POWER4AY Midline Evaluation

The Pathways to Wellbeing, Empowerment, and Resilience for Adolescents and Youth (POWER4AY) is a five-year programme funded by Bulgari and led by Save the Children Italy. Implemented in Albania, Bolivia, Nepal, and Uganda, the programme aims to improve the wellbeing of adolescents and youths aged 12 to 24 who are most impacted by inequality and discrimination.  The programme’s Theory of Change adopts a holistic approach to empower adolescents and youths, addressing challenges in education, sexual reproductive health, economic empowerment, youth advocacy, disability inclusion and environmental awareness.

The main purpose of the midline evaluation is to assess the mid-term effects of POWER4AY Programme upon its beneficiaries with the use of research questions and indicators. Specifically, it assesses 1) the comparative results between baseline and mid-line in terms of its indicators 2) the effectiveness and impacts of the program upon program participants 3) the effectiveness and improvement opportunities of POWER4AY methodologies implemented in the different context and 4) based on findings, provides recommendations to help strengthen future strategies of POWER4AY.