Impact Evaluation in Practice –

From EPOPS actions to networked strategies and collaboration

IREFREA - ESMontse Juan / Mariàngels Duch / Yasmina Castaño

Co-funded by the European Union’s Justice Programme – Drugs Policy Initiatives

How do we evaluate the impact (or causal effect) of the EPOPS project on an outcome of interest?

Population BI: 1.116.000 / Majorca: 870.000Municipalities BI: 66 / Majorca: 52

200 Parents Associacions

200 AssociacionsGreen: primary schoolsRed: secondary schools

FAPA – networked activities at social and political level – 2011 – 2018

A few examples

2011-2018….ADMINISTRATIONS

Government at Regional/Island/Local level

CIVIL SOCIETYFamily, Neighborhood and Youth

organizations,

ECONOMIC

SECTOR

Family Organizations in Social Platforms

2018 – School-children “Botellón” in Alcudia

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Over 20 years of a ‘tradition’

At the end of the school year (mid-June)

12-17 year-olds gathering

Informally networked for its organization

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Spring / Summer 2018

March 20th –

FAPA requests

that action must

be taken

April - Meeting 1

With institutions

representatives

May 8th - Meeting 2

With city mayor.

Strategy underlined

May 22nd – Meeting 3.

Actions to be developed

are presented to the media

in Alcudia

During 2 weeks – Multiple

actions by: FAPA, Mentoring

Police Unit (letter to shops,

in-school interventions,

municipal proclamation…)

2018 – School-children “Botellón” in Alcudia

Botellón D-day

8 JUNE

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10 Municipalities

Regional Government

(Education, Security,

Health, Youth)

Insular Government

Actions reach:

• 27 schools

• 1.700 scholars

• 16 Parents Org. (121 families)

Press release sent to the

media which does not echo

the successful experience

???

???

NETWORK

Spring / Summer 2018

2018 – School-children “Botellón” in Alcudia

EVALUATION

Social

Visibility

Institutional presentation of the campaign

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Will be officially presented on the 19th of December 2018

EDUCATION

MENTOR –

POLICE

UNIT

FAPA –

Parents Org.

MUNICIPALITIES

INDUSTRY

MMCC

“Birracruzis” in Inca

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EPOPS – activities developed by parents who participated in the 2018 workshops

A few examples

Round Table - Andratx

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5 Parents Org.

FAPA

1 Secondary

school

Municipality

Island Government

IREFREA

Families

Police

Teachers

Politicians

Prevention

professionals

Round Table - Palma

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How do we evaluate other actions such as…?

Communication – Media participation

Meeting in Alava -16/octubre/2018

Thanks…!!!