Archive for the ‘Topic lists and items (M&E and...)’ Category

National Audit Office: Good Governance Review on DFID’s Monitoring and Evaluation Arrangements

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The following information has been sent out by email ---------------------------- "The role and remit of the NAO The NAO is tasked with examining the economy, effectiveness and efficiency with which government departments have used public money. Our review will examine DFID's monitoring and evaluation framework and whether it influences decision making and operational activities. In this ...

ODI Seminar: Exploring the Science of Complexity in Aid Policy and Practice

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Dear All, I am very pleased to be able to share with you all the agenda for the forthcoming Seminar at ODI on "Exploring the Science of Complexity in Aid Policy and Practice" (see below). [July 9th, ODI, London] The aim of this first Seminar is to bring together practitioners and ...

Event: Does UK development aid work?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE THE EVALUATION OF BRITISH AID - BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK… 17 July 2008 3.30pm to 6.00pm (Registration from 3.00 pm) Wellcome Trust< London Book now – places limited! Does British aid to poor countries work? Is the Department for International Development accountable for results? Is ...

Online training: M&E Fundamentals

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

M&E Fundamentals is a two-hour self-instructional Web course that covers the basics of program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the context of population, health and nutrition programs. It also defines common terms and discusses why M&E is essential for program management. This course is designed for individuals as a self-guided resource, ...

Conference: EVALUATING THE COMPLEX

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Conference in Oslo 29 – 30 May 2008 CONCEPT PAPER Evaluation to meet the problems of the early 21st century The role, purpose and practice of evaluation in multiple and dynamic social environments Norad’s Evaluation Department and Oslo University College is planning to ...

Workshop: Standards & Practices in Evaluating Development

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Organizer: Association pour la Promotion de l’Evaluation au Mali (APEM) – Bamako - Mali Mamadou Keita – President (mkeita@delta- c.org) Workshop Coordinator: Ahmed Ag Aboubacrine, DME Coordinator, CARE International in Sierra Leone, ahmed1996@yahoo. fr This event is part of the 5th Mali Symposium on Applied Sciences, to be held at ...

Basic Necessities Survey versus Schreiner’s Simple Poverty Scorecard

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

This page compares two simple methods of measuring poverty: The Basic Necessites Survey (BNS) Mark Schreiner's Simple Poverty Scorecard (SPS) The comparison was prompted by an email to the MandE NEWS email list by Atta Ullah in May 2008 asking for a comparison.

Systematic synthesis of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) project evaluation reports for evidence-based policy: a proof-of-concept study

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Pim Kuipers, Sheila Wirz and Sally Hartley Published: 6 March 2008 BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8:3 Full text via this page > 1472-698X-8-3.pdf Abstract Background: This paper presents the methodology and findings from a proof-of-concept study undertaken to explore the viability of conducting a systematic, largely qualitative synthesis of evaluation reports emanating from ...

Round Table on Impact Evaluation: meeting and online

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The two days gathering entittled Mapping the Measures of Success: An Expert Round Table on Impact Evaluation for Strengthening Governance of WASH Services has been officially opened. This gathering and online discussion will be held until Wednesday 14 of May -2008. IRC will send a hard copy of the Thematic ...

Advancing the Standards, Practice, and Use of Evaluation

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Evaluation News, Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 7 May 2008 MANILA, PHILIPPINES – On 21–24 April 2008, the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) met in Tunis. Its working groups discussed the standards, practice, and use of evaluation vis-vis the private sector, country strategies and programs, technical assistance, and the public sector. They ...