• Outcome

• Gain and application of livelihoods activities knowledge

Change in number of people equipped with new skills/knowledge to strengthen, protect or diversify their livelihoods thanks to the programme/project

Increase of skills/knowledge to improve/strength/launch household livelihood activities.

• It includes all kind of training and capacity building activities developed by extensionist workers, organisation’s trainers, etc.
• It includes skills to grow/launch a business, get a paid job, compete in job market
• It includes skills / knowledge to improve primary production: staple crop, vegetable and agroforestry production, livestock, fishing and pisciculture, aquaculture, apiculture production, etc.
• It includes skills/knowledge to strength target population’s micro-small or medium enterprises.

Note that it´s preferable to use KOI-5-2 indicator (to prove the application of acquired skills), but depending on context, project duration, kind of skills, we can use this indicator instead.

Definitions:

• MSME: micro, small and medium enterprises (formal or informal)

• Geography/Livelihood zone;
• Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities;
• Wealth groups; Livelihood group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders);
• Period to achieve the objective;
• Consider disaggregation of information by trained and non-trained households.

• Increase (number)

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context.

• Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation.
• Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government (e.g. assessment information).

Unit of Measurement: Population (trained people). If percentage:

• Numerator: Number of target population that has gained new knowledge / skills.
• Denominator: Total number of trained people

Data Collection methods:

• Secondary data analysis;
• Focus group discussions, key informant interviews.
• KAP (Knowledge, Attitude & Practices) survey;
• Pre & post training evaluation;
• 6-12 months after training survey;

• Income Generation Activities and Employment
• Primary production
• Education Training and Capacity Building

At the end of the project X% of target population in Gambella (from those Y% are refugees) equipped (or provided) with new skills to launch a new business. At the end of the project X% of target population in the urban area of Sidon district (from those Y% are women) provided with new skills to compete in the job market.