CELEBRATING​ 4TH WHEEL 10 YEARS

On this special event of our milestone year, we wish to inspire deeper engagement of the development sector with research, monitoring and evaluation.

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS

Our Mission is to Strengthen the Impact of Social Investments in the Country

We provide strategic advisory services on social impact management, communication for development and capacity building. Built on our experiences over the last decade of operations, we offer ‘Anniversary Special’ free research services and products to say thank-you to practitioners and organisations in the development sector, who contribute to our continuous growth and successes.

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ORGANIZATIONS

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ASSESSMENT STUDIES

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STATES & UT

ADVISORY SERVICES

Inviting applications for FREE ‘Strategy Sessions’ scheduled for 26th November – 18th December, 2020.

Spread over four weeks, this peer learning opportunity will enable development professionals to refine/ build four integral elements for the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) function of their organisation. These include:

  • Theory of Change
  • Indicator and Outcome Framework
  • Data Management System
  • Communication Strategy

Three organisations will be selected to partake in the program. Each organisation can nominate a maximum of four participants.

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Innovative programs with strong impact potential: 30 points 
  • Scale and reach: 20 points 
  • Strong alignment of social programs with multiple SDGs: 10 points 
  • Ability to devote time to the program: 10 points 
  • M&E processes: 20 points 
  • Organisation representative profiles: 10 points

PROGRAM DETAILS

  • 3 hours per week = 12 hour technical input sessions
  • 1 hour advisory per week = 4 advisory hours per organisation


Each week will focus on one theme: involving   three hours of Technical Input  Sessions  spread over two days and an hour of Advisory   Sessions.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

  • Practical coursework and reflection exercises will result in a strong M&E strategy for participating organisations.
  • Organisations will benefit with a concrete theory-based outcome framework and data-driven reporting strategies.

TOOLKITS

Download indicator templates and scoring sheets for baseline research or impact assessments

EDUCATION

Use these indicators and scoring methodology to improve the quality of education institutions and identify priority interventions and program strategies

  • Anganwadi Centres
  • Primary Schools 

HEALTH & NUTRITION

Use this toolkit to gather relevant data on the functioning, quality and investment needs for crucial public service delivery institutions 

  • Public Health Centre (PHC) 

WATER & SANITATION

Use this template which serves as a starting point to assess community WASH resources, for field observations and to design research tools.

  • WASH

REFERENCE MATERIAL

A – Z Research and Evaluation Best Practices

This repository of best practices orients the reader to key elements in research and evaluation studies; which result in valid, reliable and usable information.

Design contextually appropriate methodologies built on existing literature, stakeholder dialogue, representative sampling, indicator development and mixed-method approaches; to answer key research questions.

Strengthen data collection by prioritising participatory approaches, investing in data management systems, adopting technology tools, focusing on data quality, and capacitating research teams; for rich, valid and reliable data. 

Improve analysis and reporting by using a combination of quantitative and qualitative insights, data driven-visual information, outlining key connections, trends and patterns; to provide actionable evidence for varied stakeholders.

Social Impact Management is at the core of our service offerings: comprising of program design, baseline studies, process monitoring and impact assessments.

Research, monitoring and evaluation projects have spanned education, health, livelihoods, water, sanitation, women empowerment, and corporate sustainability programs.

All projects have focused on building data-driven monitoring and evaluation systems, to strengthen implementation strategies and enhance social impact.

Read More

On the 4th Wheel blog you can find interesting information on latest developments and discussions on M&E, development research and social service delivery. 

  • Social Impact Management: Provides insights on M&E frameworks, research and evaluation best practices, and implementing impact assessment studies 
  • Communication for Development: Offers practical application experiences, learning and reflections related to impact reporting and communication
  • Capacity Development: Shares information on events, workshops, discussion forums, etc. organised by 4th Wheel and across the development sector

 

Read More

Read about our journey and achievements over the years through our annual reports. These include details on projects, the value addition our services bring to organisations involved with development assistance; and our strategic vision for the future.

2015-16: Year of Reflection and Organisation Restructuring
2016-17: Participation in Evaluation Networks
2017-18: Capacity building and Communication for Development
2019-20: Multisectoral Research and Evaluation 

Read More

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