Assignment name: Midline Survey for the Supporting Women’s Livelihood (SWL) Project | Approx. value of the contract (in current US$): US$ 589,995
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Country: Zambia Location within country: 10 districts of Zambia (Chilubi, Gwembe, Itezhi-Tezhi, Lufwanyama, Mafinga, Mungwi, Nalolo, Petauke, Samfya and Zambezi) | Duration of assignment (months): 3
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Name of Client: Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), World Bank (WB) | Total No. of staff-months of the assignment: 311.10
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Contact Person, Title/Designation, Tel. No./Address:
| Ioana A. Botea, Africa Gender Innovation Lab, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA. Email: [email protected] Phone: +1-202-458-0371 |
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Start date (month/year): March 2020 Completion date (month/year): December 2021 | No. of professional staff-months provided by your consulting firm/organization or your sub consultants: 14.5 |
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Name of associated Consultants, if any: N/A
| Name of senior professional staff of your consulting firm/organization involved and designation and/or functions performed (e.g. Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader): Prof. Gelson Tembo – Survey Manager; Nathan Tembo – Researcher/M&E Specialist; Chisangu Matome – IT Specialist; Liseteli Ndiyoi – Analyst/Report Writer |
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Description of Project: The Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) Initiative Midline Survey aimed to assess the impact of the SWL intervention, a component of the World Bank-financed Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) project in Zambia. The initiative targeted 75,000 rural women in extremely poor households, providing them with a mix of life and business skills training, productivity grants, savings groups, and mentorship. The midline evaluation, conducted in 10 districts, focused on 10,737 interviews (6,861 female breadwinners + 2,676 male respondents in the female breadwinners’ households + 1,200 spillover households) across 298 communities, and collected data on household consumption, income, employment, and well-being to measure the intervention’s effectiveness. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) allowed for a comparison between treatment and control groups, with the primary objective of understanding how multi-faceted interventions can help women transition to more secure livelihoods and reduce poverty. The project was supervised by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) and involved field data collection, respondent tracking, and quality control mechanisms
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Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment: In the Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) Initiative Midline Survey, Palm Associates provided a comprehensive range of services. The firm conducted interviews with 10,200 respondents (5% attrition) across 298 communities in 10 districts of Zambia, gathering data on household consumption, income, employment, and well-being. Palm Associates was responsible for recruiting and training enumerators, ensuring they were well-versed in local languages and survey protocols. Data collection was executed using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI), while stringent quality control measures, including high-frequency checks and spot-checks, were applied to ensure data accuracy. The firm also implemented respondent tracking to minimize attrition, making multiple visits to households and following respondents who had relocated. Raw data were uploaded to a centralized server in real-time for evaluation team access.
In addition to data collection, Palm Associates produced an impact report using panel data from both the baseline and midline surveys. The analysis employed the difference-in-difference technique in Stata to evaluate the program’s effects on the participants. The impact report provided valuable insights into the effectiveness of the SWL intervention in improving women’s livelihoods and reducing poverty. Ethical guidelines, including informed consent and a gender-based violence (GBV) referral mechanism, were strictly adhered to throughout the process
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