OBJECTIVE OF 
THE GENESIS ACTIVITY 
EVALUATION LEARNING QUESTIONS 
GENESIS PERFORMANCE 
EVALUATION KEY FINDINGS 
Activity Period 
of Performance 
The GENESIS Activity supports OCs, which 
are strategically located in physical spaces 
within high-violence communities. They 
aim to prevent youth violence through 
various activities, including skills 
development, building a life plan, 
and participation in helping develop 
the community to which they belong. 
Implementing 
Partner 
Evaluation 
Increase protective factors against 
violence for at-risk youth and former 
gang members. 
1. To what extent are the OCs financially, organizationally, and programmatically sustainable? 
2. To what extent has GENESIS strengthened protective factors at the individual 
and community level against violence and likelihood of joining gangs? 
3. What has been achieved by GENESIS’S income-generating opportunities? 
16,000 new youth 
from high-crime neighborhoods 
benefit from OC programming/year 
76,000 - 100,000 
recurrent beneficiaries/year 
66 Outreach Centers (OC) 
in high-violence neighborhoods 
across five municipalities 
1 of 4 
2015 - 2020 
National Foundation 
for the Development 
of Honduras 
(FUNADEH) 
June 2019 – 
February 2020 
“Generating Entrepreneurs 
and Sustainable Synergies”
BACKGROUND 
KEY FINDING #1: 
OC CAPACITY SCORE BY AREA
San Pedro Sula 
Distrito Central 
La Ceiba 
Choloma 
Tela 
Organizational Programmatic Methodological 
CAPACITY SCORE 
Volunteers Financial Admin. 
Financial 
Sustainability 
90% + 80% + 70% + 60% + 50% + Below 50% 
With GENESIS’S support, OCs in all five municipalities 
achieved an average score of 75% or higher in terms of organizational, 
programmatic, methodological, volunteer, and financial administrative capacity.* 
The exceptions included organizational capacity in San Pedro Sula (62%) 
and La Ceiba (73%), and volunteer capacity in Tela (58%). 
IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR OC SUSTAINABILITY 
Frequency Mentioned 
OC micro-business income 
Private and public sector support in terms of financial support, materials & services 
Capacities and commitments of the OC: partners, coordinators, 
youth volunteers and support committees 
Community support: volunteers and donations 
Programming that addresses the needs of the community 
Youth participation in the leadership of OC 
Managing outside projects/initiatives 
Source: 19 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Number of comments per topic shown. 
Highest 
Medium 
High 
Low 
1
1
9
20
20
17 
14
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PARTNERS’ ABILITY TO PAY THE OC COORDINATOR
AFTER GENESIS ENDS (%)** 
will continue paying 
does not know if they 
will be able to pay 
will not be able to pay 
48% 
26% 
LESSONS LEARNED 
Support from private and public sectors and the community, together with 
micro-business income and a strong, organizational capacity are key factors 
for sustainability. 
To ensure long-term sustainability, OCs must respond to changing needs 
in the community by providing programming in areas of interest to youth. 
FUNADEH has put in place a process to share best practices which will help 
sustain capacity over time.
26% 
** the OC coordinator 
position is key to 
implementing OC 
programs and activities 
Source: Employed Youth: Survey responses from 53 employment beneficiaries, small enterprise: Survey responses 
from 97 entrepreneurs/small enterprises
*The capacity assessment of the OCs used a standard organizational capacity score metric known as the 5-Star Tool, which examines
OCs’s organizational structure and governance, micro-business, programmatic activities, adherence to methodologies, administration,
and finances. This Tool was revised for the GENESIS evaluation to include organizational sustainability factors.
OC YOUTH BEHAVIOR CHANGES PRE/POST-GENESIS 
HOW GENESIS CONTRIBUTES TO 
INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS 
AGAINST VIOLENCE 
Sources: Resilience and gang involvement: survey of 1,289 youth in 45 Outreach Centers 
Self-knowledge and Communication Skills: survey of 202 youth from surveys of 
employability, enterprise, and educational beneficiaries. Questions used to derive the 
index measurements were taken from the Violence-Involved Persons Risk Assessment 
tool (VIPRA). Although there was a 75% reduction in participants stating gang 
involvement, the original number was relatively low at 7% (targeted population is from 
primary risk areas).
KEY FINDING #2: GENESIS increased the personal resilience of OC 
youth, reduced their involvement in gangs, and increased their self-knowledge 
and communication skills. 
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+9% +14% +21%
-75% 
Pre-GENESIS 
Post-GENESIS 
77% 84% 7% 4% 66% 75% 63% 76%
Resilience Gang Involvement Self-knowledge Communication skills 
Motivates youth to 
participate in OC programs 
and community 
Provides income 
generating opportunities 
that contribute to 
individual and 
family level protection
Increases youth self-worth 
and will to improve 
quality of life 
Increases learning 
opportunities for soft 
and vocational skills 
Provides safe spaces for 
recreation and learning 
Strengthens social bonds 
Advances digital inclusion by 
providing free internet service 
to vulnerable populations 
and establishing of 
Microsoft Imagine and 
Cisco Networking Academies 
1 5
2 6 
3 7
4 8
Helps youth manage 
their emotional 
responses to stress 
EDUCATION in OCs 
EDUCATEH 
The Technology Assisted Community 
Education of Honduras (EDUCATEH) program 
is an innovative education initiative that uses 
technology to provide access to education. The 
program targets those who have been left out 
of the public education system due to lack of 
enrollment space, poverty, or issues of gang 
territorial control. The program operates within 
OCs and is a key component of GENESIS’S skills 
development programming. 
LESSONS LEARNED 
GENESIS’S support to education serves as an 
important protective factor against violence by 
helping youth stay in school and participate in 
other OC and community activities, rather than 
joining a gang. In FGDs, youth from Tegucigalpa, 
La Ceiba, SPS, and Cofradia said they would 
have been spending time on the streets if not 
for the OC programs. Education program 
beneficiaries increased participation in OCs from 
41% to 100% and volunteerism from 
38% to 55%. 
KEY FINDING #3: GENESIS income generating (IG) activities 
helped 828 youth find employment and supported the creation of 534 
small business or self-employment ventures.*
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AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS ENTERPRISE EARNINGS ARE 
(IN MOST CASES) ENOUGH TO 
COVER BASIC FOOD EXPENSES 
GENESIS CREATES JOBS THROUGH SMALL ENTERPRISES 
21% 24% sufficient 
covers a little more 
than basic food expenses 
56% insufficient 
26% of enterprises have permanent employees. A large majority 
(76%) of those enterprises have only one or two employees (20%). 
IG private partners have confidence that GENESIS youth have certain levels of education 
or technical skill-sets as well as the social-emotional skills necessary for the workplace. 
GENESIS and the OCs serve as filters to screen youth, determine their readiness 
for the workplace, and prepare them for and match them with employment 
opportunities. This mitigates employers’ concerns and encourages employers 
to offer youth employment. 
GENESIS’S IG interventions help reduce 
employer discrimination against youth 
who live in high-violence areas.
The IG interventions provide youth 
with the opportunity to gain 
employment experience and 
complete the basic education levels 
required by prospective employers. 
 * All numbers updated as of data collection completion in September 2019 
Only half of enterprises have enough to 
reinvest and grow their business. 
Source: Employed Youth: Survey responses from 53 employment 
beneficiaries, Small Enterprise: Survey responses from 
97 entrepreneurs/small enterprises 
300 $256 
$189 200 
$75 
100 
0 
Employed Small Enterprise 
youth Income Sales