1. Impact-Oriented Project Planning
Session 7 (cont’d)
Session 8. Formulation of an Engendered Logical Framework

2. Session 7. Writing Full Proposal (con’t)
08:30-10:00. Exercise 7b. Part B. Writing milestones
Phase 1. Interdisciplinary team work (60 minutes)
prepare milestones for their project proposal
make assumptions to design the milestones.
compile the groups’ inputs on worksheets and flipchart to present to the audience .
Phase 2. Presentation and discussion (30 minutes)
4.8.2

3. Impact-Oriented Project Planning
Session 8. Formulation of an Engendered Logical Framework
4.8.3

4. Objectives of Session Eight
At the end of this session, participants are able to:
Define a logical framework as an instrument for verification and synthesis
Use the logical framework approach to break down the project objective into outputs and to establish links between activities, outputs, the objective, and the goal

5. Objectives of Session Eight
At the end of this session, participants are able to:
Demonstrate how to use the logical framework in the project planning process
Construct an engendered logical framework for your research and development project
Go over the schedule of Day 4
4.8.5

6. Logical Framework A tool to help in: planning monitoring evaluation
of research and development projects

7. Logical Framework A tool that helps to:
Synthesize the different elements of the project (goal, objective, outputs and activities
Verify if these elements have been articulated in a logical manner
Make sure that the indicators and means of verification developed represent the basis for monitoring and evaluation
4.8.7

8. Characteristics of the Logical Framework
An instrument to verify and synthesize
Lays the foundation for implementing a monitoring and evaluation system
The logframe is required by NARS organizations and many donors in full project proposals

9. Engendering the Logical Framework
Engendering the logical framework is:
identifying and accounting for the gender issues implicit in the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of research and development projects
the logframe and the project need to take gender roles and relations into account
Therefore the project goal, objective and outputs and indicators must be viewed through a gender lens to avoid “gender blindness”

10. How should logframes be engendered?
Use gender analysis to inform process
Determine the extent to which men and women differ:
- in their access to and control over resources
- encounter different constraints and opportunities in society
- whether differences are at household, community, or state levels

11. How should logframes be engendered?
Ask the right questions to the various parts of the logframe: goal, purpose, outputs and activities
Examples of questions to be made:
- At goal level: Do gender relations in any way influence the project goal?
- At purpose level: Does the project have a gender-responsive objective?
4.8.11

12. How should logframes be engendered?
Examples of questions to be made:
At outputs level: Is the distribution of benefits taking gender roles and relations into account?
At the activities level: Are gender issues clarified in the implementation of the project (e.g. workplans)?
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13. Questions for Engendering Logframe
Narrative summary
Objectively verifiable indicators (OVIs)
Means of
Verification
(MOVs)
Important assumptions and Risks
Goal
(development objective)
Influence of gender on project goal?
Measures to verify achievement of gender- responsive goal?
Are the data for verifying the goal sex- disaggregated?
Gender analysis tools?
Important external factors necessary for sustaining the gender- responsive goal?
Purpose or immediate objective
Gender- responsive objective?
What measures can verify achievement of the gender-responsive objective?
Are the data for verifying the project purpose sex- disaggregated and analyzed in terms of gender?
Gender analysis tools
What are the important external factors necessary for sustaining the gender-responsive objective(s)?
Outputs
Does distribution of benefits take gender roles and relations into account?
Measures to verify whether project benefits accrue to women as well as men
Are the data for verifying project outputs sex- disaggregated and analyzed in terms of gender?
What are the important external factors necessary for achieving project benefits (specifically, benefits for women)?

14. Examples of engendered goal, purpose, outputs
Improved coffee productivity for male and female smallholder farmers in Eastern Highlands Province
Engendered Purpose
Male and female smallholder farmers use rust-resistant coffee varieties
4.8.14

15. Examples of engendered goal, purpose, outputs
Engendered Outputs
Rust-resistant coffee varieties identified with participation of male and female farmers
Information network for male and female researchers in coffee breeding established
4.8.15

16. Logical Framework

17. Logical Framework Matrix
4.8.17

18. 4.8.18

19. Elements of the Logical Framework of a Project
Goal
Linked to a program
Purpose (Overall objective)
Linked to a project-reason for project
Output
Linked to an objective
Activities
Project elements: field work, lab experiment, questionnaire
Indicators
Measure to verify expected objectives (start by defining the indicators of the goal, then of the purpose, then of the outputs)
Assumptions
Factors that “escape” the project, but that are needed to reach the objectives
Means of Verification
Information sources for indicator verification

20. If - Then Properties of the Logframe Matrix
Narrative Summary
Important
Assumptions
Goal
Project objective
(Purpose)
Yes
and
Outputs
Activities

21. Engendered Logical Framework
Narrative Summary
Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI)
Means of Verification
(MOV)
Important Assumptions
Goal
Improved market access for female and male cocoa farmers
Rural household incomes increase by 5% by EOP
World bank country statistics
Project Objective
(Purpose)
Improved volume and quality of cocoa sold by female and male smallholders
Cocoa sales by smallholders increase by 25% by 2020
Over 80% of cocoa sales attain top grade
Annual and end of project reports
Cocoa export market remains favourable
Outputs
1. Female and male farmers use improved varieties
2. Female and male farmers have improved access to and use local processing facilities
Two hybrid varieties are released and widely adopted by 2015
All cocoa farmers in Gazelle District are no more than 2 km from a processing facility
Project reports, publications
Agricultural inputs available on local markets
Activities
1.Import and test hybrid lines from XXX
2. Secure funds to set up processing plants in villages in Gazelle District
1.18 person-months breeder
2. 24 person-months technicians
3. $ 10 million
Receipts
Financial statements
Employment contracts
Payment vouchers

22. Key Elements of a Checklist
The project has a purpose or overall objective
The purpose is not a reformulation of expected outputs
The purpose may have one or more outputs
Outputs are necessary to achieve the objective (purpose)
Outputs depend on accomplishment of project activities
Indicators should be objective and verifiable
Means and sources of verification indicate where information is available to verify every indicator
From lower to higher level, the relation “yes – then” is logical and continuous

23. Checklist: Assumptions
Is assumption critical?
Critical
Not critical
Don’t include
Is it likely to fail?
Yes No
Include and
monitor
Don’t include
If no likelihood of prevailing,
can project be modified?
Yes No
Killer assumption!
Abandon project
Add activities or outputs
4.8.23

24. Thank you!
4.8.24