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Welcome to the dedicated SMIP ERIL blog on M&E for managing for impact! 

An IFAD funded Regional Programme, SMIP (Strengthening Management for Impact) is working with pro-poor initiatives in eastern & southern Africa to build capacities to better manage towards impact. It does so through training courses for individuals, technical support to projects & programmes, generating knowledge, providing opportunities for on-the-job-training, and policy dialogue. 

Rich pictures in Lesotho

An important component of managing for impact is monitoring and evaluation (M&E). SMIP’s approach to M&E is learning oriented and participatory. Meaning - encouraging the use of data and information for improved action by the stakeholders themselves (as opposed to decision making by, for example, funding agencies alone). 
This blog - “Talking about M&E” describes individuals reflections on things like the use of performance questions to identify information needs; mapping out theories of change; and M&E and Governance. It also provides information on forthcoming training workshops & other useful sources of information on M&E. 
Critical reflection timeline in Zanzibar
SMIP is working hard to strengthen the culture of sharing knowledge & experience amongst pro-poor initiatives, particularly in Africa. So we’d very much welcome your thoughts, experiences & lessons! This can include thoughts/links to papers you may have read and want to share; experiences you’ve had on the use of M&E; diaries; questions to other users etc. 
The principle behind this space is creativity and openness. To enable this, let’s simply talk! There’s no need to grapple or struggle over how best to say something - simply share your thoughts as you would in a face to face reflection session!
 
Rich pictures in Lesotho
For more information on SMIP & Managing for Impact, visit ourElectronic Resource Information & Learning Center (ERIL) - http://www.managing4impact.com/

For questions/comments on this blog, contact:

Mine Pabari - mine.pabar@wur.nl OR Sindu Workneh s.workneh@CGIAR.ORG

Do enjoy the open space! 

 

2 Responses to “About”

  1. Olanipekun Oluwasola, on April 29th, 2008 at 8:02 am Said:

    Hi Mine,I will like to join.
    I am having an M&E training for our partners on the project we discussed in Wageningen on indicators,bt I want it go go beyound indicators to include MfI,is there any way you could help me out with some inputs.
    Thanks and have a good day
    Oluwasola

  2. mpabari, on April 29th, 2008 at 8:12 am Said:

    Hi Oluwasola!

    Perhaps it would be good to start from “how stakeholder information needs are identified” - introducing the notion that different stakeholders have different information needs; and then go on to the idea of using performance questions (also have a look at the performance questions post). You should have all the material from the PPM&E course on stakeholder information needs & performance questions to help you?
    Warm regards,
    Mine

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