Partnerships

In 2009, a mid-term evaluation of the programme was conducted by an external evaluator, covering 1,5 years of programming. The War Child team, other NGOs, partner organisations and the children participating in the programme were involved. Goals of the evaluations were:

To assess whether the choice of working on both sides of the conflict is positive;
To measure whether War Child was able to achieve its programme objectives;
To identify innovative components of the programme which can be shared and replicated.

Outcomes
The main outcomes of the evaluation were:

The choice of working on both sides (Israeli and Palestinian) is positive, and even preferred. It helps the team and the programme be more aware and responsive to the context and help with reaching the most vulnerable children.
The programme did achieve its overall goal of contributing to the improvement of the psychosocial wellbeing of the most vulnerable children and of promoting children rights through advocacy.
The team's strength is its "ability to promote true and inclusive partnerships". The partnership approach includes close collaboration, frequent discussions and identifying needs, which War Child complements with training. During an annual conference the partners meet, share and exchange their ideas and achievements. The conclusions of this conference are translated in the development of new programmes.

War Child supports the following organizations:

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