Send a Cow currently works in seven African countries where it implements its 3-strand model of gender and social development.


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In December 2017, Maarifa Consult Ltd won a tender to conduct a final evaluation for a Sustainable Livelihood and Food Security project in Kamuli supported by MEDICOR UK and implemented by SEND A COW Uganda (SACU)

Send a Cow Uganda (SACU) is a UK based Organisation which has been operating in Uganda since 1988. Send a Cow currently works in seven African countries where it implements its 3-strand model of gender and social development, farming systems and enterprise development.

SACU commissioned an independent end of project evaluation of its project titled “Kamuli sustainable livelihoods”. The project overall aim was to o ensure 400 vulnerable families from Kamuli district are food secure, have income sources and are less marginalized by 2019.To understand project performance, SACU commissioned an independent evaluation of the project under the following objectives:

  • How well the project met its objectives;
  • What lessons were learnt that can inform future projects;
  • What has happened because of MEDICOR funding that wouldn’t have otherwise happened;
  • How well the project offered optimum value for money and applied value for money principles of effectiveness, economy and efficiency in relation to delivery of its outcome (How well did the approach demonstrate cost efficiency in addressing the identified problem).

A mixed method approach that entailed both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques was used to arrive at the evaluation answers. In order to collect relevant information and ensure that the evaluation findings fully responded to the purpose of the evaluation, the Team also used triangulation of data generated from the various methods.

The latter included the following: (i) Document reviews; (ii) Key informant interviews; iii) Focus group discussions (FGDs); and (v) Observation.

Following the implementation of a 2-year project (2016 January-2017 December) titled “Kamuli Sustainable Livelihoods” targeting 400 vulnerable households to achieve food security, incomes and reduced marginalization. It was expected that the smallholder farmer households had achieved income power, no longer went hungry and women especially were no longer marginalized. The independent final evaluation results will be used to inform the Fund Manager’s understanding of the project’s performance at the project level and will also, be used to inform the Evaluation Manager’s assessment of performance at the MEDICOR fund level and as well inform future project designs and implementation.