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Improving Livelihoods
Read Spark’s Ongoing Community Assessment about our impact on livelihoods in communities
Graduated Communities Study
A study done to measure sustainability of Spark’s programs one year after project completion and community graduation from the Spark process.
Rukozo Evaluation
An evaluation across 21 Spark communities in Rwanda to measure program impacts on civic engagement, cohesion, and livelihoods.
Publications
Research and reports highlighting our work and impact.
Lessons from designing and testing two variations of a “lean” facilitation approach for community driven development programs
Community-driven development programs combine village grants with facilitation, but there is little evidence on how much facilitation is actually needed. To help answer this question, Spark launched an RCT comparing its standard model to a lean facilitation approach, informed by a pilot that identified the minimum support needed while keeping communities in the lead.