poster95: monitoring and evaluation: setting the stage for improved impact

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Monitoring and evaluation: setting the stage for improved impact For additional information contact For additional information contact [email protected] [email protected] Muthoni. R(CIAT), Buruchara. R(CIAT), Solofohery P.(AMADEA), Kanenga. A(NARS DRC) The dynamics for performance measurement in PABRA Utilization of monitoring and evaluation results Measuring performance towards impacts in PABRA called for a combination of two approaches. Supporting sustainability in monitoring and evaluation Selected References Njuki,J., & Muthoni,R. 2008. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Institutional Learning and Community Empowerment. Poster presented in CIAT knowledge week . 2008 Ravnborg, H, M. 2000. Strengthening IFAD’s support to develop efficient and effective monitoring systems, A synthesis report. Rome: IFAD Segone , M. 2008. Bridging the gap; The role of monitoring and evaluation in evidence-based policy making. The Evaluation working papers UNICEF Preskill,H. 2008.Evaluation’s second act: A spotlight on learning. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(2), Taylor-Powell,E., & Boyd,H.H. 2008. Evaluation Capacity building in complex organizations. In M.T. Braverman, e al, Program evaluation in a complex organizational system: Lessons from cooperative extension. New Directions for Evaluation, 120, Deliberate efforts were made to have monitoring and evaluation information reviewed by program partners for learning and application to ongoing program objectives. Research assessed effective inclusive methods for participatory evaluation proven to be particularly effective and efficient in facilitating use of evaluation results. Research also involved stakeholders in national institutions in the design and implementation of evaluations, which increased utilization on evaluation results. This is a new research area in PABRA, looking at promoting use of monitoring and evaluation information to advice practice, policies and strategies. Baseline Requirements for period before project start up Information required Guiding questions (Sample questions that provide information on milestones for period under review) Data Sources Tools, Methods and techniques for Data Collection Frequency for data collection Distribution of Roles & Responsibilities across stakeholders Indicator # 1 No. of micronutrient rich bean varieties identified and evaluated by year 1. Processes to be considered Stakeholder involvement Gender differentiation Levels of participation Capacity building No. of available, improved micronutrient rich bean varieties as at project start up. 1.1 Quantitative Evaluation of the segregating populations No. of men and women involved in trainings for Participatory evaluations 1.2 Qualitative Role of stakeholders Perceptions of men and women farmers Gender differentiation in decision making Germplasm introduction and evaluation What are the agro ecological zones source of introduction, the no. of entries in the germplasm collected/introduced Role of stakeholders in Participatory plant breeding farmers, traders, seed companies Researchers breeders, pathologists Farmers National Bean Program Coordinator Participating stakeholders Reports from National partners Interviews with key informants Field journals for staff Questionnaires Consultative Workshops Seasonal Bi annually National Breeders, & Nutritionists, farmers. As demand for impact remains a challenge to many research organizations. Innovative approaches for assessing and utilizing impact information are being sought. Understanding what successful utilization of feedback from impact looks like, and assessing the processes, are essential for strengthening the ability of research programs to improve on practice, policies and strategies. Sustainability in monitoring and evaluation for partner institutions was ensured by carrying out research on institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation and providing capacity building and advisory services. These were provided on the basis of the following guidelines; clarity on goals and objectives amongst key stakeholders; reliable monitoring system that delivers progress information and analysis; review and improvements based on feedback; and effective program support functions. Changes observed National Partners Shared understanding of the goals and objectives Critical inquiry embedded in team work Data used in decision making Team owned monitoring and evaluation Team valuing evaluation Improved monitoring and evaluation practice PABRA Scientists Indicators of change guided program management Evaluation embedded in planning More effective evaluation Stronger outcomes Data used in subsequent decision making Lessons learnt from program experiences A clear plan for utilizing lessons learnt from experience developed Changes were observed at two levels with teams of national partners and PABRA scientists National team of researchers reviewing documented project experiences and best practices Assessment tools for monitoring, evaluation and utilization of generated information were designed collectively with partners and recommended to national and regional teams to guide monitoring, evaluation and learning. They addressed the diversity of objectives in the PABRA program. Topic Issues related to content Notable evaluation findings Suggested partner recommendations specific to each finding Suggested partner options for each finding Breeding and release of improved beanbased technologies Focus on a Breeding strategy to improve existing varieties Old improved bean varieties still dominate local bean markets. Evidence gathered from Malawi indicates that 80% of the marketed bean types are old improved bean varieties, while new releases contribute 12% to this cause. Similar trends observed elsewhere in Ethiopia. Some varieties that dominate are as old as 20 years Is there an issue with the old varieties that require them to be worked on? Purification of landraces / nonreleased varieties Not adequate seed of new varieties New varieties not promoted Some varieties have good attributes but other’s are un favorable Purify landraces Produce sufficient seed and make seed available Develop new varieties building on attributes of existing ones National programs adapt tools for monitoring and evaluation for use beyond the beanrelated outputs and outcomes . There exists a constant demand for accountability both “upward” to funding agencies and “downward” to participating stakeholders, requiring documented evidence of impact on poverty alleviation. Monitoring and evaluation enables research programs to improve their performance learn from experience track research and development outcomes access information for decision making Use of evaluation evidence to advise strategies and policy making justifies carrying out impact monitoring and evaluations. Improved Beans for the Developing World Adapted from Ravnborg H.M. 2000 Four monitoring and evaluation guidelines and the basis for sustainability Partners are involved in testing of developed tools for adaptation to local contexts Exempt of a tool for facilitating utilization of information obtained from an evaluation study that assessed the influx of improved bean varieties in the local bean markets Exempt of a monitoring tool to assess a bean breeding related topic Why we research on monitoring and evaluation? Developing strategy assessment tools PABRA applied monitoring and evaluation for its benefits in managing performance measurement , improving accountability, documenting impact, using monitoring and evaluation information to support decision making, and involving key partners in validating these processes in Participatory Monitoring and evaluation. Participatory monitoring and evaluation allowed for active involvement of key partners in the design, elicitation , analysis and utilization of monitoring and evaluation information. Monitoring and evaluation in PABRA Accountability to partners. The linear goals and objectives pathways characterized by inputactivitiesoutputsoutcomes were designed interactively with partners and mainstreamed in the program. Policy guidelines stating that members use the resultbased framework for regional and national planning, for developing annual work plans, and for inputoutput –outcome centered updates were mainstreamed. The use of ‘indicators’ as a quick means to link evaluation with program planning became common place in the management. Demand grew for additional resources and training. The systems approach stemmed from the drive to generate information and knowledge on which to base improvements. The approach reviewed the interactions between the network of partners that interact at different levels. Interactions create opportunities and dynamics that potentially motivate creation of effects and impacts. Assessments on interaction of partners and resulting effects and impacts were carried out in the areas of delivery using the PABRA wider impact approach, partnerships for seed systems; capacity building and on local and regional bean trade. National partners were involved in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans

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Page 1: Poster95: Monitoring and evaluation: setting the stage for improved impact

Monitoring and evaluation: setting the stage for improved impact

For  additional information contact For  additional information contact [email protected]@cgiar.org

Muthoni. R(CIAT), Buruchara. R(CIAT),  Solofohery P.(AMADEA), Kanenga. A(NARS DRC)

The dynamics for performance measurement in PABRA

Utilization of monitoring and evaluation results

Measuring  performance  towards  impacts  in  PABRA  called  for  a combination of  two approaches.

Supporting sustainability in monitoring and evaluation

Selected ReferencesNjuki,J., & Muthoni,R. 2008. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Institutional Learning and Community Empowerment. Poster presented in CIAT knowledge week . 2008Ravnborg, H, M. 2000. Strengthening IFAD’s support to develop efficient and effective monitoring systems, A synthesis report. Rome: IFADSegone , M. 2008. Bridging the gap; The role of monitoring and evaluation in evidence-based policy making. The Evaluation working papers UNICEF Preskill,H. 2008.Evaluation’s second act: A spotlight on learning. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(2), Taylor-Powell,E., & Boyd,H.H. 2008. Evaluation Capacity building in complex organizations. In M.T. Braverman, e al, Program evaluation in a complex organizational system: Lessons from cooperative extension. New Directions for Evaluation, 120,

Deliberate efforts were made to have monitoring and evaluation information reviewed by program partners for learning and application to ongoing program objectives. Research assessed effective inclusive methods for participatory evaluation proven to be particularly effective and efficient in facilitating use of evaluation results. Research also  involved stakeholders in national institutions  in the design and implementation of evaluations, which increased utilization on evaluation results. This is a new research area in PABRA, looking at promoting use of monitoring and evaluation information to advice practice, policies and strategies.

Baseline Requirements for period before project start up

Information required Guiding questions (Sample questions that provide information on milestones for period under review)

Data Sources Tools, Methods and techniques for Data Collection

Frequency for data collection

Distribution of Roles & Responsibilities across stakeholders

Indicator  # 1No. of  micronutrient rich bean varieties identified and evaluated by year 1.Processes to be  consideredStakeholder involvementGender differentiationLevels of participationCapacity building

No. of available, improved micronutrient rich bean varieties as at project start up.

1.1 QuantitativeEvaluation of the segregating populationsNo. of men and women involved in trainings for Participatory evaluations1.2 QualitativeRole of stakeholdersPerceptions of men and women farmersGender differentiation in decision making

Germplasm introduction and evaluationWhat are the agro ecological zones source of introduction, the no. of entries in the germplasmcollected/introducedRole of stakeholders in Participatory plant breeding ‐farmers, traders, seed companies

Researchers ‐breeders, pathologistsFarmersNational Bean Program CoordinatorParticipating stakeholders

Reports from National partners

Interviews with key informants

Field journals for staff

Questionnaires

Consultative Workshops

SeasonalBi annually

National Breeders, & Nutritionists, farmers.

As demand for impact remains a challenge to many research organizations. Innovative approaches for assessing and utilizing impact information are being sought.  Understanding  what successful utilization of feedback from impact  looks like, and assessing the processes, are essential for strengthening the ability of research 

programs to improve  on practice, policies and strategies. 

Sustainability in monitoring and evaluation for partner institutions  was ensured by carrying out research on institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation and providing capacity building and advisory services. These were provided on the basis of the following guidelines; clarity on goals and objectives amongst key stakeholders; reliable monitoring system that delivers progress information and  analysis;  review and improvements based on feedback; and effective program support functions.

Changes observed 

National Partners•Shared understanding  of the goals and  objectives•Critical inquiry embedded in team work•Data used in decision making•Team owned  monitoring and evaluation•Team valuing evaluation•Improved monitoring and evaluation practice

PABRA Scientists•Indicators of change guided program management •Evaluation embedded in planning•More effective evaluation•Stronger outcomes•Data used in subsequent decision making•Lessons learnt  from program experiences •A clear plan for utilizing lessons learnt from experience developed

Changes were observed at two levels with teams of national partners and PABRA  scientists

National team of researchers  reviewing documented project experiences and best practices

Assessment tools  for monitoring, evaluation and utilization of generated information were designed  collectively with  partners  and recommended to national and regional teams  to guide monitoring, evaluation and learning. They addressed the diversity of objectives in the PABRA program. 

TopicIssues related to content

Notable evaluation findings  Suggested  partner recommendations specific to each finding

Suggested  partner options for each finding 

Breeding  and release of improved bean‐based technologies

Focus on  a Breeding strategy to improve existing varieties

• Old improved bean varieties still dominate local bean markets.

• Evidence gathered from Malawi indicates that 80% of the marketed bean types are old improved bean varieties, while new releases contribute 12% to this cause. 

• Similar trends observed elsewhere in Ethiopia. 

• Some varieties that dominate are as old as 20 years

• Is there an issue with the old varieties that require them to be worked on?

Purification of landraces / non‐released varietiesNot adequate seed of new varietiesNew varieties not promoted

• Some varieties have good attributes but other’s are un favorable

Purify landracesProduce sufficient seed and make seed availableDevelop new varieties building on attributes of existing ones

National programs  adapt tools for monitoring and evaluation for use beyond the bean‐related outputs and outcomes . 

There exists a constant demand for  accountability  both “upward” to funding agencies  and “downward” to participating stakeholders, requiring documented evidence of impact on poverty alleviation.

Monitoring and evaluation enables research  programs to  improve their performance

learn from experiencetrack research and development outcomes 

access information for decision  making

Use of evaluation evidence to advise strategies and policy making justifies carrying out impact monitoring and evaluations. 

Improved Beans for the Developing World

Adapted from Ravnborg H.M. 2000

Four monitoring and evaluation guidelines and the basis for sustainability

Partners are involved in testing of developed tools for adaptation to local contexts

Exempt of a tool for facilitating utilization of information obtained from an evaluation study that assessed the influx of improved bean varieties in the local bean markets

Exempt of a monitoring tool to assess a bean breeding related topic

Why we research on monitoring and evaluation?

Developing strategy assessment tools

PABRA applied monitoring and evaluation for its benefits in managing performance measurement , improving accountability, documenting impact, using monitoring and evaluation information to support decision making,  and involving key partners in validating these  processes  in Participatory  Monitoring and evaluation.

Participatory monitoring and evaluation allowed for active involvement of  key partners in the design, elicitation , analysis and utilization of monitoring and evaluation information.

Monitoring and evaluation  in PABRA

Accountability to partners. The linear goals and objectives pathways characterized by input‐activities‐outputs‐outcomes were designed interactively with  partners and mainstreamed in the program. Policy guidelines stating that members use the  result‐based framework for regional and national planning, for developing annual work plans, and for input‐output –outcome centered updates were mainstreamed. The use of ‘indicators’ as a quick means to link evaluation with program planning became common place in the management. Demand grew for additional resources and training.

The  systems approach stemmed from the drive to generate information and knowledge on which to base improvements. The approach reviewed the interactions between the network of partners that interact at different levels. Interactions create opportunities and dynamics that potentially motivate creation of  effects and impacts. Assessments on interaction of partners and resulting effects andimpacts were carried out in the areas of delivery using the PABRA wider impact approach, partnerships for seed systems; capacity building and on local and regional bean trade.

National partners were involved in designing  and implementing monitoring and evaluation 

plans