Statusrapport
Sichuan Community Based Rehabilitation Project for Children with Cerebral Palsy Mid-Term Evaluation
The Sichuan Community Based Rehabilitation Project for Children with Cerebral Palsy is a five-year joint project with NMA and the DPF of Sichuan, China. Following a preliminary inquiry in spring 2003, it was decided that NMA and China DPF would jointly apply for support to an urban rehabilitation project in Sichuan Province. Xincon AS. of Kunming, Yunnan China, manages the project since NMA does not have a representative office in China. This project is designed to improve the access of children with Cerebral Palsy to rehabilitation and education using a community rehabilitation/education format. The project selected two locations in Sichuan – Chengdu and Panzhihua. The PDF in these two cities have former experience with rehabilitation of children with CP and had done throughout preparatory work that showed that there is a great need for a program that can address the needs of these children and their parents. Along with the mid-term evaluation for the spring 2006, a broader project evaluation was desired by the local and Norwegian counterparts. The purpose for the evaluation was to gather information on the status of the project, information that could be used to adjust the project so that both short term and long term objectives would be achieved. The goal was therefore to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the project, and to give clear recommendations for improvements of the projects plans related to implementation, organization and structure. More specific objectives were articulated, relating to areas of: relevance, project design, process and management, accomplishments, efficiency and sustainability.