Assessing Impact of Post-Disaster Livelihood Programs on Children: A two-country report from Indonesia and Sri Lanka

This report describes two studies undertaken simultaneously in Indonesia and Sri Lanka to assess the relationship between child wellness and livelihoods programs implemented by Save the Children in the tsunami-affected regions. Two parallel studies were undertaken in the summer of 2010. Both teams used mixed methods to look retrospectively at a range of programs implemented among populations in three districts in Aceh, Indonesia and two districts in Sri Lanka as they contributed to child well-being outcomes. These assessments can be considered early steps in building an evidence base around the connection between livelihoods and child protection.