'I Can Forgive Now' - Evaluation Study of War Child's Psychosocial Support Intervention I DEAL

Author(s)
Eiling, E. & van Diggele-Holtland, M.
Publication language
English
Pages
108pp
Date published
01 Jan 2013
Type
Impact evaluation
Keywords
Children & youth, Conflict, violence & peace, Health, Psychosocial support
Countries
South Sudan, Colombia, Uganda
Organisations
War Child

Despite growing evidence on the impact of psychosocial support interventions, there is an urgent need for a stronger evidence base on approaches that effectively support children affected by armed conflict. To contribute to this evidence base, and building on a pilot study conducted in Uganda in 2009, War Child conducted an exploratory outcome evaluation of its psychosocial support intervention ‘I DEAL’ in South Sudan and Colombia in 2012. The objective of the evaluation was to explore the outcomes that I DEAL achieves for children and the factors that influence the achievement of those outcomes to further inform and strengthen the intervention