The document is an impact assessment report by FICCS (Foundation for International Cardiac & Children's Services) that evaluates their programs empowering women and children in Kenya. It finds that over 2,500 people have benefited from initiatives such as health classes, scholarships, microfinance, medical supplies, feeding programs, and mosquito nets. These programs have led to short term impacts like reduced infections and diseases, and longer term impacts including improved family health, education, and income generation. The assessment concludes that without FICCS's interventions, many participants would be suffering from preventable illnesses and most would not be in school.

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FICCS%(Foundation%for%International%Cardiac%&%Children’s%Services)%
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Impact%Assessment%Report%
Empowering%Women%and%Children%in%Kenya%
Stacy%Harris%
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FICCS! Issue!Date:!Jan!2014! !
Author:!Stacy!Harris! Document!Status:!1.0! !
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Impact Assessment Report
1. Purpose
The!Impact!Assessment!Report!aims!to!provide!data!to!assist!in!improving!healthcare!for!women!
and!children!and!the!short!and!longIterm!effects!of!our!inputs.!
2. Derivation of Data
• Health!Class!Participants!
• Nursing!and!Teaching!Scholarships!
• Community!Health!Awareness!
• Feeding!Program!Participants!
• Income!Generating!Projects!
• Internships!and!Work!Related!Projects!
• Charity!Surgeries!and!Medical!Worker!Training!
3. Impact Criteria
• Lack!of!housing!and!security!
• Extreme!poverty!and!lack!of!educational!opportunities!
• Lack!of!proper!medical!care!and!support!
• Poor!diets!and!malnutrition!
• Lack!of!social!workers!and!social!services!
• Mental!health!issues!
4. Data Analysis
FICCS!workers,!volunteers!and!partner!programs!have!gathered!all!data.!!All!data!is!based!on!young!
women!and!girls!participating!in!FICCS!related!programs,!events!and!training!since!2010.!
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5. Input vs. Impact
INPUT ACTIVITIES OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT
Funds; Trainers Health Classes 200 Women Reduce Diseases
and Minor Illness
Share Knowledge
with Community
Food Daily Lunch 500 Women and
Children
Improve
Performance and
Attendance
Reduce
Malnutrition and
Improve Family
Funds; M & E Scholarships 18 Scholarships Improved
Education
Improve Family
Funds; Training Microfinance Local Business
Support and Loans
Women Make
Money in Sales
Improved Family
Conditions
Marketing; Funds Fundraising Special Events Increased Funding
and New Job Skills
Motivates
Community
Nurses; Funds Health Awareness 2500 Women and
Children
Improve Personal
Health Knowledge
Decrease in Minor
Illnesses
Funds; Training Medical Supplies First Aid Training Decrease in Minor
Illnesses
Improve Family
Hygiene
Training; Funds Counseling 50 Women and
Girls
Deal with Issues
and Problems
Improve Family
Funds Sanitary Pads 1000 Girls Decrease in
Menstruation
Problems
Improve
Attendance and
Performance
Funds Mosquito Nets 400 Children Reduce Malaria Improve School
Attendance
Funds; Medicines;
Medical Workers
Medical Camps 300 Women Better Medical
Care
Improve Health

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Project Objectives
Our$objective$is$to$empower$young$women$and$children$to$be$masters$of$their$own$destiny.$
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Project Effects
Target%Group% 2500!young!women!and!children!living!in!the!slums!and!rural!areas!of!
Kenya.!Over!2500!people!are!part!of!the!target!group.!
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Needs% Income!generating!opportunities!to!support!the!following:!
• School!Fees;!Food;!Rent!and!medical!needs!
• Better!housing!and!sanitation!
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Causes% Extreme!poverty!is!the!root!cause!of!all!the!problems.!Poverty!leads!
to! crime,! deviant! behaviours,! malnutrition,! domestic! abuse,! poor!
health!and!much!more.!Women!simply!cannot!afford!proper!health!
care!services.!
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Direct%Effects% Knowledge!transfer!to!indirectly!impact!many!more!people!
ShortPTerm%Effects% Reduction!in!infections!and!first!aid!related!problems!
MediumPTerm%Effects% Reduction!in!easily!preventable!diseases!due!to!unsanitary!condition!
LongPTerm%Effects% Improve!overall!family!and!community!health!
Project%Goals% To! support! women! and! children! with! the! tools! necessary! to!
empower! themselves! and! become! productive! members! of! their!
communities.!
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6. Project Results
Results Tree

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Project Results
Scholarships% 18!scholarships!have!given!young!women!and!girls!an!opportunity!to!
attend!school!and!not!live!a!life!of!servitude.!
• Nursing%P%4!
• Teaching%P%2!
• High%School%P%2!
• Primary%School%P%10!
Microfinance% Projects!have!included!sales!of!beads,!dresses!and!accessories,!sales!
of!trinkets!and!other!items!at!FICCS!sponsored!events.!
Health%Training% To! date,! over! 200! girls! have! completed! a! 15Iweek! health! training!
class! in! which! the! graduates! become! leaders! who! begin! training!
others!in!the!community!and!schools.!
Medical%Supplies% Access! to! antiseptic! cream,! BandIAids,! first! aid! supplies! and! other!
items! have! helped! reduce! easily! preventable! diseases! and! female!
related!problems!and!has!boosted!their!selfIesteem!and!confidence.!!
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Health%Awareness%
300! girls! have! received! full! medical! check! ups! and! have! been!
supported! with! advanced! medical! care.! Over! 2500! women! and!
children!have!participated!in!health!fairs!leading!to!improved!health!
knowledge!that!is!shared!with!other.!
Feeding% Access! to! food! has! given! 500! girls! daily! meals,! which! are! the! only!
meal!of!the!day!for!many.!Improves!selfIesteem!and!overall!health.!
Improves!performance!and!attendance.!
Sanitary%Pads% 1000! girls! receive! sanitary! pads,! which! reduce! menstrual! problems!
and!infections.!They!also!improve!school!and!work!attendance!and!
reduce!female!discrimination.!
Mosquito%Nets% 400! women! and! girls! received! mosquito! nets! that! help! prevent!
malaria! and! reduces! trips! to! the! clinic.! They! also! boost! school!
attendance.!

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7. Outcome and Impact Assessment
Without!the!FICCS!program!these!women!and!girls!would!not!be!in!school!and!those!in!the!feeding!
program!would!be!on!the!streets!begging!for!food.!The!program!has!given!the!participants!hope!for!
a!brighter!future,!which!never!existed!before.!Due!to!such!poor!healthcare!and!extreme!poverty,!
without!the!health!training!and!support!many!of!the!participants!would!still!be!suffering!from!easily!
preventable!diseases.!
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Submitted%By! Stacy!Harris/Managing!Director!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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