1. Content of an M&E Matrix
M&E Capacity Strengthening Workshop Addis Ababa
4 to 8 June 2012
Arif Rashid, TOPS

2. M&E Matrix M&E Matrix is ONLY a key component of the overall M&E Plan.
It provides detailed information about how the goal, strategic objectives, intermediate results, outputs and activities will be monitored and evaluated.
The M&E matrix covers all the information required to understand, collect, tabulate/analyze, disseminate and report on any indicator.
It is an extension of PMP
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3. Content of a M&E Matrix
We need to develop a matrix for each indicator that the M&E system will track.
In the next few slides we are going to present the content of a Matrix.
We have used Average Household Dietary Diversity Score as an example to create this matrix.
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4. M & E Matrix Indicator Title Average Household Dietary Diversity Score
Description
Household dietary diversity is defined as the number of different food groups consumed over a given reference period. This is a proxy indicator of household food access.
Indicator type
Impact
Direction of Change
Higher is better
Unit
Household
Rationale
A diversified diet is highly correlated with factors such as caloric and protein adequacy and household income. Even in very poor households, increased food expenditure resulting from additional income is associated with increased quantity and quality of the diet. Number of food groups is a better measure of dietary diversity compared to number of foods, because a household may consume five different food items in a day and three of them might be cereals or starch.
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5. M & E Matrix Information need
Number of food groups out of 12 consumed in the past 24 hours
Tabulation
HDDS = Sum (All food groups consumed by a household)
Numerator/Denominator
Sum (HDDS of all households)/ Total number of household
Target group
All households in the project target areas
Data source/means of verification
Households from a representative sample of the target population. Means of verification will be baseline and end line survey report
Data collection method
Population-based quantitative household survey for baseline and endline
Strata
None
Frequency of collection
Baseline, end-line and annual
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6. M & E Matrix Data analysis
temporal, among strata, progress towards target
Baseline value
3.0
Target and timeframe
4.5 in Y5
Communication strategy
Survey report, bulletin tailored to the needs and interest of managers, technical team, food security adviser, and field staff; stakeholder presentation and discussion of baseline and final evaluation survey findings
Reporting
In baseline and final evaluation reports and in Annual Results Reports following the baseline and final evaluation surveys. Also to government line ministries if agreed.
Primary responsibility
M&E Coordinator/ M&E Manager
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7. Performance Tracking Table
Baseline
Targets
Value
Year
Source
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
3.0
2010
Baseline surveys
3.5
4.5
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8. Overview of Data Collection for Average HDDS
Measurement Effort
General method
Application
High
Population based household survey of a representative sample in baseline and end-line.
Baseline and end-line survey will be carried out by external independent contractor following FANTA guidelines.
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9. Practice Session
Please use a similar format presented here to develop M&E Matrix for one impact indicator, one outcome indicator and one output indicator.
Using indicators from the IPTT of your project, please develop the following:
A matrix for each indicator
Performance tracking table, and
Data collection method for each indicator
Each participant will work independently or in a group with the participants form the same project
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10. This presentation was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Save the Children and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.