providers of education in the North and Central regions of the country, working in close partnership with the government. Signal, UK Signal (formerly the Woodford Foundation) is a charity working to empower people with hearing loss in the UK and overseas. Their vision is a world where people who have a sensory impairment are full and active members of their families, communities and societies, and where they are free to make choices about their own lives. Overseas they work in Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia and in the UK in Shropshire. Signal is the UK grant holder for Comic Relief on the ‘Promoting equal access to education in Malawi’ Project. Purpose of the baseline study The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a baseline study for the Promoting equal access to education project. The goal of the evaluation is to provide a baseline for all indicators in the project grant start form and any additional Comic Relief learning question indicators. The key objectives of the study are as follows: Provide gender disaggregated baseline data for all indicators included in the project grant start and log frame. Recommend any improvements to the planned data collection tools/methods for the project. Make available the tools used in the baseline survey to the project, to be used in the end of project evaluation Scope of the study The geographic focus is in sampled zones in two Districts in the Central Region of Malawi, namely Kasungu and Nkhotakota. The key target groups are deaf and hearing impaired children; their parents and guardians; mainstream teachers and head teachers; and community representatives and leaders in these Districts. Other key stakeholders include; local and national representatives of the Ministry of Special Needs Education; District Education Managers (DEMs); Primary Education Advisers (PEAs); local development structures including the Village Development Committees, Area Development Committees, Ward Councillors and area health teams. Methodology for the baseline study Principles & approach It is expected that the baseline study will take a mixed-methods approach following on from the design of the indicators and take into consideration ethical standards regarding the gathering of data on inclusive education and disability. The methodology proposed will also need to consider how best to work with a young team at CCAP Synod of Livingstonia Education Department Inclusive Education Project to meaningfully involve them in completing the baseline whilst making a tangible step change in their skills and knowledge of MEL good practice for this project and others that will follow. The key steps were as follows:
providers of education in the North and Central regions of the country, working in close partnership with the government. Signal, UK Signal (formerly the Woodford Foundation) is a charity working to empower people with hearing loss in the UK and overseas. Their vision is a world where people who have a sensory impairment are full and active members of their families, communities and societies, and where they are free to make choices about their own lives. Overseas they work in Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia and in the UK in Shropshire. Signal is the UK grant holder for Comic Relief on the ‘Promoting equal access to education in Malawi’ Project. Purpose of the baseline study The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a baseline study for the Promoting equal access to education project. The goal of the evaluation is to provide a baseline for all indicators in the project grant start form and any additional Comic Relief learning question indicators. The key objectives of the study are as follows: Provide gender disaggregated baseline data for all indicators included in the project grant start and log frame. Recommend any improvements to the planned data collection tools/methods for the project. Make available the tools used in the baseline survey to the project, to be used in the end of project evaluation Scope of the study The geographic focus is in sampled zones in two Districts in the Central Region of Malawi, namely Kasungu and Nkhotakota. The key target groups are deaf and hearing impaired children; their parents and guardians; mainstream teachers and head teachers; and community representatives and leaders in these Districts. Other key stakeholders include; local and national representatives of the Ministry of Special Needs Education; District Education Managers (DEMs); Primary Education Advisers (PEAs); local development structures including the Village Development Committees, Area Development Committees, Ward Councillors and area health teams. Methodology for the baseline study Principles & approach It is expected that the baseline study will take a mixed-methods approach following on from the design of the indicators and take into consideration ethical standards regarding the gathering of data on inclusive education and disability. The methodology proposed will also need to consider how best to work with a young team at CCAP Synod of Livingstonia Education Department Inclusive Education Project to meaningfully involve them in completing the baseline whilst making a tangible step change in their skills and knowledge of MEL good practice for this project and others that will follow. The key steps were as follows: