Editorial
This edition of OPENPlan marks the first issue of Volume 2, and the first for 2016. We have sought to bring you as varied research studies as possible in order to give you a sampling of some of the interesting studies being undertaken across Plan International.
The first of these is a study undertaken by Plan International USA, with the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, on Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). The study, undertaken in Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya, is a great example of how research can be used to inform our programme work. The research sought to understand the essential aspects of the CLTS process and how it could be scaled to the national level and/or replicated in other countries.
The second study we feature was a joint piece of qualitative research undertaken by Plan International Benin and Plan International Togo, and financed by the Swedish National Office.It involved a well thought through research methodology and should be commended for maintaining a good ethics approach.
We also feature an article setting out the digital birth registration study undertaken in Plan International Pakistan. What is important to highlight in this regard is that the article also discusses key lessons learnt from the research process. Hopefully, these lessons can serve as helpful hints for when you are undertaking your next research.
We are happy to again feature an article about a Plan International study that was published in a peer-reviewed study. Mona Girgis, Country Director of Plan International Laos, co-authored an article in Development in Practice based on a gender audit study.
Finally, we feature the findings from a ‘sponsorship disaster census’, which was adapted in order to collect additional information to understand the situation of each sponsored child in order to provide evidence to strengthen and improve Plan International’s disaster response in Nepal after the earthquake.
Again, should you have any exciting research reports coming up that you would like featured in the next issue of OPENPlan, do not hesitate to contact us!