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Asha Foundation, an NPO listed on the Social Stock Exchange, reports in its annual impact report that its literacy programme reached 12,000 children. A reviewer notes it has stated only the number of children covered and nothing on the change in learning outcomes. In impact assessment terms, which description fits the figure reported?

The figure is an output measure, because it counts how many children the programme reached rather than the change in their learning. Outcome and impact measures capture the resulting change in learning levels, which the report has not stated.

  1. AAn outcome measure, because it shows long-term change in learning levels
  2. BAn output measure, because it counts the activity delivered rather than the change producedCorrect
  3. CA social audit finding, because it has been verified by the beneficiaries
  4. DAn impact measure, because it quantifies the final change in society

Explanation

Children reached is a count of the activity delivered, so it is an output. Outcomes and impact concern the change that results, such as improved reading levels. The figure is not a social audit finding on its own, since no verification is mentioned. Calling it an outcome or impact confuses coverage with change.

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