The document discusses the importance of program logic and intermediate outcomes for social change programs. It explains that program logic uses a people-centered approach rather than a purely logical framework, distinguishing between different levels of impact. Intermediate outcomes are the medium-term changes resulting from program activities that contribute to broader goals, and measuring them is critical for demonstrating progress, conducting adaptive management, and refining theories of change.
3. Why Program Logic People centered vs logical framework Social change is about people People centered is less abstract More practical Distinguished between different levels of impact, experienced by different participants groups It ties in with network perspective
4. What?Intermediate Outcomes Are the ways in which program activities leads to longer-term changes associated with the broader goals. Stepping stones towards the achievement of program outcomes and goals Generally medium terms
5. What?Intermediate Outcomes Expect to see practice changes at the intermediate outcome level Project have more control that the longer term outcomes Are keys to show progress towards achieving changes at the goal levels and doing adaptive management
6. Purpose of Intermediate Outcomes Measuring intermediate outcomes is critical to being able to demonstrate whether the activities have or (have not) led to changes at the goal level Analysis of how the activities are expected to deliver this changes Investigating intermediate outcomes will provide program teams with useful info for adaptive management
7. Purpose of Intermediate Outcomes It will enable us to gain a picture of where we are making progress and where we are not-allowing us to incorporate our learning into planning and investment cycles To affirm and adapt the assumed theories of how we believe activities will lead to intermediate outcomes Allowing our theory of changes to become more sophisticated
