Africa RISING West Africa Mega Site ME Activities

Africa RISING West Africa Mega Site M&E Activities Summary Beliyou Haile, IFPRI Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting February 3 -4, 2014; Bamako, Mali

M&E Activities (Ghana) § Survey design meeting § Household survey tool adaptation § Community survey tool adaptation § Visits to action communities § Re-selection of control communities(next side) § Web-based Project Monitoring and Mapping Tool (PMT) and protocol (also for Mali) § Compilation of Ft. F indicators (joint) § Survey firm procurement (Panafields) § Hired a survey manager (Cecilia Tinonin, Ph. D)

M&E Activities (Ghana) Selection of new control communities for potential collaboration with Vital Signs in UER and NR

M&E Activities (Ghana) § Proposed design for the household survey [# to be confirmed) Unit Action Control Total Community N=25 50 Household NB = 750 (25 X 30) NNB = 250 (25 X 10) NC = 250 (25 X 20) NT=500 § Equal # beneficiaries per village § List of beneficiaries, intervention type, and their identifying information will be needed § Census vs. sampling of beneficiaries (logistics, budget, “statistical” benefit)

M&E Activities (Ghana) Household and Community Surveys - Timeline Activity Start date (2014) 25 th Jan Completion date (2014) 21 th Feb Household listing 10 th Feb 24 th Feb Survey personnel training and piloting (Tamale) 24 th Feb 9 th Mar Main field work 10 th Mar 7 th Apr Data entry, cleaning and processing 17 th Mar 14 th Apr Finalization of work plan/survey tools/government clearance

M&E Activities (Mali) § Draft household survey tool adaption § Community survey tool adaptation § M&E meeting § Visits to action communities § Compilation of Ft. F indicators (joint) § Survey firm procurement (Marikani) § Hired a French speaking survey manager (Patrice Howard, Ph. D)

M&E Activities (Mali) § Proposed household survey design [#s to be confirmed] Unit Action Control Total Community N=10 20 Household NB = 300 (10 X 30) NNB = 100 (10 X 10) NC =200 (10 X 20) NT=700 § Equal # beneficiaries per villages § List of beneficiaries, intervention type, and identifying information will be needed

M&E Activities (Mali) Household and Community Surveys - Timeline Activity Start date (2014) 21 th Jan Completion date (2014) 28 th Feb 17 th Feb 28 th Feb Survey personnel training and piloting (Bamako) 3 rd March 15 th Mar Main field work 17 th Mar 11 th Apr Data entry, cleaning and processing 24 th Mar 21 th Apr Finalization of work plan/survey tools/government clearance/ recruitment of survey personnel (Aicha Consulting & Audit) Household listing

Challenges and (Attempted) Solutions § Delays in submitting application from ISSER…then withdrawal of its bid (January 17) § Limited options (survey firms) in Mali. CAPI may not work with Marikani § Limited/ineffective communication with Justice § Office space at IITA and IFPRI-Accra § But Justice nowhere to be found since January 13 § M&E team to post a vacancy announcement (potentially through IWMI). § Encourage competent candidates you may know to apply

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