Transcript SARDP - Wageningen UR

Sida-Amhara Rural Development
Program(SARDP)
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A Rural Development Partner to improve
the lives of the grassroot community
sustainably.
SARDP
Key Objectives of SARDP:
To strengthen decentralized development planning, implementation, management & use of
the required services.
To bring about sustainable increase in agricultural productivity & production, conservation
and sustainable use of natural resources.
To diversify the economy and increase income of the households through off-farm income
generating activities with credit access.
To improve rural roads which enhance input supply, marketing of products and social
services.
To improve good governance.
Strategies of SARDP:
 Involving concerned stakeholders at each
stage of the project cycle.
 Creating the required linkage among
stakeholders.
 Provision of training for program
beneficiaries at each level.
Key lessons learnt during the PPME
training
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M&E plan formulation based on the program document
Participatory M&E system establishment
Facilitation for participatory learning
The data journey (objective hierarchy to decision for
change)
Creating learning environment through realizing
participation
Conflict management
PLA as management tool for development
Individual and organizational learning
The importance of Data base
Change management
Objectives:
What would you like to change?
 To improve the M&E system of SARDP
 To facilitate PPME training in order to
institutionalize among the implementing
agencies.
 To create data base system.
why?
 To contribute for the program success.
Stakeholders:
Who will be involved and bring about these
changes?
 Program coordination Unit (PCU)
 Sector offices
 Technical assistants
 Communities
 Donor
The role of stakeholders:
 Program coordination Unit- Involve, facilitate &
coordinate the planned activities.
 Technical assistants - provide technical backups.
 Sector offices – Involve in PM&E training,
designing their PM&E system, implementation and
M&E of the plan. Provision of required information.
 Communities - involve in the provision of
information.
 Donor: Feedback.
How do you intend to get the other
stakeholders involved in creating
these changes?
 Through continuous discussion and training
on the PM&E system at each level.
Constraints:
What problems do you expect when
trying to bring about these changes?
 Resistance from some implementing
institutions due to:
– Less attention to M&E.
– Lack of skilled manpower and low institutional
Capacity
– Financial limitation
Measures to be taken:
 Through arranging discussion forums at
each level
 Introducing incentives (Training)
 To use PM&E system exercise as
precondition to approve the fund request.
 Institutional support
Alliances for the change
 Support from the program Director.
 Support from the donor (SIDA).
 The valuable input(skill) on PM&E from IAC.
M&E: monitoring and evaluation of
the PM&E plan?
 How : Based on the planned activities and
set objectives.
 Who will be involved:
 Program coordination Unit (PCU)
 Sector offices
 Technical assistants
 Communities
 Donor
What are your key evaluation
questions and indicators?
key evaluation questions:
 How is the improvement and continuity of
the system?
 How many institutions establish & practice
the M&E system?
 How many staff trained on MIS?
Indicators:
 Frequency of revision based on facts
/realities.
 No of institutions which establish and
practice the system.
 No of staff trained on MIS.
Resources: Resources needed to
implement the plan
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Finance
Material
Time
Skilled manpower
Time schedule of activities
Time schedule
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Description of Activites
April-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Responsibility
PM&E system
improvement
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Debriefing of PM&E training
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Preparation of training materials
1.3
PME training for the staff
1.4
Improving the existing PME system
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PCU
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PCU
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PCU
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PCU, IMp.Insti
TAs,donor,Com.
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Institutionalizing PME for
implementers
2.1
Discussion with beneficiary institutions
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PCU, IMp.Insti
2.2
selection of trainees
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IMP. Insti
2.3
PME training for beneficiary institutions
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Budget
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PCU, ARARI
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PCU
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Consultant
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PCU,
Imp..Insti,Com.
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All Conserned
stakeholders
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Data base system
establishment
3.1
Recruiting consultant
3.2
Staff training on MIS
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3.3
Data gathering and analysis
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M&E of the plan
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Remark
Thank you!