Common use of Unit of Measure Clause in Contracts

Unit of Measure. Completed CSC Activity (that is either exclusively focused on gender-sensitive component, or which includes gender-sensitivity as part of the assessment). Disaggregated by: Justification and Management Utility: Data Collection Method: Data are collected in several stages in the CSC method (these are detailed in the CSC Toolkit in Stage 3: Developing the community’s Score Card): 1) local stakeholders must generate and prioritize issues, 2) each of the most relevant issues must be transformed into an indicator, 3) indicators must be put onto a matrix where they can be ranked on a Likert scale of 1-5 (along with an area for notes), 4) the score card is used in FGDs with clients, 5) optional: the score card is used in discussions with service providers, 6) optional: the clients and service providers use the score card results in a facilitated discussion that leads to 7) an interface meeting and/or action planning. Data Collation Method: Data collation is a simple task of reporting average scores for each indicator on the score card. Where there are clear divergences in data (for example, FGDs of women and girls rank a service poorly where men and boys rank it very highly) these can be explored during the interface meeting with the help of a facilitator, or at a minimum circulated to service providers to help them better understand the demand for their service (or changes to their service model). Frequency and Timing of Data Acquisition: As necessary, but recommended during the first year of LIFT II TA to referral networks. While a single instance of the CSC activity can examine how service providers’ current programming reflects needs identified during the SA (see LIFT II Indicator 2.3.0), it may be worthwhile to conduct this activity on an annual basis using the same Score Card indicators and assessing change over time. Individual Responsible for Providing Data to USAID: LIFT II M&E Specialist Individual Responsible at USAID: Varies by country Estimated Cost of Data Acquisition: TBD as LIFT II has not conducted this activity in any country yet Location of Data Storage: LIFT II will collect all original recordings and transcripts of FGDs and KIIs conducted for the SA, and house them on the project server in Washington, DC. Data Analysis: The CSC method generates quantitative data based on the indicators included on the score card. These measures provide insight how different social groups perceive services within the membership of the referral network client base and no complicated analysis is necessary beyond descriptive statistics. The CSC toolkit advises repeating the score card exercise across villages (and to keep an eye out for divergences in scores across villages); LIFT II operates at the referral network level and could therefore repeat the Score Card in different villages, or by having multiple FGDs with a particular demographic (i.e., 2 or 3 FGDs focused on youth as opposed to just one). Even if that is the case descriptive statistics suffice for analysis. A final possibility for data analysis is assessing change over time, which would involve a comparison of means (for service quality, ranked 1-5). Presentation of Data: The data are intended to be used to during a facilitated discussion between clients and service providers; however, data may be collected from clients and presented to service providers in many situations where the need for direct dialogue is complex, or where these is a high degree of agreement between the clients (demand side) and service providers (supply side) on next steps.

Unit of Measure. Completed CSC Activity (that is either exclusively focused on gender-sensitive component, or which includes gender-sensitivity as part of the assessment). Disaggregated by: Justification and Management Utility: Data Collection Method: Data are collected in several stages in the CSC method (these are detailed in the CSC Toolkit in Stage 3: Developing the community’s Score Card): 1) local stakeholders must generate and prioritize issues, 2) each of the most relevant issues must be transformed into an indicator, 3) indicators must be put onto a matrix where they can be ranked on a Likert scale of 1-5 (along with an area for notes), 4) the score card is used in FGDs with clients, 5) optional: the score card is used in discussions with service providers, 6) optional: the clients and service providers use the score card results in a facilitated discussion that leads to 7) an interface meeting and/or action planning. Data Collation Method: Data collation is a simple task of reporting average scores for each indicator on the score card. Where there are clear divergences in data (for example, FGDs of women and girls rank a service poorly where men and boys rank it very highly) these can be explored during the interface meeting with the help of a facilitator, or at a minimum circulated to service providers to help them better understand the demand for their service (or changes to their service model). Frequency and Timing of Data Acquisition: As necessary, but recommended during the first year of LIFT II TA to referral networks. While a single instance of the CSC activity can examine how service providers’ current programming reflects needs identified during the SA (see LIFT II Indicator 2.3.0), it may be worthwhile to conduct this activity on an annual basis using the same Score Card indicators and assessing change over time. Individual Responsible for Providing Data to USAID: LIFT II M&E Specialist Individual Responsible at USAID: Varies by country Estimated Cost of Data Acquisition: TBD as LIFT II has not conducted this activity in any country yet Location of Data Storage: LIFT II will collect all original recordings and transcripts of FGDs and KIIs conducted for the SA, and house them on the project server in Washington, DC. Data Analysis: The CSC method generates quantitative data based on the indicators included on the score card. These measures provide insight how different social groups perceive services within the membership of the referral network client base and no complicated analysis is necessary beyond descriptive statistics. The CSC toolkit advises repeating the score card exercise across villages (and to keep an eye out for divergences in scores across villages); LIFT II operates at the referral network level and could therefore repeat the Score Card in different villages, or by having multiple FGDs with a particular demographic (i.e., 2 or 3 FGDs focused on youth as opposed to just one). Even if that is the case descriptive statistics suffice for analysis. A final possibility for data analysis is assessing change over time, which would involve a comparison of means (for service quality, ranked 1-5). Presentation of Data: The data are intended to be used to during a facilitated discussion between clients and service providers; however, data may be collected from clients and presented to service providers in many situations where the need for direct dialogue is complex, or where these is a high degree of agreement between the clients (demand side) and service providers (supply side) on next steps. Review of Data: Data will be reviewed by the LIFT II team and local stakeholders (particularly a facilitator from the community, if there is a desire to hold a facilitated interface meeting).