The main purpose of the evaluation is to contribute towards meeting GoB and UNICEF’s knowledge-generation and lessons learning needs (learning). By providing sound and credible evidence on what works, what doesn’t work, how and why. The evaluation is expected to help strengthen performance (accountability) with respect to GoB and UNICEF’s work with national and sub-national institutions, provincial authorities, social service providers, development partners, international and national NGOs, civil society organisations, religious leaders, the media and other duty bearers on improving care and keeping vulnerable girls and boys (rights holders) in families and protecting them from violence and unnecessary separation. Ultimately, the evaluation will inform decision-making processes, especially GoB and UNICEF’s future strategies and programme development in child protection. More broadly, it will underpin evidence-based contributions to UNICEF Belize’s Country Programme 2022-2026, access UNICEF contribution to the Belize Child Protection system over the last country programme, and child protection programming in the Latin America and Caribbean region through the identification of good practices, lessons learned and innovations.
With a forward looking / formative vision & approach, to conduct a comprehensive system-wide evaluation at national and subnational levels which will assess the existing structures and procedures established to provide care and protection for Belize’s children.
The knowledge generated by the evaluation will be used by the ministries working within the child protection system, to inform, re-structure, and strengthen their inter-agency arrangements and partnerships for the benefit of boys, girls and adolescents in the areas of child abuse, childcare, mental health and psychosocial services, child labour, child trafficking,
juvenile justice and emergency response management.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Paulette Wade |
Focal Point Email | pwade@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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