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GLOBAL AIMS OF THE TRAINING:

• To enable allow partners involved in the implementation development actions to adapt their interventions to the real needs on the field and to elaborate a reference platform for better communication between partners.
• To provide partners with simple and efficient tools that enable them to organise their work towards the achievement the expected results desired by partners.

TARGET PUBLIC:
Officials and senior staff members in charge of monitoring and evaluation in intermediate organisations (NGO), public and private development agencies.

DURATION: 10 days

VENUE:  YAOUNDÉ  (Non residential) November 10-21, 2008

First session Nov.10-14, 2008 Second session Nov. 17-21, 2008

PARTICIPATION COST (Tax Exclusive): Training cost & feeding

For one session  375 000 F CFA /650 $ US   For two sessions 700 000 F CFA/1200 $ US

CONTENT OF THE TRAINING

SESSION I: THE PROJECT PROCESS

MODULE 1: The planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) system as a methodological tool

• Role and importance in the management of the project cycle.
• The project life cycle and the project management process,
• The PME logical framework and approach.

MODULE 2: How to conduct the preliminary diagnosis

• Analysis of the context,
• Identification and characterisation of population targeted by the project,
• Analysis of stakes and strategies of actors,
• Positioning of the support NGO and elaboration of hypotheses for the action to be carried out
• People participatory process.

MODULE 3: Planning

• The process of planning,
• Identification of activities, planning of resources, scheduling of activities / Work breakdown structure (WBS), estimate of the duration of activities,.
• The elaboration of the calendar of activities,
• Cost estimate,
• Definition of the ex post monitoring and evaluation arrangements

SESSION II: MANAGING A PROJECT THROUGH A MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM

MODULE 1: Programme of activities

• Programming tools (list of activities, GANTT diagram, PERT),
• Financial programming: budgeting and elaboration of the project financial plan,

MODULE 2: How to prepare and execute project monitoring

• Planning of follow-up,
• Prospective follow-up and retrospective follow-up,
• Measuring of progress and the use of resources,
• Other types of internal and external information to collect,
• Participatory monitoring, data collection and the treatment of information.
• The role of the accompanying NGO in the set up,
• Relationship between the monitoring of community based organisations and the monitoring of NGO.

MODULE 3: How to prepare and execute the evaluation of projects

• Periodic evaluations,
• Measurement of the evolution of indicators
• Evaluation as an instrument of control and decision-making,
• Internal or self evaluation and external evaluation,
• The measurement of project effects and impact.