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SenseMaker® as a monitoring and evaluation tool to provide new insights on gender-based violence programs and services in Lebanon

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  • Bartels, Susan Andrea
  • Michael, Saja
  • Vahedi, Luissa
  • Collier, Amanda
  • Kelly, Jocelyn
  • Davison, Colleen
  • Scott, Jennifer
  • Parmar, Parveen
  • Geara, Petronille

Abstract

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of gender-based violence (GBV) programs is challenging in humanitarian settings. To address these challenges, we used SenseMaker® as a mixed methods M&E tool for GBV services and programs in Lebanon. Over a three-month period in 2018, a total of 198 self-interpreted stories were collected from women and girls accessing GBV programs from six service providers across five locations. The resultant mixed-methods analysis provided holistic and nuanced insights on how perceived benefits differed by type of GBV program, how motivations for accessing programs differed by location, and how feelings while accessing programs differed by participant nationality. SenseMaker reinforced the intersectionality between events leading up to the accessed services, the experiences of accessing the services, and subsequent outcomes as a result of having accessed the services, helping to contextualize the findings within the broader experiences of participating women and girls. Limited literacy and technology skills among participants proved to be a challenge and future work should investigate how technology might facilitate use of the tool among participants with lower literacy and technology skills in addition to exploring the feasibility and added value of SenseMaker as an M&E tool in acute humanitarian settings.

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  • Bartels, Susan Andrea & Michael, Saja & Vahedi, Luissa & Collier, Amanda & Kelly, Jocelyn & Davison, Colleen & Scott, Jennifer & Parmar, Parveen & Geara, Petronille, 2019. "SenseMaker® as a monitoring and evaluation tool to provide new insights on gender-based violence programs and services in Lebanon," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:77:y:2019:i:c:s0149718919301119
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101715
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    1. Sophie Roupetz & Susan A. Bartels & Saja Michael & Negin Najjarnejad & Kimberley Anderson & Colleen Davison, 2020. "Displacement and Emotional Well-Being among Married and Unmarried Syrian Adolescent Girls in Lebanon: An Analysis of Narratives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-22, June.
    2. William Philbrick & Jacob Milnor & Madhu Deshmukh & Patricia Mechael, 2022. "Information and communications technology use to prevent and respond to sexual and gender‐based violence in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(4), December.
    3. Deepa Joshi & Anna Panagiotou & Meera Bisht & Upandha Udalagama & Alexandra Schindler, 2023. "Digital Ethnography? Our Experiences in the Use of SenseMaker for Understanding Gendered Climate Vulnerabilities amongst Marginalized Agrarian Communities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-20, April.

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