Statusrapport
Mid Term Review of the Yemen Red Crescent Society’s Operational Alliance Community Based Health Development Programme (CBHD)
The YRCS, with the support of NorCross, SRC and DRC and IFRC agreed to initiate a pilot CBHD programme under a new cooperation model called the Operational Alliance, with the dual aims of: 1. Improving the health status of the population, especially women and children and 2. Enhancing the capacity of YRCS staff and volunteers at headquarters and branches, volunteers and communities to implement the CBHD programme. The programme focuses on preventive health in its widest concept and includes support to address the underlying causes for ill health such as improved water supply systems, latrine construction, combating illiteracy among women and men in selected livelihood initiatives. The target population for the programme is 12,500 beneficiaries living in Abbs dictrict in Hajja province (in 26 villages) and 10,000 beneficiaries living in Beit al Faqih district in Hodeidah province (in 33 villages). The purpose of the evaluation was to review the status of the current implementation of the CBHD programme after two years of implementation in two (out of total of 15) YRCS branches (Hajja/Hodeidah) based on initial targets against actual achievements. The Mid Term Review has planned and included in the initial CBHD programme document 2008-2011), but had been postponed from 2009 to 2010 as planned due to security issues. The main objective was to identify strengths and weaknesses of the current CBHD programme and based on these findings, to develop concrete and constructive recommendations on how to redirect the programme so as to improve its approach, relevance and impact.