Study title

Nepal

Individual

Organization

Family

Household

The sample for baseline evaluation was calculated based on the sampling framework. After having the sampling frame, sample size was calculated based on GEC evaluation guideline, which suggested using minimum standards (p0=0.58, pa=0.50, Power=80%, Power=80%, Confidence interval= 95%, Margin of error = 0.05, Test=2-sided test). Stat.ubc.ca website suggested by FM was used to calculate the total sample. Adding a further attrition buffer of 30%, the final sample size was 395, rounding off to 400. Hence, 400 girls were selected as samples covering at least 50% of the CLCs so that clustering need not be applied for sample size calculation.Once the sample size was calculated, stratified random sampling was done to select the targeted OOS adolescent girls to draw out individuals for a baseline from the sampling frame. The sample for each sub-group was drawn from a total number of beneficiaries and was divided proportionately among each subgroup i.e OOS girls of age 10-14 and 15-19. Additionally, the project has also envisioned learning outcomes as one of the transitions pathways for OOS girls; since the project has not yet defined the proportion of girls who will transition, the sample size for transition was the same as the learning sample. The sample selected for the evaluation was fully representative. Representativeness of sampling was ensured considering the project’s marginalization framework, following inclusion criteria to select the primary beneficiaries.CLCs from each district were stratified based on their location. From the stratified list, two CLCs from each district were randomly selected for qualitative data collection. CLC was considered to be the primary sampling unit. A purposive sampling method was adopted to identify respondents in the communities in order to yield rich information on the status of girls’ education, early marriage, and other underlying contexts. Purposive sampling was also useful to ensure representativeness in the qualitative discussions. The methods used for data collection were focus group discussions (FGDs) and key-informant interviews (KIIs). A total of 12 FGDs and 18 KIIs were conducted with direct and indirect beneficiaries. OOS girls aged 10-14 and 15-19, along with CLC facilitators, parents, change champions, and social mobilizers were consulted. To triangulate the information gathered, parents and social mobilizers from a different location other than the sampled location were informally consulted. In order to gather overall community perspective, headteachers, were also interviewed in which the girls were more likely to enroll into were mapped and visited.