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Baseline studies are a very important step in the process of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning. Carrying out a baseline study means that information is gathered about what the status is before project activities start. Thereby, a basis for measuring progress is laid, through comparing it to the situation prior to the intervention. This chapter explains what a baseline study is and what steps you have to take in order to conduct one.

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Introduction: What is a baseline study and how is it done? An introductory presentation, introducing the key elements. Church, Cheyanne/Rogers, Mark M., Designing for Results. Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict Transformation Programs (Chapter 5), Search for Common Ground/United States Institute of Peace/Alliance for Peacebuilding, 2006. <http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/ilr/ilt_manualpage.html> (accessed 14 April 2009). This chapter provides a detailed and hands-on guide on why and how to conduct a baseline study. Freudenthal, Solveig/Narrowe, Judith, Baseline Study Handbook. Focus on the Field, Sida Evaluation Unit 1993. <http://www2.sida.se/shared/jsp/download.jsp?f=34545en_Baseline_Study.pdf&a=29545> (accessed 6 July 2009). This handbook does not focus on peacebuilding, but is particularly useful for general information about baseline studies and field methods for conducting baseline studies.		Activities for digesting the content Use any of the Content Processing Activities to digest content. "We don't need a baseline..." This activity puts participants into a scenario where their new colleagues do not understand the rationale for investing time and money for a baseline study. Can they convince them? Developing a baseline plan. This activity works with one of the projects (results chain and indicators) that were worked with earlier and goes through the steps of planning a baseline study. Activties for preparing a baseline study for a concrete peacebuilding project The following activities can be used to work with teams in order for them to plan and conduct a baseline study. This happens on the basis of the previous steps, in particular theories of change, results chains and indicators. Determining the baseline focus Identifying possible data collection methods Where do we need to collect data? From whom? Development of data collection tools

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Introduction: What is a baseline study and how is it done? An introductory presentation, introducing the key elements.

Church, Cheyanne/Rogers, Mark M., Designing for Results. Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict Transformation Programs (Chapter 5), Search for Common Ground/United States Institute of Peace/Alliance for Peacebuilding, 2006. <http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/ilr/ilt_manualpage.html> (accessed 14 April 2009). This chapter provides a detailed and hands-on guide on why and how to conduct a baseline study.

Freudenthal, Solveig/Narrowe, Judith, Baseline Study Handbook. Focus on the Field, Sida Evaluation Unit 1993. <http://www2.sida.se/shared/jsp/download.jsp?f=34545en_Baseline_Study.pdf&a=29545> (accessed 6 July 2009). This handbook does not focus on peacebuilding, but is particularly useful for general information about baseline studies and field methods for conducting baseline studies.

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"We don't need a baseline..." This activity puts participants into a scenario where their new colleagues do not understand the rationale for investing time and money for a baseline study. Can they convince them?

Developing a baseline plan. This activity works with one of the projects (results chain and indicators) that were worked with earlier and goes through the steps of planning a baseline study.

Activties for preparing a baseline study for a concrete peacebuilding project
The following activities can be used to work with teams in order for them to plan and conduct a baseline study. This happens on the basis of the previous steps, in particular theories of change, results chains and indicators.

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