Glasgow 1 st February 2017 Value for Money Achieving the best possible impact with the resources available Value for Money VfM often narrowly interpreted equating good value with low cost ie cost per beneficiary ID: 712032
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Leaving no one behind: The value for money of disability-inclusive development
Glasgow, 1
st
February 2017Slide2
Value for Money
Achieving
the best possible impact with the resources
available
.
Value
for Money
(
VfM
) often narrowly interpreted – equating good value with low cost: i.e. cost per beneficiary. Slide3
Leaving no one behind
People with disabilities – 15 % of the global population.
Disability rising on development agenda: SDGs, UNCRPD, major donors.
Disability inclusion as a social and human rights issue: benefits of inclusion to individuals, families, communities and wider society.
Often increased costs for comprehensive inclusion. Slide4
VfM and disability inclusion: a conflict?
Increased scrutiny/focus on value for money, alongside SDG’s commitment to Leave No One Behind
If define
VfM
as cost per beneficiary, then there appears to be a conflict with disability inclusion.
But
It doesn’t have to be that way, it’s a question of the interpretation of value for moneySlide5
VfM and Leaving no one behind
New starting point: reducing poverty for
everyone
Turn the concept of
VfM
around: interventions
that exclude people with disabilities
or other sections of the population are
not good
VfM
. Not
just about
reaching the most people for the lowest
cost
.
Seeking
VfM
should not force
people to chose between securing funding
and targeting
the hardest to reach.
What's more,
Leaving
no one behind can
contribute
to good Value for Money Slide6
Bring equity up the agenda Slide7
General recommendations on assessing VfM of
disability-inclusive
development
Recognise (and articulate) the Value of disability-inclusive programming
Go beyond quantified comparisons – and ensure like for like comparisons and a range of quantitative and qualitative measures.
Include voices of people with disabilities in
VfM
- p
articipatory
planning and feedback
mechanisms.
Follow best practice in project management and cost controlSlide8
Practical guidance on assessing disability-inclusive programmes
Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
1. Benefits
Is the programme designed, implemented and monitored in a way that recognises the benefits of programming which includes people with
disabilities?
2. Costs
Are the costs of programming which includes people with disabilities explained and justified? Slide9
Equity in Effectiveness
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BENEFITS
COSTS
Have
all the outcomes of disability-inclusive programming been fully captured
(including the intrinsic benefits of not discriminating and leaving no one behind)?
Does the programme have a credible
theory of change
that explains how inputs, processes and outputs contribute to these disability-inclusive outcomes, while being realistic about the level of external contribution and uncertainty associated with some of the longer-term benefits? Slide10
Equity in Efficiency
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BENEFITS
COSTS
Is there reliable
data
on the number of people with disabilities who benefit from the programme and does this data show that people with disabilities are benefiting equally?
If the programme includes specific processes or outputs associated with disability inclusion, is there a clear
justification for why these activities add value
and contribute to the equity of the programme
, compared with alternative less costly approaches?
Is there evidence on the
diversity
of people with disabilities reached by the programme (for example, representation of groups facing intersecting exclusion
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, and of highly marginalised impairment groups
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)?
Are there
quality
controls
to ensure the programme is delivered in a way that is inclusive of people with disabilities (for example, do people with disabilities play a meaningful role in implementing and evaluating the programme)? Slide11
Equity in Economy
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BENEFITS
COSTS
Do
recruitment and procurement
processes include policies to ensure equity (for example, equal opportunities policies for recruitment, accessibility policies for procurement, consideration of whether contractors’ and grantees’ activities have adverse effects on equity)?
Are the
cost drivers of disability inclusion
identified and justified, so that it is clear why unit costs might be higher than for a programme that does not include people with disabilities?
Are there processes to manage the cost drivers and eliminate costs that do not add value? Slide12
Equity – cross-cutting
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BENEFITS
COSTS
Are processes in place to
enable and evaluate
the inclusion of people with disabilities, in inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes?
Are the cost drivers of disability inclusion
understood, justified, and linked to a credible theory of change
? Slide13
Moving forward
Still very little out there on what works so test, research, document and share:
VfM metrics used in an inclusive way
Evidence on cost drivers in relation to
VfM
The benefits of inclusion
Help to shape the Value for Money agenda in a way in which supports leaving no one behind – not hinders it
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