Evaluering
A Critical Review of Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) and its Programmes for Vulnerable Children
Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) is a non-governmental organisation that works with child labourers, street children and other children at risk. CWIN promotes the rights of children, particularly the rights of girl children at risk, through advocacy, awareness, and social mobilization. CWIN is the pioneering child rights organisation of Nepal. Started in Kathmandu by a group of students from Tribhuvan University who were concerned about the children in the country, CWIN has grown from an informal interest group into an organisation with a national and international presence, and a respected voice with an authority based on recognized skills and resources for realizing child rights in Nepal. It is at once an ally of the government in developing child-friendly policies and programmes, as well as one of its strongest critics whenever the rights of children are violated, and the state proves ineffectual in preventing such violations. This evaluation was commissioned during the project period of 2004-2008, to review and assess the programmes by looking at all standard performance aspects, including efficiency, effectiveness, impact, relevance and sustainability, apart from issues like gender equity and social inclusion, conflict sensitivity, partnering, organisational learning, policy support measures, institutional capacity building, financial and economic viability, human resource management and socio cultural factors, technological factors, and environmental and ecological factors. The learnings from the evaluation seek to feed into the new partnership agreement between FORUT and CWIN.