The RTS+ project quality control strategy was implemented on two levels:
Process evaluation
The process evaluation helped RTS+ project team to monitor whether the project implementation strategy was implemented as planned and whether the goals were reached. The process evaluation was vital for project quality assurance and it was a critical component in improving the project’s operational strategies. The process evaluation was focused on the following factors
Fidelity: consistency of the planned actions and tasks
Adaptations: changes required for success in different cultural contexts (partner countries)
Reach: the degree to which target participants engage with the project outcomes
Acceptability: the extent to which potential participants are willing to receive and engage in the project
Resources: required to produce successful outcomes
Mechanisms of impact: dissemination activities
Personnel experience: the capacity of the project team member to complete the project
Outcome evaluation
The impact evaluation was conducted to learn whether the RTS+ project achieved the intended outcomes. The outcome evaluation helped the RTS+ project team to measure participants’ immediate changes in knowledge, attitude, or behaviour based upon exposure to the project outcomes. For example, was there a change in the behaviours of people under SUDs treatment? Was there a change in the daily practice of health professionals? and if yes, was are the project outcomes that brought them about?
The scope of the outcome evaluation was:
- To refine project outcomes and made adjustments
To determine the extent to which plans were implemented
To improve the training/educational materials
To determine if client satisfaction can be improved
To find out which target group benefited most from the project
In the above quality control framework several evaluations were conducted:
Social Return on Investment of the Reintegration Through Sport Plus project
The aim of this evaluation is to use the principles of social return on investment (SROI) to assess the
experience and outcomes of participants in each action of the RTS+ project.
Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a tool that helps measure the value of the impact of a project
or service by considering a range of outcomes for all stakeholders affected by the project. It aims to
put a monetary value on a range of social outcomes, both intended and unintended, so they can be
included in the value of a project. It also takes into account what would have happened anyway and
who else may have contributed towards the outcomes to ensure that an activity’s contribution to
value is not over‐claimed.
The SROI analysis suggests that the project Reintegration Through Sport Plus is having a positive impact
and delivering a return on investment of around €2.5 for every €1 invested over the almost three years
of its implementation.
The current SROI calculated takes stakeholder involvement into account. Included are the results from
the trainees in the Training Program during their participation, the organizations involved in the
implementation of the project and the group of people who worked on it. The research shows that the
greatest social value is created by the trainees by 68.54%.
Successful transfer of learning, knowledge and skill improvement can have a meaningful impact on a
participant’s life by changing the way they function or perceive themselves.
Read the full evaluation reports here:
Evaluation of the RTS+ Project training activities
Transnational Meeting Evaluations Report
