Peer learning strengthens African evaluation methods
The African Evidence Network (AEN) recently published a short article on the work of Twende Mbele, with a specific focus on our peer-learning model and our work at the AfrEA conference in Kampala, Uganda earlier this year.
“There was a widespread recognition of the value of peer learning to ensure the SDGs reflect an African context, and that the tools for measuring context are appropriate. There was also a call for a strengthening of multi-stakeholder approaches, and stronger collaboration to ensure that supply and demand for evaluation in the region are better matched.“
“Monitoring and evaluation practitioners across the region are struggling with the fact that the tools, systems, and approaches to monitoring and evaluation have largely been created in a very different context of management and governance. Decades of implementation have demonstrated that they are not always appropriate to an African context. However, huge strides have been taken in the last decade to build regionally effective approaches. Peer learning, collaboration, and network development is offering a way of expanding appropriate tools and methods in the region, and making sure that good practices are captured by the growing systems in the region…“
Read more about Twende’s work on the AEN here.
Call for Proposals – SAMEA
The South African Monitoring & Evaluation Association (SAMEA) takes pleasure in inviting you to take part in its 6th Biennial SAMEA Conference to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa from 23-27 October 2017.
The theme for this year’s conference is: ‘Purpose-driven Monitoring and Evaluation’
This Conference is a key pillar of the SAMEA strategy to broaden the evaluation community and to increase commitment amongst evaluation users and decision-makers to use quality evidence for informed decision-making. Abstracts are due 15th June 2017. For more information, go here.
MPAT Gets Started in Uganda
First MPAT Workshop Held in Uganda
To kick start implementation of the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) adaptation in Uganda, the National MPAT Task force developed a work plan based on the overall MPAT concept note. The plan is to undertake the adaptation and introduction of MPAT in Uganda in five stages;
- Develop a briefing note, which was completed by a team of 6 people.
- A consultation stage with political principles and other senior officers who are involved in reform in the public service.
- Undertake a situational analysis and needs assessment of the performance management policy and system in the Uganda Public Service with the view to understanding the performance status.
- Dissemination workshop to present to the MDAs, the design, implementation and management of MPAT.
- Implementation of the MPAT tool
Twende Launch
The Prime Minister of Uganda, the Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda will officially launch Twende Mbele at the Opening Ceremony of the AfrEA conference this Tuesday 28th March, in Kampala, Uganda.
Twende at AfrEA
Twende Mbele is hosting a strand at the upcoming African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference, Kampala, Uganda.
The strand, ‘The Role of Governments in Evaluating the SDGs’ will bring together government staff and evaluation professionals to understand the emerging work on government evaluation systems, the SDGs, and how this experience can be shared and supported across the continent.
The 8th AfrEA International Conference 2017 aims to promote exchange between researchers, academia, emerging evaluators and practitioners on demand and supply of credible evaluative evidence in support of the SDGs in Africa. It will also build capacity to design, manage and use evaluations to help Governments achieve their national and international development agendas, particularly around the SDGs and the Africa2063 Agenda
More information at: http://conferences.afrea.org/
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