Post on 04-Jan-2016
Why do we do Monitoring and Evaluation?
Is it simply to please our donors?
Donor-Grantee relationships
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating programmes for orphans and vulnerable
children at the community level
CINDI PMER workshop12-14 March, 2007
If you don’t know where you are going, how are you going to know when you get there?
-Yogi Berra
Who are we really trying to serve by conducting M & E?
Children are our key stakeholders, so our Monitoring and Evaluation should ultimately serve their needs.
Otherwise we are just paying lip service to please our donors.
KEY PRIMARY QUESTIONS THAT M&E ANSWERS
• Are we doing the right things to best serve the children in our communities?
• Are we doing them right? Are we being effective in what we do?
• Do we have the right focus to have the intended impact? Should we increase/decrease our target group?
Purposes of M&E
Learning and Program
Improvement
Learning and Program
Improvement
Reporting/Accountability
Reporting/Accountability
ShareData withPartners
ShareData withPartners
Putting LEARNING Into M & E
Learning is, or should be, the main reason why a project or organization monitors its work or does an evaluation.
Purpose of Learning:
To make changes where necessary To identify and build on strengths
where they exist To understand, and to make
conscious, assumptions To avoid stagnation
Monitoring & Evaluation Workshop:
Mwana Project Partners
Maputo, Mozambique 21-23 February
Monitoring & Evaluation Workshop:
Mwana Project Partners
Maputo, Mozambique 21-23 February
Workshop Goal
To encourage Mwana partners to incorporate monitoring and
evaluation into their planning processes.
Workshop Objectives:
Have an understanding of the importance of Monitoring and Evaluation as part of program planning.
Apply Monitoring and Evaluation to their program planning processes.
Understand the benefits of Monitoring and Evaluation to their programs and projects and view Monitoring and Evaluation as a key to overall success, rather than seeing it as a scary and daunting process.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Challenges
Mozambique is a poor country, with few resources, and developing infrastructure
Language Knowledge and experience is limited Communication is difficult
particularly with areas outside of Maputo
Overcoming the challenges
Used basic and easy to understand language (little or no M & E lingo)
Included a variety of stakeholders: activists, coordinators, administrative staff, upper-level management
Used hands-on, practical exercises and group work that incorporated actual programs and projects of the partners involved
Repetition of concepts and more difficult subject matter, using real life examples
Useful Resources
Olive Publications: On Program Planning for Development and Monitoring and Evaluation
CIVICUS Toolkits: On Planning, Action Planning, and Monitoring and Evaluation. At www.civicus.org