Sources: • Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Guide. Rossow, Reana. 2017. • Evaluation: a systematic approach / by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W.Lipsey, Howard E. Freeman.— 7th ed. Sage Publishing, 2021. • Developing Monitoring ann Evaluation Frameworks. Anne Markiewicz, Ian Patrick. Sage Publishing 2016 Sources: • Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Guide. Rossow, Reana. 2017. • Evaluation: a systematic approach / by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W.Lipsey, Howard E. Freeman.— 7th ed. Sage Publishing, 2021. • Developing Monitoring ann Evaluation Frameworks. Anne Markiewicz, Ian Patrick. Sage Publishing 2016 site. •. i J it I c INTRODUCTION TO THE NMONITORING AND Three centure ago, as Cronbach and colleagues (1980) point out, Thomas Hobbes and his contemporaries tried to calculate numerical measures to assess social conditions and identify the causes of morality, morbidity and social desorganization. Even social experiments, the most technically challenging form of contemporary evaluation research, are hardly a recent invention. IN HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIALLY IMPORTANT PROJECTS WE NEED TO DISTINGUISH WORTHWHILE SOCIAL PROGRAMMES FROM INEFFECTIVE ONE • What are the nature and scope of the problem? Where is it located, whom does it affect, how many are affected, and how does the problem affect them? • What is it about the problem or its effects that justifies new, expanded, or modified social programs? • What feasible interventions are likely to significantly ameliorate the problem? • What are the appropriate target populations for intervention? • Is a particular intervention reaching its target population? • Is the intervention being implemented well? Are the intended services being provided? • Is the intervention effective in attaining the desired goals or benefits? • Is the program cost reasonable in relation to its effectiveness and benefits? Why Evaluate? Please, open the IS, interactive syllabus of the course, week 2 Devide into 3 groups. Each group reads Practices exercise Week2 G1 - Box 1.1 G2-Box1.2 G3-Box1.3 Please, discuss in group the purpose of the evaluation in the case you've read. Tell it to the class. Definition of Evaluation Evaluation refers to a periodic, in-depth assessment of a project's outcomes and impacts. It helps determine if goals have been met and informs future interventions based on collected data. After six months, an evaluation is conducted to determine whether the intervention has helped improve food security in the region. Assessing the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact of a project. Conducted at regular intervals, often at the middle or end of the project. Definition of Monitoring Monitoring is a continuous assessment of a project's implementation. It ensures that activities proceed as planned, allowing for timely adjustments and effective resource allocation in humanitarian project During a disaster response, a monitoring team collects data on the distribution of food and medicine. They assess whether resources are reaching the affected areas as planned. Tracking progress, ensuring accountability, and informing day-to-day management. Ongoing, real-time activities. Focuses on inputs, outputs and activities. Focuses on outputs and impact. w MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework is both a planning process and a written product designed to provide guidance to the conduct of monitoring and evaluation functions over the life span of a program or other initiative. PlAU R>* PATA. AWALVSK Pi-AM FC* PATA CDUeCTiON MoNlTOffthAs PLAN z, EvAUUATfoM PLAN The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework defines the parameters of routine monitoring and periodic evaluation that will take place over the life of a program or initiative. Typically, these parameters include a focus on evaluation domains, particularly those of appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability. In some contexts, additional or alternative domains maybe used as functions of mse Framework: the fOCUS for investigations through monitoring and evaluation, Results. Providing a guide to tracking progress in program implementation SUCh as gender and Other croSSCUtting issues. a9ainst Program plans, performance indicators and targets, and a basis for correcting the relationship between program inputs, activities, and outputs where needed Accountability. Accounting and reporting on the use of resources allocated and results achieved to a range of stakeholders such as government, funders, organizational governance and management personnel, members of the public, and program beneficiaries Learning. Generating and disseminating knowledge about good practice, learning from experience as to what works and what does not, and why a program was successful or not, in its particular context Program Improvement. Improving the design and performance of a program during its implementation and making overall judgments as to the quality, value, effectiveness, and importance of a program Decision Making. Using the results generated by monitoring and evaluation to inform decisions such as on program design, resource allocation, program direction, and program continuation The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework shows how data are collected, aggregated, and analyzed on a regular basis in orderto answer the agreed evaluation questions. The data generated by the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework should also support formative and summative evaluation processes. A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework represents an overarching plan for undertaking monitoring and evaluation functions for the life of a program and includes a step-by-step guide to its operationalization and application over time. Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks are ideally developed concurrently with, and inform, a program plan or design. Alternatively, an outline of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework may be developed during the design stage and elaborated on at an early stage during program implementation. Key Elements of an M&E Framework Lookattha IS, Week 2. IOM Framework template An effective M&E framework comprises clear project goals, measurable indicators, defined data collection methods, reliable data sources, and assigned responsibilities. These elements work together to ensure that projects achieve desired outcomes efficiently. 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