The 3rd Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Week Conference 2024 – Zanzibar, Tanzania
On 17th to 20th September 2024 Twende Mbele attended the 3rd Tanzania MEL Week 2024. The theme of the conference was “Transforming Service Delivery with Technology-Driven Monitoring and Evaluation: Building a Culture of Evidence-Based Decision Making”
The conference was set to be a pivotal event that further advanced the practice and culture of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) within the Tanzania and across Africa. Building on the success and momentum of previous conferences, this event aimed at consolidating MEL practices, foster sustainable development, and support the decolonization of evaluation practices through local leadership and participatory approaches.
The event was testament to the Government of Tanzania’s commitment, in partnership with the Tanzania Evaluation Association (TanEA), to enhance M&E within public institutions and beyond. It served as a platform for stakeholders from various sectors to discuss, share ideas, and draw lessons on managing development programs and addressing the challenges of M&E in development initiatives. The conference recognized for its role in promoting an M&E culture within the government and among communities, advocated for the development of a culture that demands and uses evaluations, and showcases the best in tourism activities in Tanzania.
The conference covered a wide range of topics under the main theme: Transforming Service Delivery with Technology-Driven Monitoring and Evaluation: Building a Culture of Evidence-Based Decision Making.
The conference sub-themes were:
• Innovations and Embedding Technologies in MEL
• Strengthening demand and supply side MEL Capacities
• Evaluation and Accountability in Development
• Cascading SDGs, Regional, National Frameworks MEL, and Diversity and Social Inclusion Progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Investment, Collaboration and Partnerships for improving sector MEL systems
• Empowering Young and Emerging Evaluators for Future Development Impact
Twende Mbele was honored with hosting two session on:
1) Introducing Twende Mbele to the United Republic of Tanzania: Slide Presentation
2)
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