Course Overview

This comprehensive 10-day course is meticulously designed to provide you with a robust understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) within the crucial field of food security and nutrition. Gain the skills necessary to assess, improve, and sustain impactful interventions, ensuring the success and sustainability of your programs.

Course Objectives:

• Master M&E Concepts: Understand the critical role of M&E in food security and nutrition.
• Design Effective Frameworks: Develop and implement M&E frameworks tailored to your programs.
• Select Appropriate Indicators: Learn to identify key metrics for assessing program success.
• Utilize Data Collection Techniques: Acquire knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Explore Advanced Evaluation Approaches: Dive into impact assessments and formative evaluations.

Target Participants:

This course is ideal for:

• Researchers and Project Staff: Looking to enhance their evaluation skills.
• Development Practitioners and Managers: Responsible for program-level M&E.
• Decision Makers: Involved in designing and overseeing food security initiatives.

Course Duration:

10 Days

Course Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to M&E in Food Security

• M&E Fundamentals: Explore the basics and importance of M&E.
• Project Lifecycle Integration: Understand how M&E fits into the project cycle.
• Complementary Roles: Discover how monitoring and evaluation work together.

Module 2: Building M&E Frameworks for Food Security

• Conceptual Frameworks: Develop frameworks for understanding food security metrics.
• Results Frameworks and LogFrame: Design projects using logical framework analysis.

Module 3: Indicators for Food Security and Nutrition

• Defining Indicators: Learn about Dietary Diversity Score, Food Consumption Score, and more.
• Performance Tracking: Link indicators to results and track performance.

Module 4: Designing M&E Systems in FSN

• Importance of an M&E Plan: Document and implement comprehensive M&E plans.
• Plan Components: Include monitoring, evaluation, data management, and reporting.

Module 5: Sector-Specific M&E Considerations

• Food Security Programs: Address food availability, access, and utilization.
• Health and Nutrition Programs: Select relevant indicators and integrate cross-cutting issues.

Module 6: Data Management and Analysis

• Data Collection Methods: Utilize qualitative, quantitative, and participatory techniques.
• Data Analysis: Interpret and report findings effectively.

Module 7: Gender Integration in M&E

• Gender-Sensitive Indicators: Incorporate gender considerations into M&E activities.
• Measuring Gender Outcomes: Address gender issues within food security programs.

Module 8: Evaluating Food Security Programs

• Evaluation Points: Determine key evaluation components and designs.
• Sharing Findings: Disseminate evaluation results for broader impact.

Module 9: Impact Assessment Techniques

• Introduction to Impact Evaluation: Explore attribution and counterfactual methods.
• Impact Evaluation Methods: Apply techniques to assess program impact.

Module 10: Utilizing M&E Results

• Strengthening Projects: Use findings to enhance food security initiatives.
• Best Practices: Learn from lessons and apply them to future projects.