Partnership Indicators: Measuring the effectiveness of multi-sector approaches to service provision

This paper provides considerations for the creation of partnership indicators for tri-partite partnerships (private sector, public sector and civil society/NGOs) in water and sanitation provision for poor communities in developing countries.

It draws on preliminary experiences from the projects of the Business Partners for Development (BPD) Water and Sanitation Cluster.

This resource and the following information was contributed to BetterEvaluation by Tiina Pasanen, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Authors and their affiliation

Ken Caplan and David Jones , BDP Water and Sanitation Cluster

Key features

The discussion in this paper touches on the following themes: 

  • Why measure the effectiveness of partnerships

  • Measuring qualitative aspects of partnerships

  • Using indicators to measure partnerships (highlighting expectations and limitations or considerations)

  • Indicators for forming and maintaining partnerships

It also contains a list of sources for further information on measuring and evaluating partnerships.

    Why would you recommend it to other people?

    Though short, this paper provides example indicators on measuring partnerships which are often hard to define.

    Sources

    Caplan, D. and Jones, D. (2002). Partnership indicators: Measuring the effectiveness of multi-sector approaches to service provision. Practitioner Note Series. Business Partners for Development Water and Sanitation Cluster. Retrieved from: http://portals.wi.wur.nl/files/docs/msp/indicate.pdf

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