Unicef and Better Evaluation Theory of Change

A ‘theory of change’ explains how activities are understood to produce a series of results that contribute to achieving the final intended impacts. It can be developed for any level of intervention – an event, a project, a programme, a policy, a strategy or an organization. A theory of change can be developed for an intervention: • where objectives and activities can be identified and tightly planned beforehand, or • that changes and adapts in response to emerging issues and to decisions made by partners and other stakeholders.

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Policy options for effective responses to the impact of HIV and AIDS on Agriculture and Food Security in the SADC Region Arguably, the most critical challenge facing Southern Africa today is how to arrest poverty and food insecurity. There is widespread agreement that agricultural growth is the main strategy for tackling poverty and food insecurity in Southern Africa. Yet, agricultural growth requires the development of a more diversified and commercialised structure for income generation among smallholder and subsistence farmers. However, agricultural growth and food security in the region are directly affected by the impact of the HIV epidemic. Any successful agricultural growth and diversification programmes have to adopt comprehensive and holistic approaches that integrate initiatives to address the impact of HIV and AIDS.