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Evaluation of Child Advocacy Centres – Jan. 2015 – Mar. 2021
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The following is a report on an independent evaluation of the integrated model and services provided by Child Advocacy Centres (CACs) in Guyana to child victims of sexual violence and their families. CACs were established by the Childcare & Protection Agency (CPA) with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) support in eight (8) of the ten administrative regions in Guyana. The aim of the CPA and UNICEF’s collaborative initiative was to ensure the best interests of child victims of sexual violence were addressed, by introducing an integrated service delivery approach and inter-institution cooperation nationally.
The main rationale of the CPA and UNICEF’s initiative were: 1) develop and implement an integrated approach for child sexual abuse investigation to avoid duplicative interviewing; 2) guarantee multidisciplinary involvement for all interventions to assure that the unique needs of children are recognised and met; 3) bring professionals to the child instead of asking children and their families to access services through many different portals; and 4) secure the involvement of communities across the country, to help prevent child abuse and offer child abuse victims the services and support that they need and deserve.
This independent evaluation was to assess the model and services provided by CACs for child victims of sexual violence and their families in eight pilot regions and covered the period of January 2015 to March 2021. Evaluation evidence was assessed using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee’s criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, and value for money.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Consultant name | |
| Agency Focal Point | Michael Gillis |
| Focal Point Email | mgillis@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
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