Aloyce Ratemo’s scientific contributions

This guideline seeks to help countries who are thinking of establishing a national monitoring and evaluation policy (NMEP) or evaluation policy (NEP), targeting the M&E champions in government, as well as their supporters in the wider M&E ecosystem. At present in Africa there are several countries with NMEP or NEPs, including Benin, Uganda, South Africa Ethiopia, Zimbabwe. This guideline draws from the experience of these countries and more widely, drawing on authors from those countries1. The context of each country differs, and so the policy needs to be contextually grounded. Examples are provided from different countries to illustrate some of the choices to be made. The guideline covers why have a policy (section 3), when to develop a policy (section 4), whether to go for a M&E or evaluation policy (section 5), guiding principles (section 6), scope (section 7), and section 8 goes through each of the possible elements of a policy, illustrating choices and good practice, and some guidance on what to cover to guide implementation. Section 9 discuses the process of developing the policy, assuming it is not just outsourced to a consultant, with section 10 the challenges to be aware of and manage.

This guideline seeks to help countries who are thinking of establishing a national evaluation system (NES) and suggests the minimum requirements for doing so. At present in Africa there are three countries with established NESs, Benin, Uganda and South Africa. These systems are outlined in Goldman et al., (2018). This guideline draws from the experience of the three countries and more widely, drawing on authors from those countries1. The guideline covers what an evaluation system is (section 3), why it is important (section 4), when it is relevant (section 5), the components of a NES (section 6), diagnosing the situation prior to establishing a NES (section 7), the approach to establishing a NES (section 8), phases in establishing a NES (section 9), critical success factors (section 10) and the basic conditions needed (section 11).