Jennifer Bisgard

Khulisa Management Services

Monitoring & Evaluation?

The process of routinely collecting, analysing and using data on the inputs, activities, outputs and short-term outcomes of a programme and stakeholders.

Best when compared to targets or expectations

The process of assessing proof of concept or measuring achievement of programme objectives, and whether the intended changes (outcome and impact) have occurred.

what you don’t measure can’t be managed

Why do M&E?

the number

move beyond the number

managers and directors want

data driven decisions

stakeholders want to collaborate with

effective programmes

programmes want to communicate

their success, reach and impact

programmes want to demonstrate

their accountability

donors want to know that their

funding produced results

new funders and stakeholders

want to know what works

everyone wants to learn

Role of M&E in the Programme Life Cycle

A Theory of Change depicts how a program’s inputs and activities are understood to produce outputs, a series of outcomes (short and medium term) and ultimately long-term impacts.

If. . . (inputs)

Then. . .(outputs)

Thus. . .(outcomes)

So what? (impact)

then

If the programme Improves teaching and learning with

quality reading instruction

Provides teaching and learning materials

Increases parental and community support for student reading

Improves policy environment to

support early grade learning

Reading skills of primary school students will improve

thus student academic

performance increased drop-out and repetition

rates are reduced

Poverty reduction and economic growth

so what

Graphical representation of the theory of change.

crèche Shop & Market

COMPOST

INPUTS ACTIVITIES SHORT TERM OUTCOMES

MID TERM OUTCOMES

LONG TERM IMPACT

Staff

Training Materials

Permaculture Resources

Training

Food Gardening

Mentoring

Partnership Development

Consulting & Training

Services

Attitudes & Motivation

Knowledge & Skills

Productive Gardens

Professional Services

Behaviour Changes

Health Benefits

Economic Benefits

Income Generation

Household/Community

Food Security

Healthy Communities

Sustainable Livelihoods

Sustainable Ecological

Systems

Financially Sustainable

Programme

Methodology

hundreds of methodologies

based on context

within time and budget constraints

potential evaluation use

ensuring quality

Where are the Evaluators?

Khulisa Management Services

Resources

Tools

Questions?

Khulisa Management Services 26 7th Avenue

Parktown North 2193

jbisgard@khulisa.com