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On Theory of Change
A Theory of Change includes the following elements:
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2 the context of the intervention – the social, political and environmental conditions as well as the identification of other actors
the long-term change that the intervention seeks to achieve
3 the processes necessary to the achievement of the desired change
4 the critical assumptions relating to how the change might happen (and potential challenges to them)
A Theory of Change supports the organisations in setting out the changes they wish to make and to better understand any potential progress or the lack thereof. Such an understanding ensures necessary changes can be made throughout a project. A Theory of Change can also be used as an important internal and external evaluation tool to reflect on the possible impact an intervention has had (O’Flynn, 2010: 5).
The organisational data has been collected via study visits to the region in three of the cases (El-Too, ISDS and Little Earth), whilst data for the remaining eight have been collected via methodology workshops carried out online with the organisations based in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and in-person with the organisations based Kyrgyzstan.
