Girls Not Brides The Mariposa DR Foundation was one of only 30 organizations (and the only organization from Latin America and the Caribbean) invited from Girls Not Bride’s (GNB) global membership of over 400 organizations to participate in their two-day Theory of Change and Measuring Impact workshop in London in January 2015.
Workshop sessions focused on exploring how GNB members address different elements of the Theory of Change, developing members’ understanding of and capacity to use the Theory of Change, and refining the list of indicators and using them to monitor and evaluate program impact. This event led us to develop our own Theory of Change (see next page) and monitoring and evaluating strategy. Mariposa also participated in GNB’s first Global Member Meeting in Casablanca, Morocco in May 2015, represented by our Program Coordinator Amanda Bucci. The regional meetings held with other Latin American countries were crucial in understanding the situation for girls in our region, and how they face unique challenges. In the breakout sessions, the Latin America region reflected on some of the roots of the problems within our communities that have contributed to making the Dominican Republic one of the countries with the highest incidences of child marriage in the world. The most important takeaway from these meetings was celebrating the meaningful work that we do at The Mariposa Center for Girls while reminding us that we are not alone in the global movement of girl champions!
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