Orphan and other Vulnerable Children OVC Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation M

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• Orphan and other Vulnerable Children (OVC)
  Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation (ME)
  Guide

Inoussa Kabore Associate Director, Monitoring
Evaluation and Research Family Health
International
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Acknowledgement Synergistic Collaborative Effort

• USAID
• Linda Sussman, Daniel Kabira
• FHI ME and OVC unit support
• ME unit Joshua Volle, Inoussa Kabore, Julie
  Victor Ahuchogu
• OVC unit Gina Dallabetta, Sara Bowsky, Moses
  Dombo, Gretchen Bachman and Susan Mathew
• Robert Magnani, consultant to this effort
• UNICEF (Link with UNGASS)
• Roeland Monasch
• ? OVC task force

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Why a Guide for Program Level Monitoring and
Evaluation?

• Gap for program level ME expressed need from
  the field
• OCV Task Force meeting on May 8th, 2003
• No consistent approach to ME
• Global national level ME being field tested
• Improved program-level ME strengthens
  national- and global-level ME
• Increased funding increased demand for
  accountability

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Objectives of the guide for Program Level ME

• Increase the practice of ME among OVC programs
  in HIV/AIDS affected countries
• Increase the presence of ME in project design
  and throughout the life of the project
• Increase number of OVC programs that develop
  indicators that are relevant, feasible, easy
  to interpret and time- bound

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Objectives of the guide for Program Level ME?

• Expand knowledge of OVC program ME practices
  build capacity to undertake ME
• Foster a consistent approach to ME at the
  program level

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Parameters for ME guide

• How-to user friendly guide on OVC program-level
  ME
• Target audience
• Primary OVC program managers and technical staff
• Secondary Grassroots organizations
• Quantitative and qualitative methods and tools
• Impact evaluation
• Need to be linked with national and global ME
  indicators
• Series of cross-referenced modules
• Cross referring to existing tools

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How is the guide organized?

• Series of cross-referenced modules
• Introduction to the guide
• Part I ME Challenges and Framework
• Part II Approaches and Tools Specific to Key
  Domains
• Part III Cross-Cutting Methodological Issues
  and Approaches
• Part IV Data Analysis and Use for Program
  Decision-Making
• Packaging/organization yet to be discussed

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ME Conceptual Framework
Inputs
Process
Output
Outcomes
Impact
Complexity 10 domains

• Policy and strategies
• Education
• Nutrition/Food security
• Psycho-social support
• Health

• Family capacity
• Community capacity
• Resources and resources mobilization
• Social welfare
• Institutional care

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Challenges to OVC ME

• Information related to multi-sectoral Program
• Measuring program influences on children
• Project life span very often short
• Measuring long term outcomes
• Measure of coverage reach, double counting
• Community level ME Top down and bottom up ME
• Packaging and dissemination

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Status and Next Steps

• Initial stage of organization and consultation
• Draft outline completed
• Draft ? Validation Review with involvement of
  field
• (end of February 2004)
• Field testing
• Finalization
• Dissemination

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Can I ask a Favor?

• If you have ME related tools, please send to
• Susan Mathew smathew_at_fhi.org
• Interested in field testing component, please
  contact
• Sara Bowsky sbowsky_at_fhi.org
• Being part of reviewer list, please contact
• Gina Dallabetta gdallabetta_at_fhi.org
• Inoussa Kabore ikabore_at_fhi.org

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• Thanks a billion for listening
• Your contribution is greatly appreciated