1. 1 PREPARATORY TASK ASSIGNMENT PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION COURSE 9-27 FEBRUARY 2004 IAC, NETHERLANDS

2. 2 1.About Myself 2.My Experience with (P) PM&E 3.My Organization's Objectives & Strategies 4.Core (P) PME Issues/Problems to be Addressed 5.My Learning Objectives for the PPME Course Outline of Presentation

3. About Myself Name : Karma Galleg Country : Bhutan Organization : Department of Planning, Ministry of Finance Position: Planning Officer & Project Coordinator for M&E System Development Project

4. 4 1.Associated with formulation of Bhutan’s Five Year Plans since 1996 2.Not much experience in the systematic undertaking of M&E 3.Coordinating the establishment of M&E system in Bhutan- recent responsibility 4.Attended workshops on Logframe and short M&E training ` My Experience with (P)PME

5. 5 Core (P) PME Issues/Problems to be Addressed Objectives of National M&E System: Institute routine & periodic assessments of Five Year Plans Facilitate easy identification of implementation problems and provide corrective measures Ensure findings of M&E are transmitted to the policy makers as well as feedback/recommendations are conveyed to the relevant agencies Reduce the reporting tasks at the field level to enable the field staff to concentrate more on the actual implementation of programs/projects

6. 6 Core (P) PME Issues/Problems to be Addressed (Contd.) Main Challenges to be addressed: Different sectors have different M&E requirements Building Cooperation and Support from stakeholders Lack of institutional capacity

7. 7 My Learning Objectives for the PPME Course Facilitation and communication skills to effectively coordinate sectors to develop the M&E system Learn about M&E system design process and techniques Learn other PPME techniques and tools that can be applied in my work Learn from other course participants about their experiences in PPME

8. 8 THANK YOU & TASHI DELEK