The African Evaluation Association is an umbrella organisation for 18 national M&E organisations across Africa. As a part of its efforts, the association serves as a discussion forum for evaluators and other development stakeholders. The Network aims to share information, knowledge and evaluation resources. It develops and shares gender evaluation tools and methodologies, and encourages the implementation of gender-sensitive evaluations across the continent. It also aims to strengthen the effectiveness and gender-responsiveness of development programs and projects in Africa through the use of rights based and results oriented participatory systems of monitoring and evaluation.
For further information, please visit their website: www.afrea.org
Where to get support
This section provides information on various initiatives in M&E that are designed to support and offer services to organisations initiating M&E activities.UK Sport's 'Ask the Expert' initiative
UK Sport’s ‘Ask the Expert’ service now offers sport for development organisations the opportunity to be able to use the Sport-in-development: A Monitoring and Evaluation Manual effectively with support and guidance.
In partnership with Professor Coalter, UK Sport offers organisations the opportunity to seek ongoing support where users of the Manual can offer feedback on content and how they evaluate the manual’s effective use in their organisation: ask questions or query anything in the Manual; raise concerns or problems they have encountered, or offer suggestions for what else they feel should also be included or what is particularly helpful.
If your organisation is using the Manual or would like to begin to, and you have questions, queries or comments, please feel free to e-mail to mandemanual@uksport.gov.uk. All communications will be dealt with by Professor Coalter on a quarterly basis.
In partnership with Professor Coalter, UK Sport offers organisations the opportunity to seek ongoing support where users of the Manual can offer feedback on content and how they evaluate the manual’s effective use in their organisation: ask questions or query anything in the Manual; raise concerns or problems they have encountered, or offer suggestions for what else they feel should also be included or what is particularly helpful.
If your organisation is using the Manual or would like to begin to, and you have questions, queries or comments, please feel free to e-mail to mandemanual@uksport.gov.uk. All communications will be dealt with by Professor Coalter on a quarterly basis.
M&E in Sport and Development at the Swiss Academy for Development
The Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) specialises in Monitoring & Evaluation in Sport & Development. SAD seeks to develop Sport & Development-specific M&E tools and frameworks, to further understand the impact and long-term benefits of using sport as a tool to reach development and humanitarian objectives. Actors in Sport & Development are welcome to contact SAD to obtain further information on SAD’s activities in M&E and for support on M&E practices within their organisation.
For further information, please write to: info@sad.ch or visit their website: www.sad.ch
For further information, please write to: info@sad.ch or visit their website: www.sad.ch
Comic Relief Research Initiative
UK Sport is working together with Comic Relief to examine the role sport can play in youth development and community development. The research project, led by Professor Fred Coalter (University of Stirling), tests the hypothesis that ‘sport contributes to the personal development and well-being of disadvantaged children and young people and brings wider benefits to the community’.
The research project covers six projects in four countries and aims to enhance the skills and knowledge among actors using sport as a tool to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people by developing sport programmes tailored to the needs of young people and their communities. The aim of the project is also to develop and test M&E procedures.
Professor Coalter is currently working with EMIMA in Dar-es-Salaam, comparing participants and non-participants in the EMIMA programme as well as implementing a ‘before and after’ study on a girls’ sport programme. In Kampala, the project focuses on Kamwokya Christian Caring Community in which a ‘before and after’ study survey of football and netball programmes is being conducted. The project works with the Kids’ League interventions in the IDP (internally-displaced people) camps in Northern Uganda, carrying out a ‘before and after’ study of a football programme. Professor Coalter also conducts research with SCORE in South Africa, with ‘before and after’ surveys on a large scale female peer leader training programme and conducts in-depth interviews with general sports participants. He is also conducting research on sport-for-development programmes in India. The project works with Magic Bus with a ‘before and after’ survey of a peer leader training programme as well as a ‘before and after’ survey of participants in the general sports programme. The project also works with Praajak – Railway Children - in Calcutta in which a ‘before and after’ survey of an adventure training programme is conducted with children who run away from home to work on the railways.
The research project covers six projects in four countries and aims to enhance the skills and knowledge among actors using sport as a tool to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people by developing sport programmes tailored to the needs of young people and their communities. The aim of the project is also to develop and test M&E procedures.
Professor Coalter is currently working with EMIMA in Dar-es-Salaam, comparing participants and non-participants in the EMIMA programme as well as implementing a ‘before and after’ study on a girls’ sport programme. In Kampala, the project focuses on Kamwokya Christian Caring Community in which a ‘before and after’ study survey of football and netball programmes is being conducted. The project works with the Kids’ League interventions in the IDP (internally-displaced people) camps in Northern Uganda, carrying out a ‘before and after’ study of a football programme. Professor Coalter also conducts research with SCORE in South Africa, with ‘before and after’ surveys on a large scale female peer leader training programme and conducts in-depth interviews with general sports participants. He is also conducting research on sport-for-development programmes in India. The project works with Magic Bus with a ‘before and after’ survey of a peer leader training programme as well as a ‘before and after’ survey of participants in the general sports programme. The project also works with Praajak – Railway Children - in Calcutta in which a ‘before and after’ survey of an adventure training programme is conducted with children who run away from home to work on the railways.
Further support through M&E initiatives in development
You might also want to consider approaching mainstream development specialists and networks in M&E to help your organisation determine and improve M&E practices.The African Evaluation Association
Partners in Evaluation Scotland
Partners in Evaluation provides consultancy services to government agencies, charities, NGOs and other non-profit organisation in the areas of health, social inclusion, social justice, substance abuse, and organisational development. The focus is mainly on social development and social justice issues in Europe.
For more information, please visit their website: www.pievaluation.co.uk
Charities Evaluation Services
This service is targeted mostly towards NGOs with little or no prior experience in M&E. The website provides resources and guides for download, including glossaries and definitions of key terms in M&E as well as tips for getting started.
For further information, please visit their website: www.ces-vol.org.uk
Outcome Mapping - Virtual Learning Community
This service is targeted towards practitioners and evaluators who are using the Outcome Mapping approach to M&E. Outcome mapping focuses on evaluating direct results or 'outcomes' that "fall strictly within the program's sphere of influence".
For further information, please visit their website: www.outcomemapping.ca
