My Peer Toolkit

My Peer Toolkit is a resource aimed at supporting agencies to implement and evaluate peer-based programs for young people using good practice guidelines.

Evaluation assists organisations to assess to what extent a project has achieved pre-determined objectives. In the longer term, evaluation also attempts to link a particular output or outcome directly to a program after a period of time has passed.

Monitoring and evaluation are fundamental aspects of good program management at all levels and can be effective tools to enhance project planning by:

• Providing data on program progress and effectiveness;
• Improving program management and decision-making;
• Allowing accountability to stakeholders, including funders;
• Providing data to plan future resource needs;
• Providing evidence on effectiveness that could help to secure continued funding or additional funding for new initiatives that build on previous work; and
• Providing data useful for policy-making and advocacy.

The toolkit also includes Evaluation Frameworks, Ethical Considerations, Indicators for Evaluation and Data Collection Methods.

Resource: My Peer Toolkit - Evaluation