Evaluation of the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP)
The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is a cash transfer (CT) aimed at the extremely poor population of northern Kenya.
Patrick Ward
Patrick Ward is Technical Director for Evidence and Evaluation with more than 20 years' experience in monitoring and evaluating social sector programmes, including those in health, education, social protection and nutrition. He has extensive experience of designing, managing and analysing large quantitative surveys for national monitoring processes and for the evaluation of specific programmes.
Patrick supported various elements of the government poverty monitoring system in Tanzania, including the development of a poverty line. He has helped with the analysis of national household surveys in a number of other countries, including Angola, Rwanda and Pakistan, and has led large-scale project evaluations in Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Georgia.
Patrick has previously headed up our Statistics, Evidence and Accountability Programme and is currently providing technical support for the National Institute of Statistics in Mozambique as they develop district and local statistics, drawing on a range of administrative sources and census data.
Projects involving Patrick Ward
Evaluation of the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme - Phase 3
We provide technical assistance to the Government of Kenya (GoK) as the Hunger Safety Net Programme moves to full GoK ownership and a comprehensive assessment of programme operations and impact of the GoK’s Economic Inclusion Programme.
Survey on Financial Inclusion and Access (SOFIA)
Limited access to financial services has been identified as one of the key constraints that many people in eastern Indonesia face.
Social sector performance surveys in Bangladesh
We designed and implemented quantitative and qualitative surveys on the use of public resources for education and healthcare and family planning.
Independent verification of the Education Programme for Results (EPforR) in Tanzania
Education Programme for Results (EPforR) is a results-based financing programme which incentivises strengthening school education systems, building capacity of government ministries, and improving education outcomes in Tanzania
Independent evaluation of the African Risk Capacity
Sovereign disaster insurance initiatives are a relatively new approach to tackling the increased vulnerability to disasters of communities across the world.
Operational research and impact evaluation (ORIE)
This project is providing crucial insights into the impact of DFID’s nutrition programme in Northern Nigeria.
Maternal, new-born, and child health in Zimbabwe
Evaluating the UK Department of International Development's programme
Monitoring and evaluation for Millennium Challenge Account, Namibia
We reviewed the indicators and all statistical data collected through the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) for Namibia Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.
Monitoring and evaluation of state-level programmes in Nigeria
Supporting the ongoing improvement of DFID-supported programmes in Nigeria
Latest updates from Patrick Ward
Our approach to assessing Value for Money
Practical guidance for assessing value for money (VfM) in international development programmes.
Value for Money – why is it important and how should it be done?
We chat to three evaluation experts to demystify Value for Money and find out what it means for development programmes...
Climate change loss and damage: can sovereign insurance play a role?
Learnings from an evaluation of the African Risk Capacity
Does promoting community participation increase the use of health services in Zimbabwe?
This is a two-page summary of the evaluation findings of the Strengthening Community Participation in Health (SCPH) programme in Zimbabwe.