Participatory Impact Assessment of the Save the Children USA Community-based Animal Health Project

This report describes a participatory impact assessment of a community-based animalhealth project run by Save the Children US in Dollo Bay woreda (Afdher Zone) and DolloAdo woreda (Liben Zone) of the Somali National Regional State of Ethiopia.This project was a pilot project designed to improve primary veterinary services. The impact assessment focussed on the affect of community-based animal health workers (CAHWs)on the incidence of livestock diseases and the activities of CAHWs relative other animalhealth service providers.The assessment also explored links between improved animalhealth and human livelihoods. The impact assessment is one of a series of assessmentsconducted by a team of Ethiopian professionals aiming to use field-level experiences to inform policy on veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia.