The research aims to address the following objectives:
1) To assess the outcomes of the Life Skills Plus Program;
2) To ascertain what the basics of successful CICL programs are, determine the factors that contributed to their success, and explore their replicability in other jurisdictions; assess where programs may have been less successful and why, and how these setbacks were dealt with;
3) To estimate the modeling impact of the program on other entities, like other NGOs, faith-based organizations, local and national government, carrying out CICL programs;
4) To contribute evidence relevant to the continuing MACR debate;and
5) To provide recommendations on strategies for the appropriate training of service providers tasked to handle CICL programs.