Call for Proposals The rapid assessment will be guided by a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprised of relevant government stakeholders. The TWG will be responsible for signing off on all deliverables. The day-to-day operations will be overseen by the DPME, while the contractual and learning requirements will be administered by Twende...
Mere compliance or learning – how is M&E culture in the public service affecting the response to COVIDThis chapter builds on research on the performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) culture in Benin, Uganda and South Africa conducted through the Twende Mbele African M&E partnership, which is presented here to provide a context for the cases in the...
Building a robust M&E System: Getting political buy-in on the use of evaluation (Webinar)Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are at the center of sound governance arrangements. They are necessary for the achievement of evidence-based policy making, budget decisions, management, and accountability. There is no “best” model of what a government M&E system should look like. Much depends...
By Parfait Kasongo
Communication & Learning Coordinator
In a 2017-19 research study by Twende Mbele to assess the state of M&E culture in five participating countries which included, Benin, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana a question regarding the ‘ information provided to decision-makers’ was asked to...
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa: Government Experiences (Webinar)Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the costs of evaluation projects and the time they take (DPME, 2020). These are evaluations which can produce a result that can feed into policy and practice quickly, but yet is sufficiently robust to provide good guidance for decision-making. They address the need to...