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Baseline Survey for the Project “GIVE Tanzania: Give a Voice to Exploited Children with disabilities in Tanzania
Sector: Youth and Socio-economic Development
Focus Area: Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), sexual and reproductive health, gender empowerment
Services: Research, Evaluation and Assessments
Client: Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL)
Period: 2021
Description:
DAMAX was contracted to conduct a baseline study to establish and document the
existing situation of FGM/CM/GBV among girl/ children with disabilities and the awareness of
disabilities among the populace in Tarime district. The evaluation further established the existing gaps in
laws and policies about children with disabilities as well as structures and systems responsible for
protecting children with disabilities. The evaluation provided the project with benchmarks on which any
changes resulting from the interventions and achievements will be measured, and inform lobby and
advocacy as well as systems strengthening initiatives.
The evaluation was conducted in five wards of Tarime district, Mara region where the GIVE project is
implemented. These Wards included Gorong’a, Kwihancha, Matongo, Nkende and Nyamwigula. It is
worth to note that during data collection we have reached 257 caregivers and 268 children.
Acting Vice Chancellor for Hurbet Kairuki Memorial University, Professor Godwin Ndossi (seated on the center), officiating a four-days Research Fellow’s training for an HIV prevalence study in Nyarugusu and Nduta refugees camps in Kigoma Tanzania.
HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors among Refugees in Camps in Tanzania
Sector: Health
Focus Area: HIV/AIDS &Tuberculosis
Services: Research, Evaluation and Assessments
Client: UNHCR
Period: 2023
Description:
DAMAX was contracted to support UNHCR conduct a survey to determine HIV prevalence and associated factors of HIV infection among the refugee population aged 15-49, estimate HIV prevalence among adults 15-49 years and identify risk factors associated with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially syphilis and Hepatitis B among the refugee population. The survey also assessed the coverage of HIV-related services, including HIV counseling and Testing (HCT), PMTCT, knowledge of HIV status, coverage of care and treatment services in the region, and estimate HIV incidence and level of viral load suppression among adult refugees in the camps. The Ministry of Home Affairs in Tanzania has been working closely with UNHCR to support and host around 200,000 refugees as of early 2022. Most refugees come from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and more than 80 percent are hosted in the Kigoma region, Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps in Kasulu and Kibondo districts (United Republic of Tanzania, n.d.). DAMAX managed to reach 1008 households in Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps, Kigoma.
Final Evaluation of the “Eliminating Worst Forms of Child Labor and Other Forms of Violence Against Children in Geita Region Tanzania, phase III” project
Sector: Youth and Socio-economic Development
Focus Area: Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), sexual and reproductive health, gender empowerment
Services: Research, Evaluation and Assessments
Client: PLAN International
Period: 2023
Description:
DAMAX was contracted to conduct an end-line survey of the Child Labor (CL) phase III project. The evaluation aimed at assessing achieved outcomes and the impact of all three phases of the child labor project implemented from 2012 to June 2023. The evaluation was conducted in three districts of Geita region (Geita, Nyang’hwale, and Chato ) where Plan International Tanzania implemented the project. The evaluation was done in 15 wards. Furthermore, DAMAX conducted a desk/document review of the previous two phases (CLI and CLII). Proposals, results frameworks, narrative reports, and evaluations reports of CLI, CLII phases; including internal and external baseline study (report and tools), midterm and final evaluation reports from the two phase’s progress reports, quarterly reports, and interim reports were reviewed to assess and consolidate project results. About 450 respondents from the three districts were reached.