Where We Work : Southern Sudan : Research and Evaluation

BRAC’s work in Southern Sudan benefits from a regional Research and Evaluation unit for East Africa that has been established in Kampala, Uganda. In its second year of operation, the unit grew significantly in terms of staff and projects undertaken, shifting its focus from data collection in 2008 to analysis in 2009. The unit is an in-house but independent facility supporting BRAC’s existing development programmes in Uganda, Tanzania and Southern Sudan with continuous and rigorous evaluation. The unit provides analysis of emerging issues so we can continue to innovate and become more effective.

With the addition of two researchers in 2009, there are now five permanent staff, plus field manager, survey quality controller, data manager and 30 data entry operators. In 2009, the unit conducted three impact evaluations to measure the effects and extent to which programme goals were achieved, five formative studies to help create programmes specific to the needs of target groups and ensure programme acceptability and feasibility, and 11 operational studies to aid in programme operations and improvement.