The Republic of Ghana Public Sector and M&E Culture
In 2017 the Government of Ghana added a new tool to its development process by establishing the ministries for Planning (MoP) and for Monitoring and Evaluation (MoME). The MoME and the NDPC (National Development and Planning Commission) and the local M&E Association – the Ghana National Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF) – have developed a National Monitoring and Evaluation...
How “Practical” or “Useful” are Rapid Evaluation, Really?
There is no doubt that evaluations can play an integral role in decision-making. On the one hand, when the information is accurate, detailed, and insightful; evaluations can help make effective programme decisions, like whether to continue, scale up, discontinue or even, whether to intervene at all. On the other hand, it is well understood that there are significant investment requirements to...
Evidence informed decision making amidst competing priorities in the public sector
Background Basic economic theory notes that scarce resources should be optimally utilized which in turn point to a need for evidence-informed decision-making. The availability of evidence should guide decision-makers on adopting government policies that will best meet development imperatives. Globally there is a clarion call for using existing and new evidence to inform...
Pamoja Newsletter – June 2019
In March this year the African Evaluation Association’s (AfrEA) hosted its biannual conference, which allowed for knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking between a wide range of international organisations, including Twende Mbele. We were proud to witness the swearing in of the new AfrEA president in Ms Rossetti Nabbumba Nayenga, who along with the rest of her team, are tasked with...
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