Monitoring Evaluation and Data Analysis for Community Based Projects Course

Monitoring and evaluation, data management and analysis for community based project involve the assessment of the how various community projects operate. The training will focus on programme monitoring data and evaluation of programmes. The increasing demands on country monitoring and evaluation systems can only be met if better systems are built and supported.

This course targets Project Management Officials from NGO’s, National Statistics Offices, Education Researchers, Government ministries, National Institutes and Planning Ministries, Central banks, and University Researchers among others.

Course content

•          Project management principles
•          Project management concepts and principles
•          Issues in Development and development frameworks
•          Types of communities
•          Empowerment and Community development.
•          Distribution of development resources
•          Designing community projects
•          Community involvement in initiating development projects
•          Project Cycle management
•          Project stakeholder analysis and need analysis
•          Influence Mapping
•          Implementation and Control
•          Managing development stakeholders
•          Monitoring and Evaluation Introduction
•          Techniques of project monitoring auditing
•          Evaluating project management systems and practices
•          Designing monitoring indicators and systems
•          Community involvement in Projects monitoring
•          Coordinating with national bodies, project steering committees, and project staff
•          Evaluating social and institutional change
•          Measuring results and impacts
•          Assessing economic, social and environmental impact
•          Monitoring & Evaluation Indicators and Measurements
•          Variables and indicators
•          The LOGFRAME Approach
•          Surveys and Sampling techniques
•          Data characteristics and sources
•          Appraisal and rapid appraisal techniques
•          Conducting surveys and other social studies
•          Monitoring & Evaluation Systems and Tools
•          Standards in data management
•          Organizational issues in managing information and data
•          Monitoring and Evaluation Data Analysis and Interpretation
•          Determining and presenting data outputs
•          Consultative communications with stakeholders
•          Developing the Project Performance Audit Report