Impact Evaluation of the Café con Leche’s program: An Integral Approach Economics of Communion 06/26/15 Martha Cruz Zuniga The Catholic University of America

The Fundamental Role of Education Growth and Development Institutions Human Capital Education

Human Capital  Human capital is fundamental to reach: Productivity Technological progress Competitiveness Well being Development

Sustainable Development More than economic processes – it engages social and political processes. Interaction between these processes reinforce each other in ways that worsen or facilitate achieving sustainable development. Requires a better understanding of the socio-economic dynamics underpinning these processes. An Integral Approach is needed.

Sometimes we forget that….. At the center of these dynamics is the human person, who originates and is served by the economic activity. They way in which people interact, helps or jeopardizes sustainable development. CIVIL SOCIETY has a key role in this process.

Civil Society needs to Contribute by: People Advocating for people’s needs Solving problems that affect communities Increasing monitoring and accountability of governments Supporting resilience in the presence of crisis Promoting Proactive Behavior

Impact Evaluation of Civil Society Initiatives with Integral Approach

New Approach to Research in Impact Evaluation Split in measurement techniques What happens in the program What happens outside the program Need Integral Approach Assessing not only Immediate outcomes, but Long-term outcomes (behavior change –personal dignity, social responsibility, civic responsibility)

Reality Intervention Measurement of Impact - Integral Approach Increase & Improve Impact Agents of change in society Sustainable Development needs Integral Development

Impact Evaluation of Café con Leche

The Dominican Republic

Evaluation of the Café con Leche program 3 grupos identified: teachers students parents Areas of evaluation Training Implementation Actions in the classroom Quality of Life Social Responsibility Civic Responsibility Students (3rd to 8th grade) TeachersParents Total # Survey Participants:

RESULTS

TEACHERS at Café -Training

TEACHERS at Café - Implementation

TEACHERS at Café - Effects of the program on Students’ Performance and Behavior How has the training received affected students in the following aspects?

TEACHERS at Treatment & Control - Effects of the program: Engagement in Student’s Lives (Frequency per month)

PARENTS -Profile

PARENTS at Café -Training

PARENTS at Café -Actions

Impact on STUDENTS – Transmission of Knowledge

Impact on STUDENTS – Academic performance and Behavior

Impact on STUDENTS – Long term effects

Conclusions Café con Leche is being successful in delivering short term outcomes: transmitting knowledge than later it is producing outcomes that include improving academic achievement and students’ behavior. Café con Leche is generating long term impact: the program is improving the personal dignity, the social responsibility and the civic responsibility of students. Thus, the program is generating opportunities for sustainable change in the community, which is the basis for promoting sustainable development.