Transformando mi futuro (TMF) - Colombia


Documents
Program name:
Transformando Mi Futuro (Transforming My Future) – TMF
Country:
Colombia
States:
Atlántico, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca y Meta
Start date:
June, 2016
Fecha finalización:
Febrero 2017
Duration:
9 months
Pilot?:
No, 2016 implementation is the third cohort
Scale up contemplated?
No, it is not
Component of a larger program?
TMF is part of the Programa de Acompañamiento a la Inversión Adecuada de los Recursos (Program of accompaniment to the Adequate Investment of the resources- PAIAR) of the UARIV
Participating households:
800 households
3185 participants between the three cohorts.
Main Messages
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It is found that, depending on the employment situation of the participants before and after the implementation of the program, the exercise finds different results after its implementation.
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For those who were working at the endline survey, the results suggest that the technical trainings helped them to start or strengthen their activities.
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For those who were not working before the implementation of the program, the results show an increase in the perception of well-being, regardless of whether or not the beneficiaries were working after the intervention.
Program Objectives
Increase the social, human and financial productive assets, which seek to offer the accompaniment of victims who have received or will receive their reparation through financial planning, strengthening their productive capacities or using the resources for improving their life projects.
Targeting criteria

Base on area of residence (urban, rural, mixed)?
Mixed
Based on gender?
No
Based on poverty line?
No
Based on another vulnerability?
Identified as victim of the internal armed conflict
Entities
Assessments
Evaluation No. 1
Implementing Institution: Uniandes – CEDE
Type: Process Evaluation
Objective: Evaluate the operation of the project TMF, in the four departments where is implemented, based on a systematic analysis of its operation. Thereby, identify how their processes and activities lead to the achievement of products as defined in the design, and to detect bottlenecks and best practices in processes and activities implementation.
Tools:
- Review of supporting documentation (technical and financial proposal of TMF (2016), DANE’s statistical data of the population, the Registro Único de Víctimas, Association Agreement No. 1291)
- Interviews with national level institutions (UARIV, FK)
- Interviews with field team(regional coordinators and local officers)
- Survey to field team(regional coordinators and local officers)
- Interviews with participants (life stories and triads)
Evaluation No. 2
Implementing Institution: Uniandes – CEDE
Type: Results evaluation
Objective:Identify changes in the program participants’ welfare, through socio-economic, attitudinal, financial and social variables, that could be attributed to the program.
Tools:
- 2-periods longitudinal survey to participants
Implementing institution
The Centro de Estudios sobre Desarrollo Económico (CEDE) is one of the first and main research and consultancy centers on economic and social in Colombia. It is renowned for the quality and innovation of its research, for having a highly qualified professional and teaching team and for its impact on public policy issues in Colombia and the region.
Work Team
![]() Jorge Maldonado Principal Researcher |
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![]() Rocío Moreno Researcher – Life Stories |
![]() Sandra Mendoza Researcher – EP |
![]() Arturo Rodríguez Researcher – Focus group – Life Stories |
![]() Mathilde Stoehr Researcher – Focus group |
![]() Camila Suárez Professional in Psychology |
![]() Natalia Garzón Research assistant |
![]() Laura Gutiérrez Research assistant |
![]() Vanesa Martínez Research assistant |
![]() Viviana León-Jurado Researcher and |