Recommendation 4 Agree CSOs will need to demonstrate a full The design team will include expertise in December 2016 – understanding of the theory of change and producing well thought out and implementable Terms of Reference for That for future CSO show commitment and capacity to theories of change. design of Water for selection, consistency with operationalise it. Women Initiative. the Fund’s intent and DFAT WSH to ensure strong engagement with theory of change is a The theory of change, a core part of the the Gender and Programming areas of DFAT to February/March 2017 heavily weighted criteria. design, must be easy to understand with test the theory of change. – DFAT WSH meeting clear lines of sight between actions and with the WASH DFAT WSH to engage with the WASH outcomes. Reference Group. Reference Group to review design of the Water The weighting for a criterion on consistency for Women with a particular focus on the February 2017 - form a with the theory of change will be theory of change. DFAT review group determined in the design process relative comprising WSH, to weightings for gender, WASH technical Gender, NGO and other capability, program management expertise relevant sections which and in-country experience. will consider the design including the theory of change. The WASH Reference Group will provide two to three members to this review group.
Recommendation 4 That for future CSO selection, consistency with the Fund’s intent and theory of change is a heavily weighted criteria. Agree CSOs will need to demonstrate a full understanding of the theory of change and show commitment and capacity to operationalise it. The theory of change, a core part of the design, must be easy to understand with clear lines of sight between actions and outcomes. The weighting for a criterion on consistency with the theory of change will be determined in the design process relative to weightings for gender, WASH technical capability, program management expertise and in-country experience. The design team will include expertise in producing well thought out and implementable theories of change. DFAT WSH to ensure strong engagement with the Gender and Programming areas of DFAT to test the theory of change. DFAT WSH to engage with the WASH Reference Group to review design of the Water for Women with a particular focus on the theory of change. December 2016 – Terms of Reference for design of Water for Women Initiative. February/March 2017 – DFAT WSH meeting with the WASH Reference Group. February 2017 - form a DFAT review group comprising WSH, Gender, NGO and other relevant sections which will consider the design including the theory of change. The WASH Reference Group will provide two to three members to this review group.
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