Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) II Impact Evaluation: Endline Survey Findings
Join REAL to hear about the outcomes of the PREG II project, a large 5-year investment by USAID in Kenya aimed at increasing resilience and economic growth among pastoralist communities. The webinar will highlight findings from the PREG II endline evaluation, which explored if and how PREG II's interventions enhanced households' resilience to shocks and how the project impacted three key well-being outcomes: food security, poverty, and child malnutrition. Register below to hear a presentation by the lead researchers and have an opportunity to ask your questions!
The USAID-funded “Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth in Northern Kenya” Phase II (PREG II) project was implemented in nine counties of Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) from 2018 to 2023.
Meet our Presenters:
Lisa Smith is a Senior Economist at Technical Assistance to Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) International. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics and specializes in development economics, food and nutrition security, resilience, gender, and impact evaluation. She was formerly a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and held visiting faculty positions at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona.
Tim Frankenberger is the President and co-founder of TANGO International and has over 35 years of experience in international development activities, including resilience measurement, project design, monitoring and evaluation, food and livelihood security assessments, vulnerability assessments, and policy analysis. He has actively contributed to the Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group. He has also published articles, evaluations, and reports focusing on resilience and household food and livelihood security and has worked in more than 30 countries.