National methodological evaluation guide

The Government of the Republic of Benin has made evaluation a national priority since 2007. The ambition displayed by the authorities at the highest level is to precede any public action, with a rigorous evaluation. As such, the Government intends to develop all the tools necessary for the conduct of quality assessments. After the development and adoption in 2012 of the National Evaluation Policy (PNE), the second major act in the implementation of evaluation programming and management tools is the national methodological evaluation guide. This guide therefore aims to ensure maximum homogeneity and standardization in the conduct and use of evaluation results. Among other things, it clarifies:

• the methodology for developing the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assessments;
• the approach and methodological approach to be used to conduct each type of evaluation;
• the criteria to be used to conduct the assessments in accordance with norms and standards;
• the standard structures for project / program / policy evaluation reports;
• the different types of assessment to be conducted;
• the profile of actors qualified to conduct the assessments;
• the standard frameworks for assessing the quality of evaluations.