design approach, data sources and number of surveys and questionnaires. Finally, the Scope of Work was analyzed for a consultancy on analytical items not covered in the MOW study, such as social, economic and environmental analysis of the GBC Gravelling Road Program. Numerous specific recommendations have been included on the basis of these analyses.