About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Strengthening Higher Education"
Monitoring and evaluating capacity development programmes: A conceptual basis and experiences from the RUFORUM M&E strategy development
Abstract:
In responding to the demand for tools, strategy and capacity for
monitoring and evaluating (M&E) performance, the Regional
Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
(RUFORUM) has embarked on development of a robust M&E
strategy. This paper presents lessons from the process so far
as RUFORUM rolls out its M&E strategy. It relates the
principles and practices of M&E to the processes and lessons
in a network organization. A conceptual basis driving the process
is presented. Principles of both exogenous and endogenous
accountability in capacity development programmes are also
elucidated. The application of the framework to the design of
an M&E Strategy is highlighted. The paper concludes that there
is need for more debate on approaches to M&E of capacity
development while efforts should be made to develop M&E
capacity in the universities.
En réponse à la demande d’outils, de la stratégie et de la capacité
de suivi et d’évaluation (M & E) de performance, « the Regional
Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
(RUFORUM) »a entrepris le développement d’une stratégie
robuste en M & E. Ce document présente les leçons à partir du
processus que RUFORUM déploie comme sa stratégie en S &
E. Elle concerne les principes et pratiques de S & E pour les
processus et les leçons dans une organisation en réseau. Une
base conceptuelle qui conduit le processus est présentée. Les
principes de reddition de comptes à la fois exogènes et endogènes
dans les programmes de renforcement des capacités sont
également mis en lumière. L’application du cadre à la conception
d’une stratégie M & E est soulignée. Le document conclut qu’il
est nécessaire pour un débat plus approfondi sur les approches
de S & E du renforcement des capacités tandis que des efforts devraient être faits pour développer les capacités de S & E dans
les universités.
Language:
English
A conceptual basis and experiences from the RUFORUM M&E strategy development
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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846-857
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