Humphrey School MPP students
Camila Fonseca Sarmiento, Bettsy Hjelseth, Rebekah Nelson and
Evan Hramada completed a program evaluation of the Namibian Empowerment and
Equality for the Deaf through Skills-Transfer, Mentorship, Education and
Technical-Training Program (NEEDS-MET) for the Namibian National
Association of the Deaf (NNAD). The evaluation team traveled
to Windhoek, Namibia over spring break to conduct their research. They
found that the program had a low rate of goal attainment despite
NNAD's strengthened organizational capacity, committed staff and
increased stakeholder cooperation. The evaluation team recommends the
organization: Focus on organizational capacity which will
improve their use of resources, stakeholder relationships, and the
implementation of future programs; create a clear communication
protocol that will better include stakeholders and allow for increased
project feedback; and increase leadership skills with the aim to improve
management structure, thus making the implementation of future programs
more efficient and effective.
