DATA FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE Monitoring and Evaluation at The Hunger Project

THP background slide

Our Vision

Our Mission

12 Program Countries

119 clusters of African

villages working to end their

own hunger and poverty

Over 40,000 active

village-level volunteers and

leaders for community

development

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY PARTNERSHIP?

TO BE ANSWERED

What is the role of grassroots communities in M&E for the SDGs?

What practices can be put into place to support the needs for data and information at the grassroots level?

How and where can capacity be built to support data-driven decision-making?

How can we know if the partnership between an organization and the community is effective?

Putting the ‘Participatory’ in PM&E

Different Styles of M&E • Traditional M&E: top-down accountability &

data

• Democratic M&E: Community is a

stakeholder in flow of information

• Participatory M&E: changing accountability

structures & building capacity

Two main categories Community as main stakeholder

Community as part of M&E team

Participatory Action Researchers in Khulna,

Bangladesh

Critical Inputs for Participatory M&E

- Organizational commitment

- Investor/Donor buy-in

- Awareness raising

- Willingness to listen Ndereppe, Senegal

Data for the People

Community Data Presentations

Community Data Presentation Champiti Epicenter, Malawi

Cases:

Bangladesh

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ghana

Malawi

Mozambique

Uganda

Data for the People

Community Data Boards

Data Dashboard in Kiboga epicenter, Uganda

Cases:

Bangladesh

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ghana

Malawi

Mozambique

Senegal

Uganda

Data for the People

Annual General Assembly Meetings

Matsekope, Ghana

Cases:

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ghana

Malawi

Mozambique

Senegal

Uganda

Data by the People

Monitoring: M&E Animators

M&E Animator training, Boulkon epicenter, Burkina Faso

Cases:

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ghana

Malawi

Mexico

Mozambique

Senegal

Uganda

Chokwe, Mozambique

Data by the People

Evaluation: Community-led evaluations

Catalyst Training for participatory baseline on eco-stoves in San Luis Potosí

Cases:

Mexico

Ghana

India

Ethiopia

Data by the People

Research: Women Leaders’ Outcome Reporting

Bangladesh

M&E of the partnership

OUTPUTS

• # attending data sessions

• # M&E volunteers

• # data boards

OUTCOMES

• Active and democratic leadership locally

• Existence of partnerships with local government

• Capacity for community-driven changes

• Community sets targets and action plan annually and for

graduation

• Feedback sessions and interviews from community to THP

• Community volunteer fills in databoard

M&E of the partnership

SPECIAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES

• External Participatory Assessment of Development Evaluation

(PADev)

• Bicycle case study on animators in Uganda

• Women Leaders data reporting system case study in

Bangladesh

Thank you!

Kiboga, Uganda

GROUP WORK

Vote with your feet!

Choose a break out group that most closely aligns with your

interests:

1. national / political level partnerships (learning / M&E

with high level / government agencies

2. peer organizational partnerships (learning / M&E with

other organisations)

3. organizational (learning / M&E by the single organization

or a network organisation)

4. community based partnerships (learning & M&E at

community level).

GROUP QUESTIONS

Focus questions for the sub groups:

• What are the key challenges and opportunities with regards

to M&E of partnerships at this level?

• Which methods or tools seem to be most helpful?

• How can M&E at this level relate to partnerships at other

levels?

• What are the underlying principles for M&E of partnerships

at this level?