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25 Years of the Uganda Evaluation Association: Reflections from Uganda Evaluation Week 2026
By Parfait Kasongo Senior Communications Coordinator, Twende Mbele The 9th Uganda Evaluation Week (UEW) took place from 4–8 May 2026 at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala, bringing together evaluation practitioners, policymakers, government officials and development partners under t…
Twende Mbele marks 10 years of peer learning and evaluation across Africa
On its tenth anniversary, the partnership reflects on a decade of African government-led monitoring and evaluation cooperation, and announces four new member countries
Using AI in Evaluation: What’s Changing, What Isn’t, and What Matters
By Amanda Deuchars Learning Coordinator, Twende Mbele Setting the Scene: A High-Demand Training in Dakar A recent training in Dakar, hosted at the Centre Africain d’Études Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG) and organised by CLEAR Francophone Africa (CLEAR-FA) in partnership with the …
Welcoming Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania to the partnership
Four new African governments formally join Twende Mbele in the 10-year anniversary year, strengthening continental peer learning on M&E
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Tanzania Adds Extra Skills to Evaluation Experts Assessing ASDP II Projects
THE Tanzanian government has embarked on evidence-based decision-making by equipping monitoring and evaluation specialists with skills to assess the impact of agricultural programmes under the Agricultural Sector Development Programme Phase Two (ASDP II). This is being implemente…
South Africa's Cabinet Approves the Revised National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF)
By Thokozile Molaiwa Learning Coordinator, Twende Mbele Yesterday, marked an important milestone for evidence-informed governance in South Africa, with Cabinet approving the revised National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF). The revised NEPF represents a significant step forwar…
Uganda Welcomes New Members to Twende Mbele as African Peer Learning in Monitoring and Evaluation Grows
UGANDA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO TWENDE MBELE AS AFRICAN PEER LEARNING IN MONITORING AND EVALUATION GROWS Uganda warmly welcomes the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Republic of Malawi, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the United Republic of Tanzania to the Twende Mbele partnersh…
Twende Mbele Welcomes Four New Member Countries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/02/2026 TWENDE MBELE WELCOMES FOUR NEW MEMBER COUNTRIES, MARKING A MAJOR EXPANSION FOR AFRICAN PEER LEARNING IN MONITORING & EVALUATION The Twende Mbele Management Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Stephen Ampem-Darko (Accra, Ghana) is pleased to a…
Ghana Charts the Future of Evidence-Based Development
By Amanda Deuchars Learning Coordinator, Twende Mbele How Ghana Evaluation Week is transforming M&E from compliance to strategic governance, and what it means for African peer learning Ghana has moved beyond rhetoric. The inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week, held in Accra this Octobe…
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Inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week brings together African M&E practitioners
Practitioners, parliamentarians and academics gathered in Accra in October 2025 for the inaugural Ghana Evaluation Week
Septième édition des Journées Béninoises de l’Évaluation (JBE) 2025
Septième édition des Journées Béninoises de l’Évaluation (JBE) 2025 Du 8 au 10 septembre, la Direction Generale de l’Evaluation et de l’Observatoire du Changement Social (DGEOCS) a organisé la Septième édition des Journées Béninoises de l’Évaluation à l'hôtel Golden Tulip Le Dipl…
Atelier d’Exploitation des Résultats de l’Évaluation des Services des Archives et de la Documentation Mis En Place Dans les Collectivités Territoriales
Atelier d’Exploitation des Résultats de l’Évaluation des Services des Archives et de la Documentation Mis En Place Dans les Collectivités Territoriales Du 17 au 19 Septembre, à Dosso, au Niger, la Haut Commissariat à la Modernisation de (HCME) a organisé un atelier sur l’exploita…
Partner governments conduct rapid evaluations for faster evidence generation
Niger, Uganda, Benin and South Africa have completed rapid evaluations in health, agriculture, parks and local government this year
Parliamentary evaluation capacity-building workshop concludes
Members of African parliaments completed a Twende Mbele workshop on using evaluation as an oversight tool
AfrEA Anniversary 2025 , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AfrEA 25 Years Anniversary, 16-18 June 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia On the 16 - 18 June 2025, non-government organisations, governments and international organisations joined African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) to celebrate 25 years of their existence. The celebration of 25 yea…
Parliamentary Capacity Building Workshop 29-31 May 2025 Cape Town
Parliamentary Capacity Building Workshop, 29-31 May 2025, Cape Town Twende Mbele in collaboration with DPME, South Africa, organised a 3-day capacity building workshop to bolster and augment existing M&E capacities among Members of Parliament (MPs) and parliamentary researcher de…
Public Sector National Monitoring & Evaluation Policy Review Workshop in Uganda
Public Sector National Monitoring & Evaluation Policy Review Workshop On the 28 April to 2nd May 2025 , Twende Mbele was invited to the Public Sector National Monitoring & Evaluation Policy Review Workshop in Kampala, Uganda. This workshop was hosted by the Office of the Prime Mi…
New Twende Mbele Programme Manager
Twende Mbele appoints Dr Thina Nzo as Programme Manager Twende Mbele is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Thina Nzo as the new Programme Manager, effective 1 January 2025. Launched in 2016, Twende Mbele is a Pan-African partnership between the governments of Benin, Ghana,…
The 3rd Tanzania MEL Week 2024
The 3rd Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Week Conference 2024 - Zanzibar, Tanzania On 17th to 20th September 2024 Twende Mbele attended the 3rd Tanzania MEL Week 2024. The theme of the conference was " Transforming Service Delivery with Technology-Driven Monitoring an…
The 15th European Evaluation Bennial Conference 2024
The 15th European Evaluation Bennial Conference 2024 - Rimni, Italy On the 23 - 27 September 2024 , Twende Mbele attended the 15th European Evaluation Bennial Conference 2024. The theme of the conference was "Better Together: collaborative thought and action for better evaluation…
8th Uganda Evaluation Week 2024
The 8th Uganda Evaluation 2024 - Kampala, Uganda On the 19 - 23 August 2024 , Twende Mbele attended the 8th Uganda Evaluation Week in Kampala, Uganda. The theme of the conference was “Development with Purpose: Empowering Accountable learning for achieving development goals and en…
Twende Mbele Capacity Building Workshop - Johannesburg, 2024
Twende Mbele Capacity Building Workshop - Johannesburg, July 2024 The purpose of the 3-day capacity building workshop was 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…
Evidence to Action Conference 2024 - Accra, Ghana
Evidence to Action Conference 2024 - Accra, Ghana On the 22 - 26 July 2024, Twende Mbele attended the 7th Evidence to Action Conference at the ISSER Centre in Accra Ghana. The theme of the conference was “Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation” explored the linkages and synergi…
Atelier de renforcement des capacités au Niger
Atelier de renforcement des capacités au Niger -Dosso, Juillet 2024 Le Niger, comme de nombreux pays et organisations, accorde une grande importance au développement de la pratique de l'évaluation des actions de développement et des politiques publiques. C'est dans cette optique …
Call for Proposal - Consultant Needed for Review of NEPF
Consultant Needed To conduct a review to understand whether the 2019 National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF) is relevant, effective and promotes credible as well as quality evaluations aligned to government goal of assessing performance of programmes, plans and projects. This…
Monitoring Systems in Africa Book Launch
Monitoring Systems in Africa Book Launch Join us for a virtual launch of the 'Monitoring Systems in Africa' book, edited by Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa and Catherine Churchill. This volume of the book presents a holistic approach to monitoring systems. This includes a range of purpose…
Ghana Peer-2-Peer Study Tour To South Africa 2024
Ghana Peer-2-Peer Study Tour To South Africa On the 19-23 February Twende Mbele convened the Ghana Peer-2-Peer Study Tour To South Africa which took delegates from Ghana to 5 different cities - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, Durban and Cape Town. The study tour include…
DPME National Evaluation Seminar 2023
DPME National Evaluation Seminar 2023 On 21 to 22 November 2023 the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in South Africa in collaboration with Twende Mbele and other partners hosted the National Evaluation Seminar themed " Evaluation rising to challenges of lim…
Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation for Twende Mbele Countries
Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation for Twende Mbele Countries. Twende Mbele in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) organi…
Table Ronde Regionale Evaluation, un Outil d'Endogénéisation de Politiques Publiques au Sein de l'Espace UEMOA: État des Lieux et Perspectives
Table Ronde Regionale Evaluation, un Outil d'Endogénéisation de Politiques Publiques au Sein de l'Espace UEMOA: État des Lieux et Perspectives La table ronde régionale à Abidjan du 22 au 24 novembre 2023 explore les meilleures pratiques d'évaluation pour renforcer la culture de r…
Digital technology for strengthening national evaluation systems
By Khululiwe Faya Manager of the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of eThekwini Municipality An evaluative culture is about fostering a mindset and nurturing an environment wherein continuous learning and reflection is valued and integrated into the decision-making proce…
Reflections on the Sixth Edition of the Beninese Evaluation Days
By Florence Mbabazi Directorate of Monitoring Evaluation and Inspection in the Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda Benin Evaluation days is a biennial M&E event and the 2023 6 th edition took place from the 4 th to 6 th October at Golden Tulip Hotel le Diplomate in Cotonou, the …
EVIDENCE CONFERENCE 2023
EVIDENCE CONFERENCE 2023 The EVIDENCE biennial event began in 2014 with the intention of bringing together members of the AEN to explore how to enhance the overlaps in their work to support evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in Africa. This year's event aimed to bring toget…
Journées Béninoises de l'Évaluation 2023
Journées Béninoises de l'Évaluation 2023 La Direction Generale d'Evaluation et de l'Observatoire du Changement Social (DGEOCS) a organisé la sixième édition des Journées béninoises de l'évaluation sur le thème, le numerique au service du renforcement des systeme nationaux d'evalu…
Tanzania MEL Week 2023
TANZANIA MEL WEEK 2023 The Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) of Tanzania in partnership with Tanzania Evaluation Association (TanEA) is organized the 2 nd Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Week Conference from 12th - 15th September, 2023 in Arusha, Tanzania. The theme…
Atelier de renforcement des capacités au Bénin
Atelier sur le renforcement des capacités Atelier de renforcement des capacités de cinq jours sur l'évaluation des politiques publiques au Bénin. Les participants sont formés à l'évaluation des politiques publiques
Validation of the Diagnostic Report on the State of M&E Evidence Use in the Ugandan Public Sector Planning and Budgeting
Validation of the Diagnostic Report Twende Mbele and the Government of Uganda are validated the diagnostic report on state of M&E evidence-use in public sector planning and budgeting. Accompanying the Report are Guidelines mapping pathways for facilitating greater M&E evidence us…
Comment l'introduction de l'évaluation rapide a-t-elle contribué à l'utilisation des données probantes au Niger et au Bénin
Les évaluations rapides sont destinées à réduire les coûts des projets d'évaluation et le temps qu'ils prennent. Il s'agit d'une évaluation qui peut produire un résultat susceptible d'alimenter rapidement les politiques et les pratiques, tout en étant suffisamment solide pour fou…
Eastern Cape Provincial Evaluation Seminar for Local Government
Held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Hotel, East London, Eastern Cape on the 15-16 March 2023. The theme of the seminar was, “An Effective and Efficient Evaluation System: What Gets Measured Gets Done”. The outcome of the seminar was: 1) To develop a common language …
KZN Evaluation and Research Seminar
Held at the AHA Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban 22-23 March. The seminar theme was: " Evaluation Institutionalisation and Capacity Building for Sustainable, Inclusive M&E Systems; Reflection on Research for Evidence-Based Decision Making." The objective of the seminar was to: • Share k…
Three Day Orientation and Training for the OPM's Directorate of M&E Staff
As part of several ongoing reforms across Government, the Directorate received new staff during the FY2022/23. In addition, the Directorate is making a self-assessment of its performance in FY 2021/22. In line with the OPM Human Resource Management Policy and the Public Service S…
Meeting of the Kenyan Steering Committee
Meeting of the Kenyan Steering Committee Meeting of the Kenyan Steering Committee that is providing technical guidance on applied research study seeking to understand the current role of M&E evidence in public sector planning and budgeting processes
Réunion du comité de pilotage du Bénin
Réunion du comité de pilotage du Bénin Le 2 mars 2023, le Bénin a accueilli la réunion du Comité de pilotage pour fournir des conseils techniques sur l'étude de recherche appliquée visant à comprendre le rôle actuel des données de suivi et d'évaluation dans les processus de plani…
Reflections on DPME’s Capacity Development Initiatives since the inception of South Africa’s national evaluation system
By Nox Chitepo & Seirah Ngcobo Director at the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) recognized from the inception of its national evaluation system (NES) in 2011 that there is limited evaluation capac…
Reflections on the UNDP NEC Conference 2022: Resilient national evaluation systems for sustainable development
By Seirah Ngcobo Evaluation Specialist At the DPME The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted the National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) Conference in Turin, Italy from the 25-28 October 2022. There were more than 300 participants from over 100 countries, representing n…
Call for Proposal/Appel a Propositions
Consultant Needed To develop a guideline on how to entrench the use of M&E evidence in the planning and budgeting processes of the government they focused on, making sure that these two crucial functions are informed by the best available performance data on existing development …
DPME’s Design clinic confirms the importance of participation
By Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa Senior Lecturer & Design Clinic Facilitator DPME’s Design clinic confirms the importance of participation The Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME) held its design clinic on the 6 th and 7 th of September 2022 in Pretoria. Facilitatin…
SAMEA Conference 2022 Panel Discussion
By Parfait Kasongo Communication & Learning Coordinator On Thursday the 22 September, Twende Mbele hosted a panel discussion title, 'Using experience to adapt a guideline on Rapid Evaluations in the public sector' at the SAMEA Biannual Conference. The purpose of this session was …
SAMEA Conference 2022 Multipaper Session
By Parfait Kasongo Communication & Learning Coordinator On the Thursday 22 September 2022, Twende Mbele hosted a multi-paper session at the SAMEA Biannual Conference titled, 'Can Horizontal Leadership Approaches Augment the Practice of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the P…
Upcoming Evaluations Illustrate the Complexity of Use
By Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa Senior Lecturer & Design Clinic Facilitator Upcoming Evaluations Illustrate the Complexity of Use One area of consensus within Africa’s growing national evaluation systems is the importance of a use-focused design. On the surface, this seems uncontrovers…
Évaluation rapide pour les programmes d'investissement dans les infrastructures du ministère de l'enseignement secondaire - 19, 20, 21 juillet 2022
Date de l'atelier : 19, 20 et 21 juillet 2022 Atelier de 3 jours sur la théorie du changement pour le cadre d'évaluation et l'élaboration de matériel de collecte de données pour l'évaluation rapide des programmes d'investissement dans les infrastructures du ministère de l'enseign…
Formation sur l'évaluation rapide pour les organisations de la société civile, ministère de l'éducation et ministère du développement - 7 et 8 juillet 2022
Les 7 et 8 juillet 2022 Le Bénin a accueilli une formation sur l'évaluation rapide pour les organisations de la société civile, le ministère de l'éducation et le ministère du développement
DPME Evaluation Design Clinic - 6, 7 September 2022
As part of the National Evaluation System (NES), a system of Evaluation Design Clinic is used to facilitate stakeholder participation in the conceptualisation and design of the evaluations prioritised in the National Evaluation Plan (NEP). The last Design Clinic was held in Septe…
Rapid Evaluations in Uganda: The view of a Team Leader
Dr James Wokadala Former Chair, Department of Planning and Applied Statistics, Uganda Introduction: I was a team leader on two rapid evaluations in Uganda. These evaluations included: assessing the extent to which the use of the remitted 20% of national park entry fees has been e…
Are Rapid Evaluations Helping African Governments Generate Quality Evidence Faster?
Parfait Kasongo Communications and Learning Coordinator Cara Waller Former Twende Mbele programme manager In 2019 Twende Mbele partners introduced rapid evaluations into the existing Twende Mbele countries’ national evaluation systems in an effort to address time lags in providin…
Programme Manager Needed
Programme Manager Needed We are looking for a motivated programme manager with experience in monitoring and evaluation capacity development to lead our peer learning agenda and oversee the sustainability of the program. Application Deadline: 30th May 2022 Location : Remote/South …
gLocal Evaluation Week 2022
How Can Datafication Augment M&E in the African Public Sector Join this gLocal Evaluation Week discussion and learnhow data collection, analysis and use is influencing the M&E field. Register for the webinar by pressing: Register Here
Resource Mobilisation Consultant Needed
Short-term Resource Mobilisation Consultant Needed Twende Mbele is seeking the services of a qualified consultant or consultants to develop a comprehensive resource mobilisation strategy that will take into account the current global donor landscape, identify new actors, explore …
Twende Mbele Awarded Prize
Twende Mbele Awarded Prize We are grateful to have received an award for supporting the institutionalisation of M&E in the the Public Sector of Kenya. Thank you to all our country partners, friends and colleagues for their continuous efforts and dedications to M&E
Fondements De La Collaboration Entre L’etat Et Les Osc Et Cadre Reglementaire National au Bénin
l’Avènement de la démocratie en 1990 a posé les bases d’une gouvernance participative qui implique la société civile et l’ensemble des forces vives du pays. Ainsi, l’État du Bénin reconnait les OSC comme des acteurs non étatiques jouant un rôle prépondérant pour le développement.…
Foundations of State-CSO Collaboration and National Regulatory Framework in Benin
The advent of democracy in Benin in 1990 laid the foundations for participatory governance that involves civil society at the level of the constitution. The State of Benin recognises CSOs as non-state actors playing a critical role for development. It also recognizes its duty of …
Adapting the National Evaluation System during COVID-19
By Aloyce Ratemo Director in the National Treasury and Planning in Kenya. By Timothy Lubanga Commissioner of M&E in the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda. Observations from Aloyce Ratemo and Timothy Lubanga When COVID19 hit, it took us all by surprise. In response to the pan…
Call For Proposal for a literature review
Call For Proposal For a Literature Review The purpose of this TOR is to invite proposals for a literature review focusing on providing options for practical tools used to strengthen government budgeting systems by improving the use of evidence (with particular focus on M&E). Appl…
Atelier Sur l'Évaluation Rapide 4-7 Octobre 2021
Atelier Sur l’Évaluation Rapide 4-7 Octobre 2021 l'atelier sur l'évaluation rapide a l' hôtel toubal de Dosso organisé par le Haut Commissariat à la Modernisation de l'Etat. L'atelier se déroule du 4 au 7 octobre
10th AfrEA Conference reschedules to 15th to 19th November 2021
10th AfrEA Conference reschedules to 15th to 19th November 2021 The AfrEA Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the new date of the conference is 15th to 19th November 2021
10ème conférence de l'AfrEA reportée du 15 au 19 novembre 2021
10ème conférence de l'AfrEA reportée du 15 au 19 novembre 2021 Le comité d'organisation de la conférence AfrEA est ravi d'annoncer que la nouvelle date de la conférence est du 15 au 19 novembre 2021
Atelier De Validation Du Rapport De l’Etude Diagnostic Sur La Collaboration Entre Le Gouvernment Et La Societe Civile
Atelier De Validation Du Rapport De l’Etude Diagnostic Sur La Collaboration Entre Le Gouvernment Et La Societe Civile INFOSEC , COTONOU LE 17 AOUT 2021 Présentation du rapport provisoire de l’étude diagnostique sur la collaboration entre le Gouvernement et la Société Civile en ma…
New Twende Mbele Co-Chairs
Meet Our New Co-Chairs Aloyce Ratemo is the Director in the National Treasury and Planning currently heading the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate within the ministry. Timothy Lubanga is the Comissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation of Central Government in the Office of the …
Call For Proposal: Review Of Three Evaluation Courses
Call For Proposal For The Review Of Three Evaluation Courses 1.Managing and Commissioning Evaluations 2. Deepening Evaluations 3. Selecting Appropriate Evaluation Methodologies Application Deadline: 20 August 2021 Location : South Africa Use the link below for the full terms of r…
Call for Proposals: Development of a DPME Guideline on Ethical Conduct of Evaluation
Call for Proposals A consultant needed to work with DPME to develop a set of Guidelines for the Conduct of Evaluations in the public sector and be relevant and appropriate to all spheres of government. These should be developed based on international best practice, taking into ac…
Rapid Evaluation Validation Workshop
Rapid Evaluation Validation Workshop From July 28 to 29, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in South Africa will be having a Rapid Evaluation Validation Workshop to get feedback and advice from practitioners in the field, from their various perspectives,…
Rapid Evaluation Training Workshop
Rapid Evaluation Training Workshop From July 28 to 29, the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate (MED) in Kenya will be having a Rapid Evaluation Training Workshop to incorporate a rapid evaluation approach into the countries existing Evaluation System
The Role of peer learning networks during crisis
The Role of peer learning networks during crisis One of the value propositions of peer learning networks is that the social capital accrued through peer-based relationships allows network members to access and utilise expertise and resources in a more timeous and contextually cen…
CALL FOR PROPOSAL (2)
Call for Proposals The project has four parts, that will require the use of mixed methods; 1. Define the conceptual framework for the tool and find relevant examples that might be adapted to the South African context – including defining the variables that will influence its effe…
CALL FOR PROPOSAL
Call for Proposals The rapid assessment will be guided by a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprised of relevant government stakeholders. The TWG will be responsible for signing off on all deliverables. The day-to-day operations will be overseen by the DPME, while the contractual …
Mere compliance or learning – how is M&E culture in the public service affecting the response to COVID
Mere compliance or learning – how is M&E culture in the public service affecting the response to COVID This chapter builds on research on the performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) culture in Benin, Uganda and South Africa conducted through the Twende Mbele African M&E partn…
Building a robust M&E System: Getting political buy-in on the use of evaluation (Webinar)
Building a robust M&E System: Getting political buy-in on the use of evaluation (Webinar) 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 …
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa – Insights from Three Countries
By Parfait Kasongo Communication & Learning Coordinator In a 2017-19 research study by Twende Mbele to assess the state of M&E culture in five participating countries which included, Benin, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana a question regarding the ‘ informatio…
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa: Government Experiences (Webinar)
The Growing Practice of Rapid Evaluations in Africa: Government Experiences (Webinar) Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the costs of evaluation projects and the time they take (DPME, 2020). These are evaluations which can produce a result that can feed into policy and prac…
Efforts to Improve M&E Culture in African governments
By Parfait Kasongo Communication & Learning Coordinator Insights from the Survey Many countries in Africa are using monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as part of their efforts to improve performance of the public sector (Porter and Goldman, 2013). A key foundational component of thi…
Are black evaluators breathing?
By Mokgophana Ramasobana Tiyimele Consultants A screening check on the utility of evaluation approaches under COVID19 Writing this article in a time of a global Covid19 pandemic is amongst the most difficult tasks to do. As a proponent of the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE), it i…
Transforming Evaluations for Africa - Webinar
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 dev…
User Feedback Survey
Please take 3 minutes to help us better meet your learning and knowledge needs. This survey will run until Friday the 31st July 2020. The results of this survey will allow Twende Mbele to improve on our key communications and knowledge production areas. Nous vous invitons à prend…
Pamoja Newsletter – July 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of the Pamoja newsletter. We hope you are safe during these uncertain times! After almost two years in the making, we are particularly proud and excited to report that both Niger and Kenya have become core country partners in the Twende Mbele program…
Webinar Alert – 15 May 2020
Join us for a webinar titled, “Effective Collaboration Between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Government”. This webinar will bring together Government Officials, M&E practitioners, researchers and experts who work in/with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). It will focus …
Second annual gLocal Evaluation Week - 2020
With the ten-year countdown to the Sustainable Development Goals underway, Systems to evaluate the impact of policies and monitor their progress are more important than ever. To sustain the momentum of global efforts to promote monitoring and evaluation capacity the CLEAR Initiat…
Pamoja Newsletter – February 2020 Autumn Edition
Welcome to the latest edition of the Pamoja newsletter. After almost two years in the making, we are particularly proud and excited to report that both Benin and Uganda have adapted the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT), with Benin being the first to pilot the Tool. R…
Implementing The Communications Strategy
By Florence UGANDA, OPM Background Instituted in 2017, the Directorate of Monitoring, Evaluation and Inspection (DMEI), in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), is mandated to monitor and evaluate government policies, programs and projects across Ministries, Departments and o…
Elements of a successful ECB intervention in Africa: Participant’s perceptions.
Introduction The last decade has witnessed the growth in accountability, especially on the side of donors who demand to understand how their funds were utilized to deliver respective results. This has led to a precedent increase in the demand of employees with skills in Monitorin…
The Republic of Ghana Public Sector and M&E Culture
In 2017 the Government of Ghana added a new tool to its development process by establishing the ministries for Planning (MoP) and for Monitoring and Evaluation (MoME). The MoME and the NDPC (National Development and Planning Commission) and the local M&E Association – the Ghana N…
How “Practical” or “Useful” are Rapid Evaluation, Really?
There is no doubt that evaluations can play an integral role in decision-making. On the one hand, when the information is accurate, detailed, and insightful; evaluations can help make effective programme decisions, like whether to continue, scale up, discontinue or even, whether …
Evidence informed decision making amidst competing priorities in the public sector
Background Basic economic theory notes that scarce resources should be optimally utilized which in turn point to a need for evidence-informed decision-making. The availability of evidence should guide decision-makers on adopting government policies that will best meet development…
Pamoja Newsletter – June 2019
In March this year the African Evaluation Association’s (AfrEA) hosted its biannual conference, which allowed for knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking between a wide range of international organisations, including Twende Mbele. We were proud to witness the swearing in …
Strengthening Systems of Evidence in Parliaments: A side event at the AfrEA conference, 2019.
Forming part of a side event at the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) conference 2019, the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA) , and Twende Mbele hosted a peer-learning Symposium on ‘Strengthening Systems of Evidence in Parliaments’ . T…
gLOCAL Evaluation Week: Gender Responsiveness Webinar
This webinar brought together practitioners, researchers and experts who have been involved in working on building gender into country level M&E systems. They shared key insights on barriers and enablers to engendering M&E systems by describing the level of gender-responsiveness …
Systems of Evidence in African Parliaments
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 evid…
Gender equality and social equity called for by African evaluators
Members of the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) have launched a Global Campaign for Gender Equality and Social Equity in Evaluation following the association’s annual event held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire during March. Participants at the event backed a new 12-point declarat…
Pamoja Newsletter – March 2019
Le cours de formation et de mise en œuvre de politiques et de mise en œuvre de politiques fondé sur des bases factuelles, organisé au Bénin en décembre dernier, a attiré les plus hauts responsables et responsables gouvernementaux. C’était la première fois que nous adaptions le co…
Global Parliaments and the Colombo Declaration
Introduction Over the years there has been a shift in the use of evaluations, from a donor dominated space to, in recent years, an increased use by both governments and parliaments. Parliaments represent the bridge between the state and its citizens, so the use of evaluations by …
Consultant needed for Rapid Evaluations in South Africa
A number of evaluation recommendations in government are not fully implemented due to a host of constraints, and thus the opportunity for learning and improvement are lost. These relate to time-constraints (delays in completing evaluations), financial challenges (evaluations are …
#Evidence2018 insights
In a recent panel discussion at the #Evidence2018 conference in Pretoria, South Africa, panellists from Benin, Uganda and South Africa, discussed how government institutions made use of evidence for better informed policy-making. The panel discussion titled: Cross-Governmental Pa…
From infancy to maturity: Constraints to the “Made in Africa Evaluation” (MAE) concept (Part 2)
By: Mokgophana Ramasobana and Nozipho Ngwabi The blog titled “ Made in Africa Evaluation: Africa’s novel approach towards its developmental paths (Part 1) provided an historical overview on some of the initiatives proposed to pioneer the MAE concept by various African scholars an…
Abstract Submission Deadline Extension
Due to a number of requests for an extension, the submission deadline for Abstracts for the 9th AfrEA International Conference has been extended to Monday 26 November 2018 The 9th AfrEA International Conference 2019 will be taking place on 11 – 15 March 2019 in Abidjan, Cote D’Iv…
Extension de la date limite de soumission des Resumes
En raison d'un certain nombre de demandes de prolongation, la date limite de soumission des résumés pour la 9ème conférence internationale d'AfrEA a été repoussée au lundi 26 novembre 2018 . La 9ème Conférence internationale de 2019 de l’AfrEA aura lieu du 11 au 15 mars 2019 à Ab…
Parcours de la demande de systèmes d'évaluation gouvernementaux: Une vue de l'Afrique Francophone et du Maroc
Une récente table ronde tenue lors des Journées Bénoises de l’Évaluation , à Cotonou, Bénin, a permis de mieux comprendre certains des facteurs qui affectent l’institutionnalisation des systèmes nationaux d’évaluation en l’Afrique Francophone et du Maroc. Le panel, intitulé ‘Éval…
Gender Specialist needed
Twende Mbele and the Department of Planning Monitoring & Evaluation are searching for a short-term consultant to assist with writing a guideline for commissioning and managing gender responsive evaluations. Additionally, the consultant will be required to assist with the team rev…
Journeys of demand for government evaluation systems: A view from Francophone Africa and Morocco
A recent panel discussion at the Journees Bèninoise de l’Èvaluation Benin, in Cotonou, shed light on some of the factors affecting institutionalisation of national evaluation systems in Francophone West Africa. The panel, ‘ A ssessment and perspectives of the institutionalization…
Looking for web developer for APNODE website
CLEAR AA is looking for a service provider to build a new APNODE website to give the secretariat and various stakeholders with a platform to provide content that would address the concerns of the target audience. The service provider must provide CLEAR-AA and APNODE with a simple…
Changing the Game for Evaluation Education in Africa: The Collaborative Curriculum Development Project
Introduction Unlike other professions such as accountants or doctors, the field of ‘Monitoring and Evaluation’ is relatively new and non-standardised. Employers and recruiters of M&E staff don’t always know what they’re looking for, and presently in Africa, there is no harmonisat…
Communique from Benin Evaluation Days/Journées béninoises de l’évaluation
This week saw over 300 participants from Africa, the Americas and India converge on Cotonou, Benin to participate in the 5th edition of the Benin Evaluation Week. Participants included evaluation practitioners, researchers, specialists and professionals from the evaluation of pub…
Looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow- Monitoring & Evaluation
CLEAR AA and Twende Mbele are offering an exciting opportunity for a postgraduate PHD student in their last year of study or a recent graduate to join a multi-disciplinary team in undertaking various research work in the field of monitoring and evaluation. The Post-Doctoral (M&E)…
Looking for a Literature Review Consultant
Twende Mbele is searching for a Literature Review Consultant who's work will include literature review on plan priortisation and budget alignment, also using M&E evidence, should give a comparative overview of ongoing and innovative efforts in this area. Furthermore, it should pr…
Pamoja: Winter Edition
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Determinants of evaluation use among Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Uganda
The need to understand Evaluation use by NGOs This blog draws from research conducted by Elizabeth Asiimwe, a Twende Mbele PhD Fellow at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, in 2017. The study is premised on the assertion that, although there is a growing dis…
Looking for a Communications and Media Consultant
Twende Mbele is searching for a Communications and Media Consultant to provide communications support to Twende Mbele core countries (Benin, Uganda, South Africa) to help them build a foundation for effectively communicating on M&E at the national level. Click here for the full t…
Looking for a Knowledge Management Consultant
Twende Mbele is searching for a Knowledge Management (KM) Consultant to, firstly support the Programme Secretariat in establishing a foundation for knowledge management on M&E topics and experience sharing within the initiative and beyond. Secondly, to compile the Twende learning…
News from our collaborating partner country-Ghana
By Dr Nana Opare-Djan Introduction Over the past year the M&E landscape in Ghana has seen tremendous measures towards institutionalising development evaluation in the entire public sector. Contributions from several stakeholders at different fora, held across the country, gave in…
Pamoja Newsletter – June 2018
Work has begun on a new project with Niger and Ghana to write and approve a National Evaluation Policy. Niger held their first workshop in May, with two Twende members attending as peer-support technical advisors. We look forward to seeing two new National Evaluation Policies bei…
Etude Diagnostique D’evaluation Des Performances De Gestion Du Service Public Au Benin
By Prosper Houssou Depuis les années 1999, le Bénin est passé de la gestion axée sur les moyens à la gestion axée sur les résultats. Cependant, après près de vingt ans d’expérience le système de gestion du service public au Bénin reste perfectible. Dans ce contexte et au regard d…
Diagnostic Study On Demand And Supply Of Evaluators In Uganda Validation Workshop
By Doris Kembabazi Uganda, as with many African countries, exhibits a need to expand its existing pool of evaluators to ensure supply matches local demand and enable emerging evaluators to enter the market with fewer restrictions. This has been the focus of a recent Twende Mbele …
Evidenced Based Policy Making and Implementation Course: The Ugandan Chapter
By Doris Kembabazi There is an increasing pressure on policy makers to develop more effective policies to best direct and manage resources in more focused and efficient ways that result in improved implementation and outcomes. Evidence-based policy-making is an approach that has …
Etude Diagnostique De L’offre Et De La Demande D’evaluation Au Benin
By Prosper Houssou L’étude diagnostique de l’offre et de la demande d’évaluation au Benin, est focalisée sur le marché de l’évaluation avec ses forces et faiblesses, la capacité de l’offre en matière de services d’évaluation, la taille du marché de l’évaluation ainsi que les moye…
Gender responsiveness in South Africa M&E system
By Rendani Manugu Research in Kenya illustrated the challenges in reaching men for male HIV testing through clinics, and so researchers decided to test whether there would be a better up take of HIV testing if men received self-test kits through their spouses. This was important …
Made in Africa Evaluation: Africa's novel approach towards its developmental paths (Part 1)
By a Twende Mbele Masters Scholar : Mokgophana Ramasobana Firstly, I regard myself as an emerging scholar and a devotee of the African indigenous knowledge debates. Therefore, my keenness for the discussions in this areas is linked to my current research focus. This line of work …
Building the Right Agency for institutional Reform: Adaptation of the MPAT in Benin and Uganda
By Aisha Ali Setting the broader context: The need for institutional reform Institutional reforms have become the focus of many development programs within developing countries. On the whole, the portfolio of World Bank funds dedicated to large-scale institutional reform programs…
CLEAR Francophone Africa training calendar
The Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results Francophone Africa, invites you to sign-up for any of the following training events. Check out the brochure here . BASIC M&E WORKSHOP (SERAF) DAKAR - 09 TO 20 APRIL /OUAGA - 01 TO 12 OCTOBER RESULTS-BASED M & E WORKSHOP ADAPTED TO…
New Twende Collaborators
The Twende Mbele African M&E Partnership has agreed to collaborate with Ghana, Niger and Kenya with the founding countries of Benin, South Africa, Uganda. In Ghana we note the emerging emphasis on M&E and have agreed to support Ghana to participate in a range of Twende activities…
Pamoja: Summer Edition
Packed full of updates on our latest projects and partner countries...Check out the latest Twende Mbele newsletter here
Atelier De Formation Des Parlementaires Du Reseau Apnode Benin En Suivi Evaluation
Les 28 et 29 septembre 2017, s’est tenu à l’Hôtel Djêgba de Ouidah, l’atelier de formation sur l’importance du suivi et l’évaluation pour le contrôle parlementaire au profit des parlementaires béninois membres du Réseau APNODE. Cette formation a été conjointement organisée par CL…
Exploring CSO Collaboration in Three Countries
The role of civil society cannot be overlooked. Different waves of developmental changes have created stark changes in the demand and supply levers of the political economy and in this sense, civil society holds a crucial role in the promotion of good governance through the rule …
Demand and Supply of Evaluators: A South African Perspective
What’s the situation? Twende Mbele has embarked on a project to examine the demand and supply of evaluators. Evaluations are becoming part and parcel of public service, with an estimated growth in demand of at least 300% over the next three years. Given that the South African gov…
Reflection on the National Evaluation Policy Development Workshop
Reflection on the National Evaluation Policy Development Workshop hosted by Twende Mbele – Elizabeth M. Asiimwe Institutionalising evaluations among African Countries: what do we learn from each other? “ Since the early 1990s, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) has seen a steep clim…
Online Theory of Change Course
Does monitoring and evaluation seem too technical? Are you grappling with logframes and indicators that don’t adequately tell the story of your programme? A Theory of Change (ToC) approach can help you situate complex social and development interventions. It is both a process and…
Online Theory of Change Course
Does monitoring and evaluation seem too technical? Are you grappling with logframes and indicators that don’t adequately tell the story of your programme?Learn to use Theory of Change approach to understand how your development programme contributes to change in complex settings.…
African Evaluation Studies Database
Launched at the African Evaluation Association conference in March 2017, the African Evaluation Database (or AfrED for short), is a treasure trove of evaluation studies from the English-speaking African world. The database was developed by the Centre for Research on Evaluation, S…
Reflections on 'Made in Africa Evaluation'
Writing from the recent Winter School course in Johannesburg, Elizabeth Asiimwe from Uganda gives us her thoughts on a core part of the curriculum: Made in Africa Evaluation. The need for evidence-based programming and policy implementation is growing in Africa, and thus, effecti…
Processus D’adaptation Du Management Performance Assessment Tool (Mpat) Au Benin
INTRODUCTION Dans la perspective d’améliorer les services publics rendus aux populations, le Gouvernement de l’Afrique du Sud a établi une coopération pour obtenir des résultats significatifs. Ainsi, un outil novateur d’évaluation de la performance et de la gestion a été développ…
#NESEvaluation
The Chair opens up for questions for the panellists: Karina Barrios (Mexico), Damase Sossou (Benin), Timothy Lubanga (Uganda) The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in the Presidency was established in January 2010, and started operating from April 2010. In …
Kenya hosts Twende Team
Last week, a Twende Mbele team missioned to Kenya and were hosted by the Monitoring and Evaluation Department (MED) in the National Government. The main objective was assessing how Kenya and Twede Mbele and move forward together. Over the years, inadequate M&E capacity has been a…
Twende goes to Ghana
A delegation made up of the Chair of Twende Mbele, the CLEAR-AA Director and the South African Country Coordinator, Dr Ian Goldman, Dr Laila-Ruth Smith and Ms Rendani Manugu, respectively, undertook a scoping trip to Ghana to explore areas for deeper partnership. This scoping tri…
ToR for Communications Strategy
Twende Mbele is looking for individuals or firms to undertake the design of a Communications Strategy for the Programme. Proposals are due 10th June 2017 . The full terms of reference can be found here
Terms of Reference: App development
The Strengthening Legislative Oversight team at CLEAR-AA are looking to build an online tool for parliamentarians to use on oversight visits. Having no coding expertise themselves, they are looking to pay someone to help them with this exciting project. The Terms of Reference for…
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…
Terms of Reference: Developing an online tool for legislative oversight
Purpose Elected officials are expected to conduct oversight visits, but often have relatively little background in either monitoring and evaluation, or the sectoral area they are overseeing. Support staff can provide guidance, but are often overburdened, and are faced will challe…
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: ‘…
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
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 introd…
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 g…
Pamoja Newsletter – December 2016
What an exciting and action-packed few months we’ve had in Twende Mbele. The programme is in full implementation of over 13 projects, and we have now had additional funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. We are expanding and have formally welcomed Kenya, Ghana and…