Synodical Board of Social Services (SBSS) is the development and justice wing of the Church of North India (CNI). This is the Church's expression of love of Christ towards the poor and marginalised. It is a Collective Form of Cooperation (CFC) with the vast outreach of over 20 Diocesan Board of Social Services (DBSS) as implementing partners, accompanied by four Resource Centres for Social Actions (RCSA) located at Agra, Kolkata, Pune and Ranchi.

Click Here Evaluation Report - 2008

After 25 years of celebration, CNI SBSS underwent external review and evaluation (PDF 1 | PDF 2)of its programmes. Subsequently after completion of Organizational Development process, a planned and purposeful Perspective Phase - Resistance and Hope (2004 -2015) and Strategic Action Plan - Let Justice Roll (2005-08) were launched. This phase acknowledges realization of Economical, Cultural, Political and Social rights is a step towards ensuring transformational justice.

For organization like CNI-SBSS, working towards ensuring justice for the marginalized communities by realizing their socio-economic and political rights, it is important to develop in-built mechanisms which would sense and receive changes and needs in its environment; plan its strategy; develop and monitor its systems and process accordingly. In order to bring objectivity to the process external experts involved in the issues of development, justice and movement backgrounds are invited to learn from their views and perspective. The process of evaluation adhered to the approach of CNI-SBSS (process oriented, rooted in values and rights based) is inclusive and participatory and involves all key stake holders. The process of evaluation is also seen as a capacity building process for the entire SBSS family members involved with this task. This is also a step towards effective planning for the next stage of programme and activities.

The proposed evaluation process is a review of the output of the planned purpose. This would help to understand the outcome of the present program phase. The process would help SBSS to determine where they are now in terms of their destination of 10-year perspective phase.

Accordingly, with regard to SBSS' evaluation, the series of meetings (1| 2 | 3 |4) was held and the gradually the team of evaluators was finalised. The concept note and the terms of reference were shared with them and mutually an itinerary was chalked out for the visits. Information was shared at diocese level by sending letters to the bishops.

Studying SBSS' documents, the team prepared the questionnaires for the partners (1 | 2 | 3) and began their diocesan visits in January 2008 starting with Marathwada and followed by Barrackpore, Agra and.

The team submitted the final compiled report which could be downloaded from the following link.