1. Bosun Jang & Rebecca Herrington 2015 AEA Conference 13 November 2015 © UNICEF/NYHQ2007-1022/Asselin Capturing Voices of Young Beneficiaries in the Midst of Conflict: Lessons learned from evaluation practices of UNICEF’s Learning for Peace Program

2. More than 230 million children currently live in fragile settings and areas affected by armed conflicts and violence 1 Countries experiencing internal conflict, 1946-2014 1/330% 64% 80%

3. Côte d'Ivoire 2 © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-0260/Asselin

4. Education disparities in Côte d'Ivoire 3

5. Central African Republic 4 © UNICEF/NYHQ2007-0131/Pirozzi

6. Education disparities in Central African Republic 5

7. Tanzania 6 © UNICEF/NYHQ2008-1787/Pirozzi

8. Education disparities in Tanzania 7

9. Mongolia 8 © UNICEF/NYHQ2012-1788/Sokol

10. Education disparities in Mongolia 9

11. Learning for Peace aims to strengthen resilience, social cohesion, and human security in 14 conflict-affected countries 10 State and policy level Community A / Individual ACommunity B / Individual B 1.Burundi 2.Cote d’Ivoire 3.Chad 4.Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.Ethiopia 6.Liberia 7.Myanmar 8.Pakistan 9.Sierra Leone 10.Somalia 11.South Sudan 12.State of Palestine 13.Uganda 14.Yemen

12. Learning for Peace aims to transform relationships at three levels, using multiple elements of education as entry points 11 Policy / systems level Community level Individual level Youth Early childhood development Gender Safe school environment Conflict- sensitive curriculum Access to conflict- sensitive education Teacher training

13. Learning for Peace aims to increase the capacities of individuals, including children and youth, to promote peace 12 © UNICEF/PAKA2012-03701/Zaidi The Learning for Peace program aims to cultivate children, parents, teachers and other duty bearers into peace agents

14. Global dialogue is increasingly highlighting the importance of bridging the humanitarian and development divide 13 HumanitarianDevelopment 3 key peacebuilding reviews highlighted the role of social services to peacebuilding World Humanitarian Summit will focus on 1) reducing vulnerability and managing risks and 2) serving the needs of people in conflict SDG 4SDG 16 GPE’ support for education development in fragile settings and protracted crisis ECHO’s commitment to double funding for education in emergencies, including those in protracted conflict contexts

15. Learning for Peace utilizes multiple methods of monitoring and measuring peacebuilding outputs and outcomes 14 Monitoring of outputs Case studies Knowledge, attitude, perception (KAP) surveys Developmental evaluation In-depth research

16. EVALUATIVE PRACTICE: IN EDUCATION FOR PEACEBUILDING REBECCA HERRINGTON Search for Common Ground AEA November 2015

17. What Constitutes Evaluative Practice? Utilization Focused Evaluation pg 192 Michael Quinn Patton

18. What are the specific considerations? Context is the foundation, but it shifts Quantitative will give you trends, qualitative will enhance understanding Working with children and youth requires an extra mile Implementation needs to go under the microscope

19. WHAT TOOLS FIT THE CONSIDERATIONS?

20. Contextualization in Conflict Conflict Scans When the context is not stable… Knowing activities need to be responsive to be effective… Conflict scans help programs stay on track and adapt Build on what you already have The quick turnaround and focus on recommendations enable action

21. Interwoven qualitative efforts Pairing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Surveys with Focus Groups

22. Engaging with Children and Youth SimplificationRigor Ethics

23. Implementation Methods under Review

24. Continuing the Conversation Brown Bag Wednesday, November 18 th 11:30am to 12:30am EDT Search for Common Ground Offices 1601 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200 Thursday Talk on DMEforPeace Thursday, November 19 th 10:00am to 10:45am EDT http://www.dmeforpeace.org/e ducateforpeace/november- 19th-webinar-introducing-the- dme-of-education-for- peacebuilding-guide/

25. Questions? Bosun Jang Education Specialist UNICEF-NYHQ bjang@unicef.org Rebecca Herrington DM&E Specialist Search for Common Ground rherrington@sfcg.org