P-03 Measurement for Change: Using lessons learnt from key stakeholders to inform changes to the Reach Up early childhood parenting intervention
Author(s):
J Coore-Hall, JA Smith, S Walker, S Chang
Year of Presentation:
2022
Objective: To highlight the perspectives and recommendations of programme managers, funders, researchers and
implementers familiar with the Reach Up intervention and
how these informed the development of new, and modified
programme materials and resources.
Design and Methods: Data was collected from August to October 2019. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a non-random sample of 14 participants including persons leading implementation in the countries and key stakeholders from funding agencies, NGOs and research organizations. Thematic analysis of the responses was done using a mixture of pre-defined and data-driven categories.
Results: Three important findings from the interviews were (1) advocacy and communication involving decision makers and other key stakeholders are critical components to ensure effective implementation of the intervention, (2) additions to the curriculum were necessary to extend the age range and build on concepts underlying the intervention and (3) a need to provide additional content in the training and other supporting manuals.
Conclusion: It is important to learn from, and share with, our global community partners, to continuously adapt and strenghten the Reach Up intervention. The feedback from interviewees drove additions and modifications to some aspects of the intervention, such as the creation of new knowledge goods and resources and enhancements to existing programme materials and resources which will help to support ongoing implementations and the process of transitioning to scale.