Helping working Equidae and their owners in developing countries: Monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based interventions |
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| Authors: | Melissa M Upjohn Dirk U Pfeiffer Kristien LP Verheyen |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, Département ES, UPR AGIRs, TA C22/E, Campus international de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France;2. Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières, No. 143, Street 69, Boeng Tompun, Meanchey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;3. Montpellier SupAgro, Institut des Régions Chaudes, DEVE, Site de La Valette, 1101 avenue Agropolis, BP 5098, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France;1. School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, QLD 4343, Australia;2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy;2. Section of Physiology and Physiopathology, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Science, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy;3. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy;4. Veterinary Science Department, Torino University, Turin, Italy;1. The Veterinary Department, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 0NU, UK;2. The Veterinary Hospital, Brookfield, Honiton, Devon EX14 9SU, UK;3. Education, The Veterinary Department, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 0NU, UK |
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| Abstract: | There are an estimated 112 million Equidae (horses, donkeys, mules) in the developing world, providing essential resources for their owners’ livelihoods and well-being. The impoverished situation of their owners and the often harsh conditions in which they work mean that the animals’ welfare is a cause for concern. A number of equine non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operate within working equid communities providing veterinary care, education and training programmes aimed at improving equine welfare. However, there is little published information available that describes monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of such interventions using objective outcome-based indicators and where baseline data are available. The aim of this paper is to summarise the peer-reviewed reports of M&E in this sector and identify the key issues which need to be addressed in ensuring that such evaluations provide useful information on the work of these organisations.A rigorous evidence base for designing future interventions will provide an opportunity for enhancing the effectiveness of working equid NGO operations. Increased availability of M&E reports in the peer-reviewed literature will enable NGOs to learn from one another and disseminate to a wider audience information on the role of working Equidae and the issues they face. |
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| Keywords: | Working equid Developing country Monitoring Evaluation Impact assessment |
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