Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Programs Workshop Overview 28 February, 2011 Pretoria, South Africa
Welcome & Introductions & Expectations
Workshop Goals Reinforce the capacity of participants knowledge of state-of-the-art tools and techniques for monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programs To build and practice new skills by developing M&E plans
Workshop Objectives Identify decisions related to HIV/AIDS programs that can be informed by M&E information Formulate questions that need to be answered in order to make informed decisions Understand and construct frameworks for conceptualizing the factors that influence the success of programs in reaching their goals and logically explaining how program activities contribute to its objective
Workshop Objectives (2) Develop realistic and targeted goals and objectives Understand and be able to select indicators appropriate for a given country/program Understand information systems and flow of data Disseminate and use M&E information strategically Understand how to operationalize/implement M&E plans
Workshop Curriculum Designing and Implementing an M&E Plan Evaluation Frameworks Selecting and Calculating Indicators Data Sources and Data Systems Understanding Impact Evaluation Dissemination of M&E results M&E of specific HIV Program Areas Field Trip- Group presentations
Hands-on practice Participants will form small groups of 5-6 people Over the course of the workshop, each group will develop an M&E plan for a HIV/AIDS program intervention Topics are suggested, or your group may choose its own topic First week of workshop will cover each step of M&E plan development – framework, indicators, data sources, etc. Presentation of plans by each group on last day
Field Trip A field trip to visit local HIV/AIDS programs to observe M&E in action Selected sites: Kalafong Hospital Tshwane District Hospital
Exam and Presentations Important to have a formal assessment of knowledge and skills Determine if learning objectives being achieved Formative and summative
Formative-20 % Attendance Punctuality Participation in class Participation in group work
Individual assessment- Summative- Individual assessment- 40 % of total marks Class test Multiple choice questions Scheduled for Saturday 6th March 2010 Scope Mainly principles Sessions covered from Monday to Saturday Group assessment 40 % of total marks Group presentation of M&E plan
Workshop evaluation Daily feedback to be collected on content, pace, and appropriateness of workshop curriculum, and how it fits participant needs Please help us evaluate constructively, so that future workshops can be improved.
Facilitators University of Pretoria USAID UNAIDS Guest Lecturers Participants
Review Agenda Questions?
Ground Rules
There are no enemies in M&E!
Visit us online at http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure. MEASURE Evaluation is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through Cooperative Agreement GPO-A-00-03-00003-00 and is implemented by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina in partnership with Futures Group, John Snow, Inc., ORC Macro International, and Tulane University. Visit us online at http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure.