1. Introduction to M&E Task Force M&E Capacity Strengthening Workshop, Addis Ababa 4 to 8 June 2012 Arif Rashid, TOPS

2. Technical and Operational Performance Support for FFP Grantees August 13, 2010 – August 12, 2015

3. Strategic Objective Highest quality information, knowledge, and best practices for improved methodologies in Title II food aid commodity program performance identified, established, shared and adapted

4. TOPS Support TOPS Program Award: $20 million Leader with Associate Agreement: $75 million ceiling Small grants program: $3.4 million

5. Who we are?

6. Program Strategies Focused capacity building Community of Practice: Food Security and Nutrition Network Knowledge management web portal Small grants program

7. USAID/FFP-Funded Program Multiple collaboration mechanisms Technical task forces Technical knowledge sharing meetings Web portal (under development) Newsletter and email group Three Program Strategies Food Security and Nutrition Community of Practice Direct Capacity Strengthening Small Grants Program TOPS Program Output

8. Program Partners Africare ADRA IRD Land O’Lakes OIC International Project Concern International Samaritan’s Purse Technoserve Cornell University FAO Inside NGO Institute of Development Studies International Center for Research on Women Tulane University World Food Programme Worldwatch Institute

9. Priority Technical Areas Nutrition and food technology Agriculture Social and behavior change Monitoring and evaluation Commodity management Gender equity Emergencies

10. Who to contact? USAID Adam Reinhart AOR areinhart@usaid.gov Judy Canahuati Activity Manager jcanahuati@usaid.gov TOPS Program Staff Mark Fritzler Project Director mfritzler@savechildren.org Tom Davis Social and Behavior Change tdavis@fh.org Joan Jennings Nutrition & Food Technology jjennings@savechildren.org Arif Rashid Monitoring and Evaluation arif@tangointernational.com Joan Whelan Knowledge Management jwhelan@coregroupdc.org Vacant Agriculture wfiebig@dc.mercycorps.org

11. M&E Task Force Goal: Improve the effectiveness of Monitoring and Evaluation of Food Security and Nutrition programs. Objectives: Ensure that the priorities of implementing agencies are reflected in donor guidance; Identify and disseminate successful methods, tools and practices; and Improve monitoring and evaluation skills of implementing agencies at the Headquarters and at the field.

12. M&E Task Force Members Chung Lai, IRD Dan Houston, FFP, South Africa Celeste Lemrow, Africare Ruso Luca, FAO Harry “Happ” Carr, CRS Marumbo Ngwira, World Vision, South Africa Jodi Beckham, Samaritan’s Purse Donard Nyirendra, World Vision, Haiti Pamela Velez-Vega, FANTA 2 Faly Rabetaliana, Land O’Lakes, Madagascar Maria Bina Palmisano, ACDI/VOCA Kelvin Luputa, Land-O-Lakes, Zambia Mogollen Nestor, ADRA Edson Torrico, FH, Guatemala Marie Aughenbaugh, Counterpart Intl Issa Konda, Africare, Chad Ediner Ogwangi, Land O’Lakes Denis Marrota, ACDI/VOCA, Uganda Edith Mutalaya, World Vision Dramane Mariko, FFP Dakar Joyce Luma, WFP (VAM) Towfique Aziz, Save the Children, Bangladesh Michelle Mwalimu, OICI Abdul Wadud, CARE Bangladesh Sarah Titus, Save the Children Arif Rashid, TOPS/TANGO

13. Progress so far… Developed Core Competencies for M&E Professionals Conducted first round of self capacity-assessment Contributed to the revision of baseline and end-line required indicators Reviewed a number of existing M&E Guides

14. Ongoing Activities Developing an M&E Guide for the Field Based Practitioners Developing a standard Scope of Work for Mid Term Evaluation Developing Job Description of M&E Staff working for Title II Projects Identifying a Beneficiary Registration and Tracking Tool

15. Do you want to join? Please contact: arif@tangointernational.com

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17. FSN Network Webportal http://fsnnetwork.org/

18. 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.