FUNCTION 5: MONITORING

M5 – S1

1. Situation Monitoring

2. Humanitarian Response Monitoring

3. Coordination Performance Monitoring

Types of Monitoring

Why do we monitor?

• To provide humanitarian actors with the evidence for making decisions about what actions should be taken to redress shortcomings, fill gaps and/or adjust the SRP, contributing to a more effective and efficient response

• To improve the accountability of the humanitarian community for the achievement of results towards affected people, national authorities, donors and the general public

What is Humanitarian Response Monitoring?

Continuous process for recording the aid delivered to an affected population as well as the achieved results set out the in objectives of the Strategic Response Plan.

It measures inputs, outputs and outcomes and:•Tracks inputs (funds, humanitarian actors, projects) and outputs delivered•Charts the outputs and outcomes of cluster activities•Measures progress towards the objectives of the Response Plan

Inputs

Outputs

Outcomes are the financial, human and material resources used for an intervention

the products, goods and services which result from an intervention

the likely or achieved short-term and medium-term effects of an intervention’s Outputs

When do we monitor?

Relationship between planning and monitoring

How do we monitor? Steps1. Preparing: Clusters develop monitoring plans with details of each

cluster’s monitoring activities, which feeds into Humanitarian Response Monitoring Framework

2. Monitoring: Monitoring framework is applied throughout

implementation of the SRP, actors undertake monitoring exercises

3. Reporting: Data on the collective response is made available in public

reports, Dashboard, and the Internal Periodic Monitoring Report

How can we analyse & present info on Needs & Response?

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Dashboard

Situation Reports

Needs

Response

Challenges / gaps

Cluster Response Monitoring

Humanitarian Indicator Registryhttp://ir.humanitarianresponse.info

Group Work1. Are you undertaking inter-agency monitoring of the Child Protection response in

your coordination groups? If yes, how are you doing this and is it good enough?

2. Develop a CP sub-Cluster monitoring plan for the islands of Abari. – Select indicators to monitor the sub-cluster objectives and activities, setting targets for each indicator and identify how data will be collected

Considerations for Interagency Response Monitoring

√ Agree Indicators as a sub-Cluster / Cluster√ Agree outputs and outcomes as a sub-Cluster / Cluster√ Consider potential sensitivities of data√ Agree process and methodology for monitoring√ Agree which actors are involved and how

As soon as possible…

Where does it come from?

2012

IASC Transformative Agenda

Developed by the IASC Sub-Working on the Cluster Approach &

endorsed by the IASC Working Group

2013

Phased roll-out to cluster-activated countries

Coordination Performance Monitoring

Take stock of functions and deliverables of each cluster

Identify what functional areas need improvement

Raise awareness of support needed from cluster lead agencies, global clusters, or cluster partners

Support accountability to affected people

Why monitor coordination performance?

What is it?

3 simple steps toCoordination Performance Monitoring

A mailing list of cluster coordinators participating in the survey by location

Internet access and 20-30 min to complete the online surveys

Cluster meeting to discuss results and follow-up action

Commitment to follow-up on agreed actions to improve performance

What’s needed ?

For more information: http://clusters.humanitarianresponse.info