CARE End-line Survey Field Report

Mumoni Zone
15th April 2019-4th May 2019
Acknowledgement

On behalf of Mumoni field survey team we herein wish to acknowledge CARE

International organization management for having granted an opportunity and entrusted
such responsibilities to us. I also acknowledge my team for confidently and
synergistically working professionally towards delivery of genuine quality data, I can’t
find the right word to appreciate their perseverance and dedication to this work. Am
similarly grateful to Mumoni CBTs for their guidance which was important in linking my
team to the respondent and therefore wish to appreciate their work especially Alex
mwendwa Mwangangi. Am also grateful to all participants especially respondents
within control region who willingly provided their household information without
difficult.
Introduction

Following up on termination of CARE PROFIT pilot project an end-line survey was

conducted to evaluate its success and inform future implementation of similar projects.
The survey entailed admission of semi-structured questionnaire to project respondents
categorized as; treatments (beneficiaries) and control with an aim of evaluating impact of
the project on target participants’ livelihood. Beneficiaries refer to people who received
the wealthy creation aid i.e. financial assistance, assets and training while control refers
to participants who were not given any aid.

In Mumoni zone two locations were selected; Katse (beneficiaries) and Mutanda
(control). The questionnaires were administered to purposefully selected participants
who were also baselined. A team of three enumerators and one supervisor were deployed
to the locations for data collection.

Mumoni CARE end-line survey team comprised of the following.

Table 1.Mumoni field end-line survey team

Name Role
James Mumo Mutio Supervisor
Brian Muange Enumerator
Irine Mawia Enumerator
David Mutemi Enumerator
The team was assisted by the CARE community based trainers who were very helpful in
logistical planning including location guidance and travelling among others. With their
permission their names are presented in the table below.
Table 2. Mumoni Zone Community based Trainers

S/N CBT
1. Alex Mwendwa
2. Theresia Mwende
3. Ruth Mawia
4. Sammy Muimi
5. Thomas Mwendwa

Challenges

The team faced versed challenges which emanated from terrain, Spatial distribution of
the respondents, climate, technology and respondents themselves.
I. Terrain
Accessibility of the allocated regions was a challenge because of undulating terrain
characterized with steep hills and sharp slopes coupled with several seasonal rivers
which greatly hindered enumerators mobility, the situation was worsened by the rains
which brought a risk of drowning and hence contribute to hiked fare the team was using.
II. Spatial distribution
It was a big challenge accessing areas which could not be accessed using a motorbike and
enumerators had to trek for miles moving from one respondent to another through thick
bushes. For instance, working in Konyu and Mariri sub location proved very tough to the
whole team.
III. Respondents.

The team encountered both physically and mentally impaired respondents who required
top notch keenness and patient to be handled. For instance, of mentally challenged
respondent the enumerator had to abandon the interview after the participants turned
violent.
IV. Technology

Power blackout was one of the hindrances that the team faced throughout the process.
Charging using generator was the only option despite the expenses involved and other
limitations. Poor network coverage was also a challenge but the team managed to
maneuver through.
 V. Logistical problems

With the guidance of CBTs on ground the team worked well but faced specific challenges
which curtailed achievement of 100% interviews on the list provided by the management.
Some of the challenges are highlighted below with their specific respondent identification
number (RID)
Table 3. Field challenges as per listed respondents

RID Name of the Challenge

Respondent
425 Munanie Wambua Respondent had been disqualified during baseline on age
basis, having been older than the age required
465 Syombua Munyoki Respondent had been disqualified during baseline on age
basis, having been older than the age required
428 Makasi Mwema Respondent was not willing to uphold the terms and
conditions stipulated in CARE project agreement and has
never been a beneficiary. The same applies to RID; 560
and 400
364 Agness Mwangangi Respondent participated in baseline survey but was
disqualified because she lacked required documents
such as national identity card.
603 Mwikali Kitonga Respondent was replaced by a person who had not
participated in baseline survey. Was replaced by Dorcus
Mawia Wambua.
The same applies to RID; 410, 448
381 Nzila Mwendwa Respondent participated in the baseline survey but was
not selected as beneficiary for reasons not known by
CBTs
386 Sarah Kilonzo Drop out
Same as RID; 609,
392 Mumbua Musyoki Respondent had had a family feud with the husband
somedays before the onset of end-line survey and hence
relocating to Nairobi

In control enumerators realized that four of verified listed respondents had relocated to
towns and the members of the household present had no capacity and knowledge to
participate in the survey. One of the expected respondents RID 2311 is deceased while
2040 had divorced and the husband also deceased. RID 2131 had divorced and the
husband was a suspect in a murder case and was on run at the time of survey.
Conclusion

Despite the challenges faced, the team ensured the allocated responsibilities were fully
executed within the time given. the team delivered more than a hundred filled
questionnaires with each enumerator delivering about thirty-seven.
Recommendation

The team made three following recommendations to CARE international organization

for future consideration.

1) Have field data collection tools such as; tablets and power banks availed to
enumerators.
2) Support materials such as gumboots and umbrella should also be provided
3) Clear friendly command protocol should be adopted in future.