Monitoring Outcomes of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs in Kenya: Henry Jackson Foundation Medical Research International 2016 Survey Findings

In 2014, PEPFAR introduced a new global reporting requirement for monitoring the outcomes of its orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programs, referred to as the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) OVC Essential Survey Indicators (ESIs). The ESIs are intended to measure and track child and household well-being using standardized indicators and methodology across projects and countries. In 2016, MEASURE Evaluation, collect data for the MER ESI for three projects in Western Kenya. The data were intended to help the Walter Reed Program/Henry Jackson Foundation Medical Research International project better understand the well-being of its beneficiaries and to support the project, the PEPFAR OVC team, and other program decision makers and stakeholders, including those from the Government of Kenya, to take evidence-informed actions to improve OVC program strategy, resource allocation, and implementation, with the goal of improving the well-being of the children and households they serve.

2014年，美国总统防治艾滋病紧急救援计划（President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR）推出了一项全新的全球报告要求，用于监测其孤儿和弱势儿童（Orphans and Vulnerable Children, OVC）项目的实施成效，该要求被称为监测、评价与报告（Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting, MER）OVC核心调查指标（Essential Survey Indicators, ESIs）。此类核心调查指标旨在通过标准化的指标与方法，在不同项目与国家间统一衡量并追踪儿童与家庭的福祉状况。2016年，MEASURE Evaluation为肯尼亚西部的三个项目采集了MER OVC核心调查指标相关数据。该数据集旨在帮助沃尔特·里德项目（Walter Reed Program）/亨利·杰克逊基金会国际医学研究项目（Henry Jackson Foundation Medical Research International）更好地了解其服务对象的福祉状况，同时为该项目、PEPFAR OVC团队以及包括肯尼亚政府在内的其他项目决策者与利益相关方提供支持，助力其依托循证决策行动优化OVC项目策略、资源配置与实施流程，最终达成改善其所服务儿童与家庭福祉的目标。