Itoro Inoyo provided an overview of Health of People and Environment-Lake Victoria Basin (HoPE-LVB)—a cross-sectoral integrated PHE project implemented by Pathfinder International and a range of partners in Kenya and Uganda from 2011-2019. The project aimed to improve interconnected health, environment, and development challenges in an ecologically biodiverse region.
In 2022, the Knowledge SUCCESS project—with funding from 128 Collective (formerly Preston-Werner Ventures) and USAID—conducted a rapid stock-taking activity to document sustained impact of HoPE-LVB project activities in Kenya and Uganda. They conducted one focus group discussion & 17 in-depth interviews with project staff, community members, and government officials. Findings were used to develop a learning brief to share lessons learned on scale-up of cross-sectoral programming.
Ms. Inoyo presented a few high-level findings from the learning brief, including a few activities from the HoPE-LVB project that contributed to PHE activities sustaining after the closure of the project. These included:
- Scale-up and institutionalizing PHE systems and processes from the start
- Involving decision makers and improving their knowledge of PHE programming
- Cultivating strong PHE champions in communities and networks
She also stressed the importance of conducting post-project evaluation activities. While donors often work in five-year project cycles, conducting post-project evaluations—or rapid stock-taking activities like this one—can help us fully recognize the project’s impact, identify challenges, and share important insights and lessons learned to inform future cross-sectoral programming.