SQUEAC Supervision Guidelines

With insufficient expertise or time dedicated to its preparation, a Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) of Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programs can turn into an overwhelming experience for all involved within and outside the organisation. In order to avoid common setbacks, the Coverage Monitoring Network (CMN) has prepared a series of guidelines, the SQUEAC Assessment Companion, which aims to advise different participants how to navigate, prepare, conduct and follow-up SQUEAC assessments. While the SQUEAC Assessment Companion is dedicated to programme managers, performing the role of a SQUEAC investigation team leader, the SQUEAC Supervision Guidelines are designed for Nutrition Advisors or Coordinators at HQ and country levels who intend to support SQUEAC investigation team leaders in their endeavours (directly or remotely) and to assure the quality of related processes and outcomes.
Given the prerequisites of a supervisor’s role, which would inherently include an in-depth training on the SQUEAC methodology, the SQUEAC Supervision Guidelines do not provide details about why and how different steps of a SQUEAC investigation are undertaken. If necessary, this information is available in the SQUEAC & SLEAC Technical Reference and in the Training Centre on the Coverage Monitoring website (http://www.coverage-monitoring.org/training-centre/).
Instead, the SQUEAC Supervision Guidelines unfold a timeline of different stages of a SQUEAC investigation and their key elements, which need to be completed, reviewed and confirmed before moving onward. In this respect, SQUEAC Supervision Guidelines aspire to play a role in the quality assurance and methodology adherence of a SQUEAC investigation.