Post-Crisis Program Assessment

LitWorld is a New York-based nonprofit that utilizes literacy skills to promote social-emotional development in children and young adolescents in 27 developing countries. The organization’s flagship program, LitClub, provides in-depth, out-of-school literacy and empowerment programming through partnerships with local community-based organizations. In recent years, LitWorld has found itself operating in several regions affected by crisis. Additionally, LitWorld has received requests to create programs in communities that have been affected by natural disasters, conflict, or health epidemics. A Capstone team conducted a literature review of best practices for social-emotional learning in a post-crisis context as well as a program assessment that included interviews and focus groups with LitWorld staff, partnership coordinators, program mentors, participants, and parents in Nepal. Based on the results of these two activities, the Capstone team provided LitWorld with a list of recommendations to improve the organization’s capacity to achieve its mission in post-crisis environments.