Data Capture Vanuatu Project

Program cycle

Planning Problem definition Priority setting, Solution generation designing the project/program Planning for evaluation & dissemination/reporting, Needs assessment, formative evaluation, program logic

Implementation Process evaluation, quality, reach & participation assessment

Evaluation and Dissemination Impact, Outcome, Economic evaluation

Activities ABC

SAMS animal welfare association & VBB -ABC project -2 weeks -4 Nivan village field camps

Mostly dogs and few cats owned by families but roam freely in villages

Building capacity

Informal training local nurses -Supervision of recovering animals -Instructions to owners

Grass roots ABC

Community engagement

Data capture in ABC

1. Dog ID 2. Catch location (GPS if available) 3. Dog description - colour - weight - sex - age (puppy, juvenile, adult, geriatric) - entire or already desexed - microchip number (not applicable at the moment) 4. Status (choose one): i) owned ii) semi-owned iii) street dog iv) feral/wild 5. Adult Females: Pregnant: i) yes, If yes number of foetuses ii) no

Data capture BCS

6. Adult Females: Lactating: i) yes ii) no 7. TVT: i) yes ii) no 8. Body Condition Score Adults (choose one): i) underweight (ribs/spine/hips obviously visible, tucked abdomen, little or no body fat)) ii) good weight (ribs palpable but not visible, some body fat, but waist obvious) iii) overweight (ribs barely palpable, little or no waist, flat dorsum) Body Condition Score Puppies (< 6 months) and lactating females (choose one): i) skinny ii) not skinny

Skin and health

9. Skin condition (inflamed or crusty or hair loss or thickened or ear infection/inflammation): i) yes a) mild (mild and few discrete patches) b) moderate (more areas, coalescing, more obvious) c) severe (generalised, severe) ii) no 10. External parasites seen (with naked eye): i) yes ii) no 11. Open wounds or other obvious injuries i) yes (briefly describe) ii) no 12. Other health issues.

Summative Evaluation Impact, Outcome, Economic,

Are we building capacity? Are we creating awareness of DPM through ABC? Is this project helping build a sustainable DPM program in Vanuatu? Is it cost effective?

What next?

Data Capture Vanuatu Project Program cycleActivities ABCBuilding capacityGrass roots ABCCommunity engagementData capture in ABCData capture BCS Skin and healthSlide Number 10Summative EvaluationImpact, Outcome, Economic, What next?