DHA supports Create Gloucestershire to develop their evaluation practices and find out what works in cultural interventions. Create Gloucestershire is a regional network of organisations and individuals in the arts and cultural sector. We work collaboratively with them and their stakeholders and delivery partners, to gather data and support a process of reflection and analysis that can inform future planning. …
DHA conducted the evaluation for Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s initiative ArtWorks. The initiative supported the education and continuing professional development of artists working in participatory settings. The initiative funded five pathfinder groups around the UK (involving a diverse range of organisations including Creative Scotland, the Barbican Guildhall, Welsh National Opera, People Dancing and the University of Sunderland) and two phases of …
DHA, working with the Institute of Cultural Capital (University of Liverpool/Liverpool John Moores University), reviewed the role of British Council in the UK City of Culture (UKCC) programme as both a funder and an ‘international partner’. DHA led on the process, reviewing a range of documents and partnership agreements and interviewing internal and external stakeholders. We then workshopped findings with …
DHA developed and launched a national music commission to explore the key issues and arguments and help make the case for government investment in music learning. The commission, featuring Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Nitin Sawhney, Suzy Klein and others, gathered evidence over 18 months and DHA then drafted the findings into a compelling final report, Retuning Our Ambitions for Music Learning. …
Lankelly Chase commissioned us to design and deliver landmark national research to help the charity sector understand and influence the way in which the media covers social disadvantage and how to tell a different story. Using a mixed methods approach, we conducted quantitative analysis of more than 8,000 media articles referencing social disadvantage and using discourse analysis to identify prevailing …
DHA provided strategic communications support to Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), a scheme initiated by India’s Department of School Education and Literacy that aimed to achieve universal access to secondary education by 2017. Alongside a team of national and international education experts, we worked on a range of plans to develop creative content that showcased key data and information those …
DHA provides communication advice and support to the Food Fortification Programme – Pakistan, a five-year programme aiming to improve the nutritional status of people in Pakistan, particularly women and young children. Working with an in-country team of health and nutrition specialists, we developed a national campaign framework for regional roll-out promoting the consumption and production of fortified food. We provided …
DHA provided strategic communications support to an education reform programme that transformed access, quality and governance of education in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous state. We designed and delivered a comprehensive four-year information and communication strategy, which included the views of 600 parents, teachers, pupils and community members. It led to the ground-breaking use of school report cards displayed on the …
In 2013, DHA assessed the impact of Girl Hub for DFID. We evaluated the extent to which communications, publications and campaigns generated debate and commitment from decision-makers, and helped to build the identity of adolescent girls. DFID’s evaluation methods guided the evaluation which provided several recommendations for Girl Hub’s development.
DHA supported the Implementation and Analysis in Action of Accountability Programme (IAAAP) to build evidence for what works in strengthening accountability in Somalia. We developed a communications and knowledge management strategy, working with the Kenya-based team to increase the visibility of action research projects, encourage research uptake and share policy recommendations with Somali and international actors. Between 2017 and 2018 …