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Table 1 Evaluation criteria for WEF nexus-related projects and innovations funded by the WRC
Project name/no
Start year
End year
Summary
Project selection
criterion
Directly linked to the
WEF nexus
Considers elements of
the WEF nexus
WEF nexus
innovation
Innovation type
Conceptual framework
Discourse tool
WE nexus
operationalisation
Criterion
Scope
Question
Ranking (0–5)
1. Effectiveness
Interrogates whether an
intervention results in the
achievement of a valued
outcome of action
measured in terms of
units of products or
services or their
monetary value
Have valued outcomes
been achieved?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least effective
5 = most effective
2. Efficiency
The amount of effort
used to achieve an
effectiveness determined
by calculating the cost
unit of product or service
How much effort was
required to achieve a
valued outcome?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least
5 = most
5. Responsiveness
The extent the innovation
satisfies the needs,
preferences, or values of
particular groups
Do project policy
outcomes transform a
particular group?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least
5 = most
6. Appropriateness The value or worth of a
programme/project’s
objectives and the
tenability of assumptions
underlying the objectives
Are desired outcomes
(objectives) actually
worthy or valuable?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = not appropriate
5 = appropriate
7. Impact
The degree to which
intervention has affected
communities beyond the
implementation area
How many
households/individuals
benefitted?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = no impact
5 = high impact
Total score
Table 1. The final decision in this regard considered the best fit, in which the innovation is likely to make a huge contribution. When an innovation is considered to
have an impact, a number one was assigned under the WEF nexus element(s) and
under the specific SDG(s). Zero was assigned under elements of WEF and SDGs, in
which the innovation is not making a recognisable contribution. Data were arranged
and analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS programmes.
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Table 1 Evaluation criteria for WEF nexus-related projects and innovations funded by the WRC
Project name/no
Start year
End year
Summary
Project selection
criterion
Directly linked to the
WEF nexus
Considers elements of
the WEF nexus
WEF nexus
innovation
Innovation type
Conceptual framework
Discourse tool
WE nexus
operationalisation
Criterion
Scope
Question
Ranking (0–5)
1. Effectiveness
Interrogates whether an
intervention results in the
achievement of a valued
outcome of action
measured in terms of
units of products or
services or their
monetary value
Have valued outcomes
been achieved?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least effective
5 = most effective
2. Efficiency
The amount of effort
used to achieve an
effectiveness determined
by calculating the cost
unit of product or service
How much effort was
required to achieve a
valued outcome?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least
5 = most
5. Responsiveness
The extent the innovation
satisfies the needs,
preferences, or values of
particular groups
Do project policy
outcomes transform a
particular group?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = least
5 = most
6. Appropriateness The value or worth of a
programme/project’s
objectives and the
tenability of assumptions
underlying the objectives
Are desired outcomes
(objectives) actually
worthy or valuable?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = not appropriate
5 = appropriate
7. Impact
The degree to which
intervention has affected
communities beyond the
implementation area
How many
households/individuals
benefitted?
0 = unable to
evaluate
1 = no impact
5 = high impact
Total score
Table 1. The final decision in this regard considered the best fit, in which the innovation is likely to make a huge contribution. When an innovation is considered to
have an impact, a number one was assigned under the WEF nexus element(s) and
under the specific SDG(s). Zero was assigned under elements of WEF and SDGs, in
which the innovation is not making a recognisable contribution. Data were arranged
and analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS programmes.