This is a guest post from Peter Cooper, Room to Read's Senior Officer for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation.
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As an organization, Room to Read has always been committed to the sustainability of our programs. We know that a library is only as good as the number of lives it enriches, so we design each and every one of our programs to ensure the greatest possible sustainability and sense of community ownership.
In an effort to learn more about the sustainability of our school libraries and to put our own theories to the test, we launched a multi-country study in 2011 that examined a statistically representative sample of our post-completion libraries (i.e., projects that have “graduated” from our program and are now run without support from Room to Read). Over a period of months, independent evaluators funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation visited 517 school libraries in three countries—Cambodia, Nepal and South Africa—to see how effectively each project was functioning on its own and where Room to Read might enhance our program to improve the odds of success for all school libraries.
Our team put together the infographic below, featuring highlights from the study, so that our supporters around the globe can catch a glimpse of what we found. Take a look (to view the image full-size, use this link):
Read more about Research, Monitoring and Evaluation on our website.
I see you announce a "second part" with qualitative information- any progress to show? :) Nice way of presenting the results, and of course congratulations on a great program!
Posted by: Sophie Alvarez | Apr 19, 2012 at 12:41 PM