- Published by
- CARE
- Project implementer
- CARE
- Donor
- Various
- Programme
- Humanitarian Assistance Program (PAH)
- Results level
- Growth and access to services
- Method
- Mixed method
- Data source
- Mixed
- Intervention types
- Improved access to finance
- Improved access to information
- Improved input supply
- Improved marketing of products
- Improved product / service quality
- Improved value chain coordination
The report evaluates the impact of Ecuador’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (PAH) from 2018 to 2022.
It focuses on system-level changes in supporting vulnerable migrants, refugees, and host communities, particularly in areas such as gender-based violence (GBV), social norms, health systems and inclusive markets. The programme strengthened protection systems, promoted policy advocacy, and improved livelihoods, leading to greater resilience and empowerment among women, LGBTIQ+ individuals, and other vulnerable groups.
The evaluation highlights the programme's success in driving systemic change and its impact on people's lives in Ecuador.
Intervention description
The programme operated through five in-country offices and partner organisations, offering psychosocial support, healthcare, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, legal guidance, and cash assistance.
The interventions also included training sessions, educational campaigns and job opportunities for young people. Partners such as Fundación Mujer y Mujer and Transgender Project were instrumental in delivering these services.
PAH provided capacity-building workshops and psychosocial support to GBV survivors, enhancing their self-esteem and enabling them to escape violent situations. The programme also promoted inclusive market-based approaches, creating jobs and supporting businesses for migrants and refugees.
Evidence methodology
The evaluation employed the Outcome Harvesting (OH) methodology to understand the impact of PAH's systems-level interventions from 2018 to 2022. This approach involved six steps: designing the outcome harvest, gathering data and drafting outcome descriptions, engaging with change agents, substantiation, analysing and interpreting the results, and supporting the use of findings.
Data was collected through individual and group interviews, focus group discussions, workshops and secondary data analysis.