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Strengthening M&E Capacity for OVC National Plans of Action

This initiative aims to support the implementation of National Plans of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) through capacity building workshops, sharing of experiences, and strengthening M&E systems. Focus areas include M&E log frame, data collection tools, monitoring quality of OVC services, ethics in OVC M&E, and program evaluation. Challenges include variation in OVC definition, lack of baseline data, and inadequate funding and human resources. Progress update as of 1st quarter 2007.

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Strengthening M&E Capacity for OVC National Plans of Action

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  1. Building M&E Capacity for OVC National Plans of Action The Working Group on Monitoring and Evaluation, Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV/AIDS April 23, 2007 Gretchen Bachman, STO, FHI

  2. The Children and AIDS Regional Initiative (CARI) • Objective: To Support governments and other partners to implement, where they exist, their National Plans of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children or equivalent national objectives

  3. Nine Country Focus • Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland – DFID supported • Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania – AUSAID supported • In coordination with the UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional Office

  4. March 2007 Capacity Building Workshops • South Africa; Namibia; Lesotho; Botswana • Mozambique; Angola • Malawi; Swaziland; Tanzania

  5. Workshop Objectives • To foster sharing of country experiences & lessons in designing & implementing M&E systems for NPA • To identify barriers & challenges to implementing M&E systems for NPA & identify strategies to address these • To review & strengthen the regional CARI and M&E plans • Develop a documentation & dissemination plan of lessons learned/best practices in each CARI country & at regional level • To identify future support/technical assistance needs

  6. Capacity Building Focus Areas • M&E log frame, indicators and targeting • Data collection tools, data quality, data analysis and use; report writing and presentation • Data flow – from local to central levels & back • Monitoring quality of OVC services and care • Ethics in OVC M&E • OVC program Evaluation

  7. Monitoring and reporting flow chart of OVC programs Malawi National level quarterly report by the end of the following month after the end of the quarter Donors M&E Section (DOP), Programme M&E Desk Officers M&E TOT of district officers District level on-going monitoring and quarterly report to M&E section (DOP) by 20th of the following month after the end of the quarter District Social Welfare Officer & Social Welfare Assistant M&E training of ChildProtection Workers CBOs FBOs NGOs Volunteers Community level on-going monitoring and quarterly reporting to district by 10th of the following month after the end of the quarter Child Protection Worker Village Headman Orphan Committees ; Group Village Headman

  8. Challenges Planning & Systems Development • Variation in OVC definition at global, national & program levels • Lack of baseline data on OVC • Policy framework objectives too high level - difficult to implement & monitor • Parallel monitoring and lack of integration across ministries responsible for children • No system to ensure most vulnerable children are registered and counted

  9. Challenges Implementation • Plans made but not costed or funded • Double counting (individuals, services, sites) • Inadequate human resources & inaccessibility in rural areas • Duplication in data collection, data flow & reporting • Confidentiality of data

  10. Challenges Application • Most vulnerable children may not be registered • OVC plans (including M&E) not harmonized with larger HIV/AIDS plans

  11. Progress Update (1st qtr 2007)

  12. Thank you

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