July 30th was the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, as recognized by the United Nations. In recognition of this day, we published a blog post outlining our top considerations and lessons learned in developing evaluation strategies for – and with – survivors of trafficking in persons (TIP).
“Ensuring evaluation tools uphold the principles of fairness and relevancy” is one of the considerations that we shared in the blog post. While developing evaluation tools for TIP survivors, we’ve learned the importance of ensuring those tools are designed and implemented in a way that allows and encourages meaningful participation by the potential respondents. For example, when designing a tool, we give careful consideration to the languages that potential respondents speak and their potential range of literacy levels.
As we wrote in the blog post: “Research tools must be fit-for-purpose for both the end data users and the vulnerable populations providing the data.”
Check back next week for another #EvalTuesdayTip from our World Day Against Trafficking blog post.