Every complex monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is different, and so needs to be designed individually. Some generic steps are common to the design of most systems. Complex M&E systems need to change and evolve over time. Therefore, even once implementation has started there still needs to be a degree of ongoing design and adaptation, as well as routine support and administration.
The immediate impact of COVID-19 on African civil society organisations (CSOs) was swift, widespread and destabilizing. This is one of the main findings of the Africa CSO COVID-19 Survey that @AfricanNGOs and EPIC-Africa implemented between 28 April and 15 May 2020.
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Africa lags behind the rest of the world in discovering and developing innovative medicines and vaccines for the treatment or prevention of diseases, which threaten the lives of those who live on the continent.
In the current context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, policymakers are confronted with decisions that may prove to be among the most difficult… Read More »COVID-19: Lockdown exit strategies for Africa.
Address by UN Secretary-General António Guterres Post first published on the UN Website https://www.un.org/en/observances/biological-diversity-day Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants,… Read More »Biodiversity loss is a loss for humanity
Public integrity is key to a resilient response to the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring that government action benefits those in need. This crisis creates opportunities for… Read More »Policy Brief: Public integrity for an effective COVID-19 response and recovery
The novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) which was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) has had negative economic impact in many countries across the… Read More »Survey on Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Households Report: Case for Kenya
Several challenges have threatened food and nutrition security in Kenya. Food production is affected by changing rainfall patterns, the invasion of quelea birds, pest and diseases, among others. Kenya… Read More »Policy Brief: Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on Food and Nutrition Security and Adequacy of Responses in Kenya
This blog was written by Felix Lekurchalan, an advocate passionate about gender and youth issues. Felix works as a Project Officer at Network Empowering Samburu… Read More »Journey to Better Advocacy Evaluation
Africa has seen a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases since the continent’s first case was reported in mid-February. To date, more than 17,000 confirmed cases and slightly above 800 confirmed deaths have been reported. Despite these statistics, only one thing should matter: the evidence.
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Evidence Frontiers has partnered with Eval4Action to accelerate the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals, by advocating for stronger evaluation capacities and evidence-based policies. Everyone can join the… Read More »Twitter Chat on evaluation, COVID-19 and the SDGs