Definitions
Is there any difference between monitoring and evaluation?
a. Yes, explain
b. No, explain
C. It Depends, explain
YES
Evaluations measure:
a. The timeliness of a program’s activities
b. The outcomes and impact of a program’s activities
c. How closely a program kept to its budget
d. How well the program was implemented
b. The outcomes and impact of a program’s activities
Identify if the following situations call for “monitoring” or “evaluation"
The ChildFund Program and partnership leadership wants to know if the programs being carried out in Wakanda community are reducing violence against children by 2018
Evaluation
What is monitoring?
a. Monitoring is a planned assessment that compares program results to actual achievements
b. Monitoring is process that help us identify how effective were program activities
c. Monitoring is continuous function that uses the systematic collection of data on specified indicators to provide program stakeholders of an ongoing development intervention with indications of the extent of progress and achievement of objectives and progress in the use of allocated funds
OPTION C
Monitoring is continuous function that uses the systematic collection of data on specified indicators to provide program stakeholders of an ongoing development intervention with indications of the extent of progress and achievement of objectives and progress in the use of allocated funds
At what stage of a program should monitoring take place?
a. At the beginning of the program
b. At the midpoint of the program
c. At the end of the program
d. Throughout the life of the program
d. Throughout the life of the program
Identify if the following situations call for “monitoring” or “evaluation"
Sponsorship and resource mobilization team also wants to know how many children have been reached by our child protection program in 2018
Monitoring
Why do we evaluate programs or projects?
a. To know whether a program is implemented as intended
b. To know whether a policy/ program works and how
c. Donors require it
d. To make our policies/ programs more performance-based
e. To be able to improve the program and make it more effective
f. To identify if there are unintended consequences
g. All of the above
g. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT considered “monitoring”?
a. Counting the number of people trained
b. Tracking the number of brochures disseminated
c. Attributing changes in health outcomes to an intervention
d. Collecting monthly data on clients served in a clinic
c. Attributing changes in health outcomes to an intervention
Identify if the following situations call for “monitoring” or “evaluation"
Director Program Delivery is interested in finding out if the child protection services being provided meets ChildFund program accountability standards and Wakanda government regulations
Evaluation