10 Assess the impacts of your efforts
Lessons Learnt
In order to find out what impact your efforts have had to plan for follow-action, assess the success of the day:
Compile a summary of events.
- Review successes and challenges with the planning committee to understand what was accomplished, what needs immediate follow-up and what lessons can be learned. Disseminate the summary widely among your planning committee partners and other groups. This information can be useful in planning for future events.
- Prepare a brief questionnaire. Some key questions to ask are:
- What elements contributed to your success? What were the main obstacles?
- How many people did you reach? What are the main follow-up actions?
Collect news paper clippings, TV spots, radio broadcast…
Organize a “Thank you” event for members of the committee. This is a way to build on the success of World Water Day, and to strengthen relations between the committee members. This can lay ground for the future collaboration.