1. Sida-Amhara Rural Development Program(SARDP) A Rural Development Partner to improve the lives of the grassroot community sustainably. A Rural Development Partner to improve the lives of the grassroot community sustainably.

2. SARDP Key Objectives of SARDP: To strengthen decentralized development planning, implementation, management & use of the required services. To bring about sustainable increase in agricultural productivity & production, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. To diversify the economy and increase income of the households through off-farm income generating activities with credit access. To improve rural roads which enhance input supply, marketing of products and social services. To improve good governance.

3. Strategies of SARDP:  Involving concerned stakeholders at each stage of the project cycle.  Creating the required linkage among stakeholders.  Provision of training for program beneficiaries at each level.

4. Key lessons learnt during the PPME training  M&E plan formulation based on the program document  Participatory M&E system establishment  Facilitation for participatory learning  The data journey (objective hierarchy to decision for change)  Creating learning environment through realizing participation  Conflict management  PLA as management tool for development  Individual and organizational learning  The importance of Data base  Change management

5. Objectives: What would you like to change?  To improve the M&E system of SARDP  To facilitate PPME training in order to institutionalize among the implementing agencies.  To create data base system. why? why?  To contribute for the program success.

6. Stakeholders: Who will be involved and bring about these changes?  Program coordination Unit (PCU)  Sector offices  Technical assistants  Communities  Donor

7. The role of stakeholders:  Program coordination Unit- Involve, facilitate & coordinate the planned activities.  Technical assistants - provide technical backups.  Sector offices – Involve in PM&E training, designing their PM&E system, implementation and M&E of the plan. Provision of required information.  Communities - involve in the provision of information.  Donor: Feedback.

8. How do you intend to get the other stakeholders involved in creating these changes?  Through continuous discussion and training on the PM&E system at each level.

9. Constraints: What problems do you expect when trying to bring about these changes?  Resistance from some implementing institutions due to: –Less attention to M&E. –Lack of skilled manpower and low institutional Capacity –Financial limitation

10. Measures to be taken:  Through arranging discussion forums at each level  Introducing incentives (Training)  To use PM&E system exercise as precondition to approve the fund request.  Institutional support

11. Alliances for the change  Support from the program Director.  Support from the donor (SIDA).  The valuable input(skill) on PM&E from IAC.

12. M&E: monitoring and evaluation of the PM&E plan?  How : Based on the planned activities and set objectives.  Who will be involved:  Program coordination Unit (PCU)  Sector offices  Technical assistants  Communities  Donor

13. What are your key evaluation questions and indicators? key evaluation questions:  How is the improvement and continuity of the system?  How many institutions establish & practice the M&E system?  How many staff trained on MIS?

14. Indicators:  Frequency of revision based on facts /realities.  No of institutions which establish and practice the system.  No of staff trained on MIS.

15. Resources: Resources needed to implement the plan  Finance  Material  Time  Skilled manpower

16. Time schedule of activities NoDescription of Activites Time schedule ResponsibilityBudgetRemark April-JuneJuly-SeptOct-Dec 1 PM&E system improvement 1.1Debriefing of PM&E trainingx PCU 1.2Preparation of training materials x PCU 1.3PME training for the staff x PCU 1.4Improving the existing PME system xxx PCU, IMp.Insti TAs,donor,Com. 2 Institutionalizing PME for implementers 2.1Discussion with beneficiary institutions x PCU, IMp.Insti 2.2selection of trainees x IMP. Insti 2.3PME training for beneficiary institutions x PCU, ARARI 3 Data base system establishment 3.1Recruiting consultant x PCU 3.2Staff training on MIS x Consultant 3.3Data gathering and analysis xxx PCU, Imp..Insti,Com. 4. M&E of the plan xxxxxxxxx All Conserned stakeholders

17. Thank you!