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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONPERSPECTIVES ON IMPACT EVALUATION:
APPROACHES TO ASSESSING DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
31 March-02 April 2009,Semiramis/Shepheard Hotels,
Cairo, Egypt
Theme 5, WS19.3: Evaluation Capacity Development in the MENA Region
Roundtable onThe Road to Capacity Building for Impact Evaluation:
A Showcase from the MENA Region
02 April 2009, 14:00-15:30,Osiris Hall, Mezzanine Floor, Semiramis Hotel
How M&E is 'Perceived' and 'Applied' in MENA?
by
Doha Abdelhamid,
IDEAS/GOE/AUC
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
3. M&E Network Architecture
4. ECD Target Groups
5. No Harm in Putting Oneself En Route!
6. What Do We Do?
7. ECD Success Factors
8. What Can Donors Do?
9. Conclusion
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
1. People-Centered
2. Individual Freedoms
3. Human capacities
4. Choice
5. Human Rights
6. Social, economic, political and civil rights
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
Arab Region Devt
*Economic Growth
*Wealth Accumulation
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
Major Junctures in Arab Reforms
*Greater Middle East Project
*9/11
*Arab Reform Forum: Alexandria Declaration
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
BA Arab Tracking Report 2008
*Perception Survey
*Surveyed 494 Arab Intellegencia
*Reforms Achieved = 52%
*Major reforms in oil-rich countries
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
AHDRs and MDGRs
Deficits in:
*HD
*Democratic Governance, Accountability & transparency
*DM&E
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
2005 Paris Declaration
*Worldwide: 116 countries ratified; 26 donors & 14 CSOs
*Arab Countries: 9 countries (41% of total Arab countries); 1 donor & 0 CSOs
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
2005 Paris Declaration (12 indicators)
1) Ownership 2) Alignment 3) Harmonization 4) Managing for Results 5) Mutual Accountability
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Devt & Devt Evaluation Gap in Arab region
2005 Paris Declaration: 2006 Survey Results
*34 countries volunteered
*2 Arab Countries (Egypt & Yemen)
*D-rating (Egypt & Yemen)
*African Countries Rating (B & C)
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M&E Network Architecture
Quesnel, 2006.
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Who Are the ECD Target Groups?
1. Agencies
2. Practitioners
3. User
4. Influenced Groups
5. Public Opinion
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Erring Is Not the End of the World!
UNDP Experience
Accountability & Governance Taboo
Sustained M&E Cultures
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What Do Arabs Have To Do?
DemandSensitize Key StakeholdersAwareness CapitalizationSupplyIncentivesSynergies
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ECD Catalytic/Success Factors
Identify ChampionCore GroupInsure CommitmentSector PilotingDemonstration EffectSequencing No One Size Fits AllUsability/Utility of evaluative knowledge
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ECD Catalytic/Success Factors
Importance of DiagnosticsDialogueData & Information AccessibilityBehavioral ChangesMeasuring PerformanceLearning & InnovationBetter Accountability, Governance &
Transparency
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What Do We Want from the Donor Community?
ECD Training & TAData Dissemination LegislationsM&E Action PlansFunding to establish Training Centers of
Excellence, Distance Learning or CD Learning Tools
Regional & National Evaluation NetworksEvaluation Arabic Literature
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What Do We Want from the Donor Community?
Evaluation Critical MassLending InstrumentsFund Pooling for Joint EvaluationsShare Evaluation Collective Knowledge
Base
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What Do We Want from the Donor Community?
Document & Track Regional Evaluation Cases & Disseminate them
Good Practices Virtual Discussion GroupsConferences, workshops and Roundtables
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What is ECD All About?
Some Food for thought!
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How M&E is 'Perceived' and 'Applied' in MENA?
Thank You
abdelhamiddoha@yahoo.com