Pre Departure Orientation Evaluation TOOLKIT

This toolkit was developed by the University for Foreigners of Siena (UNISTRASI) and IOM, in close collaboration with pre-departure orientation (PDO) trainers. It provides a structured and participatory methodology that involves the beneficiaries of resettlement programmes who participate in PDO, PDO trainers and other actors involved in resettlement. It also provides practical tools for the design and implementation of PDO evaluations. The toolkit builds on PDO monitoring and evaluation mechanisms developed and implemented by IOM as part of Italian and Portuguese national resettlement programmes. A large number of stakeholders involved in the resettlement process have been included in these evaluations, with the participatory approach giving resettlement beneficiaries a voice and enabling the incorporation of their feedback and inputs into the design of the PDO activities they participate in. Building on these experiences, IOM and UNISTRASI have developed a toolkit for the evaluation of both PDO materials and activities and their impacts. The toolkit was conceived with a broad application in mind. While it was designed for PDO in the context of resettlement countries directly involved in the COMMIT project, it can easily be adapted to and replicated in other contexts beyond the project’s lifetime.