1 Francis Xavier Sentamu Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project (NECDP) - Ministry of Health

2 Experience with (P)PM&E 7 years experience in capacity building & training Capacity Building in (P)PM&E Developing data capture instruments Developing and Refining Performance Indicators Providing technical backstopping in M&E Arranging and supervising data collection exercises. Managing the Project MIS

3 Qualification Masters of Business Administration (MIS) –MBA(MIS) Bachelor of Statistics (Statistical computing and Development planning) – B.STAT(SC&DP)

4 Broad Objective …to improve the quality of life of children under six years together with the people who provide them the necessary care … more specifically To create awareness in families and communities of children’s rights and needs. To build the knowledge and skills of family so as to provide proper health care, appropriate child nutrition, early child development and protection To increase skills and capacity of families and communities to mobiles resources and manage their own income generating activities, thereby enhancing their ability to care for children.

5 NECDP-(P)PM&E Conceptual Framework Other data utilization/ analysis Core Statistics / Indicators Data Gathering & Processing Participatory Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Community & stakeholder participation

6 Strategies Helping communities to organise services for children less than six (6) years, through growth monitoring and promotion and establishment of Early Childcare and Education (ECE) facilities. Strengthening the capacity of families and communities through sensitisation, education and skills training on early childhood development, nutrition and training for savings and income generation.

7 Providing support to communities through community grants and incentives, including an Innovations Grant, which will respond to special local initiatives for children. Supporting ongoing national programs that are related to the growth and development of children. Strategies cont….

8 Beneficiaries the children who are under 6 years of age, those who influence their growth and development on a day- to-day basis, such as their parents, community members & child caregivers..

9 (P)PM&E Problem identifying measurable and appropriate indicators, improving of the methods used for data capture, analysis and reporting.

10 What has been done designing an MIS systems which is used in capture data at district level, re-designed the different data capture instruments organized a series of training sessions for the different stakeholders

11 Successes and Challenges Success Challenges Reporting Mechanism Community Participation Literacy levels Data is well collected Group formation Community Action Plans Improvements in the Nutritional status of Children

12 Learning Objectives Setting up and re-fining key performance indicators Designing an effective PPM&E systems