Impact & Evaluation
Evidence, built honestlyfrom day one.
Ngawilyi is an emerging organisation — we won't manufacture evidence we don't have. Instead, here is how impact can be evaluated, and what we intend to measure when pilots begin.
How impact can be evaluated
Measures that reflect real lives, not just spreadsheets.
Engagement & attendance
How consistently children and families choose to stay connected.
Participant-defined goals
Progress against goals set by young people and families themselves.
Education engagement
School participation, re-engagement and reduced suspension impacts.
Placement continuity
Stability of placements and reduced breakdown pressure.
Family contact experiences
How children and families experience contact, reconnection and reunification.
Cultural connection
Strength of connection to culture, community, Country and identity.
Community participation
Involvement in community programs, yarning circles and movement.
Service engagement
Whether one relationship reduces fragmentation across services.
Feedback loops
Participant, carer and family feedback shaping the model.
Qualitative narrative outcomes
Stories of change and participant-created knowledge.
Evaluation shaped with community — never done to community.
What's coming
Published as it happens.
Pilot Data
Once pilot programs are delivered with partners, data will be published here — honestly, including what didn't work.
Evaluation Partnership
We are seeking a research and evaluation partner to co-design how impact is measured from day one.
Express InterestCommunity Consultation Findings
What community tells us through consultation will be published back to community.
Annual Impact Snapshot
A yearly, plain-English snapshot of what Ngawilyi is learning and changing.
Help us prove what an Aunty beside a child can change.
We are seeking evaluation partners and pilot funders to build the evidence base properly — intended outcomes are clearly labelled, never claimed early.