A Development Impact Bond to finance the In Their Hands project

This document describes an evaluation of two separate sexual and reproductive health initiatives in Kenya: the In-Their-Hands (ITH) project and the Tiko system. The ITH project, aimed at increasing demand for SRH services among adolescent girls through a digital platform, was found to be cost-effective and successful in overachieving output performance targets, but faced challenges in increasing the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) and in the methodology for estimating impact. The Tiko system, designed to improve contraceptive use and healthcare access, showed a modest increase in mCPR but did not meet its target and saw no rise in HIV testing uptake, with a noted decrease among 18-year-olds. The evaluation highlighted several limitations, including biases and data collection issues, which affected the reliability of the results. Both programs demonstrated some positive outcomes but encountered obstacles in achieving their full objectives and accurately measuring their impact. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Value for money evaluation; Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Generic research method
• Process methods: Other
• Value for money methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: September 2022

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes