Evaluation: Turning the curve driving programme

17/01/2018

Allen + Clarke completed an evaluation of a driver licensing programme delivered by ChangeMakers Refugee Forum and Good Shepherd New Zealand.

The ‘Turning the Curve’ driving programme aimed to enable women from refugee backgrounds living in the Wellington region to obtain their full driving licence, and in doing so, contribute to a range of outcomes. 

The purpose of the evaluation was to inform the programme’s implementation moving forward and to assess the value of the programme to the former refugee women who participated in it, to ChangeMakers, and the funders. The evaluation focused on the programme from July 2015 to June 2017.

Evaluation: No interest loans scheme

05/11/2015

The evaluation of a pilot no interest loans scheme, in partnership with Aviva, reports on microfinance as a family violence response.

Good Shepherd’s No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) offered no interest loans to people on low incomes for the purchase of essential household goods and services. The NILS model was offered to accredited community organisations, allowing them an adaptable way to provide safe, fair and affordable loans to their individual communities.

Aviva, a specialist family violence agency, was one such organisation. Good Shepherd and Aviva implemented a pilot programme for Aviva’s clients in Christchurch. The Aviva NILS pilot ran from February 2014 to February 2015. This report presents the key findings and recommendations from the evaluation.