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Pamoja Newsletter — March 2026 (10-Year Anniversary Edition)
Anniversary edition of the Pamoja Newsletter celebrating 10 years of Twende Mbele
Ten Years of African Peer Learning in Monitoring and Evaluation Governance
A reflective publication on a decade of lessons from the Twende Mbele partnership
Inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week — Report
Report on the inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week held in October 2025
How to Conduct Rapid Evaluations — Updated Guide
An updated practical guide to commissioning, designing and using rapid evaluations
From Compliance to Learning: Institutionalising Evidence Use for Accountable Governance
May 2026 The key note address presentation by Stephen Ampem Darko at the Ugandan Evaluation Week 2026 at the Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. Report NameFrom Compliance to Learning: Institutionalising Evidence Use for Accountable GovernancePartnerNDPCAuthorStephen Ampem Darko Categories Evidence Use , Pr…
Workshop on the Analysis and Use of the Results of the Evaluation of Archives and Documentation Services (SAD) Set Up in Local Authorities
September 2025 This report presents the progress of the work, the contributions in terms of deepening the analysis of the current situation of the SADs set up by the HCME, the difficulties and constraints encountered in their operationalisation, but also and above all the recommendations made with a view to sust…
DPME Outcome Evaluation Guideline
October 2025 Internationally, National Evaluation Policies (NEPs) and National Evaluation Systems (NESs) are closely interconnected, with systems established to operationalise the objectives set out in evaluation policies (Segone, Bamberger, & Reddy, 2015). The effectiveness of evaluation systems depends on well…
Ten Years of African Peer Learning in Monitoring and Evaluation: Governance Lessons from the Twende Mbele Partnership - Presentation
May 2026 A presentation by Stephen Ampem Darko at the Ugandan Evaluation Week 2026 at the Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. Report NameTen Years of African Peer Learning in Monitoring and Evaluation: Governance Lessons from the Twende Mbele Partnership – PresentationPartnerNDPCAuthorStephen Ampem Darko Ca…
The Inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week 22 – 23 October 2025 (Report)
November 2025 This report provides a summary of the launch of Ghana Evaluation Week from 22 to 23 October 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The report highlights the key activities and outcomes of the event, delineates challenges and lesson learned, and strategies to institutionalise and …
Twende Mbele Parliamentary Capacity Building Workshop.
June 2025 The purpose of the 3-day capacity building workshop was to build and augment existing M&E capacities among Members of Parliament (MPs) and Parliament Researchers of Twende Mbele member countries: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda. This capacity building workshop aimed to foster champi…
Evaluation Capacity Building For Parliamentarians To Strengthen Their Oversight Role
June 2025 The purpose of the 3-day capacity building workshop was to build and augment existing M&E capacities among Members of Parliament (MPs) and Parliament Researchers of Twende Mbele member countries: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda. This capacity building workshop aimed to foster champi…
Twende Mbele Partner Governments Conduct Rapid Evaluations for Faster Evidence Generation
July 2023 In 2019, the Twende Mbele partnership began an initiative to explore rapid evaluations to provide a means to fill time-sensitive gaps and reduce late access to intervention performance information by decision-makers. While rapid evaluations are timely and cost-effective, they may lack rigor and compreh…
A Rapid Evaluation of the Challenges in Local Government Staffing: Focus filling of Critical Positions in the Local Governments Structures
May 2022 The assessment was commissioned by Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Partnership with Ministry of Local Government while examining the challenges faced during the recruitment to fill critical positions in the Local Governments. The study follows assessment results for the Local Government Performanc…
Rapid Evaluation Of The Effect Of The Contribution Of 20% Gate Collections Remitted To The Host Communities Surrounding National Parks
May 2022 The 20% Revenue sharing programme emerged as a result of an evidence gap in the area of enhancement of economic and social benefits from wildlife management. The programme is premised on the section 65 (4) of UWA Act (2019) where UWA is obliged to share 20% of its park entry fees to the surrounding comm…
Parliamentary Capacity Building: Evaluation As A Tool for Better Oversight
June 2025 The purpose of the 3-day capacity building workshop was to build and augment existing M&E capacities among Members of Parliament (MPs) and Parliament Researchers of Twende Mbele member countries: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda. This capacity building workshop aimed to foster champi…
Rapid Implementation Evaluation on the Frontline Monitoring and Support Project Management Approach
November 2023 DPME commissioned an evaluation of the Frontline Monitoring and Support ( FM&S) Project Management Approach (PMA) with the primary objective of assessing its effectiveness and contribution to the overarching goals of the FM&S. The evaluation, designed to be impartial, specifically aims to determine…
Study Tour of the Government of the Republic of Ghana to the Republic of South Africa
March 2024 The following were the objectives of the Ghana Study Tour to South Africa’s national, provincial and local government institutions: - Share knowledge and practical experiences by the Governments of Ghana and South Africa in relation to building and implementing national and subnational public sector m…
11e conférence de l'Association africaine d'évaluation (AfrEA) 2024
11e conférence de l'Association africaine d'évaluation (AfrEA) 2024
Rapid Evaluation of the Implementation of Free Healthcare for Women of Childbearing Age and Children Aged 0-5 in the Maradi Region
December 2022 The aim of this evaluation is to report on how beneficiaries and stakeholders assess the implementation of the free healthcare policy. This will enable us to determine the extent to which the policy of free health care has achieved its primary objectives of: (1) improve access to healthcare; (2) re…
The experience of South Africa’s Monitoring and Evaluation System Ghana Study Tour
The experience of South Africa’s Monitoring and Evaluation System Ghana Study Tour
Peer-to-Peer Learning and Institutional Collaboration Study Tour 2024
February 2024 A presentation by Daniel Amofa on behalf of the Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Office of the President of Ghana at the Ghana peer-2-peer study tour to South Africa. Report NamePeer-to-Peer Learning and Institutional Collaboration Study Tour 2024AuthorDaniel AmofaPartnerNDPC Categories…
TWENDE MBELE M&E CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP JULY 2024
July 2024 The purpose of this 3-day capacity building workshop is to build and augment existing M&E capacities among public officials of the Twende Mbele member governments: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Niger. In particular, this capacity building workshop is to continue highlighting the importan…
Undertaking Virtual Evaluations
Undertaking Virtual Evaluations
Imbizo’s: A South African Phenomena of Conducting Evaluation
Imbizo’s: A South African Phenomena of Conducting Evaluation
11th Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference 2024 - Post Event Report
March 2024 In the Opening Presidential Strand of 20 March 2024, the now former President of AfrEA, Ms Rosetti Nabbumba Nayenga, highlighted that there are over 600 registered participants in attendance from 45 countries, from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific, North America and Europe. Thi…
Strategy for Institutionalising Monitoring and Evaluative Evidence Use Across National and Subnational Public Institutions
March 2024 The Strategy’s normative goal is to contribute to, and advocate for, the effective institutionalisation of M&E evidence production, sharing and use in public sector budgeting, planning and formulation and implementation of public policies and programmes, and service delivery. Report NameStrategy for I…
The Twende Mbele Strategy on M&E Institutionalisation at National and Subnational Government
March 2024 A presentation by Prof Kwaku Appiah-Adu and Mr Abdoulaye Gounou at the AfrEA 2024 International Conference. Report NameThe Twende Mbele Strategy on M&E Institutionalisation at National and Subnational GovernmentAuthorProf Kwaku Appiah-Adu and Mr Abdoulaye Gounou Categories Government , Presentations ,…
State of Monitoring and Evaluation Evidence Use in Local Government in View of the 2030 Agenda Commitments
March 2024 A presentation by Daniel Amofa at the AfrEA 2024 International Conference in Kigali Rwanda. Report NameState of Monitoring and Evaluation Evidence Use in Local Government in View of the 2030 Agenda CommitmentsAuthorDaniel Amofa Categories Ghana , Presentations , Publications Share
Capacity Building Workshop on the Evaluation of Public Policy - Niger 2024
July 2024 The evaluation of public policies is an essential practice that enables governments to measure the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of their actions on the country's socio-economic development. In Niger, the need to strengthen this practice is all the more pressing given the challenges of developme…
The Role of Evaluation in Contributing to Climate Efforts by African Governments
July 2024 A presentation by Sinenhlanhla Tsekiso at the Evidence to Action Conference 2024 in Accra, Ghana. Report NameThe Role of Evaluation in Contributing to Climate Efforts by African GovernmentsAuthorSinenhlanhla Tsekiso Categories Presentations , Publications , Twende , Twende Mbele Share
Impact Evaluation Guideline
Impact Evaluation Guideline
Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments: The case of the Philippines, Uganda and APNODE
May 2024 A presentation by Josephine Watera at a webinar titled, "Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments: the Case of the Philippines, Uganda and APNODE". Report NameEvaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments: The case of the Philippines, Uganda and APNODEAuthorJosephine Watera Categories Parliaments , P…
Imbizo’s: A South African Phenomena of Conducting Evaluation - Presentation
March 2024 A presentation by Thabo Makhosane at the AfrEA 2024 International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Report NameImbizo’s: A South African Phenomena of Conducting Evaluation – PresentationAuthorThabo Makhosane Categories Presentations , Publications , South Africa , Tools Share
Integrated M&E systems for harmonised evaluation data/results tracking: Uganda’s Integrated NDP Web-Based M&E System - Presentation
March 2024 A presentation by Roland Bless Taremwa at the AfrEA 2024 International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Report NameIntegrated M&E systems for harmonised evaluation data/results tracking: Uganda’s Integrated NDP Web-Based M&E System – PresentationAuthorRoland Bless Taremwa Categories Presentations , Publi…
The experience of South Africa’s Monitoring and Evaluation System - Ghana Study Tour 2024
February 2023 A presentation by Advocate Gugu Thimane, Ms Josephilda Nhlapo Hlope, Mr Thabo Makhosane, Ms Ndilakazi Dondashe and Ms Thokozile Molaiwa for the Department of Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning at the Presidency of South Africa at the Ghana peer-2-peer study tour to South Africa. Report NameThe exp…
Peer-to-Peer Learning and Institutional Collaboration Study Tour 2024
Documenting the 2024 study tour of the Government of Ghana to South Africa
Capacity Building Workshop on the Evaluation of Public Policy in Niger 2024 - Presentation
July 2024 Presentation by Dr ElHadji Mamadou Ndiaye for the capacity building workshop for national stakeholders in public policy evaluation in Niger. Report NameCapacity Building Workshop on the Evaluation of Public Policy in Niger 2024 – PresentationAuthorDr ElHadji Mamadou Ndiaye Categories Niger , Presentati…
Undertaking Virtual Evaluations - DPME Guideline
January 2024 The purpose of this Guideline is to give practical guidance on how to undertake virtual evaluations Report NameUndertaking Virtual Evaluations – DPME GuidelineAuthorDPME Categories Guidelines , Publications , South Africa Share
Applying the Climate and Ecosystems Health Criterion in the Commission, Design and Implementation of Evaluations
December 2022 The purpose of this guideline is to introduce the Climate and Ecosystems Health criterion/lens and provide technical guidance on how to apply the climate and ecosystem criterion in the commissioning, implementation and management of evaluations. Report NameApplying the Climate and Ecosystems Health…
DPME Impact Evaluation Guideline
March 2024 The purpose of this Guideline is to provide technical guidance on planning, undertaking and managing an Impact Evaluation to evaluators and commissioners of evaluations. Report NameDPME Impact Evaluation GuidelineAuthorDPME Categories Guidelines , Publications , South Africa Share
The Case of Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments : Philippines’ Experience
May 2024 A presentation by Dr Romulo Miral at a webinar titled, "Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments: the Case of the Philippines, Uganda and APNODE". Report NameThe Case of Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments : Philippines’ ExperienceAuthorJosephine Watera Categories Parliaments , Presentation…
Communicating On Evaluation to Increase Demand: Lessons from IDEV
August 2022 A presentation on how ensuring evaluation knowledge, findings & lessons are available, valued, and utilised can contribute to improving development effectiveness. Report NameCommunicating On Evaluation to Increase Demand: Lessons from IDEVPartnerIDEVAuthorJayne Musumba Categories Presentations , Publi…
How to Undertake Rapid Evaluations - Updated Guideline
January 2023 This Guideline, updated from the 2019 version, is an introduction to doing rapid evaluations, either conducted internally or externally or a hybrid. This updated guideline is based on the experiences of Twende Mbele countries (Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda) in planning, undertak…
Rapid Evaluation of the of the Implementation of Free Health Care for Women of Childbearing Age and Children Aged 0 to 5 in the Dosso Region
November 2022 In July 2022, the High Commission for State Modernization (HCME), in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Action (MSP/P/AS), decided to conduct a rapid evaluation of this measure in the Dosso region. The objective of this rapid evaluation of the free health care in…
The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Sector Development Planning and Budgeting Process in South Africa
The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Sector Development Planning and Budgeting Process in South Africa
How to Improve the Demand and Use of M&E Evidence in Development Planning and Budgeting Processes of the Government of Kenya
August 2023 Monitoring and Evaluation has a key role to play in the successful implementation of the development plans, policies, programmes and projects which constitute the backbone of national development. An effective monitoring and evaluation system can positively help obtain data and information required f…
Institutionalization of M&E in the Subnational Level of Government
June 2023 A presentation by Khululiwe Faya at the Brown Paper Learning Event on the Institutionalization of M&E in the Subnational Level of Government. Report NameInstitutionalization of M&E in the Subnational Level of GovernmentAuthorKhululiwe Faya Categories Presentations , Publications , South Africa Share
Collaborative Curriculum Development Project: Competence Framework for an Africa-Wide Evaluation Practice
Collaborative Curriculum Development Project: Competence Framework for an Africa-Wide Evaluation Practice
Institutionalisation of Monitoring and Evaluation KwaZulu - Natal Province
June 2023 A presentation by Futhi Mazibuko at the Brown Paper Learning Event on the institutionalizing M&E at the subnational levels of government. Report NameInstitutionalisation of Monitoring and Evaluation KwaZulu – Natal ProvinceAuthorFuthi Mazibuko Categories Presentations , Publications , South Africa Shar…
Findings from M&E, planning & budgeting studies in Benin, South Africa and Uganda
November 2023 A presentation by Dr Ayabulela Dlakavu at the DPME National Evaluation Seminar at the Birchwood Hotel, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Report NameFindings from M&E, planning & budgeting studies in Benin, South Africa and UgandaPartnerDPME, DMEI and DGEOCSAuthorDr Ayabu…
Use of Monitoring & Evaluative Evidence in Development of Planning and Budgeting Processes in Benin (Slides)
September 2023 A presentation by Dr Nadege Djossou in a panel discussion hosted by Twende Mbele at the Evidence 2023 Conference in Entebbe, Uganda. Report NameUse of Monitoring & Evaluative Evidence in Development of Planning and Budgeting Processes in Benin (Slides)PartnerAuthor Categories Benin , M&E and Budge…
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Pilot District Development Model in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province - Presentation
February 2023 The presentation by Dr Dlakavu highlights the findings and recommendations from a research report with the same name. Report NameThe Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Pilot District Development Model in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province – PresentationPartnerDPME, COGTA & Wat…
Relational Leadership Practices in Interorganisational Partnership Settings: Implications for Public Sector MEL - Presentation
September 2022 A presentation by Stanley Ntakumba on the role of leadership structures in public sector Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). Report NameRelational Leadership Practices in Interorganisational Partnership Settings: Implications for Public Sector MEL – PresentationAuthorStanley Ntakumba Categor…
VNRs and SDG Evaluations in Anglophone Africa and Latin America - Discussion Paper
A Mapping of Common Challenges and Emerging Good Practices December 2022 The German Institute for Development Evaluation (Deval), the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results-Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA) and the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results-Latin America and the Caribbean (CLEAR-LAC) formed …
Limited Use of Evaluative Evidence in Public Policy, Planning and Voluntary National Review (VNR) Development - Policy Brief
January 2023 This policy brief is a succinct summary of findings from the discussion paper titled VNRs and SDG evaluations in Anglophone Africa and Latin America: A mapping of common challenges and emerging good practices (2022) by DEval and CLEAR-AA and CLEAR-LAC. The policy brief is important because it recomme…
Embedding Knowledge Management & Communication in M&E Process: Developing a Dissemination Plan
February 2023 A presentation on how planning for communication and dissemination can maximize the impact of its evaluations Report NameEmbedding Knowledge Management & Communication in M&E Process: Developing a Dissemination PlanPartnerIDEVAuthorJacqueline Nyagahima Categories Presentations , Publications , Twend…
Interrogating Leadership Paradigms Using a Public Sector lens - Presentation
September 2022 A presentation by Philip Browne at the 2022 SAMEA Conference. This presentation looked at the role of leadership in Public Sector monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). Report NameInterrogating Leadership Paradigms Using a Public Sector lens – PresentationAuthorPhilip Browne Categories Presenta…
Peer-learning as an M&E systems development approach and the innovation of rapid evaluation
March 2023 The presentation by Dr Dlakavu presenting on the development and use of rapid evaluation by Twende Mbele partner countries. Report NamePeer-learning as an M&E systems development approach and the innovation of rapid evaluationAuthorAyabulela Dlakavu Categories Presentations , Publications , Rapid Evalu…
Community Based M&E Forums: the Uganda Baraza Programme - Slides
Community Based M&E Forums: the Uganda Baraza Programme - Slides
The Entrenchment of Community Based M&E Systems the Case of Imbizos South Africa - Slides
The Entrenchment of Community Based M&E Systems the Case of Imbizos South Africa - Slides
Use of Monitoring & Evaluative Evidence in Development Planning and Budgeting Processes - A Case of Uganda (Slides)
September 2023 A presentation by Susan Nakitto at a panel discussion hosted by Twende Mbele at the Evidence 2023 Conference in Entebbe, Uganda. Report NameUse of Monitoring & Evaluative Evidence in Development Planning and Budgeting Processes – A Case of Uganda (Slides)PartnerAuthor Categories M&E and Budgets , …
Rapid Evaluation of the Mechanism for Allocating Fadec-Agriculture Resources to Communes
January 2021 SUMMARY FADeC-Agriculture is a mechanism for allocating resources to Benin's communes, set up in 2015 and identified in 2019 as the main tool for financing the Decentralization and Deconcentration Plan (P2D) for the agricultural sector. Despite central government efforts to make it operational, it s…
Using M&E Evidence in Planning and Budgeting in South Africa
September 2023 Monitoring and evaluation are management processes/tools that provide public sector institutions with insightful information about the performance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of policies, programmes and projects. M&E helps to provide an evidence base for public resource allocation decisi…
Experiences and Lessons in Conducting Rapid Evaluations in Uganda
November 2023 A presentation by Florence Mbabazi in a panel discussion hosted by Twende Mbele at the DPME National Evaluation Seminar 2023 in O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Report NameExperiences and Lessons in Conducting Rapid Evaluations in UgandaPartnerDirectorate of Monitoring,…
Current Use of M&E Evidence in Development Planning and Budgeting Processes in the Six Twende Mbele Countries: Opportunities for Entrechment : The Case of Uganda
August 2023 The purpose of this research report is to understand the current use of performance monitoring and evaluation evidence (data) in the planning and budgeting processes of the government of Uganda and to develop a guideline on how to entrench the use of M&E evidence in the public sector planning and bud…
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Pilot District Development Model in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province - Brief
January 2023 The South African Government adopted the District Development Model (DDM) as an operational model for improving cooperative governance and building a capable, ethical and developmental state. In his 2019 Budget Speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded that the poor coordination within government d…
The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Sector Development Planning Budgeting Process in South Africa
September 2023 Twende Mbele together with the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) issued terms of reference (ToRs) for a research project to understand the current use of performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) evidence in the planning and budgeting processes in the South African governme…
Community Based M&E Forums: the Uganda Baraza Programme - Presentation
September 2023 A presentation by Joseph Muserero at the Brown Paper Bag Learning Event looking at Community Based M&E Forums in Uganda and South Africa. Report NameCommunity Based M&E Forums: the Uganda Baraza Programme – PresentationPartnerDMEI and the Office of the Prime Minister of UgandaAuthorJoseph Muserero…
KZN Provincial Evaluation and Research Seminar : Twende Mbele Presentation
March 2023 The presentation by Dr Dlakavu introducing the work of Twende Mbele to delegates of the KZN Provincial Evaluation and Research Seminar. Report NameKZN Provincial Evaluation and Research Seminar : Twende Mbele PresentationAuthorAyabulela Dlakavu Categories Presentations , Publications , Twende Mbele Sha…
Evaluation of the Implementation of Free Health Care for Women of Childbearing Age and Children Aged 0 to 5 in the Dosso Region - Brief
March 2023 Since 2006, Niger has been implementing the measure of free health care. This includes providing free health services for certain categories of the population, particularly children under five (5) years of age and women, including: Family planning, prenatal consultation, caesarean section/ectopic pregn…
The Use of Evidence in Decision-Making Processes in Uganda
October 2023 A presentation by Florence Mbabazi in a panel discussion at the Benin Evaluation Days Conference 2023 in Cotonou, Benin. Report NameThe Use of Evidence in Decision-Making Processes in UgandaPartnerDirectorate of Monitoring, Evaluation and Inspection in the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda.Auth…
Entrenching the Use of M&E Evidence in the Public Sector Planning and Budgeting Processes in Uganda - Guideline
August 2023 The proposed guidelines have been developed as part of the key outputs under the assignment entitled A research study on current use of M&E evidence in development planning and budgeting processes in the 6 Twende Mbele countries: opportunities for entrenchment – the case of Uganda (2023). It is impor…
Curriculum Development Project: Competence Framework for an Africa-Wide Evaluation Practice
January 2020 Evaluation capacity development remains a critical feature on the African continent, as the strengthening of M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation) systems and practice hinges on the capacity of both the demand and supply side to meet the dynamic needs in international development for monitoring systems as …
The Use of Evidence in Decision-Making Processes in Uganda
The Use of Evidence in Decision-Making Processes in Uganda
The Current Use of Monitoring and Evaluation Evidence in Informing Development Planning and Budgeting Processes of the Government of Kenya
September 2023 The purpose of this report is to strengthen awareness and create more interest in M&E, clarify what it entails and show M&E performance indicators and the logical framework approach which are important in the planning and budget development processes. The information helps in creating a link betwe…
Public Sector M&E, Planning and Budgeting Systems in the Republic of Ghana
April 2023 One of the most important activities that is carried out by governments and public sector institutions is budgeting. It is through budgeting that the scarce resources of a country are allocated to every sector of an economy. The claim by the British economist Lionel Robbins in 1932 - “human wants are …
Twende Mbele Strategic Management Committee Workshop - Report
Twende Mbele Strategic Management Committee Workshop - Report
Rapid Evaluation of the Implementation of Free Health Care for Women of Childbearing Age and Children Aged 0 to 5 in the Dosso Region - Brief
Rapid Evaluation of the Implementation of Free Health Care for Women of Childbearing Age and Children Aged 0 to 5 in the Dosso Region - Brief
Using Experience to Adapt a Guideline on Rapid Evaluations in the Public Sector - Presentation
September 2020 A presentation by Dr Dlakavu at the 2022 SAMEA Conference speaking to the experiences of Benin, Uganda and Niger of piloting rapid evaluation . Report NameUsing Experience to Adapt a Guideline on Rapid Evaluations in the Public Sector – PresentationPartnerOPM, HCME and BEPPAAGAuthorDr Ayabulela Dla…
Sharing Experiences of Applying Rapid Evaluation in South Africa - Presentation
September 2022 This is a presenation by Ms Molaiwa from the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the 2022 SAMEA Conference. Report NameSharing Experiences of Applying Rapid Evaluation in South Africa – PresentationPartnerDPMEAuthorThokozile Molaiwa Categories Presentations , Publications , South A…
Embedding Knowledge Management & Communication in M&E Process: Stakeholder Mapping
November 2022 A presentation on how understanding a stakeholders’ relationship with evaluation allows for more useful evaluations and better dissemination and uptake. Report NameEmbedding Knowledge Management & Communication in M&E Process: Stakeholder MappingPartnerIDEVAuthorDieter Gijsbrechts Categories Present…
Evaluation Capacity Building for Parliaments — Philippines, Uganda and APNoDE
A comparative case study on building evaluation capacity in African parliaments
Entrenchment of Community Based M&E Systems the Case of Imbizos in South Africa - Presentation
September 2023 A presentation by Thabo Makhosane at the Brown Paper Learning Event looking at Community Based M&E Forums. Report NameEntrenchment of Community Based M&E Systems the Case of Imbizos South Africa – PresentationPartnerDPME, in the South African Presidency.AuthorThabo Makhosane Categories Presentatio…
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Pilot District Development Model in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province
November 2022 The South African Government has adopted the District Development Model (DDM) as an operational model for improving cooperative governance and building a capable, ethical and developmental state. In his 2019 Budget Speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded that the poor coordination within governm…
Establishing M&E Systems in African Parliaments
A Guideline December 2021 This guideline note on establishing evaluation systems in parliaments draws on the technical understanding we have gained from studying monitoring and evaluation systems in parliaments and across governments, work led by Twende Mbele and facilitated through a partnership with the Centre …
Strengthening Civil Society Participation in Evaluation Systems
Insights from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Ghana on civil society engagement in national M&E
Diagnostic Study of the Collaboration Between the State and Civil Society Organisation (CSO)
in the Field of Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies. January 2022 In order to strengthen national Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems for better governance in Africa, the Twende Mbele program has prioritised strengthening collaboration between governments and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in its…
Establishing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
A Guideline March 2022 Twende Mbele has developed a guideline on establishing a national monitoring and evaluation policy (NMEP) or evaluation policy (NEP), targeting the M&E champions in government, as well as their supporters in the wider M&E ecosystem. The Purpose of the guideline is to provide practical guida…
Leadership Spaces for Inclusive and Transformative MEL Practice - Brief
March 2022 This brief is based on a discussion paper titled Interrogating Leadership Paradigms using a Public Sector lens: creating horizontal leadership spaces for inclusive and transformative Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning practice. The brief starts from the premise that monitoring, evaluation and learning…
Establishing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
Establishing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
Establishing M&E Systems in African Parliaments - Guideline
Establishing M&E Systems in African Parliaments - Guideline
Strengthening Collaboration With CSOs in the Implementation of the NES - Guideline
August 2021 This guideline is intended to guide government agencies to strengthen collaboration with CSOs in the implementation of the NES. In most cases government and CSOs have shared aims. They both aim to improve the living conditions of citizens and sustain development. When done well, collaboration between …
Strengthening Collaboration With CSOs in the Implementation of the NES
Strengthening Collaboration With CSOs in the Implementation of the NES
Interrogating Leadership Paradigms Using a Public Sector lens: Creating Horizontal Leadership Spaces for Inclusive and Transformative Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Practice
Discussion Paper March 2022 This discussion paper starts from the premise that monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) as a performance measurement practice also has the potential to be a dynamic tool that can facilitate and support socio-economic transformation. This can only happen, however, if there are two …
Diagnostic Study of the Gender Responsiveness of the National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (NIMES) Kenya - Final Report
November 2019 Introduction As part of Twende Mbele's efforts to institutionalise equity and strengthen national monitoring and evaluation systems, in partnership with the Kenyan Government through the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, it was agreed to conduct a ‘ Diagnostic Study of the Gender Responsiveness…
How to Establish a National Evaluation System - Guidelines
6 December 2021 This guideline seeks to help countries who are thinking of establishing a national evaluation system (NES) and suggests the minimum requirements for doing so. At present in Africa there are three countries with established NESs, Benin, Uganda and South Africa. These systems are outlined in Goldman…
Baseline on M&E Culture: National Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in Ghana
September 2019 One of the key activities of Twende Mbele is to undertake a survey of the state of M&E culture in partner countries to be used to track progress in these countries as they strengthen their M&E systems. In Ghana, Twende commissioned the Ghana baseline study in collaboration with the Ministry of Moni…
Management Committee : Workshop Report
5-6 May 2022 The Twende Mbele Management Committee consists of high-level M&E government officials from six country governments, and two technical partners – CLEAR AA and IDEV at the African Development Bank. Together, these partners drive the strategic activities and learning for the partnership. After two years…
Evaluating the National Evaluation System in South Africa: Five-Year Review
What has been achieved by the National Evaluation System in South Africa after its first five years
Impact Report 2021
This Impact Report highlights how the Twende Mbele peer learning and sharing approach has been successful in trialing innovative ideas and approaches. Where; parliamentary support has been successful at regional level, with individual parliaments learning from each other’s best practices. partner countries contin…
Establishing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
Establishing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
M&E Culture in the Public Service of Benin, Uganda and South Africa
August 2019 One of Twende Mbele’s projects was a survey of the state of performance M&E culture in national departments in the three countries, tracking progress as they strengthened their M&E systems. This chapter draws on this research and integrates other literature to critically analyse the context for using …
Kenya National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
August 2022 Monitoring and Evaluation plays an important role for effective and meaningful implementation of plans, policies, programmes and projects. The Kenya National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy provides an overall guidance on the establishment and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) fun…
Using M&E to Link Budgets and Planning in National Governments
Discussion Paper March 2022 Monitoring and evaluation processes help inform policy decision making in different spheres of government, including budget formulation. Even though M&E is predominantly used to track and evaluate various government programs and policies, it can play a critical role in improving the co…
Developing Indicators With an Equity Lens in Ghana - Guideline
March 2022 The purpose of this guideline is to serve as a tool for indicator development through an equity lens, that should be used alongside existing policies, plans and guidelines in the public sector. This guideline serves as part of a series of guidelines through the Twende Mbele partnership programme that s…
Use of Evaluation Evidence in Five African Countries
Use of Evaluation Evidence in Five African Countries
Experiences and Lessons of Policymakers
September 2020 This policy brief describes experiences and lessons of policymakers who sought for evidence from the rapid response service situated at Makerere University College of Health Sciences to inform decision processes they were directly involved into. The rapid response service is a knowledge brokerage s…
Evidence Use by Parliaments during COVID (Webinar Slides)
March 2021 In light of the COVID19 pandemic, a very important question of what the role of parliaments has become during the national lockdowns and response to the COVID19 pandemic remains. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government …
Diagnostic Study of Collaboration Between the State and Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in the Field of Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies - Final Report
September 2021 In order to strengthen national Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems for better governance in Africa, the Twende Mbele program has focused on strengthening collaboration between governments and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in its partner countries. Indeed, CSOs conduct alternative evaluati…
CSOs & Governments Collaborating in Response to COVID (Webinar Slides)
May 2021 This webinar explored how the relationship between governments and CSOs has been affected by the pandemic, and the uptake of evidence for use in response to the pandemic with lessons learnt. A central question to be explored is ‘have governments learnt to reply on CSOs for information (and evidence more …
Getting Evidence Quicker
February 2021 Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the costs of evaluation projects and the time they take (DPME, 2020). This is an evaluation which can produce a result that can feed into policy and practice quickly, but yet is sufficiently robust to provide good guidance for decisionmaking. It addresses the…
Experiences and Lessons of Policy-Makers
Experiences and Lessons of Policy-Makers
Government Commissioned Evaluation
November 2020 The brief shares lessons from a case study into the use of the evaluation of the South African government’s response to violence against women and children (VAWC) which was commissioned by the Departments of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and Social Development (DSD). The ethnographic ac…
Evaluation Update: April-September 2021
September 2021 Status of Evaluations 73 evaluations in the NEPs. 15 dropped/stuck evaluations. 58 evaluations implemented and finalised. 33 (59%) served at Cabinet. 49 (87.5%) improvement plans developed. 50 (89%) completed and closed evaluations. 6 improvement plan monitoring stage. TitleEvaluation Update: April…
Diagnostic Study of Collaboration Between the State and Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in the Field of Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies
Diagnostic Study of Collaboration Between the State and Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in the Field of Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies
Sanitation Status in Ghana and the role of CSOs in the policy processes - Baseline Report
June 2019 The sanitation sector in Ghana has many different actors and stakeholders. They include government agencies, private sector providers, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, non-gov-ernmental organizations and CSOs, development partners, bilateral and multilateral organizations. The a…
Uganda M&E Webinar –Country Achievements & Learnings (Webinar Slides)
June 2021 This webinar discussed some of the Lessons & Achievement of building a robust M&E system in Uganda. Highlighting the government's reform policies and mechanisms instituted to effectively collect and analyze data/information, evaluate, improve and control its performance. Presentation NameUganda M&E Webi…
The Role of Peer-learning Networks During Crisis (Webinar Slides)
April 2021 This webinar brought together three peer learning networks in Africa that have been institutionalising learning as a capacity development initiative to discuss the ways in which government network partners are utilising their networks during the last 12 months. It unpacked how peer learning networks ev…
What is Meant by Transforming Evaluation for Africa?
March 2021 In light of the recent global ‘Black lives Matter’ protests, we are increasing seeing a movement for the complete overhaul of racist systems that reinforce and recreate the types actions that result in global inequalities and discrimination based on race, gender and sexual orientation. The protesters w…
Getting Evidence Quicker
Getting Evidence Quicker
A Framework to Assess What Works, How, And Why
March 2021 This policy brief presents an analytical framework for investigating the effects of interventions aiming to support the use of evidence for decision making. The brief describes the components of the framework and how it has been applied to guide the analysis of evidence-use cases and interventions. The…
Evidence Use by Parliaments during COVID Slides
Evidence Use by Parliaments during COVID Slides
Strengthening Collaboration Between Civil Society Organisation and the State in Ghana - Indicator Tracking and Strengthening
May 2019 Twende Mbele, CLEAR-AA and GMEF, through the process mentioned above, identified a consistent challenge in tracking performance monitoring indicators within the Sanitation sector in Ghana. The challenge lies in the inability of the state to tap into existing sources of evidence generation where administr…
Country Gender Indicator Framework
November 2020 The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is the custodian and steward of gender policy in South Africa. Its primary role is to develop policy and ensure that the country’s gender priorities, including those arising from national and international commitments, are mainstre…
Diagnostic Study of the Gender Responsiveness of the National Integrated M&E System (Kenya)
Findings on how the National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System in Kenya responds to gender
Evidence Based Policy Making and Implementation Workshop Report
13-15 October 2020 The workshop was designed to enhance the use of evidence to improve development and impact of government policies and programmes. The training sought to expose the participants to some practical strategies and tools for enhancing the policy making value chain as a follow-up to the public sector…
CSOs & Governments Collaborating in Response to COVID
CSOs & Governments Collaborating in Response to COVID
CSO's and the State Engagement workshop - Summary Report
April 2019 Overview of findings from the Accra Workshop, 30th April, 2019 The current sanitation sector in Ghana is the main responsibility of District Assemblies in terms of service delivery, yet it is a sector that cuts across several ministries such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of…
Measuring Government Business Incentive Scheme - Learning Brief
June 2021 The South African government is committed to developing the economy, creating employment, and attracting foreign investment. Investment incentives are used to mitigate against the cost or uncertainty of doing business in South Africa, and to upgrade or sustain production and employment, especially in pr…
National Education Policy Bill No 83 of 1995
National Education Policy Bill No 83 of 1995
Literature review - FR
Literature review - FR
Strengthening the participation of civil society organisation in evaluation systems: Insights from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Ghana
Final CSO Brief CSOs come with varying human and financial capabilities, and serve on issues ranging from basic social services to the protection of human and environmental rights. As such, CSOs represent a wealth of knowledge and potential influence, and have much to offer in the process of national development.…
Diagnostic study on the sensitivity of the national monitoring and evaluation system of Benin in relation to gender
French Report Despite a legal and institutional framework favorable to the promotion of gender equality, gender mainstreaming in Benin's monitoring and evaluation system remains room for improvement in many respects. The national evaluation policy adopted in 2012 makes almost no provision for integrating gender e…
Advancing Evidence-Based Practice for Improved Public Sector Performance: Lessons from the Implementation of the Management Performance Assessment Tool in South Africa
Journal Public Management Enhancing public sector performance is on the agenda of most governments. In South Africa, there is a dearth on studies that systematically assess the implementation of public sector performance improvement tools. This article is based on the study that explores the implementation of the…
National evaluation policy: Benin
TM Learning Event Accra Ghana French Version: In June 2007, the President of Benin, in an effort to make the Government’s interventions effective to the benefit of the population, awarded the public action evaluation mission to the Ministry of Forecasting, Development and E…
Monitoring the use of evaluation results: Benin
French Report - Rapport general mission de suivi The General Directorate of Evaluation (DGE) has conducted fourteen public policy evaluations since 2010. These evaluations made it possible to make diagnoses of the various policies, to identify their achievements and weaknesses and to formulate recommendations wit…
Diagnostic on the Supply and Demand of Evaluators: Benin
April 2018 In April of 2018, Twende Mbele and the Office of the Evaluation of Public Policies and Analysis of Government Action (BEPPAAG), commissioned a diagnostic study on the demand and supply of evaluators. The study focused on the following: evaluation market (its strengths and weaknesses), the supply and de…
Scoping Visit to Niger
Finale Report French Version: The Twende Mbele Program scoping mission in Niger was conducted under favourable conditions and provided a synoptic view of the country’s monitoring and evaluations system. It has yielded satisfactory results as relates to the term of reference…
Scoping Visit to Ghana
June 2017 A Twende Mbele delegation undertook a scoping visit to Ghana. The purpose of the visit was to determine how best Twende Mbele could partner with Ghana on M&E, based on their M&E capacity. Over two days, the delegation met with key M&E drivers in the public sector to gauge the level of priority given to …
Niger national evaluation policy
Finale Report French Version: To truly “build a well-governed country”, as indicated in the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Strategy (SDDCI) Niger 2035 and its first five-year version, which is the Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES 2017-2021), Niger mu…
Ghanaian Draft National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
February 2019 This policy is dedicated to setting out M&E as a national requirement for all development programmes, projects and public investments, emphasizing it as mandatory for ascertaining good governance and value for money. Apart from bringing Ghanaian practice up to date, it serves to encode, draw from in…
DPME National Consultative Workshop
September 2019 Strategic Context for Rapid Evaluations 2019 – 2024 MTSF combines NDP Five-Year Implementation Plan with revamped Integrated Monitoring System and accountability framework; National Spatial Development Framework and monitored - Implementation Delivery Model at District Municipal level public trust …
Politique nationale d’évaluation
Politique nationale d’évaluation
Rapid Evaluations Toolkit
March 2019 This toolkit provides a framework to think about rapid evaluations, and provides example questions, indicators and tools to do it. Rapid evaluations is, in many ways, relatively straightforward. It is however, new in the government system, and this resource provides information and a helping hand with …
Equity-focused and Gender-responsive Evidence in the Parliamentary Context
June 2019 Gender is defined as the social construction of being female or male and the relationships between women, men, girls and boys based on society construction. Gender is socially constructed and culture determines roles associated with being male or female. (Men provide for the home women care for family m…
Introducing context-based reforms: adaptation of management performance assessment tool in South Africa and Uganda
PDIA Brief French Version: This brief argues that reforms implemented in these countries have not yielded optimal results because they have not been contextualised to fit local country settings. Using the PDIA model, the study analysed the adaptation process of a specific i…
DS - French
DS - French
PDIA-Brief: FR
PDIA-Brief: FR
South African National Evaluation Plan
Policy Report The current NEP covers a total of 30 evaluations planned for the next five financial years (2020-2025). The scope of the present plan, unlike previous versions, extends to Municipalities and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Our evaluation focus areas therefore, includes a District-based Service Deliv…
Peer learning as an approach to improve the work of African parliaments
Peer learning as an approach to improve the work of African parliaments
Evaluating the national evaluation system in South Africa: What has been achieved in the first 5 years?
Evaluation Five years into implementing the NES, DPME started an evaluation of the entire system. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess whether implementation of the NES since 2011/12 is having an impact on the programmes and policies evaluated, the departments involved and other key stakeholders; and to de…
An-african-approach-for-gauging-the-gender-effectiveness-of-national-ME-systems
An-african-approach-for-gauging-the-gender-effectiveness-of-national-ME-systems
ANALYTICAL CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED PRIORITISATION AND M&E
ANALYTICAL CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED PRIORITISATION AND M&E
Diagnostic study on the gender-responsiveness of the national evaluation system: South Africa
Report This assessment aims to describe the level of gender-responsiveness in key policies and processes, as well as understand the extent to which there is gender disaggregation in the data that is collected to monitor and evaluate progress through the 14 Outcomes of the Medium Term Stra…
National methodological evaluation guide
French Report 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 o…
Assessing Evaluation Education In African Tertiary Education Institutions: Opportunities And Reflections
August 2018 This article investigates the status quo of evaluation education in selected tertiary institutions in Anglophone African countries. Findings indicate that evaluation education in Anglophone African tertiary institutions is mostly in the nascent stages and there are mixed feelings on the appropriate en…
Journal Public Management
Journal Public Management
Scoping Visit to Kenya
Kenya Report A Twende Mbele Team, comprising of the Acting Commissioner of Monitoring and Evaluation- Uganda’s Office of the Prime Minister, the Uganda Programme Coordinator for Twende Mbele and The Deputy Director General for Research and Evaluation of South Africa’s Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evalua…
Kenya-Diagnostic-Study-of-the-Gender-Responsiveness
Kenya-Diagnostic-Study-of-the-Gender-Responsiveness
CLEAR-AA Seminar on Rapid Evaluation
June 2020 Part A : Introduction to rapid evaluation 1. Introduction 2. Purpose of Guideline 3. What do we mean by Rapid Evaluations 4. Deciding when to use rapid evaluations (why consider, advantages/disads, which situations 5. Deciding how to implement rapid evaluations 6. Summary of the main features of rapid e…
Status of Sanitation in Ghana and the Role of CSOs in Policy Processes
August 2020 In June 2019, CLEAR AA and Twende Mbele worked with Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum to commission a baseline study on collaboration between Civil Society and Government for improved accountability and government performance in the use of evidence and results in the sanitation sector. This baseli…
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa: Government Experiences
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa: Government Experiences
Building a robust M&E System: Getting political buy-in on the use of evaluation
October 2020 Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are at the center of sound governance arrangements. They are necessary for the achievement of evidence-based policy making, budget decisions, management, and accountability. There is no “best” model of what a government M&E system should look like. Much depends on whic…
Equity-focused, gender-responsive evidence: a blind spot in VNR reporting
February 2019 In terms of living no one behind, localization of SDGs is part of the Uganda SDG roadmap and Office of the Prime Minister through the coordination M&E framework is working closely with local governments to make SDGs known to all citizens in the simplest way. Uganda through the National Standard Indi…
Evidence Use for Improved Sanitation in Ghana
October 2020 Civil society has a long history of supporting service delivery in Ghana through the provision of financial support, conducting research, providing technical advisory support, designing and implementing projects and other initiatives. The sanitation sector has been a particular area of focus for civi…
Strengthening Evidence Use in African Parliaments - Learning Note
September 2020 This learning brief is largely based on the findings of a recently completed tracer study (2020) aimed at better understanding the effectiveness of the capacity strengthening initiatives jointly implemented by CLEAR-AA and Twende Mbele since 2017 including: ■ Training workshops for parliamentarians…
National Monitoring And Evaluation System And Provision Of Evidence For SDGs Acceleration In The Public Sector: Experience From Uganda
2nd – 4th October 2019 There is emerging emphasis for using evidence and data driven action on the Sustainable Development Goals(UNDSN,2018). Countries with support from the UN are testing interventions to accelerate SDGs implementation. In the public sector in Uganda,the National M&E System is key in fast tracki…
Baseline study on the performance monitoring and evaluation culture in the public sector in Kenya
October 2019 The objective of the survey was to establish baseline information on the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) culture that exists within the public sector by identifying the current conditions against which future changes in the country’s National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System and culture co…
Effects of the Parliamentary Capacity Strengthening Initiatives - Tracer Study Report
February 2020 This report presents results from a tracer study conducted by CLEAR-AA in partnership with Twende Mbele following their capacity strengthening interventions aimed at improving evidence use and M&E processes in African parliaments between 2017 and 2018. The tracer study data presented in this report …
The emergence of government evaluation systems in Africa: The case of Benin, Uganda and South Africa
Emergence Of NES 2018 This article documents the experience of these three countries and summarises the progress made in deepening and widening their national evaluation systems and some of the cross-cutting lessons emerging at an early stage of the Twende Mbele partnership. Report NameThe emergence of government…
Diagnostic on the Supply and Demand of Evaluators: South Africa
Diagnostic Report Twende Mbele Demand And Supply Of Evaluation 21 January 2018 This diagnostic study on the supply and demand of evaluators in South Africa revealed that on the supply side, the size of the potential supply market will vary depending on how an ‘evaluation consultant’ is defined. The diagnostic was…
National evaluation - FR
National evaluation - FR
Zimbabwean National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
National Monitoring And Evaluation Policy Final Corrected Zimbabwe The National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy was developed to enhance the implementation of Zim Asset by providing clear guidelines for the conduct of monitoring and evaluation of all Government programmes and projects. The Policy is a product of…
Nigeria National evaluation Policy
Policy Report The National Evaluation Policy is intended to form part of Nigeria’s National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy Framework. A policy framework is a set of complementary yet distinct policies that are related to a common overall public policy goal. At present, it is envisaged that the National M&E Poli…
Equity-focused, gender-responsive evidence: a blind spot in VNR reporting
Equity-focused, gender-responsive evidence: a blind spot in VNR reporting
What is meant by transforming evaluations for Africa?
July 2020 The call for transformation and decolonization is nothing new in African vocabulary, there’s been calls for decolonization education and healthcare sectors, and the transformation of political and economic participation in terms of more women being represented. The evaluation development space has not b…
Gender-Responsiveness Evaluation
June 2019 Gender-responsive evaluation is important as a means for building strong systems for generating and using confirmation to improve the work that government departments do to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. Gender-responsive evaluation is a powerful tool for achieving the transformative a…
Strengthening Evidence Use in African Parliaments
Strengthening Evidence Use in African Parliaments
Evaluation Evidence for Public Procurement Policy-making in Uganda
October 2020 This policy brief discusses findings from a case study conducted to illustrate how evidence from an evaluation informed decision- and policymaking of a major reform, the amendment of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act in Uganda. The evaluation was managed by the Office of the Prime Min…
African MPs, researchers call for enhanced evidence-use in parliaments
February 2019 Representatives from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, The East African Legislative Assembly, South Africa, Malawi, and Ghana have called for improved research and evidence use in African Parliaments. They were hosted by the Parliament of Uganda for a workshop on research and evidence use in the Parl…
Evidence Use for Improved Sanitation in Ghana
Evidence Use for Improved Sanitation in Ghana
Building a robust M&E System: Incentives to use M&E information (Webinar Slides)
October 2020 The issue of utilization of M&E information is central to the performance and sustainability of an M&E system. Utilization depends on the nature and strength of the demand for M&E information—in other words, on the incentives to use M&E. Countries with little or no demand for M&E may be perceived as …
The National Evaluation Policy landscape in Africa: A comparison
The NEP landscape in Africa The demand for National Evaluation Policies (NEPs) has gained traction in Africa as more countries acknowledge the value of evaluation in enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in public and development management. As these countries implement developmental programmes and proj…
Analytical capacity for improved prioritisation and M&E
Policy Brief French Version: A great deal has been written about the importance of achieving prioritisation in public sector planning, and even more has been written about how this could be done, but most of the latter work focuses on the theory of …
An African approach for gauging the gender effectiveness of national m&e systems: An IDEV article
M&E Systems The importance of strengthening national evaluation systems is gaining traction with more states investing in developing the evaluation capacity of their institutions and systems for improved program delivery. Embedded in that approach, is the development of homegrown evaluation tools to conduct count…
Peer learning as an approach to improve the work of African parliaments
This practice brief highlights the capacity development efforts by stakeholders in the parliamentary space through Twende Mbele and the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR-AA) peer learning programme. It looks at some of the challenges facing parliamentarians – both generators and users of eviden…
Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa Synthesis Report
3 Country Diagnostic During 2017 and early 2018, Twende Mbele commissioned separate diagnostic studies on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa. While the studies were separate, they had similar terms of reference. The purpose of the diagnostic studies was to provide a demand-and-s…
Diagnostic of the Gender Responsiveness of the National Monitoring and Evaluation System
October 2018 Purposes Use the AGDEN gender diagnostic tool to Review National Monitoring and Evaluation System (NMES). Identify potential barriers and enablers to having a well-functioning gender responsive M&E system at country level. Identify and develop concrete strategies (or recommendations) to strengthen ge…
Using Evidence in Policy and Practice – Policy Brief
June 2020 The research highlighted in this policy brief was carried out with, and through the perspective of, policy makers, rather than researchers. It explored how African policy makers, researchers and development practitioners can apply interventions to promote the use of evidence to improve development outco…
Diagnostic study of the gender responsiveness of the national integrated monitoring and evaluation system (nimes) Kenya
Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the number of developing countries that either have, or are in the process of developing, a national evaluation policy and/or system (NEPS), (Bamberger et 2014). While acknowledging that there is growing interest and increase in the number of governments adop…
Twendle Mbele Using M&E To Improve Government Performance and Accountability: A Glance of 6 Countries’ NES
February 2018 The policy- and decision-making environment is inherently political – both party political in terms of achieving an electoral mandate, and in terms of organisation politics and the political economy of the country. This leads to webs of power and influence, through which stakeholders must learn to n…
Diagnostic on the Supply and Demand of Evaluators: Uganda
Demand And Supply Of Evaluators Final Report In April of 2018, Twende Mbele and the Office of the Prime Minister commissioned a diagnostic study on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda. On the supply side, the study established that there is a substantial potential pool of M&E consultants in Uganda. The …
Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa Synthesis Report
Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa Synthesis Report
Scoping Visit to Niger: French
Scoping Visit to Niger: French
National Monitoring And Evaluation System And Provision Of Evidence For SDGs Acceleration In The Public Sector: Experience From Uganda
National Monitoring And Evaluation System And Provision Of Evidence For SDGs Acceleration In The Public Sector: Experience From Uganda
DPME Rapid Evaluation Guideline
May 2020 Evaluations are important for assessing the performance of an intervention and how it can be strengthened. The National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF) 2019 suggests the use of rapid evaluations as one of the forms of evaluation to be considered (DPME, 2019). It suggests that ‘Quick evaluations are co…
Effects of the Parliamentary Capacity Strengthening Initiatives
February 2020 This report presents results from a tracer study conducted by CLEAR-AA in partnership with Twende Mbele following their capacity strengthening interventions aimed at improving evidence use and M&E processes in African parliaments between 2017 and 2018. The tracer study data presented in this report …
Monitoring and Evaluation Gender-Responsiveness Training
August 2019 A gender responsive national monitoring and evaluation system refers to how different strategies, tools and policies can affect men and women differently and in so doing, improve their effectiveness. This system also includes how monitoring systems are designed and operated, as well as utilising myria…
Diagnostic of the Gender Responsiveness the National Monitoring and Evaluation System
Diagnostic of the Gender Responsiveness the National Monitoring and Evaluation System
African MPs, researchers call for enhanced evidence-use in parliaments
African MPs, researchers call for enhanced evidence-use in parliaments
Using Evidence in Policy and Practice - Policy Brief
Using Evidence in Policy and Practice - Policy Brief
Parliament, Participation and Policy Making – Policy Brief
June 2020 This policy brief describes the experiences and lessons emerging from the revision of Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (2013) through the use of public participation. The Act was reviewed with a parliamentary body, the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (DCENR), …
The challenge of prioritisation and alignment in public sector planning and implementation: Literature review
November 2018 French Version: A great deal has been written about the importance of achieving prioritisation in public sector planning, and even more has been written about how this could be done, but most of the latter work focuses on the theory of how this is to be achiev…
ANALYTICAL CAPACITY - FR
ANALYTICAL CAPACITY - FR
Diagnostic on the supply and demand of evaluators in Uganda, Benin and South Africa
February 2019 French Version: As more evaluations are commissioned and undertaken in African countries, it is clear that the current supply of good evaluators is constrained, with relatively small group of professional suppliers taking up most of th…
Gender responsiveness of the national evaluation system of Benin: Results and Recommendations
January 2018 A consultant was recruited to finalise the diagnostic study of the national monitoring and evaluation system (NMES) of Benin. The objective of the activity is to improve the quality of the diagnostic report of the responsiveness of Benin’s national monitoring and evaluation s…
Gender responsiveness diagnostic report of national monitoring and evaluation systems in Uganda
Gender Responsiveness of NES Although progress has been made by governments to drive change by fostering gender equality and the rights of women, the extent of gender responsiveness of national monitoring and evaluation systems is still a subject of investigation. It is against this background that the study seek…
Diagnostic of the gender responsiveness of national monitoring and evaluation system: Benin, Uganda & South Africa
Synthesis Report Diagnostic of Gender Responsivness NES Teams of national experts were commissioned in Benin, Uganda and South Africa to carry out a country diagnostic of the gender responsiveness of National Monitoring and evaluation system which aims to: (i) Use the AGDEN gender diagnostic tool to review Nation…
Institutionalising Tools and Equity: Twende Mbele Learning Event
TM Learning Event Accra Ghana French Version: Institutionalising tools and equity: Twende Mbele learning event 0.00 KB 1 downloads ... Download To encourage learning across the continent, Twende Mbele organized a one-day lessons-learned event. This event took place in paral…