The Initial Design Document sets out the conceptual approach and methodological for the independent impact evaluation a new Millennium Villages Project in Northern Ghana. The document is accompanied by three appendices which look at: Quantitative Data Collection Instruments, Qualitative Methods and Tools, and Quality Assurance Protocols and Templates.
The evaluation will use a difference-in-difference (DD) approach, by comparing the change in outcomes in the MVP areas before implementation to post-implementation, with changes in the same outcomes for an explicit control group.
View the Journal of Development Effectiveness version available at the Taylor & Francis website
For more information about the impact evaluation, visit the Millennium Villages Northern Ghana Impact Evaluation project page.