Training on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Course

Course Overview

About the course

‘Participation’ has become a critical concept in development. Donors, governments and NGO'S are insisting upon participatory approaches in assessing needs and in implementing programmes. With increased emphasis on the importance of participation in development, there is a growing recognition that monitoring and evaluation of development and other community-based initiatives should be participatory.

This course will broaden participants’ understanding of Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation as a support to program/project management at different levels and as a tool for strengthening participation, enhancing local capacity, and increasing local people’s confidence and control over development decisions and processes.

Target Participants

This course is designed for researchers, project staff, development practitioners, managers and decision makers who are responsible for project, program or organization-level M&E and who want to implement participatory approaches to their projects.

What you will learn

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Understand Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation process
• Develop PM&E results levels.
• Define indicators for participatory monitoring and evaluation
• Develop logical framework approach in PM&E
• Carryout Participatory M&E planning
• Understand data collection for PM&E
• Develop tools and techniques for rural appraisal in Participatory M&E
• Carryout data analysis in PM&E
• Implement participatory impact assessment

Course Duration

• 5 days

Course Outline

Introduction to Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (PM&E) 

• Definition of participatory monitoring & evaluation
• Purpose and benefits of participatory monitoring & evaluation
• Principles of participatory monitoring & evaluation
• The relevance of participatory monitoring and evaluation
• Challenges in using participatory approaches

PM&E process

• Planning the PM&E process and determining objectives and indicators
• Data collection methods and tools
• Data analyzing

Developing PM&E results levels

• M&E results chain
• Components of results chain
• Linking the result levels

Indicators for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

• What are indicators
• Types of indicators
• Characteristics of good indicators
• Participatory process of indicator definition

Logical framework approach in PM&E

• LFA – analysis and planning phase
• Design of Logframe
• Risk rating in Logframe
• Horizontal and vertical logic in Logframe
• Using Logframe to create schedules: activity and budget schedules

Participatory M&E planning

• Components of PM&E plan
• Developing PM&E plans
• Implementing PM&E plans

Participatory project design

• Generating objectives for project planning
• Developing an action plan for implementation
• Group dynamics of participatory decision making

Data collection for PM&E

• Participatory information gathering tools and methods
• Quantitative and qualitative data
• Triangulating data collection sources and methods
• Preparing data collection methods/tools

Tools and techniques for PM&E

• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools
• Beneficiary assessment
• Visual self-evaluation tools
• Testimonials
• Photographing the evidence
• Community records and indicators

Participatory Action Research

• Tools for PAR
• Importance of PAR
• Steps in carrying out PAR

Data analysis in PM&E

• Introduction to data analysis in PM&E
• Using SPSS/STATA in quantitative data management and analysis for PM&E
• Descriptive and inferential analysis
• Participatory dissemination of the findings

Participatory Evaluation

• Evaluation questions
• Evaluation design
• Participatory data collection
• Evaluation data analysis
• Evaluation findings dissemination and action planning

Participatory Impact Assessment

• What is Participatory Impact Assessment (PIA)
• Process of PIA
• Community defined indicators in PIA
• Participatory tools and methods in PIA
• Project attribution

Reporting in PM&E

• Reporting on progress toward outcomes to stakeholders and participatory dissemination.
• Communication activities to partners and stakeholders
• Lessons learned
• Key activities and results that need planning
• Using the information for the action-learning process and reporting

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Steady Development Centre certificate certified.

 Training Venue

The training will be held at Steady Development Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments and lunch.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

Accommodation and Airport Pickup

Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the training officer.

• Email: training@steadydevelopmentcentre.com
• Mobile: +254 718108851

Tailor- Made

This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our Steady Development Centre or at a convenient location.

Payment

 The course fee payment should be transferred to Steady Development Centre account through bank, 3 working days before commencements of the training so as to enable us to prepare better .

For further inquiries, please contact us on:

• Tel: +254 718108851
• Email: training@steadydevelopmentcentre.com

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