Monitoring and Evaluation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programmes

INTRODUCTION

The  aim  of  the  evaluation  is  to generate  substantial  knowledge  and  learning  on  the  results of a project or a programme. A good evaluation methodology is key for success of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes. Since its modest beginnings, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector has become increasingly complex and multi-faceted. Monitoring and Evaluation tools and techniques plays a key role in ensuring WASH projects are designed, implemented as planned. This course will equip the participants with adequate skills to develop and manage robust M&E systems for effective management of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects and programmes. Learners will be introduced to M&E frameworks, indicators as well as tools and techniques.

 DURATION

 5 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Understand monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programmes.
• Design Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects using logical framework analysis approach
• Define different Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) indicators
• Track performance indicators over the life of the project
• Evaluate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes against objectives and targets
• Understand the gender role in M&E of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)programmes
• Conduct impact evaluations of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1

Introduction to M&E

• Definition of Monitoring and Evaluation
• Why Monitoring and Evaluation is important
• Key principles and concepts in M&E
• M&E in project lifecycle
• Complementary roles of Monitoring and Evaluation

 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy issues

• Sustainable development
• Economic contribution of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects/programmes.
• Link between Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes and county’s development

 Module 2

M&E Frameworks in Agriculture and Rural Development

• WASH Conceptual Frameworks
• WASH Results Frameworks
• Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)
• LogFrame - Design of WASH projects using LogFrame

 Agriculture and Rural Development Indicators

• Indicator metrics
• Linking indicators to results
• Indicator Matrix
• WASH indicator performance tracking
• Sector-wide indicators for WASH programmes.
• Specific indicators for Sub-sectors of WASH
• Indicators for Thematic Areas related to WASH

 M&E System and M&E Planning in WASH

• Importance of an M&E Plan
• Documenting M&E System in the M&E Plan
• Components of an M&E Plan-Monitoring, Evaluation, Data management, Reporting
• Using M&E Plan to implement M&E in a Project

 Module 3

Data Management for M&E in WASH

• Sources of Data: Information systems, surveys, participatory poverty assessments, financial management tools
• Use of different Surveys in data collection for WASH
• Participatory methods of data collection for WASH
• Data analysis for WASH