If written words or numbers are not appropriate then symbols and scoring units e. It is attracting interest from many quarters since it offers new ways of assessing and learning from change that are more inclusive, and more in tune with the views and aspirations of those most directly affected. One level focuses on the outputs, which are the specific products and services that emerge from processing inputs through programme, project and other activities such as through ad hoc soft. A stepbystep guide for people who want to make hiv and aids services and activities more effective in their communities september 2006 principal authors. Tools and methods for project monitoring and evaluation will be introduced. Monitor the results of projects and alert of problems. Another model diagram 1, far right is the opposite of the first. This method can also be used alongside other visualrecording tools such as mapping, timelines, venn diagrams, etc. Participatory methods toolkit a practitioners manual. However, smart indicators and quantitative approaches also have a role, depending on the indicators and their purposes as designed through participatory processes. This minicourse covers the basics of program monitoring and evaluation in the context of population, health, and nutrition programs.
Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community and. Policy monitoring is a process by which stakeholders follow and assess policies to ensure they are developed, endorsed, enacted, and implemented as intended. Monitoring and evaluation is not an addon at the end start early and build monitoring and evaluation into the project from the beginning 3. An introduction to monitoring and evaluation 25 participatory. Participative impact monitoring pim is a processoriented, projectsteering procedure that is carried out by the people themselves who are involved in the project. Pim deals primarily with sociocultural impacts and learning processes. Monitoring and evaluation should use multiple methods of data gathering to answer the same question. Participatory monitoring and evaluation in practice. Why participatory community monitoring and evaluation. A step by step guide to monitoring and evaluation transition network.
Traditional evaluation is often seen as something that is done to people patton, 1990. Guideline on monitoring and evaluation methods for local capacity in river. It can identify what works, what does not, and the reasons why. This approach is more appropriate for the participatory monitoring and evaluation of cfsc programs, which is likely to draw heavily on qualitative and descriptive measures. Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation of multi. The main purpose of participatory monitoring is that it provides information during the life of the project, so that adjustments andor modifications can be made if necessary. The design and process of the training workshop on monitoring and evaluation for alternative development ad projects. Participatory monitoring also known as collaborative monitoring, communitybased monitoring, locally based monitoring, or volunteer monitoring is the regular collection of measurements or other kinds of data, usually of natural resources and biodiversity, undertaken by local residents of the monitored area, who rely on local natural resources and thus have more local knowledge of those. Systematically monitoring and evaluating projects against indicators and targets that are set in the design and planning phases enable managers to increase the.
Government productivitydeveloping countries evaluation. Monitoring and evaluation take place at two distinct but closely connected levels. Meera kaul shah consultant on participatory methods xoli m. Participatory monitoring, evaluation, reflection and. It should not be an add on that happens at the end, but should be woven throughout the project. Monitoring is a periodically recurring task already beginning in the planning stage of a project or programme. Participatory community monitoring for water, sanitation. Reviewing an inclusive approach in the south africas government wide monitoring and evaluation september 2012 doi.
This involvement can occur at any stage of the evaluation process, from the evaluation design to the data collection and analysis and the reporting of the study. What is participatory evaluation, and how is it conducted. This guide is intended for people managing projectsprogrammes in national red. I would like to thank in particular the many villagers in the project villages who took part in the exercises described in these pages, and contributed their views and ideas. Getting the community and program staff involved in assessing and improving programs is designed to help key staff and community volunteers assess and improve their eff orts to abate hivaids. Think about the number of focus groups you might want to run. Participatory livelihoods monitoring 1 executive summary in development cooperation the challenge of monitoring and evaluation of outcomes and impacts of project interventions gains more and more importance as the shortcomings of observing the outputlevel become obvious. Marina apgar marina uses evaluation research to fuel collaborative learning about social change, with an emphasis on participatory approaches she accompanies development and humanitarian organisations as they build, test and improve complexity aware monitoring and evaluation systems.
Ten steps to a resultsbased monitoring and evaluation system. Basic principles of monitoring and evaluation monitoring and evaluation usually include information on the cost of the programme being monitored or evaluated. Individual practice tracking sheet and group maturity sheet the ppt is comprised of two forms. This allows judging the benefits of a programme against its costs and identifying which intervention has the highest rate of return.
It evolved as a method to complement the traditional application of planning, monitoring and evaluation. Participatory monitoring and evaluation is therefore not simply a new set of techniques for employing at a different stage of the project cycle. What actually is monitoring and evaluation, and how can systematic monitoring improve development work. Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community and faithbased programs. Evaluation assessing data and information to establish a judgement on the success. This publication, the handbook on monitoring and evaluating for results, a d d r e s s e s the monitoring and evaluation of development results. Guideline on monitoring and evaluation methods for alpine space. How participatory evaluation works, its goals, the roles people may play in the process, what to expect. The breadth of monitoring or evaluation varies and can be encompass an entire project program or only a part or parts of a project program. Developing a monitoring and evaluation plan learning objectives. Tropenbos international and ecoagriculture partners, wageningen and washington dc, working paper.
Participatory evaluation can help improve program performance by 1 involving key stakeholders in evaluation design and decision making, 2 acknowledging and addressing asymmetrical levels of power and voice among stakeholders, 3 using multiple and varied methods, 4 having an action component so that evaluation findings. Participatory monitoring and evaluation for learning. Participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches that influence decisionmaking. A guide to participatory monitoring of behavior change. Pdf participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches. Monitoring ongoing gathering and analysis of informationdata usually against targets and milestones document results, processes and experiences and track progress as a basis for steering decisions and identifying issues early on to take corrective action. The first is an individual practice tracking sheet, which captures the adoption of a series of good agricultural and management practices by individual group members. Participatory monitoring and evaluation acknowledgements participatory monitoring and evaluation, by its very nature, calls for the involvement of many people. This guidance uses the term results monitoring to cover results at all levels. Several studies have though established that in order for monitoring and evaluation to be effective it should be inclusive. This in turn increases the validity of the result, or the likelihood that the data collection has captured a real result. Evaluation monitoring and evaluation should be built into the project at the planning stage. In a readerfriendly way, the manual offers orientation and guidelines to monitoring throughout the various project phases, from planning to implementation. Z monitoring is the builtin mechanism to check that things are.
A manual on monitoring and evaluation for alternative. A participatory approach can be taken with any impact. Monitoring and evaluation manual dansk handicap forbund. Participatory monitoring and evaluation linkedin slideshare. Monitoring documents results, processes and experiences and uses this information as a basis to guide decisionmaking and learning processes. Highquality monitoring of information encourages timely decisionmaking, ensures project accountability, and provides a robust foundation for evaluation and learning.
Monitoring and evaluation rainier almazan this article emphasizes monitoring and evaluation of projectsbut lessons can easily be applied to monitoring using land watch asia land reform monitoring indicators on land tenure and access to land. These tips include sections on purpose of monitoring and evaluation, strategic questions, and a stepbystep tips on designing monitoring and evaluation for your project. It is a bottomup approach to evaluation that is guided either partially or fully by interested program participants, staff, board members, and community members. Policy monitoring involves 1 appraising the policy environment, 2 gauging the level and quality of stakeholder engagement, 3 documenting the progress of. It is through the continuous monitoring of project performance that you have an opportunity to learn about what is working well and what challenges are arising. Introduction to monitoring and evaluation using the logical. Participatory monitoring and evaluation system assessment tool. As a pdf format, you can print this out, or type into it. Monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects itcilo. This allows for triangulation of data, or comparison of results from multiple sources. Pdf participatory needs assessment sonia bj academia.
Monitoring and evaluation can sometimes seem like an unaffordable luxury, an administrative burden, or an unwelcome instrument of external oversight. Participatory evaluation is an approach that involves the stakeholders of a programme or policy in the evaluation process. Covers of three monitoring and evaluation tools used for international influenza programs. Negotiate between stakeholders to decide what to monitor and evaluate 4. Guidelines for programme design, monitoring and evaluation table of contents key terms 1. Page 4 of 32 participatory monitoring and evaluation how to guide for focus group discussions can be adapted for age groups 5 upwards preparation. Participatory monitoring and evaluation system assessment.
Monitoring evaluation timing monitoring is a continuing evaluation assesses the function that takes place entire project cycle. Sphere for monitoring and evaluation layout draft 6 reliefweb. Pdf participatory training in monitoring and evaluation for. Monitoring and evaluation can be applied to an activity, set of activities, project, program, strategy, policy, or organization. Participatory community monitoring and evaluation are extremely important for learning about the achievementdeviation from original concerns and problems faced by local development projectsprogrammes being implemented, so that. E as a strategy to conduct the self assessment of a health program implemented by the center for asian mission for the poor in towerville phase 6 relocation site. Socioeconomic methodologies for natural resources research. Monitoring and evaluation monitoring and evaluation by janet shapiro email. Participatory monitoring and evaluation pme is an integral part for the success of any government community development initiative as it helps foster a sense of ownership and at the same time promotes meaningful development at grassroot level. Take the example of a bus trip from one community to the other. Following discussion, listening skills, handling disagreement or conflict, contributing and responding appropriately, general ground rules and etiquette, etc.
They are critical tools for forwardlooking strategic positioning, organisational learning and for sound management. Participatory monitoring also known as collaborative monitoring, communitybased monitoring, locally based monitoring, or volunteer monitoring is the regular collection of measurements or other kinds of data, usually of natural resources and biodiversity, undertaken by local residents of the monitored area, who rely on local natural resources and thus have more local knowledge. A guide to participatory monitoring of behavior change communication for hivaids. In this article we propose a participatory method to aid planning, monitoring, and evaluation of such platforms, and we report on experiences from piloting the method in ghana and indonesia.
Handbook on planning monitoring and evaluating for development. Collecting, analyzing, and using monitoring data 3. Lessons from a maternal and newborn study in eastern uganda. It is intended to support country offices in aligning their monitoring and evaluation systems with rbm methodologyspecifically in tracking and measuring the performance of undp. Guidelines for programme design, monitoring and evaluation. It is they who decide whether a programme makes progress, delivers and is. Monitoring and evaluation and data analysis group presentation, report write up and communicating results figure 1. Performance standardsdeveloping countries evaluation. Rather, it is the outcome of a whole new environment within which development thinking and planning is taking place, in which many. Training module on participatory community monitoring and evaluation. Participatory training in monitoring and evaluation for maternal and newborn health programmes article pdf available in global journal of health science 72. Development cooperation as part of foreign policy 1. Monitoring and evaluation seap region workshop on measuring impact effectiveness with a child rights programming perspective part 1 background and goals of the workshop background this document reflects the content of the third workshop on monitoring and evaluation in child rights programming organized by save the children sweden, in the asia. Indicators should be objective, verifiable and clearly understood by all stakeholders 5.
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