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Ethio-Italian Development Co-operation. Asella January 2004. Arsi-Bale Rural Development Project. The Role of Data analysis for M& E in the context of ABRDP. By: Faye Ensermu Chemeda Data Analysis Expert. ABRDP. Project area: all of Arsi and 10 districts of Bale zone
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Ethio-Italian Development Co-operation Asella January 2004 Arsi-Bale Rural Development Project The Role of Data analysis for M& E in the context of ABRDP By: Faye Ensermu Chemeda Data Analysis Expert
ABRDP • Project area: all of Arsi and 10 districts of Bale zone • Project budget:approx. 39 million Euro
Over all goal of the project develop small farmers and rural producers to contribute to the national food security. 3
Specific objectives: • increase crops and livestock production and productivity among small farmers; • promote the development of rural entrepreneurs and generate employment; • improve rural economic and social infrastructure; and • improve natural resource conservation/ management. 4
Main purpose of the project • to increase of agricultural production, improve rural entrepreneurship and construct rural economic and social infrastructure. 5
Main components: • support to Agricultural development and Micro-Projects; • seed multiplication and marketing; • small-scale irrigation and rural water supply; • infrastructure development; • pilot agricultural development schemes; • fertilizer supply; and • institutional support.
Project Coordinator Office Responsibilities • Coordinating all project activities; • Linking with Ethiopian & Italian parties; • Evaluating the technical & Economic soundness of all activities from identification, planning, execution & operation; • Efficient, transparent & accountable administration of all relations with implementing agencies, consultants, contractors, suppliers & non-governmental organization &; • Monitoring & evaluation of all project activities & timely information of the Ethiopian and Italian parts.
Monitoring tasks of sectoral experts Ø Ensure that inputs are delivered on schedule; Ø Design data collection and reporting formats by IAs; ØEnsure that reports by IAs are submitted on schedule and include agreed information; Ø Verify data / information; Ø Analyse data in conjunction with IAs and M&E Unit; ØCompile sectoral reports for M&E Unit and Management; ØSubmit feedback to IAs.
Tasks of M&E • Support sectoral experts in monitoring of process (inputs and outputs) indicators; • Coordinate monitoring of outcome indicators; • Monitor environmental factors; • Store and organise Project and Project-related data; • Compile project reports.
Duties of Data Analysis Subunit • Participate in designing the format of data Questionnaire with the specific sectoral experts, • Follow up data collection, • Verify data submitted by sectorial experts, • Develop data entry formats, • Encoding and editing data collected, • Process, analyses the collected data, • Submit output of the data to sectoral experts and others who requested, • Help the sectoral exports in writing the report on the finding,
Duties of Data Analysis (Continue) • Data-Organization and documentation (keep record and have an organized data for each of the sectors in the past years, which also gives ground for future planning), • Design efficient operational system and updates the database of the different activities with Co-operation with sectoral experts,The output of the section is used:1. as an input for planning purpose of the study area;2. for designing development strategies of the study area &; 3. for formulation of relevant policies.
Implementing Agencies ABRDP Organizational Chart JWG PCO General Manager UNOPS Resident Manager Italian Deputy General Manager Internal Comptroller Technical Support Unit Monitoring & Evaluation Unit Administration & Finance Data Analysis Reporting Agricultural Technology Promotion & Community Development Micro Projects Infrastructure Geographic Information System Editor Personnel Finance Section Agriculture Credit Roads Cooperative Development Water Resources & Irrigation Livestock Asset & Logistic Unit Extension Community Development
The key problems persist in the project area • No accurate (baseline) data, • No appropriate Logical Framework Matrix , • Absence of well trained manpower, • No well organized implementing agencies, • No practice of participatory planning.
The Purpose of Training • To choose appropriate indicators and performance questions, • To identify needs and opportunities with the stakeholders, • To further strengthen inter- & intra- disciplinary cooperative work with the team members that is organized by the project coordination office and implementing agencies for the purpose of undertaking rural development strategies, & • To improve the project performance in monitoring and evaluation systems.